Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-10
'Gabby Detayls
Slipped into
Queer Places
Just a Few Bright Spots
for This Weeks Topics
of Conversation
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An old acquaintance of the family
entered the big businesslike Office one
day last week and, on seeing the boy
there, asked: go. ,.. -...... .. ,- w..
We'll, what are you doing around
here?" ..,.,.,.. ....,. ~
The young man seemed a little EN-
barrassed for "a moment !. and then
smilingly replied;
III make the mistakes"
:. WI ---.s----t ~ --sst 35t&:
n ssT WONDER how n,ucl, salary
Mrs, William Archibald Smith
LIS. gofifg osdfaw out of the $1,000 net
ted I'd the National League for Wom-
ans Services" sGabbys overhead a
scat" of a woman exelaim in street
car the other day.
Which was most unkind apd might
have given a false impression.
Neither Mrs. Smith or any other
worker in the service league receives
one cent of pay. Even Mrs. Travis,
the Office secretary, who gives all day
every day to the work, is a volunteer
in the ranks. .E
An audit OF the books of the or
ganization since its inception April 4,
1olZ, shows ali expenditure of only
$3.50, for office help up to date.
This expenditure was really in
Idueed by the knitting work we did in
helping the Red Cross. For strictly
our own work not even one cent has
been paid for Office work." said Mrs.
Smith. 1T has all been volunteer"
w EDNESDAY night in Strand
~ theater box several members of
society, who are considered the upper
crust, were discussing patriotic society
and society patriots.
He is doing fairly we'll considering
that he is inexperienced soothed one
man. r. .
aAre you talking about Secretary
Newton G. Baker of the United States
:arnyi questioned member of the
party.
"Yes. Weren't we all talking about
hims"
why. Baker is nothing more, than
a cheap newspaper man who knows
how TO get publicity and nothing
about running the war;. declared the
indignant one.
Hush" came from silent men,
Der of the box party, Baker might
hear Of your unkind remarks and feel
terribly crushed"
The newspaper person who sat next
to them left the theater. not knowing
whether to feel pompous. like secre-
tary Of war, or to shrivel up like
"cheap newspaper man."
.
ONE of the Camp Dodge athletes
" who met Funston boys in Omaha
last Saturday evening conhded to
Gabby what was an amusing but
somewhat embarrassing experience
with an Omaha bud.
: The pretty little Omaha girl had
visited in Des Mcines, where she met
the stalwart soldier. AS the athletic
team entered the Fontenelle Saturday
afternoon, when the tea dansant hour
as at its height, who should he en-
counter but the pretty little maid ~
She was delighted to renew their
brief acquaintance and as. they parted |
she asked him to telephone her before
he returned to camp. |
Thank you, | wiii," returned he. |
politely.
But have you my name correctly?
Tell me it! the maiden fair Command |
ed prettily.
The soldier thus cornered. biushed
ko the tips of his hair. He had 10 CON.
fess that he knew it not at all!
IF YOU would keep your pending
engagement secret don't leave |
your parcel post package addressed TO |
the man at Brandeis store at the |
parcelpost counter. Gabby is here, |
shes there. she's everywhere and is
sure to fell on you'll A certain pack
ege addressed to certain young lieu.
tenant in aacertain arsenal was lying
en the counter Saturday afternoon and
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