The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07

OF cheap though good ana substant1al
meals for poor studemtn Two meals
a day. at midday and at night. con-
sisting OF bread and meat and vese-
tables, may be had for fifteen francs
a month. We have many poor stu
dents from Montenegro. where there
is no university, and also many from
Herzegovina, BOSNIA and Turkey. who
prefer to live in Servta.
"Then there's another organization
known as the Society OF Princess
Ljubitza, established about twenty
Ave years ago, the aim of which IL to
restore the orthodox Greek religion.
Away back in tho fourteenth century
the Turks invaded Servfa and did
their best TO make the people lose
their religion and become MoslemA
They closed the churches and put up
mosques instead. This society by its
activities has finally succeeded in re-
storing tho bells to our churches
the mosques have none-after many
centuries of silence. OF course the
churches have had to be equipped all
over again with books and furniture
and the clergy reestablished, and that
has been their Work.
Some prominent women in Servia
have organized a founding hospital
for babies born fatherless or found In
the streets. think we have less Of
that than many countries have, but
that Is another OF those bad things
that come with civilization. DR..
LJochich. a woman doctor. Is at the
head OF II. This DR.. Ljochich, in
spite of the fact that she Is very well
OF, is educating her four daughters
to be selt-supporting. One Ia study
ing to be a doctor, another a banker,
the third will be a lawyer and the
fourth is studying natural sciences.
This founding hospital takes care
OF the children until they are eight
years old, unless they are adopted
before that time. What to do with
these children when they are over
eight If the great question now. We
must plan some way OF caring for
them. We are thinking OF organizing
home to bring them up to be cooks
or maids or dressmakers; II Is very
hard to get servants in Servia, so
many OF us think this an excellent
scheme.
zone OF our very newest move
ments was inaugurated by our chief
OF police in Belgrade. He says that
when a young girl is brought to him
because OF some misdemeanor he does
not want to punish her by putting her
in prison where she will he thrown
into contact with bad women and
hardened criminals. So he Is going to
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women, and he wants us to handle
them and see what we can do for
| those young girls. He also wants us
to visit the women in the prisons, ia
help them. to give them work and
to try to inspire them with a longing
and courage for a wholesome, honest
life.
THAT is like your Big Sister move
ment, you say? don't know any
thing about that, but our chief OF po-
lice was much impressed by a fine
organization of the sort he observed
In Sweden.
"In normal times Servia Is a very
happy, comfortable land. There are
few, almost no poor people and beg
ging is practically unknown in the
country anu very Itiic III ING SNlSo
Just now there are probably 100000
women and children being cared fol
in the concentration camps; as soor
as they can be put back on theii
, farms and help to rebuild their homes
things will look better for Servia-
"You see what stupendous tasl
is before us women; practically thu
whole rehabilitation OF our country
falls upon us, and we must not fail
That is why I want to add my plea 4
that of Nine. Grouitch, your country
woman and mine. who Ia taking th'
most effective way to help us built
up our desolated country. II yol
Americans will only help us as sh'
asks, with grain and seeds and farm
tools, you will be helping US TO ge
on our own feet again and help our
selves"