Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-16


Universlte Populalre in Paris. What
are we going to do with our chill
] dren? We can't leave them alone To
become yaRabonds In the street. Mon
sieur Vita thought a moment and
I then replied simply I'm take en-
/ what will you do with them in
| quired the soldier II don't quite
| know replied Monsieur Vita, but
/ do know there's enough Kind hearts
/ to take care Of the children of our
soldiers. I'm going to bank on that
the rest is only detail
Response Is Rapid.
The result justified Monsieur Vitta's
I confidence AS soon as his work be-
came known its development was ra-
pld Everyone wanted TO do some
thing and among the more consptcu-
/ Gus were Madame Emil lola Mile.
| Deleasse daughter Of the minister OF
! foreign affairs. Monsieur Clemenceau,
| Severinc and other celebrities. the
practical details. which are mostly in
charge of literary men and dramatic
artists such as Monsieur Vita, Xavier
Privas, the well known song writer
ana Madame PriVas, and Monsieur
| Finaly Of the Odeon, are regulated
with method and efficiency which
show that professional people can be
practical It is due to them That
from mere temporary relief meas
ure has grown a permanent charitable
work that will make its influence felt
for twenty years TO come. The or
phans Of the war are now taken In
permanent charge by the association
"Orphelns de la Guerre' which Will
educate them, train them for some
useful occupation in life and watch
over them until they arc of the age to
20 it alone In numerous rcgues pro-
vided for the purpose in Paris, emil
dren newly born whose fathers have
fallen on the field of battle, are re-
ceived with their mothers and from
these collecting stations, as soon as
they are in sufficient number, they
are forwarded here.
Mothers who refuse to be separated
from their children, though unable to
give them care that they should have
come along also aud become foster
mothers 10 several others. Fathers
who hesitate to abandon their chill
dren permanently are permitted to
send them TO remain until such time
as they come back from the war and
wish to reclaim them. Many fathers
whose children have been received
here, brought their Wills to the asso-
citation before going to the front,
leaving their property to be admins
tered by the association for the bene-
fit of the children in case they failed
to return
Originally they were all housed in
one Of the large hotels, but further
accommodations were soon needed
and 10 villas have since been placed
at the disposition Of the society. II
is intended that the children shall
grow up with the same cheerful and
healthy surroundings as if they were
in their own families. The children
are not only Immediately put into the
hands Of competent teachers but
healthy amusements are provided for
them. including concerts and moving
pictures Even n hot-chestnut man,
who had lost his regular city trade in
Paris, was imported
Those who are old enough to begin
learning a trade find plenty of oppor-
tunity in The different workshops and
sewing rooms. The teachers are re-
cruited chiefly among the mutilated
Of the war
Among the children received in the
last arrival was the 6-year-old son of
a soldier in the ranks and whose
mother was killed during the bonn
hardment Of Rheims Another was
the 1l-yeaT-old son Of a soldier in the
trenches ia the north and of mother
who had been taken captive by the
Germans Maurice Lefort, 9Near-old
gamn Of the military zone OF Paris
was found abandoned in a cabin of
the zone his father having been call
ed To arms and his mother having
died since his departure,
The correspondence Of this move
ment is filled with pathos The sum
of S2j, gotten together in one of the
trenches of the Argonne, two sous at
time, was sent to the association as
an expression of the gratitude of the
soldiers for the care given TO the chill
dren Of two Of their comrades whose
mothers had died since the war be-
gan Tn employees of the Paris mu-
nicipal pawn shop, which is familiarly !
called ma tantc' instead of "my !
uncle sent $40 with the mention that !
it was for the nepheWs of ma tautc.' |
Extremes meet I'm this work--ali |
social and political barriers having |
been broken down Judge Durand |
of the Court of Appeals of Paris. for |
merly Judge of the criminal court |
came to bring encouragement and do |
nations. While making his round OF |
the villas he was brought face to face !
with an old acquaintance.
II was Charles Yvetot. who former |
ly passed for one of the most redouht- |
able rcvomtionists of Paris and whom !
Judge purand had occasion TO SEN
tenee To several years imprisonment
Tor revolutionary propaganda Meet |
ing at the door of one of these villas, !
around which a dozen or SO of the lit
Tie children were playing, there was a
moments hesitation, then both put
out hand at the same time.
Papa NNctot as he is called. !
works alongside Maurice Puio. the
ruNallSt, who occupies the other cX-
treme of political scale Rabbi Levy
Joins his effort To that Of Cardinal |
Annette and other Catholics, Protest
ants, non-hehevers and even Anna
mites