Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-22
Women and
War Work

The committee on awards for the
Tulsa county chapter OF the AmoH'
can Red Cross wiz meet on Tues.
day, February %, 10 paas on hlI
claims for awards for service rth'
dsrcd the Red Cross during the war.
All applications for ouch awards
must be filed with MtH McMinh AZ
Headquarters prior 10 that time Ap.
plicatlons must be IN wtitns signed
by the person for whom the award
In claimed or hy some one Tor nun
or her, and must state In detail tho
amount of work done and the num-
ber OF hours spent IN Red trosa
work. No other applications vii be
considered.
For, the Information Of those in
tercsted the following instructions
have been promulgated:
Certificate OF recognition or lONal
service to the nation through thr
Red Cross shall he awarded TO all
persons who have given regular scrN
Ice during a pnriod OF not lass than
six consecutive months, In which
period tho actual work done shalt
be equivalent To at least four days
a week or approximately 500 hours
or tor eight months of service OF
not less than three days "A weak or
approximately 500 hours, or for ~
months OF service Of not leHs than
two days week or approximately
400 hours or for rs months service
Amounting to At least 500 hours. IN
no case shall an award be made 10 u
worker whose period OF enrolment
In service has been less than six con.
secutive months with "a minimum OF
500 hours OF service
only service subsequent To April q.
1917. and up TO and including De-
Cember %, 1918. shall be considered.
Certificates shall be awarded irro-
spective Of whether services rem
dered have been on q volunteer or
paid basis.
Certificates shall be awarded 10
those workers In surgical dressing
and sewing workrooms who have
rendered tho required amount OF
service. Work done on garments
and knitting shall be estimated on u
piece basis. Tables to use In com
putting this service will he furnished
on Application 10 Mrs. MdMinn at
headquarters.
The minimum service for, which q
badee, suspended from n blue fib-
bon. can he given In 800 hours. dat
ting from April 0, 1917. No recoHniJ
tion In granted for service prior 10
that date. For CONVENIENCE tho Pc
riods Ut service are divided Into slx
months each. For the first six
months, with minimum OF 500
hours, ZACH woman sho,ild receive q
badge with a plain blue ribbon; for
~ months "A blue ribbon with one
white stripe; for IL months u blue
ribbon with two white stripes. In
each Of these periods a minimum Of
500 hours must have been given.
There In no maximum number OF
hours. For example, "A woman who
has worked for ~ months ana has
given f,t0O hours service would re-
oeive a plain blue ribbon attached TO
her badge, a woman who has worked
900 hours in<vix months would re-
ceive a plain blue Abbon and n
woman who had worked 400 hours
In ono year would receive one strips
only. In spite sf the fact that she
exceeded the minimum number OF
hours by 500,
The certificate viii be issued only
by the division COMMITTEES on awards.
They will be slKifed by tho division
manager, by the director In who's
department the service was ronderod.
Tho certificates will carry VIA them
the right to purchase from the chap
ter the service badge or button.
women's badges Will be sold 90
chapters at one dollar and mems butt
tons at Ib cents. They shall he re-
sold al the same price to workers,
WM. 8, COCHRAN,
Chairman OF Committee on
Awards, Tulsa County Chap
ter A II. G.,