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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1918. 17: H Conducited by Ella Fleishman 1 By MELHFIC1A V TU. apM m full ftf tMfl! MiH-H' frf A DAS! rM THE SMILE. i J. Pass on the smile; Tis worth the while; 1 Pass on the smile; Twill lessen the trial, X And lengthen and brighten the years. American Girls Go Forth To Nurse As the War Gods Thunder On Everyone is so deeply interested in our Omaha girls who are in tne serv ice overseas that every little newsy bit about them and ''their work is of great interest to their friends on this side. Miss Louise Dinning has been en joying a little respite from her labors and was granted a short leave of ab sence recently. Miss Dinning spent her vacation in Paris. Her reason for visiting the French capital was to have her passport renewed. Of course, the first thought of this war nurse on reaching Paris was to see other Omahans who were there, and Mr. Charles L. Gyger received a 'phone call from Miss Dinning as soon as she reached the city. But the war god thunders on, and Miss Dinning was forced to hurry back to her post at the large hospital in Flanders where she is now stationed. Mrs. Etta Turner, who went abroad with Miss Dinning, is now in the hos pital at Neuilly and her sisters, the Misses Clara and Marguerite Schneid er, will soon be in the service of Uncle Sam, for they have received their sailing orders and are now in the east. Every day more names are Hded to the honor roll and Omaha is proud, indeed, of her daughters who have gone bravely forth to take part in the world struggle. Young-Scotland Nuptials. The marriage of Miss May Scot land, to Mr. Conrad Young will take place early in the week at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Anne De Bonneville Scotland, in Denver. Mr. Young left for the west some little time ago, and it is thought by Omaha friends that the ceremony will take place on Wednesday. The wedding will be a surprise to the friends of the couple as a fall wed ding had been planned. This is one of the most interesting romances of the season as Miss Scotland was for merly dean of women at Brownell Hal!, and Mr. Young a member of one of Omaha's oldest families. I Burleson, Girls Join Navy i Pnpw m ii"H I5! Garwood-Youngberg. . Golden-hearted daisies, redolent of the woods and fields, formed a lovely setting for the wedding of Miss Elin Youngberg and Mr. Irving Garwood which took place this afternoon at the home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. A. E. Seabloom. Palms and ferns were used in profusion in the rooms while graceful baskets filled with the daisies made a lovely touch of color among the green. Preceding the ceremony Miss Helen Summers played a violin solo, accom panied by Miss Mabel Van Bint, while Miss Inez Bloom played the wedding march. Dr. Barclay read the marriage lines. . ine Dnae was most attractive m ner Dndal gown ot shell pink georg ette trimmed with filet lace. She car ried a shower bouquet of bride's roses Following the ceremony an infor mal reception was held, the guests be- mg intimate tnends ot the young couple. Mr andiMrs. Garwood expect to take a- wedding trip a little later, but will make their home at 60S Park ave nue. MISSES MTCY AND SYDNEY tmiESOr D iMITTWM OA Misses Lucy and Sydney Burleson, daughters of Postmaster General Burleson, in their uniforms of second-class yeomen. They entered the na val service some time ago and have been assigned to duty in the bureau of supplies and accounts. PERSONALS f Frank A. Freeman, accompanied by Mrs. freeman ana little daughter Mary Jane, started Sunday in their automobile for Excelsior Springs where they will visit for 10 days. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Block of Fre mont, spent Sunday in Omaha, en route to Chicago. Mrs. William Fitzgerald and son, Billy, ot iroy, N. Y., are visiting Mrs. Fitzgerald's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. U Byrne. A son was born Saturday, to Lieu tenant and Mrs. .Paul Burke. Mrs. Burke was formerly Miss Ivy Lee. Wyman Robbins. who was recentlv transferred from Fort Omaha to Ar- cadia, Cal., will return to the balloon school as a flying cadet. Mrs. O. Y. Krinsr returned Satur day from a five week's visit through the New England states. Sergeant Martin S. Brown of Co. A., 109th Military Police, who has been stationed at Caiflp Cody, has been transferred to the Quarter master's officer's train intr canio at Camp Joseph E. Joh nson. Jackson- ville, Fla. Mrs. Kreiner Bain of Butte. Mont.. will arrive August 1, to make her home with her parents. Mr. and Mr. James I. Woodard, as Mr. Baine has enlisted and expects to be called very soon. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fuchs an nounce the birth of a son, June 29. The baby has been named Richard fayne. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Malchien have taken an apartment in the Colbert. Miss Jane Thomas of Chicaco. ar rived Sunday to visit her cousin Miss Jeanette Freedman. Motor Trips. Those entertaininsr at dinner at Belleview college after an auto ride Sunday evening included Dr. E. J. Updegraaf, George E. Durenichous, Leo Grotte and H. R. Shedd. X I Because the members of the Na tional LeaRuc for Womans Service recently stated that the white ele phant sale, held by them on January iO and 31st, gave the idea of estab lishing a salvage department to the Red Cross, the latter department made the following statement: "A recommendation was made at a meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution, November 13, 1917, by Mrs. Frank Adams, who brought the idea from Los Angeles, where the salvage work originated from the sale of tinfoil. It was en dorsed by the government at Wash ington and made a national Red Cross work. At the board meeting of D. A. R., November 22, it was voted to take ud this war work and a committee of five appointed to assist Mrs. Phillip Pot ter, who was at that time chairman of this committee and regent of Omaha chapter D. A. R. Gould Deitz, chairman of Omaha Red Cross chapter, met with the committee, December 3, endorsed the outline of salvage work, as given by Mrs. Adams, and offered them all possible assistance. Salvage work was begun on January 2. Contract signed with Telephone company. January 8, 1918, and in two weeks $j0 turned over to Red Cross. The winner of the automobile be ing disposed of for the benefit of the Nebraska base hospital No. 50 will be made known this afternoon at State Red Cross headquarters in the Wead building. Mrs. H. II. Harper, who donated the car, will draw the lucky number from a box containing: all the num bers sold on the car. Dean Irving Cutter and Dr. 0. S. Hoffman. Omaha representatives of the unit, will be present at the ceremony. Mrs. Allan Parmer has taken charge of the field work for the sal vage department. 66TR Tl Jl A Jl jl 99 By Daddy In Uncle Sam's Service A complete, oew adventure each week. Beginning Monday and ending Saturday. he was being swept out of sight around a bend in the river, raised his fist and shook it at them. CHAPTER It The Spy is Unmasked (Peggy, mad Invisible by Camouflage Perfume, goes to vlalt an army camp. Cm the way she heara a Jitney driver tell nn truths to two young soldiers, Ben and Dill Dalton, evidently trying to get them to desert.) Wedding Date Chosen. A pretty home wedding will take place July 31, when the marriage of Miss Edna Riley to Dr. D. M. Nigro will take place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Riley. The appointments of the wedding will be very simple and only a few close friends of the young cou ple will be present at the ceremony. The bride will be attended by her sister, Miss Marie Riley. Y. W. H. A. Elect Officers. At a meeting of the Youne Wom en's Hebrew Association held Tues day evening, July 9th, at their new club rooms, third floor, Lyric Bldg., the following were elected to office: President, Jessie Kruger; vice president, Pauline Lieberman, recording secretary, Bertha Newman; financial secretary, Margaret Rosen berg; treasurer, Lena Meyerson; board of directors, Fannie Rosen blum, Malvina Newman, Evelyn Levy, Mollie Singer, Hannah Waxman, Ruth Kushner; reporter, Mollie Stein. Eastern Star to Have Dinner. The Maple Leaf chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, will have a dinner at the Prettiest Mile club on Saturday. A program will be given by Mrs. Grace Stenbery, soprano; Miss Wina fred Groves, reading; Miss Marjorie Akerman, whistling. Membership Dance. A complimentary memherahin dance will be given at Hanscom Park pavilion July 27th, 1918, by the Young Women's Hebrew Association. Omaha Woman Returns After Systematizing Red Cross Office In Paris Miss Annette Smiley, who is visit ing her mother. Mrs. Anna Smiley, re turned from Paris. Miss Smiley, who " nas been employed by the J. Pierpont Morgan company in New York for tome time, was sent to Paris to sys tematize the office work of the Red Cross headquarters in the French cap ital. Miss Smiley, who is a filing ex pert, aid a wonderful work not only for the Red Cross, but also at the Sviation headquarters in Paris! Miss Smiley was formerly em ployed in the public library here, .-e-signing her position to enter the em ploy of Mr. Morgan. She expects to return very shortly to her position m New York City. Miss Smiley is a cousin of Miss Lila Bown of the pub-! lc- library, 1 3 ILL DALTON'S fists clenched when Ben whispered his suspic ion that the "jitney" driver was a spy. He nodded quick assent. "I thought his line of talk was queer," he whispered. "I'll teach him to try to make cowardly sneaks of American soldiers." His jaws set in a way that made Peggy think he was going to attack' the driver right then and there. Ben held him back. "Let him think he is fooling us," he suggested. "We may get him to give himself away." Bill nodded again. The driver by this time had gotten over the bad stretch ot road, but was driving slowly instead of speed ing along as a "jitney" usually does to earn its fares in a hurry. It was plain that he wanted to talk to the two soldiers. "A fellow owes a lot to his father," went on the driver. "If my father needed me as your father needs you, nothing would keep me from going to him." "Your father doesn't need you as much as your country does," whis pered Peggy to Ben. "He was a sol dier and knows what it means to fight for his country. He would be terribly disgraced if you did as that man wants you to do." Ben squeezed her hand reassuringly in answer. She knew she didn't have to be afraid for these soldiers boys. They were not the kind to desert. But Ben pretended to the driver that they were listening to his disloyal suggestions. "How would you go to your father if you were in our fix?" he asked, winking at Bill and again squeezing Peggy's hand. "I'd find a way," replied the driver. "These troops axe going to start for France soon. It would be perfectly easy to disappear the night before they go. They wouldn't miss you un til it, would be too late." Bill shook his fist angrily at the back of the driver's head. "As if any real, live American boy would miss a chance to get to France to fight for his country," he hissed with a fervor that thrilled Peggy. Ben nudged him to keep silent. "It would be pretty hard to get out of the camp without being caught." he suggested to the driver. Oh, one might hide in the bottom of a jitney, or some way like that," suggested the driver. Has that ever been done? went on Ben, winking slyly at his brother. i ve heard of it. "Have you ever helped any one et away like that?" The driver gave a quick look back at Ben and Bill. Both had put on such perfectly innocent faces that Peggy wanted to laugh, but didn't dare. His look seemed to satisfy the driver, but he was very cautious. "Well, I won't say that I ever did," he replied. "But I've known of a jitney driver doing it." "Would you help us get way if we decided it was our duty to go back to our father?" "That would depend upon whether I thought I was doing my duty in helping you do your duty," answered the driver. "I feel sure you could dp more for your father here than for America in France:" "The hypocrite," hissed Bill, clench ing his fists tighter than ever. "He knows that we'd be shot or im prisoned as deserters, and that all we'd do for father would be to dis grace him." "If we should desert that would help Germany, wouldn't it?" Ben asked innocently. There are plenty to fight Germany." evaded the driver. "Besides, it hurts Germany to grow big crops in this country." "Which the Giant is doing for you," whispered Peggy to Ben. "Well, Bill, I guess it's up to us to desert," sighed Ben, giving Bill a big wink. "How much would you charge to help us, Mr. Driver?" "Oh, I wouldn' take pay for a thing like that," said the driver. "Id do it to help you do your duty by your fath cr." . "Say, stop here. Let's talk this over," shouted Bill, who could be re strained no longer. The driver, think ing his plot had succeeded, brought his car to a stop on a bridge spanning a switt river a short distance from the camp. Ben and Bill jumped out ot the car. Bill bristled up to the dnv er and spoke his mind. "See here, Mr. Friend of Kaiser Bill. I want to tell you something. Our ancestors, years ago, fought for American liberty in the Revolutionary war. Back' in '61 our grandfather fought to save this country when a family row threatened to wreck it. In 1898 our father helped to drive Spain out of the American continent where its policies didn't fit in with United States' ideas of freedom. Now we boys are gong to fight for the world's right to live in peace and safety with out knuckling down to that big, blus tering bully of a Germany. But be fore we fight Germany 'over there,' we're going to fight a part of Ger many 'over here,' by giving you what you deserve for insulting loyal Ameri can boys with advice that they desert in time of yar. Come out of that auto!" But the spy wasn't going to get out. Instead he put on all power to get away. Peggy a:ted instantly. She leaned over and pushed the stop ping button. Bill and Ben jumped on the machine and jerked the spy over the top of the door. "I didn't mean anything by my talk," gasped the driver, nearly choked by Bill's strong grasp on his collar. , "Save your breath, you're going to need it in a minute " commanded Bill, as he and Ben dragged the struggling spy to the edge of the bridge. There they swung him back and forth, gain ing force to hurl him far out. "Stop! I can't swim," screamed the spy. "Then here's where you get a chance to learn," shouted Bill. And with that he and Ben let go, the spv flying over the rail of the bridge and into the swift waters below. Peggy, running to the side of the. bridge, saw him struggling in the current. He went down, came up again, then struck out boldly and confidently, swjmming down stream. "Why, he can swim like a duck," exclaimed Ben. "He was fooling us!" As if to mock them, the spy, just as (Tomorrow will be told what Walla Peggy In her flret exciting vlalt to ramp.) A rush order has come to Gould Deitz from the Omaha ambulance unit stationed at Capip Sherman, O., to send five men immediately to fill vacancies in the organization. From the original number, three have been chosen to go to officers' training camps. Then there is the canteen service with more than 700 units ready to meet troop trains to give refresh ments to the men, or to take care of those who become sick en route. The communication service of the Red Cross keeps families of enlisted men informed of their welfare both here and abrbad, if the men are sick, wounded or captured and unable '.j keep up correspondence. Camp service has grown to be one of the largest phases of. Red Cross work. ' X Survey and Investigation. The women in industry department in Minnesota has merged its "Occu pational Bureau" with the federal em ployment service. They keep all their employes as employes of the federal service and conduct the department of vocational advice and the service of continual survey of local industrial conditions in close co-operation with it. The surveying, however, is carried on by their private funds and quite independently. In Massachusetts the department has publicly called the attention of the women workers to the govern ment standards and has conducted in vestigations to ascertain how well those standards are being observed. Maryland has prepared a schedule for an industrial survey of the entire state. This will include typical estab lishments in all industries employing women. A special study is being made concerning the elevator girl sit uation. North Carolina College Women. According to Miss Minnie L. Jami son, state secretary of college vol unteers, North Carolina, the college women of Nor.th Carolina are doing work unthought of for women before the war. One girl is driving a milk wagon, two girls are driving trucks, and IS have volunteered to mow the 25 -acre campus of the normal school during the summer months. Miss Jamison reports that 10 war farmers at the normal college hoed 75 acres of corn; that 10 girls volun teered to put up 8,000 cans of to matoes, beans, and soup mixtures at the normal college; that 15 girls vol unteered to da stenographic work dur ing summer schoo . that 200 girls are making a campaign to save 50 to 100 per cent wheat in 1.000 homes during the next few weeks; that two volun teers are teaching canning to colored persons: and that a campaign for backyard gardens in colored settle ments has begun and will be conduct ed by white and colored college vol unteers in co-operation with the col ored agent for boys' and girls' club work. In the invasion of women waiters in exclusive clubs in Philadelphia an other male help problem directlv traceable to the war seems to have been solved. As was the case in the drafting of women to operate eleva tors, the hiring of waitresses in clubs patronized almost entirely by men, was first in the nature of an experi ment, but so well did they do! their work that the step has been followed by similar organizations. The Art club was the pioneer in the innovation. Then the University club, the Union league and the Engi neer's club filled the shortage of men waiters with women. Others con template a like move. That the waitresses are a success is vouched for by the steward of one of the organizations, who declared that no complaints have been re ceived regarding the service, but. to the contrary, the members seem highly pleased with the change. Although the advent of waitresses in clubs is purely a war emergency, they seem destined to remain not only for the duration of the conflict, but afterward. "9 Hair Complete the letters of Simon's sign They will spell the names of flowers. 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