Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
Live and Laugh with
Gabby Detayls Today--
Tomorrow We May CrV
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any packages past the Blackstone ho'
tel, do your"
The woman to whom the story was
told wonders whether every occupant
or just few in the big apartment
hotel watch from their windows to
note the passings of the person whom
the story concerns.
SOLDIER boys at Fort Omaha and
~ Fort Crook are fighting" for the
Maud May" sweaters, as the beauti-
full sweaters knitted by Miss L. Maud
May of Fremont, Neb, have been
dubbed. Miss May sends the sweat
ers in packets of one dozen each, the
knitting being done in a distinctive
fashion. ~.
Mrs. H. f. Newbranch, who ana
lyzeJ the knitting. said the stitch was
accomplished by knitting one, purl-
ing one, then taking the stitch off on
the wrong side of the needle"
Miss May furnishes all the yarn
herself and attaches her card to the
sweater.
RICHARD KILLER, S years old,
~ doesn't understand the United
States army system of promotions
and doesn't hesitate to say so.
Little Richard heard the family dis
cussing the promotion of his uncle,
Morton Hitler, from second to first
lieutenancy at Camp Dodge.
How is it, mother, that they made
Uncle Morton second lieutenant first,
and first lieutenant second? l should
think he would be first lieutenant first
and second lieutenant second. I call
that fine armyp interposed the s.
year-old.
FRENCHMEN have always been
fascinating, but since France is
now our ally and close friend, they
have become more alluring than ever.
At meeting of the L'Alliance Fran
caise the other evening at the home
of Mrs Charles Ofutt there was
very debonair little man in the COM
pany who spoke with a very delight
full French accent. All the girls how
cred around him and We'd with each
other for his smiles and glances. Fin
ally one Of the young women asked
him where he was stopping while in
the city.
AT re Fontenelle--I am re pastry
cook" the lion" replied. Oh, girls,
beware, all is not gold that glittersl
COMMISSIONER JARDINE made
y a resolution Wednesday. He re-
solved never to hand out any money
but the exact change when charitably-
inclined ladies approached him to buy
tickets.
Two women attended council
meeting to sell tickets for an old peo-
pies benefit dance at the Auditorium.
Mr.. Jardipe handed the women SIS
bill (the tickets are $l) and was
blandly informed, there was mo
change"
M R. BUNDLE BEE GROH, the
A'A versatile and witty young news
paper scribe, received Valentine this
week. We must tell you that the
sentiment on the said Valentine was
decidedly "mushy" Mr.. Groh, who
claims to be a confirmed bachelor,
denies all knowledge of the sender.
but Gabby has had her eyes open and
she has her own thoughts on the SUBJ
ject.
"HALL in the chairman of vice."
" This order given by an official
in Red Cross state headquarters one
day last week nearly threw one of the
callers into d panic.
Mrs. A. L. Reed was the woman
who came forward in reply to the call.
Mrs. Reed was named vice chair
man of the woman's service bureau
to assist Mrs. Charles T. Kountze.
Facetiously some one dubbed her
chairman Of vice"
.
DON'T you love these fellows Who
. g. to a show and then tell you
about it? -ew of them. however. are
is franz as one young Omaha man.
Have you seen the Orpheum this
week?" he asked girl Of his ac-
luaintance.
mo, l haven't" she replied.
well, yol 60 so we can talk about
t." said the unabashed young man.