Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16

Il at fort (rooK not !ollS ago
IA A number of women have been
going to the fort every day to
mend for the soldiers. Mrs. T. J.
Mackay, who is one of the number,
was working industriously one day
when she noticed one of the Sammies
who was standing near had a long
rent in his sweater She told him
it he would give her the garment she
would mend it for him. The soldier
promptly complied and then sat down
beside her to watch as she waved
her needle i'll and out bringing the
torn pieces together. Mrs. Mackay
noticed that the young chap kept cdg-
ing closer and closer to her and finally
he touched her on the arm and said,
little huskily, you know, you re-
mind me so much of my mother, that
! was just sitting here pretending
that it was my own mother who was
mending my sweater y
A new conception of citizenship is
one of the happy results already APP
parent since the war began, according
to Frank "A, Vanderlip of New York
City, who spoke in Omaha Friday.
"One Of the men asked to serve on
the war thrift board told me lie. got
more pleasure in doing this work than
he ever got in his private money max
ing" said the distinguished banker, as
he turned with a half-smile toward
Ward Burgess, Nebraska chairman OF
war savings certificate work.
A self-conscious smile which over
spread Mr.. Burgess face gave the Sc
cret of identity away to the audience.
"This man told me he had never
served his government directly before,
but was glad he had been called upon,
as he had learned many things of
benefit to him in the short time since
he had taken hold Of the work" said
Mr.. Nanderlip.
The speaker urged the women to
let last years garments do instead OF
purchasing new fncries this season.
On the conclusion OF Mr.. Wander
lips talk, Mr.. Burgess made brief
speech, in which he demonstrated the
degree of his patriotism. He assured
the school ma'ams that while rner-
| chant as we'll as banker, he opined
| the store in which he was interested
would stand behind Mr.. Vanderlip and
try to get along. despite the decrease
in sales this policy would mean.
Billy. who lived out West Farnan
way, entered class i'll the First Con
gregational church last Sunday where
there were a number of other young
sters of his own on years. age. Billy
told his father that he was greatly
impressed with his teacher and learned
a lot about the Bible.
"What did you learn today" i'll
quired proud father. -
why, our lesson was Moses. 1T
took the children of Egypt into th'
wilderness and died before he go
them out"
"Who got them out?" asked father
suppressing smile,
well, | think it was Abe Lincoll
who came along and finished the job,
frowned Billy wee bit uncertain.
No reflections on the Sunday schoO
teacher whatever.
Word comes to an Omaha socict.
woman. through Miss Anne Hughc
of Philadelphia, now in France, tha
, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt is dom
manual Abor Miss Hughes lette
reads in part:
Yesterday we helped serve at til
Young Mems Christian associatio
canteen. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
presided, looking adorable in her lii
tie white cap with black velvet string
and big pink apron-the uniform {
the canteen. She is the head OF thi
7 canteen and has taken hold wit
E enough vim and ability 10 do ju:
tice to her famous father-in-law. The
try at the canteen to have real Amer
can food, tea and coffee. sandwiche
3 and doughnuts.
To-day Mrs. Roosevelt made SO
-. doughnuts> and the boys swarme
{ around the canteen. consuming thes
! delicious hot cakes as fast as til
popular cook could make them. He
husband is Somewhere in Fran -
and Mrs. Roosevelt is dcvoting he
: entire time to serving the America
r boys over there" ~
:, Rumors of an interesting engage
n ment have come to my ears. tn
( young lady in the case is a decide
|, blonde and all only daughter OF
:, we'll known family, while the youn
h man is in Uncle Sans service an
J. wears silver bar on each khaki ella
# shoulder. The young officer has bee
II ordered to a post i'll the east ar
lthe girl tells her friends very sad
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