Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-19
THEY SAY
SAME OF OTHERS
BY ALICE ROHE

ROME, June 16.-(By mail to New
York)-Some Of the most effective
Red Cross Relief work OF Italy's wal
is being conducted under the supervis
ion 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 ambassa,
dorial residence. Mrs. Page has estab,
lished a temporary work shop. Table
for cutting and sewing have replaced
the costly furniture and here busy
members Of the American colony meet
to plan and work for the soldiers at
the front.
Mrs. Page, realizing the need CT as.
sistance. placed herself at the disposal
OF Queen Helena soon after Italy ent
cred the conflict. The American am.
bassadress and the Italian queen are
warm personal friends. The queen re.
piled that she would be most grateful
for the American women'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 AmeIi.
can colony together. Mrs. Page i'm.
mediately put her working rooms into
a state of activity, part of the work
is given to the wives of men who hav"
answered their %country's call 10 he
colors. The American ambassadors
wife in this way is contributing to The
support OF these needy families.
And Mrs. Page, with tyical Arleri.
can generosity. pays more than the
regulation price for the making of
shirts.
Among Mrs. Pages assistants who
are most active are Mrs. Dunn, wife
of the military attache, Mrs. Tram.
wife OF the naval attache, Mrs. Jay.
wife of the first secretary of the
American embassy and Mrs. Webb
wife Of DR.. Webb.
The work of these American women
in Rome is conducted without any
h%eralding or confusion. There is
never any question Of funds for Mrs.
Page has arranged everything herself
upon a most liberal basis. Queen Hell
ena has expressed her deepest graft.
tude for the interest and activity man.
ifested SO promptly by the American
ambassadress and her members of the
American colony.
Mrs. Page is perhaps the most
popular lady in Rome's diplomatic So
ciety. Diplomatic circles never tire
of relating the quickness at her re-
partee. Mrs. Pages ready wit and
quiet, decisive replies are famous in
diplomatic 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 0 to see
him and tell me if you do not see a
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 he
manly little fellow before her and
said quietly. He has his mothers
eyes"
Before the departure of the Prince
and Princess o Bulow from Rome at
a diplomatic dinner the wife OF the
German ambassador kept insisting up
on recounting a list of the stories con-
corning French and English atrocities
against German soldiers.
II was while the ladies were wait
Ing for the diplomats TO have their
final word over their ciga.s. Mrs.
Page endured with well bred silence,
as long as possible, the continued and
nerve racking narration of atrocities.
Then, unable to restrain hers ELF furth.
er, she turned to the German princess
and said in softly m%odulated tones:
Yes! they say the same of others"
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