East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
WIFE OF AMERICAN
AMBASSADOR HELPS
ITALIAN RED CROSS
SOME OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE
WORK is BEING DONE BY
MRS. PAGE.
She Has Obtained Temporary Work
Shop in the Palazza del Draga
Where Relief Work Is Done for the
Soldiers at the Front Fighting
Against Austria.
BY ALICE RoHE.


ROME, June 6-(By Mail to
New York. )-Some of the most effec-
tive Red Cross Relief work of Italy's
war is being conducted under the su-
pervision of Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page
wife of the American ambassador to
the court at Rome. In a splendid
suite of the Palazza del Draga, the
ambassadorial residence, Mrs. Page
has established a temporary work
shop. Tables for cutting and sewing
have replaced the costly furniture
and here busy members of the Ameri-
can colony meet to plan and work for
the soldiers at the front.
Mrs Page, realizing the need of as
sistanee, placed herself at the dispos-
al of Queen Helena soon after Italy
entered the conflict. The American
am6assadress and the Italian queen
are warm personal friends. The
| queen replied that she would be most
grateful for the American woman's s
/ help and that she needed two hundred
shirts at once for use in her hospital
on the first floor of the Quirinal.
Calling her friends of the American
colony together, Mrs. Page Immediate
| ly put her working rooms into a state
Of activity. Part of the work is Civ
en- to the wives of men who have an
swered their country's call to the col
ors. The American ambassador
wife in this way is contributing to the
support Of these needy families.
And Mrs. Page, with typical Amer
can generosity, pays more than the
regular price for the making Of the
shirts
Among Mrs Pages assistants who
are most active are Mrs Dunn, wife
of the military attache, Mrs. Train,
wife of the naval attache, Mrs. Jay
wife Of the first secretary Of the Am
erican embassy and Mrs. Webb, wife
Of Dr.. Webb
The work Of these American won-
en- in Rome is conducted without any
heraldng or confusion There Is new.
er any question of funds for Mrs
Page has arranged everything her
self upon a most liberal basis. Queen
| Helena has expressed her deepest
gratitude for the interest and activity
manifested so promptly by the Amer
lean ambassadress and her members
Of the American colony.
Mrs Page is perhaps the most pop
ular lady in Rome's diplomatic soci-
ETY. Diplomatic circles never tire OF
relating the quickness Of her repair
tee. Mrs. Pages ready wit and quiet
/ decisive replies are famous In diplo-
matte social gatherings.
Recently at the Villa Ada where
Mrs. Page was visiting queen Helena
the latter, first and foremost the de-
voted mother, spoke fondly of the
young Prince Humbert. you must
see my boy she said to Ambassador
Pages wife, "Oh, yes he Is a hand
some boy; he is a good boy. but that
is not all. A soul looks forth from
my sons eyes. / want you to see
him and tell me il you do not see 8
beautiful soul looking back at you
from his eyes"
When the youthful prince of Pied
mont stood before the American am
bassadress the latter looked at the
little fellow before her and said quiet
ly, "He has his mothers eyes"
Before the departure Of the Prince
and Princess Won Bulow from Rome
AZ dInlomaLlc dinner the wife Of the