The Washington herald., 1915-11-28
PLAN TOASSIST
WARS ORPHANS
English Women Will Appeal
Here for Aid in Behalf of
Fatherless.
MEETING ON DECEMBER S
Florence M. SchoheId and Ellinor Fell
Behind Movement to Care for
Children in France.
MEETING ON DECEMBER S

Miss Florence NJ. SChOf1eld and MISS
ElIinor Fell two English women in
America to enlist aid for the fatherlesSs
children of France. will return to Wash
tngton to present their cause at an open
meeting to be held at New Masonic
Temple auditorium, Thirteenth street
and New York avenue northwest, Decem-
Der 5, at $3.50 O'Clock.
DR.. Neville Monroe Hopkins will open
the program with a series of moving
pictures showing present conditions in
France and throwing vitality interesting
sidelight on the devastation of war in
the realm OF child life.
Miss Schofield and Miss Fell, who are
personal representatives of Alfred
Croiset. head of the Sorbonne ano
director of the ''Orphelinat des Armees,-
a society organized in France for the
nurture and education of the children
of her soldiers, have been signally
successful in their efforts TO establish
an American branch of the organization.
They made their first address on the
subject about three weeks ago at n
small meeting ut the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Hennen Jennings. and from this
developed a comprehensive plan of
campaign which It is hoped will spread
the work throughout the Union. Notable
on the American National Committee.
already fairly well established, are
Cardinal Gibbons. Rev. Hamilton
Schuyler. Hennen Jennings, Joseph
Choate Frederick W. Whitridge. Fred
eric r. Coudert, Frederick Huidekop,r r,
and Mesdames Franklin X. Lane. Charles
s. HamIin, Douglas Robinson, William
A. Gorgas, William Tod Helmuth. Ethel
bert Nevin. John r. Foster. and nifty
others.
Educational Feature.
The Parent Society. which is already
efficiently developed. has been organized
for a period of twentv-one years-until
the last child orphaned by the war shall
have been properly equipped for his ca
reer
President Poincare. of France; mem
bers of the French cabinet, and french
notablcs in all branches of endeavor are
honorary officers or members of the So
ciety. which has begun its task of re-
establishing the homes of France.
Working from a central committee with
branches in every town and village in
France, after inquiring into the circum-
stances operative in each war-stricken
home. the socicty's agents will supple
ment the government allowance OF III
cents a day for each child with an ad-
ditional 10 cents daily. The education
of the children, which is a pivotal point
in the restorative scheme, Will be d.
rected by experts in council with the
mother. Brought up in the religion OF
his parents. the students aputudes Will
be studied with a view 10 deciding the
best career adapted to his talents ana
whether he be a manual laborer. an
artist. or a professional man, the entire
educational facilities OF France will be
at hand 10 promote his development BY
this scheme. France will be practically
re-established within a decade and a han.
If the children are neglected II VIII be
thirty wears before France may again
give 10 the world the special product oil
her genius.
for pennies. nickles. and dimes. for upon
the co-opcration Of the rank and file oil
the citizenship the success of the mission
will rest In this particular war APP
neal even the child's penny invested
in the enterprise launched in the interest
of the fatherless little ones OF France
capitalizes an ultimate hope which VIII
enrich the world at large
Distinguished Persons.
Both Miss schotield and Miss Fell give
vivid piCtures Of the home side of the
conflict member of a family whose
forbea rers went 10 Paris with Richard
Golden on his mission to negotiate
trade alliance with Napoean II, MISS
Schofield has lived all her life in Paris
She is one of two women members OF
the British Chamber of Commerce OF
Paris and n member of the 'Syndicat des
Grands Hotels de Paris. Since the out
break OF the war. part of her hotel has
been given over to various centers or
relief work It houses the British Red
Cross in France One wing is a French
Hospital. Another houses the auxiliary
OF tho Val de Grace and in addition
hospitality is afforded the Signal" an
Office devoted To searching for the miss
ing.
Miss Fell is the youngest daughter OF
the late John Ell. esquire. Of Elan How
and Old DaltonEate House. Inversion,
Lancashire. She is a descendant of the
Fells. Of Redmayne Hall and Swarthmoor
Hall. the latter the home Of the widow.
Margaret Fell. who married George Fox.
the founder of the Society Of Friends.
Four Of Miss Felrs brothers are at the
front One is a briGadier general: another
& brigadier colonel on the X. A. NJ. {.
staff: a third. being above age. is serving
as a stret-her bearer to the Australian
forces in the Dardanelles: and another
IS an orderly in the French Hospital at
AviEny The fifth. who is head of the
Searchlight at BermOndsey. London. s
w. stood within 100 feet or the spot when
a bomb landed during the last Zeppelin
raid in London