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Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
Would You Like to Be a Nurse?
Profession Of Toll With
Chance for Service
She Sees Life at
Its Barest. f

Service-ths word Is on the lips
of every one of us, high school and
college graduates are impressed with
their obligations to serve the world
they are going out into, and congre-
cations in churches of every creed
and denomination listen to the call
from the pulpit to serve; even poll
ticians swear oaths to serve their
party and the people supporting
them. But how many of us do
something for somebody else, 22
hours out of every 241 That is what
:he graduate nurse on = private case
is doing.
She has trained herself to give all
Of her time to her work, and she
does, living into the life of the per-
son she is caring for, going = little
closer to the bottom Of the persons
nature than any other man or woman
is permitted to do. Probably this is
why so much romance has been
woven about the profession since
the days when it was one of the few
g. ld-lettcred careers open to women.
And yet the trained nurse is the
most practical woman in the world;
il she is inclined to be sentimental,
she has it knocked out of her before
her training is ended.
The nursing profession has OF
course received an immense impetus
in the last four years, and at the
present is appealing to many more
girls through the opportunities tor
social reconstruction in public health
work, bu. the private nurse who
nurses single individual through q
sickness at one time and receives all
the responsibility and praise--or
blame-for so doing, still stands as
the fgurehead of the profession.
Her training is long and hard, and
when it IS over and she goes out into
the world of aches and pains where
she hopes to ease many of them,
she is beset by all the temptations
which human nature meets with any
where. She comes into the closest
intimacy with minds and bodies of
good or bad, and there are times
when she holds a mans soul in the
hollow of her hand. She walks in
and out OF every family comedy and
tragedy in the households she serves
and is familiar with every twist in
the undercurrent of the social life t
the town where she is working.
She Must Guard Secrets.
Because of her peculiar relation to
suffering humanity, from the day she
dons her probationer's uniform to
the hour that she graduates with
stripe on her cap, the nurse is taught
the sacredness of family affairs and
that she must regard them as the
priest does the words he hears in the
confessional. There are also many
other phases or her experience of
which she must not talk. To illus
trate the dire results which may fol-
low from needless chatter, super
visor in Rhode Island hospital had
one story which she always told her
pupil nurses during the course of
their training.
1t was this: A woman was taken
to the hospital suffering from cancer.
She was very much afraid of can
Ger, so afraid that the shock to her
nervous system would be too great
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
Campfire Girls

The Christmas carols which the
girls rendered Tuesday evening at
the various hospitals in the city were
a great success. Everywhere they
were welcomed most cordially
Trucks were donated by three large
business firms of the city. The $50
girls were thereby conveyed from
one hospital to another.
The Canwaste group (road of the
loving hearty had a Christmas party
Monday at the home of their guar
dian, Mrs. c. r. Hamilton.
The, Abanakee group, Miss Mar
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
Gas On
Stomach?
Adler-i-ka!.

Il ''For four years I suffered from
gastritis, bloating and belching.
WAS in misery all the time. Moth
;ing helped until I took Adler-i-ka." +"
II I(Signed) w. Taylor.
Adler-i-ka flushes BOTH upper
and lower bowel so completely it re-
lieves ANY CASE gas on the stom-
ach or sour stomach. Removes foul
matter which poisoned stomach for
months. Often CURES constipation.
Prevents appendicitis. Adler-i-ka is
a mixture Of buckthorn, cascara,
lglycerine and nine other simple in
gradients. Sherman & Mcconnell
Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
Jones-Lawrenceson.

The marriage of Miss Vera Jones
and Richard Elford Lawrenceson
took place Saturday afternoon at
the Trinity cathedral. Dean Tan
cock officiated. There were no at
tendants and only immediate rel
atives were present. Following a
short wedding trip they will be at
home at 610 North Thirty-third.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
For Bride Elect.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Stein enter
tanned at dinner at their home Sat-
urday evening, in honor of Miss
Mollie Singer and her fance, A. G.
Goudchaux of Big Cane, La, whose
marriage takes place December 81.
Covers were also placed for Messrs.
and Mesdames Gene Melady, Henry
Marx and Nate Cort; Misses
Dorothy Singer and Elsie Goud-
chaux of Alexandra, La, and Mr..
T, Wender.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
Music Department.

The music department of the
Omaha Woman's club will begin re-
hearsals December 81 for the spring
concert Business meeting will fol-
low rehearsal. The program and
tea, in charge of Mrs. B. M. Ander-
son, will be given January 7. follow
ing the regular rehearsal.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
Mothers Club.

The Mothers club with meet
Wednesday with Mesdames J. O.
Detweiler and ]. E. Carnal host
esses. Religions" is the subject for
the meeting. Roll call on Current
religious topics" will be conducted
by Mrs. Titus Lowe. Mrs. R. w.
Koch will read paper on "The Re-
ligion of the Returning Soldier" and
Mrs. A. G. Pinkerton on Christian
Unity"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28

In the afternoon we went fishing
and got clam shells out of the creek.
We certainly had a fine time. As
my letter is getting long will close.
This is a true story. ! wish some
of you Busy Bees would write to
me. Hope to see my letter in print.
Red Cross.
BY Thelma Lacina, Aged II. Columbus.
Dear Busy Bees: As I did not see
my letter in print, l will write an
other one. l made it up in school dur
ing the art period. Well, / will now
start it.
Oh, you Red Cross drive!
You're very spry-
You send thought
Through each patriot. ..... -
Your cross so red,
Is just like honey on bread,
It seems to bring life to each living
thing,
And it makes each heart singi
Save your pennies and dimes,
And don't be inclined to hang be-
hind
Awaiting for some one to call for
your help,
Be independent and nothing else!
Think of the boys in brown and blue
How they tried to be true!
Risking their lives which many have
lost crossing No Mans Land,
But still they were a merry band.
All the Red Cross asks is service,
Service and nothing more,
So let US all be true to it
And give them a dollar or more!
A Thrifty Bee.
By Ruby Grace Nelson. Ago II. ovsrton,
Dear Busy Bees: / read your
page every Monday and like it very
much. I am in the eighth grade at
school. I have $50 in Liberty
bonds and S. in war savings stamps
and also have Is white chickens. I
wish some of the Busy Bees would
write to me.
NY Pet Kittens.
BY Hickey Kermec. aged 10. Yutan. .Neb
have three pet kittens, there
names are Bluebell, Spottie and
Tootie. They are always around
by the house. They are getting big
now. They play all day long, and
their mother died last week, Mon
day morring. My little sister is
also writing letter, her name is
Caroline and she is 2 years old.
/ have three sisters and three
brothers. My sisters names are
Caroline, Bertha and Rosie, and my
brothers names are John, Dave and
Otto. l am in the fifth and sixth
grades at school. We ran out Of
coal last week, Thursday. My
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
Tunison-Shepherd.

The marriage of Miss Agnes Tuni-
son and Guy C. Shepherd of Nal
vern, Ia, took place Monday eve
ming at Glcnwood, Ia. The bride
formerly resided in Omaha. They
will be at home after February in
Colorado.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
Something Useful.

She-Oh, l say, George, don't
send any of that silver-plated trash.
Send something useful.
George-Oh, I suppose you'd like
me to send gas stove or coal scut-
tie or something. They'd look nice
on the piano, with cards attached,
wouldn't they?-Edinburgh Scots
man.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28

every Sunday and think it fine.
have a brother and sister. My
sisters name is Frances, she is 5.
NY brothers name is Harry, he is 6.
I will be in 4 B next year in school.
Nv teachers name is MissDonovon.
AS my letter is getting long / will
close for the frat time
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
(Prize.)
The Runaway.
By Catherine Close Mitchell, Aged IL. 3o2
South Eighteenth Street, Council
luff To

BY Catherine Close Mitchell, Aged IL. so2
South Eighteenth Street, Council
Bluffs Ia.
Franks mother had sent him
down to the cellar to chop wood,
but instead he was on his way to
meet his chum, Charlie Jones, and
go swimming with him. He crawled
out of the cellar window and start
ed to run away. He had to go by
the back door and who should he
see but his mother, with a big
hickory stick behind her. She said
to him, "You get back to your work,
this minute, you young rascal! He
went back, but he didn't stay there
very long, for his mother went back
in the house, and Frank skipped out
He met his chum at the swim
ming pool, and they jumped in.
Pretty soon Charlie saw Franks
mother coming. He said: duck
down, quickl It's your motherl"
Franks mother came up to Charlie
and asked him il he had seen Frank.
(Honorable Mention)
A Shepherd Dog.
BY Frances Bennett. Age L., South Side.
Dear Busy Bees: Bruno was =
large shepherd dog. A man gave
him to his tiny little daughter. Bru-
no was proud of his mistress. His
mistress was 4 years old and he was
8. One day Bruno was walking by
the creek, that ran through the
shady orchard. Soon he heard a
familiar sound. He put up on ear
and then the other ear. Was that
little Mary's voice?" Yes, it surely
was, and Bruno. ran with all his
might toward the sound. There
was little Mary's curly head above
the water. Without stopping to
think, he dived in and carried her
to the bank. All along the green
path he bore his limp little burden.
Soon he came to the house and her
mother took her child in her arms
once more, which she could not
have done save for dear old Bruno.
There Is no need to tell what faith
full Bruno got to the end of his
brave life.
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
Calendar
SUNDAY.
Theosophical Society.

IheosophlcaI Society.
Initiation, the Perfecting Man,
is the subject Of lecture to be de-
livered by John T. Eklund, Sunday
at BIS p. M, in the Omaha Theoso-
Iphical rooms, 20l-202 Kennedy build
ling, Nineteenth and Douglas streets.
Library open Wednesday and Sat-
Iurday afternoons.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
Spanish Club.

The regular meeting of the Span
ish club will resolve itself into a
watch party on New Years eve at
room 302 Patterson block.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28

and day watching it. The lamb
grew to be a sheep and was strong
and healthy. The lamb became
fond Of the girl. The girl came out
where the lamb was every night and
morning to see if it was all right.
Mary's father gave her the lamb
for Christmas present.
My birthday was November 9.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
WEDNESDAY.
II r L D Cli,h

H. E. L. P. club will meet
Wednesday at the Social Settlement
house for supper and dramatic art
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
The Kind Girl.

By Gertrude Brewer, Age II, Sutherland.
Neb. ~
Once there was a girl walking
through the field when she found a
lamb. The girls name was Mary
Elizabeth Morris. She picked up
mothers baby and carried it home,
Mary cared for the lamb till it
was large. She fed 1t milk. The
mother sheep laid by the lamb night
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
MONDAY.
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The w. o. r. T. H. club will meet
for supper at the Social Settlement
house Monday evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
CLUBDOM


A. Scott, 1922 Binney street. The
hostesses will be Mesdames 0. A.
Scott, Edwin Bradley and S. A. Col
Inns. ...
Custer Relief Corps.
Tie George A. Custer Relief
Corps, No. 81. will be entertained at
the home of Mrs. Stephen Bowes,
oo3 South Thirty-frst street, Tues
day afternoon, December so, in hon
or of Mrs. Olive Yarton Of Grand
Island.
Public Speaking.
The public speaking department.
Omaha Woman's club, will meet
Tuesday, December so, at 10 a. m.
at the Y. w. c. A. This meeting is
a week earlier than originally sched-
uled. The department is endeavor-
ing to make up some of the lost les
sons. Oscar Wilder Craik, director
of the Folk theater, will tell the de-
partment at their next meeting of
the plans for his work here. The
class under Professor Pulls will
study Browning's Last Duchess"
and also the value of pause in pub
lie speaking. Any member Of the
club is eligible and cordially invited
into the department..
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
TUESDAY.
Omekrn-E-Xima.

Omekro-E-Xim club will meet
Tuesday evening at the Social Set
Element house for supper.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28

teachers name is Miss Zena Har-
mon, and she lives in Ashland, Neb.
She goes home every night. Well,
eoodby, Busy Bees. If l see my
letter in print will write again.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
Women Force Reductions.

The former machinery OF the
uomen's committee of the state
council of national defense has been
set In motion to lower the cost OF
living in Illinois. As the result OF
a campaign OF one week, the price
of eggs has been cut from ~ to 6s
cents. declared Mrs. Maude R. Tur-
lay, state organizer.
The campaign against high prices
in the state was started by direction
of A. Mitchell Palmer, attorney gen.
eral of the United States, about .
week ago. Every county, school
district, town and city in the state
has been organized to carry on the
ork, Mrs. Turley said, and 7,7OO
officers who were engaged in council
Of defense work on the women's
committee are now enlisted in the
effort to lower prices.
The women started to work i'm
mediately after the attorney general
was here, and in order to have an
efficient organization that could at
once get to work. Mrs. Turlay ex-
planned, they reorganized the ma
chinery of the council of defense.
Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen, former chair
man of the women's committee OF
the council, was made chairman OF
the new organization.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
Humane Association.

A picture Of Lillian RICHARDS,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. De
Forest Richards of Omaha, adorns
leahet Humanity Pays" published
by the American Humane associa-
ton, whose national headquarters
are at Albany, N. Y. The next an
nual meeting of this organization
will be held in Omaha from October
1928. 1920.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
Daughters of 1872

" Daughters OF 1872.
N The postponed annual meeting and
ELECTION Of officers of the Daughters
ROT 1872, will be held Tuesday after
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
virginia's Collie.

BY Virginia warlum, Aged .. Kearney.
Dear Busy Bee: I am going to
tell you about my dog, Trixie. She
is Collie. She is 6 months old.
She is full of fun. When the whistle
blows at noon or night, and If
mother mentions my name or
daddy's name she wants to go out.
Then she looks both ways to see if
we are coming. Well, I must close.
My letter is getting long. / will
write again soon. Goodby, Busy
Bees.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
A Splash.

BY Ellen Bey Aged .. Syracuse, Neb.
Dear Busy Bees: This is the first
time I have written to you. I am
9 years old and l am in the fourth
grade. My teachers name is Miss
am going to tell you
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
Rabbit Hunting.

Nabbit dUmuhg.
BY Mary Bickert. Exeter. Neb.
My father and went hunting last
winter. He got a lot of rabbits.
Their color was white. It was very
cold. When we started we saw
some ice on the way hunting, so !
skated until papa got some rabbits.
We get the Nebraska Farmer every
week and / like to read the stories
in it. My letter is getting long /
will close for this time. Goodby
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
The Death Of Robert,

N Mary johnson. Aged II, Fordyce, Neb.
One night on November s, 1919,
the sun had sunk beneath the hills.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
~ = w>q&& 3 Re& s s Hls%s
Stories by Our Little Folks

There was a soft breeze stealing
across the earth. The cries of happy
children could be heard in the dis
tance. But poor little Robert was
lying oh his death bed. Around
him stood his father and mother and
brothers and sisters. He could hear
the night wind blowing softly and
the happy cries of the children in
the distance. Tears rolled from the
eyes of his father, mother and broth
ers and sisters. He was the oldest
son in the family. One day as he
was helping his father work he said,
"Oh father take me home" His
father took him home and rushed
to town for the doctor. The doctor
came and said that large blood
vessel had burst in his head and
that there was no hope of him ever
recovering. Poor little Robert re-
mained in this state for three days.
When all were standing by his bed
side he said: II shall always re-
member you dear mama and papa"
He then closed his eyes and breathed
the last breath and the shades of
death surrounded him and he never
saw the daylight again. Poor little
Roberts parting words will be re-
nembered by all.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-28
Her First Letter,

BY Helen Adams. Aged .. Omaha, Nsb
This is my first letter to you.
! enjoy reading the Busy Bee page
The evening world., 1919-01-15
U. S. OFFICERS TO SURVEY
DAMAGE FOR PRESIDENT
Estimate of Ruin in Belgium and
France May Take
Months.

PARIS. Jan. 15.-President wilson
will have before him an independent
estimate OF the actual physical damage
suffered by France and Belgium during
the war when the Peace Congress
reaches the stage OF discussing indem-
mites. A survey Is now being planned
and will probably be conducted BY more
than 200 American Army officers chosen
especially for the work.
Many difficulties are presented, for
in many OF the devastated regions there
are absolutely no records available
upon which to base an estimate OF what
existed there before German guns and
troops ground the towns ana villages
into heaps OF ruins. The work OF
visualzing what pre-war conditions
were and fixing the proper value for
! the damage inflicted will. therefore.
take many weeks. and probably months.
In the opinion OF some observers the
bill OF actual damages. when computed,
will be so great that the Entente
nations probably will be more con-
cerned with the ability OF the German
people to foot the bill as It will stand
than with the possibility OF exacting
further damages in the nature OF punt
| tive indemnities and war costs
The evening world., 1919-01-15
GREEKS PUT IN CLAIMS
FOR BIG TERRITORY AWARD;
EYES ON CONSTANTINOpLE
Want Parts OF Balkans and Asia
Minor and Islands Adjacent
to Kingdom.

PARIS, Tuesday, Jan. Il ASSOCIATED
Press). has laid before the
Peace Conference a memorandum
signed by Premier Venizelos setting
forth the situation OF Greece and her
claims in the settlement of the war.
The memorandum says the Hellenic
Nation consists of 1885, 600 persons,
OF whom So per cent. live in the King
dom OF Greece. Half a million
Greeks in America are included in the
figures.
Wishing to reunite the Greek popu-
lation in the Balkans, Asia Minor and
the islands adjacent to the kingdom,
Greece asks. first. Northern Bpirus,
which contains 10000 Greeks against
$4,000 ..lbanians.
AS second demand. Greece asks
for Thrace, without Constantinople.
Thrace. according to the memoran-
dunn, is peopled largely by Greeks.
The third territorial claim made
by Greece is for parts of Vilayets
in Asia Minor. These have a popu-
lation, II is said. OF 1,lSs,0O0 Greeks
against 1,0I2, 900 Mohammedans, and
are claimed to he both geographical
1 ly and historically integral parts OF
( Greece"
The evening world., 1919-01-15
ENOUGH IN SIGHT TO FEED
ALLIED AND FREED LANDS
Statement Issued Concerning Meet
ing of Supreme Council of
Supply and Relief.

LONDON, Jan. IS. An oficial
statement has been issued here rela-
tive to the meeting OF the Supreme
Council Of Supply and Relief held at
the Ministry OF Commerce in Paris
on Monday. II follows:
"A statement was before the Coun-
ell summarizing the pi Asent position
OF relief work in regard to Belgium,
Northern France, Southeastern Eu-
rope and Northern Europe. Resolu-
tions were passed respecting the
appointment of committees. repre-
sentative OF the four associated Cow
ernments to supervise arrangements
in certain districts,
"Generally speaking. the position
in regard to Allied and liberated ter
ritories is that there is a sufficient
world supply OF food available 10
meet their needs. and that all posi-
BILE steps are being taken to ascertain
and meet them and solve the at
tendant financial and transport ques.
tions.
Pending the presentation Of the
The evening world., 1919-01-15
MISSION TO VISIT RUSSIA
|SNOW DISCUSSED IN PARIS

cussions proceed. their assumption
being that these will range far into
the subjects Of raw materia, and
finance, proceeding on the theory
that the financial or economic DOM
ination Of small nations by the larger
is no less danger than armed
domination.
The financial programme CT the
league, as viewed in these quarters,
will be TO consider whether the league
tsolf should lend its aid financially
and economically to the small inie-
pendent states which are rising out
OF the war.
The representation OF the various
countries in the inter-Allied Conference
Is still the subject OF revision, but as
outlines by the council the allotment
gives two delegates each to Canada.
Australia, South Africa and India, and
one each 10 New Zealand and New
foundland, in addition to the allot-
ment, as previously announced, to the
other countries taking part in the
war.
This is not considered as giving
preponderance TO Great Britain and
her colonies. but rather as giving the
colonies separate representation ac-
cording to their activities in the war
Also, 1t Is the American viewpoint
that II is preferable to give the colo
nies a direct vote instead of through
the mother country. The interests oi
Canada and Newfoundland are felt {
be much the same as those OF thu
United States, whose Ave members
with Brazirs three. give the American
countries an aggregate OF clever
! members.
America will also be represented by
technical delegates whenever tech
nical matters are considered. Hui
their status will be that OF exchange
able delegates. whereas the re6uftl
members OF the conference will have
a status OF plenlpotentiaries.
The evening world., 1919-01-15
SERGT. VINCENT BARRY IS
REPORTED KILLED JUNE 80
Father Just Receives Final Word
on Fate Of Soldier-Polce
Officers Son Slain.

Sergt. Vincent Barry, previously re-
ported as missing in action on June go
was killed on that date. according to a
later MESSAGE from the War Depart
ment to his father. John Barry. No 203
East I'm Street. Sergt. Barry was
twenty years old and entered Company
!. 3sth Infantry a few days after he
graduated from Fordham University in
June. 1917. The last letter received by
tho father was dated June 30. the day
the soldier was killed.
Private James L. Murray. previously
reported as missing in action. is now re-
ported as having been killed Ost. 10
while building bridges near the Hlnden-
burg line with Company c. 1924 En-
glneers, when almost the entire COM
pany was wiped ut. lie was the son
OF Police Lieut.. James Il. Murray Of the
West i7th street station. Private Muir
ray was twenty-one years old and saw
service with the 22d Engineers on the
Mexican border.
The evening world., 1919-01-15
PACKERS FED mann
WITH $3.50 STEAKS,
CHARGE BY HENEY
Continued from First Pase)

him lin substance that letters Needer
wrote in 1907 and 1908 showed Needer
had given Mann "A horse"
Heney said Or. Adams had found a
letter from Mann thanking Veeder
for the horse.
"Other letters showed that Veeder
had charged the horse 10 the head
OF a certain department, who pro-
tested against the charge" said
Heney.
"Veeder replied there was little
ground for complaint because the
horse was twelve years old and only
cost $50"
When asked to-day about HeneyS
statement regarding the gift OF a
horse, Representative Mann said he
asked several OF the packers wheth
they had an old horse they could not
use. which he could use in his gar
den in Chicago. He said he got a
horse, but didn't know whether
Veeder gave II to him or who II was
Government ownership and not H.
cense OF refrigerator cars and stock
yards was urged by Heney.