Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-30
SOCIETY "NEWSIES"
HAVE LOADS OF FUN"
Selling college Hero" Extras Of
The Bee Found to Be Great
Sport.
NETS NEAT SUM TO CHARITY
Child saving Institute Fund VIII
Renefit Co Extent of Hundred
Fifty Dollars by After
moons sales.

Loads of fun" Great sport" and "a
regular circus are a few OF the ways
Omaha society girls described their ex-
periences Saturday afternoon while SELL
ing special college Hero" extras OF The
Bee and other newspapers.
The extras contained many pictures OF
the leading participants and stories OF
the big musical comedy production which
VIII be presented Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday at the Brandeis theater by
500 young women and men OF the city
for the benefit of the Child Saving 1nsti-
tute. The debuntes. society maids and
prominent high school gir's who sold the
papers yesterday turned in about $780, all
Of which viii so TO the Child Saving In
stitute. as the papers had been donated
for the purpose by The Bee and other
dailies.
Thousands Of the extras were easily
sold by the amateur "newsies," for the
combination of a winning smile. a wor-
thy cause and an attractive paper could
not be resisted. From pennies 20 dollars.
the money was gathered in by the young
women. some Of whom sold 100 or more
extras in less than two hours
Miss Harriet Metz, assisted by r. T.
Campbell, who will DO stage manager OF
The College Hero" turned in over SIS
from papers sold at the wholesale houses
Harriet sherman and her group Of work
ers on Farnam street also did splendidly
and, In fact. every miss sold OUT one
or more times and had TO be supplied
with more papers by young mon who
toured the business district in autos to
renew the supply.
We certainly had lots OF fun" said
Miss Marjorie Cavers afterward. Although
one of the most petite of the 'newsies."
she was one OF the first TO sell all her
big armful of the Illustrated extras. After
selling second anda third armful, she
secured still more and found many pur-
chasers among the crowd leaving the
orpheum after the matinee.
bee Proves Favorlte.
Miss Mary Rouse. daughter of Rev.
Frederick 7. Rouse OF the First Congre-
gational church, played ''newsie" at the
Bee building corner She found a big
demand for the extras. and soon discov-
cred that although her voice prevented
her from shouting like the regular
''newsies." the college Hero" extras
sold anyway. She says The Bee edition
proved a favorite, as Il contained page
length cut OF Miss Alice Duval. who VIII
be leading lady In the play.
Miss Lenlce Huse was the first OF the
society girls to report a 81 sale She
made II at Sixteenth and Farnam streets
The man who gave her the big coin took
Bee and smilIngly walked on without
even saying, Keep the change" for he
knew he was helping q good cause and he
was clad to do II.
Misses Jeannette Rutherford ana
Eleanor Slabaugh had their news
stand" at Fifteenth and Farnam streets.
1T certainly Ia nice TO get nickels and
dimes. and even quarters and larger coins
for a paper" they said "But we don't
envy the newsboys their Jobs. Even with
rushing business. I'm afraid we'd
starve f we only got penny for each
paper"
Something I'm Novelty.
IT 10 certainly lots OF fun. and we
don't mind II Bit" said Miss lone Fogg,
who sold many extras with several other
young women at Fourteenth and Farnam
streets. But OF course. she added,
maybe we'd change our minds after the
novelty wore off"
When the Girls started out with their
extras, they had good Joke on one OF
their number. whose limousine and big
monthly allowance had kept her from
learning much about selling papers. As
she left the headquarters. man stopped
up and held out several coins
''w-why. w-what do you wantT' she
asked him blankly. But another amateur
newsie. who probably had become ex-
perlenced in tRg-day campaigns. grabbed
the mans money. thrust an extra into
his hand and FASTENED on to the next
customer.
All Are Successful.
Although their voices were much better
suited TO singing the pretty songs OF
The College Hero" the society maids
and high school girls proved 70 be very
successful "newsies." and they made
big hit with the Saturday afternoon
crowds. Their extras were carefully read
and then taken home for reference, or 20
be sent TO relatives Of the girls taking
part in the play.
Many men bought several papers. or
as often as a charming newsgirl held out
ono Of the Interesting extras Some men
after acqulring considerable stock OF
extras themselves. returned them 10 the
girls to be resold, or else they contributed
further 20 the Child Saving Institute
fund without taking any more papers.
Holloway Gets Trial.
Upon recommendation OF Scout Disk
kinsena, the New York club will give
second B4seman Holloway OF the spring