Show 1 4 t 1 H ty 1 addressed to this department should o oo De to Miss Mill I I Kaye Kay Department Salt Lak Lik Telegram Salt Lake City Utah II are limited to one on question each eath written on only one aldo SW of the I I paper with full name nam and add address rea of writer appended alto also name namo or Initials ti tibe tobt to tobe I be bt used for tor Identification In column All names name and addresses addressee are Cr hSI held h la I strictest confidence i 1 Do 00 not write In pencil a Do not ask alk for private reply F For r special service phone Witch flO between 11 and 12 I S Wh WIS n nee rv PS chona chon h n fa for the tha t location atlon of Cf an nv commodity mentioned In thu I u department tm pa D Dear r Miss Mica Kaye Kayo Jut Just another adorer dorer come to wor wore ship If Sir only more members of the so cc ca cart called led weaker sex were as a. broadminded broad broad- minded and thoughtful as you what a happier happler place this world would be But Instead some women seem to to tobe be born trouble makers rest est ce cc cepas cep p pas pai s Dear Miss Mi Kaye what I want to know is is s What are the duties of a private secretary to an official ofa of a large business concern other than those of of attending to all cor correspondence spon- spon dence clence Thanking you In advance for your kindness i remain PEGGY Salt Lake t T It li is I some so-some o some women do sometimes seem to have a troublesome trouble trouble- some mo iO mission In life but HOW they are to to be pitied I Ever EYer think of ot that Peggy darlin How dreary It be not to have havo love in theeart the heartt tl eart And how host unbeautiful life if Jt ono must forever see sea It murky lenses So Pegs lets let's not rather honey lets let's offer to lend them our roseate lenses wherever opportunity affords and possibly coming to love them even as Sc we do sometimes here and thoro there one ne will determine to acquire a pair for tor herself will herselt will never again don the deceiving falsifying murky ones So lets let's promote a pink spectacle spectacle spec spec- society Peggy what Peggy what say My iry dear Ive I've Just been wondering for tor or a R. moment If It we arent aren't all aU of ot one rie mind so far as private secretaries secreta secreta- rica ries are aro concerned and I believe we ye are What I should like In mine I most any business man would liken like Uke in n his It is this In addition to transcribing my dictation accurately accurate accurate- ly and promptly and reading proof-reading her letters for tor possible corrections to be made I should like Uke her to re receive receive re- re my callers in a polite gracious clous m manner properly separating them according to their appointments or their needs etc to open and sort eort my ny mall mail giving proper attention to anything of ot emergency nature to toI 1 I make note of my engagements reI reminding re- re I minding me of them at the proper j I tie to protect me from unnecessary telephone interruptions to KEEP I I MY dY AFFAIRS TO HERSELF In addition to my requirements I would add one that one that of keeping the employers employer's personal accounts and I believe the field fleM is covered I The best private secretaries have haven havea n a thorough general education educatIon uni uni university or college preferred preferred plus plus I special training in the line Une which the employer follows I told you about the school In Los Angeles that specializes Inthe in In- the making of ot private secretaries didn't I Miss Peggy Pe Most welcome S Dear Miss Kay Kayt A A friend of mine wh who recently came here from Europe t tells ls me that hundreds of people ask her In England and on the continent what is the origin of the term douch boys for American soldiers She Sho sayS says that since ince she has been in America she has asked everyone she shei i has met thi this question and that i while all 11 look intelligent for a mInute minute min mm ute as if they were going to respond In the long shot no one gives gives' her heran heran heran an answer She says that she Is beginning to believe that her chief mission in coming to America Is to get this question answered At M the request of many I am putting putting putting put put- ting It up to you My Mr friend would like to send copies 0 of your solution to the m many ny who have failed her and also to many who asked the question overseas i S By agreement I am to sign this communication communication- 4 SWEET PEA Salt Lake I Ah Ah what a a. privilege The rhe term doughboy dates back t the e Civil war so BO this is an old story I shall tell you I am surprIsed surprised surprised sur sur- that Friend has found no one oneto oneto oneto to tell teU It to her before When army wit w was vas aroused by bythe bythe bythe the large lars globular brass buttons on th tle e new war days uniform somebody he must have been a aMilar sailor Milar dubbed the buttons doughboys dough dough- b boys lI because they reminded him himot of ot the boiled boned dumplings of raised d ugh commonly served in ships' ships masses and well known to all saUrs sailors sail saU- ors ore rs as doughboys The The name appealed and carried Soon it came to be applied not to the buttons but sort of in derision to the enlisted Infantrymen wear- wear wearing in ing the he buttons In ln the A. A E. E P. P the term was applied applied ap ap- ap- ap plied to all branches and all grades of ot the service len 1 I hope this will win satisfactorily answer answer an answer an- an the question Sweet Pea for forI I should love to know that Friends Friend's mission to our beloved America proved proved not unsuccessful D Dear ar Miss Kave Kaye This is m my first attempt to write t you I am a boy 13 years old I l Iam Iam lam am going to school Could you please pease hel help me find work after s school hool and on Saturdays My mother is a widow I also have a aS cr crippled p led S sister I would like very much much- to help them Hoping to get an answer and with best wishes to you BUDDY Salt L Lake ke Bless you Joau my big man I Just know theres there's some person In this city effy who needs a a. good earnest lIttIe litS lIt lIt- S J tie chap like you for tor after atter school and Jand and Saturday work ork Why Vb Im I'm afraid atra d Id I'd begin to doubt the balance bal hal ance e of ot things s' s If no person had a a. place for YOU But of course ther there Is your place place we we Just need to find tind It that's all an And so so all aU to th tile the C fore ore rc Little sister r. r mother and I arc going to hold the best thought ever Just ever Just know that we cannot fail fall my secretary Is going to act as the medium and all the rest rest rest- every even reader of f this column column Is is going go go- ing to cast eager ey eyes s about for fOr- YOUR Very ow own right place And u. u then presto when presto when its it's found someone will wUl phone Miss Secretary shell she'll phone you and arrange fo for tor you to meet the the prospective prospective employer em I and the deed Is done donel Simple too isn't it Buddy DUddy But Dut meantime honey of ot course coure I you ou mustn't be bo Idle must idle must be right righton on Oil or the alert yourself for tor who knows YOU might be the on one destined to locate tho the place after atter all aUl Call up boy right away and lelus let lel letUs letus us havo have a phone number if It yo you can Maybe you can borrow the uso use of ot a a. neighbors neighbor's phone for tor th this occasion Try Dear Der H Mother You are a mother to all of us arent aren't you ou I can hear hundreds hundred answering YES VESI Doesn't it it- seem seem nice to have such a a big family that thai loves you dearly All mothers mothers' like to help their children so I know kno-it P you will help me again as you did last summer What Is the meaning of the name I Ju Juanita nita Thanking you most sincerely I Sal wonderfully sweet of ot you to tofee fee feel teel that I give you such thoughtful thought thought- ful care that Im I'm entitled to bo be catalogued with the mothers I I thank you little dear and assure you that it Is not only nice to have you all all but that I Just couldn't get along without you The name Juanita is the feminine feminine femi femi- nine for tor John and really reany means Little John You are very welcome welcome but but honey do you come ome only once onca a year Dear Miss Kayo Kaye I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the good advice I I. I received from you and end to tell you that I am much happier since I re received received received re- re Jt It My y trouble this time Is I. not so serious but quite annoying I have little white specks on my finger nails There are as many as aa three and four on some of th the nails I I. I have never had them until just lately Manicurist says they are from typewriting and she has never been able to remove them Will you please tell me someway way to remove them Thank you very much L. L M M. Idaho Joy is me L. L M. M JiLt It anythIng makes the wheels go round it Is to know that effort has not be been n spent in vain x I thank you for tor telling me that I X made you happier by giving you a working plan No- No dear No-dear dear I cannot tell you how to remove the white spots from your nails because It cannot be done I X can though tell you how t to prevent them And really after all that is better anyway The white marks marks' are caused by bruises to the nails while they were yet in their Infancy Infancy up up under under un un- der the scar scarf skin As they push forth in growth and that portion becomes visible the bruise takes on the form of ot the the white mark It Is possible that you could have caused them them them-by by bruising the nails on t the e typewriter but being an operator myself I cannot quite im imagine m agine how bow yo you could put your fingers fingers fingers fin fin- gers In position to do it So So I hazarding the guess that you are wrongfully accusing the keyboard and overlooking the tho guilt of ot a a. metal cuticle pusher or something of that sort In manicuring only the very gentlest methods should be employed and certainly no metal Instruments Soft wood wood- orangewood for tor Instance is advis advis- able Likely youve you've gotten the white whito spots since youve you've changed manicurists or bought new ments menta of ot somo some sort So look up the real cause remove it and therell there'll never again be annoying bruises And dont don't forget torget that the bruises are not made to the tho visible nail nan but to that portion of ot it which is still stUl in hiding beneath the scarf Icart skin Write and tell teU me about the solution solution so- so lution of ot this wont won't you I |