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Conducted by Ella Fleishman
Red Cross Chairman No. 23
1621 Farnam St.
Hems
THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY;- JUNE 8, 1918.
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Hospital Supplies For Boys "Over
Here."
Surgical dressings for our wound
ed boys "over here" is the reason for
the present Jbig Red Cross drive on
- pads and wipes. Mrs. Frank - Car
; michael, newly appointed chairman
". o Red Cross auxiliaries, presiding at
,the first meeting of her chairmen
' Thursday , afternoon at the Young
Women's 'Christian association, an
nounced that all workers must now
return to full time working days.
Mrs. E. A. Van Fleet, whose hus
' band, Captain Van Flee, is one of
the chief surgeons at the large army
. .hospital 'at Fort Sam Houston, told
. the women that the 2,000 beds in that
place were always occupied and that
. ' the need of bandages was great.
The question of spreading the news
: ,of the lengthened working hours to
' bring all the women back to their
auxiliaries after the short rest was
solved by Mrs. Leigh Leslie.
., "If the chairmen in telephoning to
the auxiliary members will make the
news a state secret it will spread like
wildfire, and there will be no trouble
getting everybody busy again," she
advocated. .
A decision was reached to hold the
' monthly chairmen's meeting at 9:30
a. m. on "the first Thursday of each
month, excepting ?n July, when the
date -falls on July 4. The July meet
ing will take place on the second
' Thursday of the month. .
: During the drive to complete the
new quota, which begins today, the
- public shop will not close at meal
hours, but will remain open from 10
a. m. to 9 p. in. !
Roosevelt Approves Red Star.
Theodore Roosevelt, .who will be in
Omaha Saturday, has voiced his ap
proval of the- Red Star animal relief
work, for which benefit children of
, the Holyoke-Do school will give an
operetta, "The Rose and Pearl," Sat
urday afternoon at the Young Wom-
- en's Christian association.
, ."I most heartily approveof the pro
posed organization of the American
Red Star animal relief. It seems to
me an abhorrent thing not to do ev
erything we can-do for the horses
and other animals used in war," said
Mr. Roosevelt 1
The cast includes Dorothy Higgins,
Elinor Kountze, Barbara Barns,
Catherine Doorly, Margaret Wyman,
Eleanor Wilson, Margaret Lee Bur
gess, Mildred Riley, Marion Foye,
Barbara Millard, Katherine Peters,
Marguerite Smith, Ruth Sumner,
Marcelle Folda, Alice Foye, Edwin
Morgules, Margaret Higgins, Mar
jorie Burns, Natalie ' Dale, Mary
Clark, Kitty Foye, Mary George,
Mary Edwards Sumner, Emily Gil
ham., Maxine Reichenberg, Catherine
Coad, Helen Meister, Raymond Bow
en, Bryant Wilson, Roland Burbank,
John Davis, C. L. Hollister, Russell
Hollister, Bobbie Clark, Dick Cutter,
Engelbert Folda, Junior Steckel, Rob
ert Julian, William iiostora.
Enlist Red Crpss Nurses.
Mrs. C. T. Kountze, Miss Charlotte
Townsend and Gould Dietz have been
named on the committee to conduct
the nurses' campaign for 35,000 Red
Cross nurses which starts Monday in
this citv.
A solicitation committee will visit
superintendents of H local hospitals
in a concentrated effort to enlist all
registered nurses. Miss Blanche
Fuller heads this committee. Other
members are the Misses Inches, Char-
lotte Burgess ana cainerme snrnn.
Headquarters will be made in the
base hospital on the county court
lawn, on the corner of Farnam and
Seventeenth streets.
Red Cross Wants Crutches for Soldier.
Will some patriotic person lend a
pair of crutches to a disabled soldier?
The Red Cross Civilian Relief work
ers are asking for a man who has
been discharged from the army be
cause of injuries. Anyone who will"
comply with the request should call
Red Lross headquarters, lyier it
Why Not Be a Joy Maker?
' By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
f Experience is universal. When John
clasps Jane in his arms and tells her
that he loves her as woman was never
loved before, he is wrong. Every
man says that to the woman he loves,
and every woman thrills in response
to it as all their ancestors have been
doing, since Adam and Eve began it
in the Garden of Eden. '
. "How cynical !" says . Miss Young-
love and stops reading at this point,
- But her older and sadder (as well as
, wiser) sisters and brothers get at once
a crumb of comfort. They can l6ok
ahead. They recognize the inevitable
v next step. . . -, . !, (:
; - Love is universal so is sorrow,
and so is the peace which comes after
suffering and turmoil.
r There are "a great many hysterical
folks who enjoy exclaiming over a
, cut "finger, and demanding attention
and sympathy and the services of a
trained nurse and surgeon therefor.
They get a dramatic glow from their
own suffering. They like imagining
their pain unique, individual.
Leona can be guaranteed to "go
, rup in the air" at least once a week
over the agonies for which life singles
her out. Those who are her intimates
can never be safe from a phone call
after midnight or before 6 a. m. if
Leona feels that suffering has claimed
her again. In' her own mind she ex
aggerates' the failure to appear on the
first day of the month of the rent
check, which is the greater part of her
income, as the absolute approach of
: i poverty and destitution.
If she is out with a group of friends,
and she decides that, she has a sick
headache and must go home, and no
one volunteers to leave the matinee
to go with her, Leona feels abused.
Martyrdom to her friendship and ut
ter lack of loyalty are the things she
feels. sure are her lot if none of her
triends phone her or send roses or
' other beautiful tributes to her suffer-
' ing. .
7 2 The Old Story.
" - I happened 'to telephone her one
afternoon about a dinner engagement
she had for that evening. The hostess
-. had been compelled to chance the
hour from 8 to 7, o'clock because one
of her most important guests was
leaving town on an early train. She
could not reach Leona by way of
telephone, so she asked me to convey
the message. Out of that Leona
A - . f 1 It
- managed 10 wresi lor nerseu an in
, suit and a total lack of consideration,
- - "Mrs.. Van Zant might have told
me, but I suppose I'm not Important
enough to get a phone call. Of
course, the only personv who counts
with her is a celebrity. Prof. John-
, son want. to take an early train; so
she puts the dinner an hour ahead.
Of course, I get home from ray work
at 6 and need a little rest before I
go out to dinner that doesn't mat
ter. I don't count. : Well, I'm used
to it no ne ever considers me." It
is as much of Leona's oration as I can
remember. . i
Most situations need not be taken
personally. There were going to be
11. guests at the dinner and 10 of
them were being hurried, even as was
: Leona; but she insisted on consider
ing the situation as peculiar to her
self. - I
- ( Which of us does not know at least
- one man or woman like Leona? Which
; of us does not himself -occasionally
ict like Leona?
v There are only seven plots in all
the world, say some of our sages, and
iround those seven all romance, all
drama, all short stories must be
- built Even : situations are not un
limited. .And so anything which hap
pens to'john Jones and JaneSmith
of Texarkana, Tex., is very, likely to
be paralleled in the experience of an-
, other John and Jane np in Bangor.
Me., or out in Walla Walla. Wash,
i . You Are Not Alone.
Considering yourself as the one in
dividual in the world to whom 'the
humidity and heat of a July day are
excessively annoying is a completely
tbsurd thing to do. It lays too much
stress on you .and it distracts your
attention from the breadth of vision
gained by looking . at the outside
world to the narrow iocal point of
your own woes. V ' '
. Suppose yon do lose your position;
suppose the woman you love is faith
' less to you; suppose your investments
come out very badly; suppose you are
lonely none of that is peculiar to you
as an individual Of course, you can't
endure anybody else's tragedy; of
course, the fact that your tragedy is
paralleled by many others does, not
make it any less tragic to you.
But suppose' everybody in the world
sat around making a fuss from morn
ing to night about the things which
annoyed them, which were a source
of unhappiness and disappointment to
hem what an infernal din and clam
or of complaining there would be all
abogt us I
Do you remember that bit of slang
which was popular a few years ago.
"I. have troubles of, my own. Tell
yours to the policeman?" I always
felt that probably the policeman had
troubles of his own, too, and might
not relish the part of his job which
consisted in hearkening to other peo
ple's tales of woel J
Colleges Make Allowance
for War Work
Agriculture is recognized ai a na
tional service in time of war by, near
ly all New England colleges.. Ac-!
cording to r. report of a committee of
the Schoolmasters' club of, Connecti
cut, made to the enrolling officer of
the boys' working reserve of the state
the colleges will admit, at least on
trial, qualified candidates who have
lost part of this school year and were
unable to take the June or Septem
ber examinations because they were
engaged in agricultural or industrial
work necessary to the war. Special
inquiry has been made about Harvard
and Yale and they are included" in the
list. ;
A Really-New
Lingerie Frock
By GERTRUDE BERESFORD
MRS. JOHN CALVERT.
While Rev. John Calvert has gone
to France for patriotic service with
the Young Men's Christian associa
tion, Mrs. Calvert will divide her time
between Red Cross work and pastoral
work of her husband' church in
Benson. , i
Mw. Calvert is chairman of Benson
auxiliary, No. 1, which begaa with
10 members and now has 95 enrolled
in its list The workers furnished
their own material for many weeks
after organizing. They meet Thurs
days and Fridays all day, and Friday
evening at the Benson city hall, where
work on the hospital garments keeps
seven sewing machines stitching
busily.
Besides the rows of bandages and
amount of clothing for the wounded,
the auxiliary is noted for its fine
showing of knitted garments. Mrs,
Calvert herself has taught 30 women
how to knit '
With all her patriotic work, this
chairman has found time to assist
GARDENING IS A DUEL
From $A tin to preserving jr
tl war gardtnar mutt fight th aliaa
nemie. th National War Cardan
Commission, of Washington, will sand
you for a two-cent stamp to pay post
ago a free garden book tolling you
stow to win this big drive. .
at the graduation exercises of her two
daughters. One, Miss iiaith, was
graduated from the Benson High
school and Lillian from Benson ten
tral school. -Besides
1 her husband. Mrs. Ctl
vert's son-m-liw, Lieutenant Young,
is represented in the household serv
ice ffasr. Mrs. Calverfs three broth
ers and many relatives are with the
British forces. Before several were
killed and wounded, Rev. and Mrs.
Calvert had 13 nephews in the Eng
lish army. On of them was recently
decorated for bravery.
The "Sammy Backers"
Of Anoka High School
Fifty-six former students of Anoks
High school, Minnesota, who are now
with the United States army in
France, have been kept closely in
touch with home through the interest
of the Sammy backers, an organiza
tion for war work composed of the
student body. The Minnesota wo
man's committee of the Council of
National Defense reports that the
Sammy backers celebrated the birth
days of the boys at the front and by
means of news-letters, books, papers
and magazines make sure that the sol
diers are not disappointed when the
mails -arrive. One of the most ap
preciated enterprises was "Cooky
day," when a three-pound box of
cookies was sent to each of the 56
soldiers representing the school.
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; Our ' I
Idea Is Gaining Ground I
Ever, Minute, Every Day I
, The Victrola, style "IV," offered at $22.50, I
v seems to be JUST what most people are
wantia-sometbingf light and portable, I
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is!- MIKE
THE lingerie frock c tucks 'and in
sertion or of flouncina is strik
ing a new idea In an oversklrt, built
over geogette crepe, In pink or bine.
This suggestion carries infinite possi
bilities for remodeling the many
flounce" dresses, tucked in ward
robes, because they are unfortunate
ly passe. This delightful rflodel is
made over a skirt and camisole of
paie-pink georgette crepe, and really
fakes the line of a split 'tunic..' Old
blue grosgrain ribbon is crossed be
neath the white blouse. Thit ribbon
completes the waist line and ends, in
a bow at the side. This, will be a
cliarming frock for a bridesmaid.
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Corner ICthand Harney Streets
v' Abo at 831. Broadwayj Council Bluff, la,
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Saturday's Big Bargain Event-
at the
BERG'S WOMEN'S SHOP.
' 1621 Farnam Street r
Your Share Awaits You
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SUITS - COATS - DRESSES
At Greatly Reduced Prices ;
Womens Tailored Wool Suits- $
Every Wool Suit in the store that sold from $30.00 to
$45.00, Saturday .... ....(. ;t
Women's Tauored Wod Suits- $
Every Wool Suit in the store that sold from $47.50 to
$90.uu, Saturday ..... v
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( Every Silk Suit ia the Btore included in this great reduction. Won- A '
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r $17.50 to $40 ,2,
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WOMEN'S SILK COATS i
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2 from 527.50 to, $65.00 , i
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I WOMEN'S WOOL COATS AND CAPES
" All Coats and Capes that sold from $19.50 to $50.00.
PRICl
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plain ones,
chine textui
$4.95
Beautiful fluffy models and plain ones. New styles for every prefer
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COWLED
Carpenters, Painters, Machinists, Electricians,
N Blacksmiths,' Coppersmiths, Firemen, Shipfitters,
Shipwrights, Boilermakers, Metal Workers, Etc.
The Navy needs skilled men. To supply this heed a spe-
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quarters are being maintained in the local Navy Recruiting. "
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Unusual opportunities are offered experienced men in all
trades. Ratings as Jpetty officers, carrying with them high i
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enroll now. , ; ' '.
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Minor, physical defects will be waived. The term of enroll
ment is for the period of the war only. :
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