Show Mum Visits in n Chicago To ro See One of Her Boys CHICAGO Chicago Chicago had a distinguished dis dis- distinguished distinguished visitor recently a a tiny year old lady from London England Her name is Mrs Ade Ade- Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide laide Gilbert Mrs Gilbert known to thousands of America service men whom she befriended during the war was in Chicago to visit one of her boys She was the guest of Mr and Mrs Edvin Kodat whose son LeRoy 23 once enjoyed Mrs Gilberts Gilbert's hospitality hos hos- hospitality hospitality in England during the war The tiny sprightly little woman opened her house to servicemen They slept on featherbeds raided her icebox and joked with her on the he brief b leaves they had before the I invasion Mum was in the United States I to visit as many of her boys as she can find They all invited herto her herto herto to their homes to help repay her generosity Inspiration I for her unselfish un ellish acts came from her son Michael a private private vate vote in the British army who was killed She remembered and opened her own home to American lads because be because because cause Michael would have have- wanted that I |