Show the wives of naval officer officers the woman who has just come from key west the woman who knows ad nil Illi rals and more than all who knows hobson robson was talking they tell me here that I 1 am not patriotic she n as saying but they do not understand what war means they tee see the war only from a distance sending men off to fight light does doe not seem to mean much to them it sounds well they revel in pa and enjoy it I 1 hare have seen the wives of naval officers gay say goodby to their husbands thinking they may never gee see them again there is some ex cit ement here tint but it is nothing to the tense strain there was to be seen at key west while the warships were thera an officer would be at dinner when a man from his vessel would make his appearance the officer would be on his feet in a minute inmate do yon you want mea me an officer does not go half way to meet a messenger in ordinary times he ile takes things easily the wife of one of the lieutenants of the enelson was dining on board ship with her husband one day when just in the middle of the meal three whistles were heard no one knew know exactly what they were for but they might have meant something fin and poor little mrs lieutenant was hurried into a boat and was halt half way ashore before she had tune time to think war is a serious matter boudo you do hot begin to know what it means here yet I 1 new york times timea |