Show This War Bride Proud roud to Be One Onek I 4 k I. I 4 If L L L- Ji e L If k ij fl n rJ L 4 eo L 4 J Works Cheerily Till War Ends I i I IL L LI I E s I r rf 1 f rr I S V s f 4 4 4 4 s Ji 44 M j I t. t q jL- jL t- t AI Mrs rs Vivian Otwell Pounds Brass' Brass While Iii Husband Is TV Working or Away Alva to Ge Get t II His is Commission r i Editors Editor's Note Nole This is the first of ot a n series of stories from the thc J I pens of or Salt Lakes Lake's s 's war brides They will tell how v 1 they hc are me earning i their own living while their husbands arc nay away fi fighting for l liberty bert j jand I and anti democracy how democracy how how they arc helping helping- to win the war by hy making it I iI t possible for the men they married to tu join the tho colors I I I I IBy 4 By Mrs 11 Vivian Otwell I 1 C JUST f fine Ine JUST J eJ This Is what what I told The I Republican Herald I e ral d It e p u hi I ca n re reporter p or t e r w who nho ho asked me how I liked being a war bride But It Is fine lne and wh why shouldn't an American war bride b be the proudest person erson on earth and nd glad to he married to a fellow who Is awn away fighting for tor his count country country coun coun- t try n I believe we war r brid brides s should be mighty might glad clad to work and amI do our share In making our husbands feel Ceel that we are capable of taking care of ourselves while they are arc doing their bits for Cor Uncle Sam I know it makes m a certain Robert Hobert G. G Ot- Ot more contented to he be away when he knows that I am earning m my fly own living JIving and that It makes his work and stud study all the easier casler to kno know that I too am busy and happy In my work back hero here at home I Ie I skilled d Operator Perhaps my lot has been easier than most of ot the war var brides for I Iwas Iwas x was working as a telegraph operator operator opera opera- tor for Cor the tho Western estern Union when we Wc were married last September September- the to be exact I just kept kepton on working for fOI m my husband Robert Hobert G G. Otwell soon left with his regiment resl regi regi- ment the third Forty infantry for Camp Pike lies lie's been transferred to the HIe Fourth company compan military branch blanch and antI Is now at the training camp In Chattanooga Tenn lies He's soon to be examined for tor a commission commis sion and hes he's going to get set It It too toolIe lie was a sergeant In the Forty Fort third supply company I am Im now no- noat at th the We Western tern Union office In the tho Newhouse hotel and doing m my dally daily work just as areman are aro man many other Salt Lake war brides It seems that I enjoy every click of ot the Instrument at my elbow that elbow that its it's more play than work now even en thou though h my husband Is many miles awa away aay For I know ho he Is doing his dut duty and that Its It's up to me inc to do domy domy domy my share and to be glad o of the thc chance Will ili Keep lp on Working Im I'm going solnA to keep right on working working work work- ing ins even though Robert does win his commission and Im I'm going to 10 keep on being proud of or him bUn even oven though he But Dut he will Im I'm sure Hes He's down in Dixieland now his own country for country for he was born In Georgia Georgia and and Id I'd rather I have him there than any place I if I he must bo ho away from me nt at all I Im I'm 18 years ol old and m my hU husband band I Is JR 21 24 I lie In the thc was arm army seven years before I met mN him and of ot I dont don't believe bellevo there Is course a better better- soldier In all an o of Uncle Sams Sam's army That's another reason Im I'm gl glad d d' d to be a war bride And there arc are lots Jots more too more too man many to tell ten you OU OUan all an about them Of course the most Important reason Is Robert Hobert G G. Ot Otwell Ot- Ot All tho the others t added added addell add add- well are arc jus just ed ell ones to make me happier and glad Klad Jad to be able to help until he re re- re turns Of course I want the thc war to be over Just 1 as soon as can be but I Ir r ant t ant to see our fellows whip the he kaiser before it is over O even though It keeps us war brides alone and at work And ao so does docs Robert nobert I |