The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
ULSTER WAR THREAT
BOON FOR BELGIANS
Refugee Arrangements Made
Before War Utilized Now
in England.
HOUSED IN EARL'S COURT
n, n. v. sTODDARD.

Bclgiaus seems n far cry, yet the two
are Intimately connected Had IT not been
FOR thc plans the FISHERMEN made tho
Belgians could not have been 30 promptly
and effectively cared for.
Infinitely pltfu has been the arrival Of
the refugees. or all ages and conditions,
some with q few francs and a bundle Of
their belongings saved from the wreck
age OF their homes. some utterly destitute
and all with the same cry on their lips
"Everythiug burned 900 More than 900
have already passed through the hands W
the war refugees committee, and homes
have been found for them. They are
treated as guests OF the nation. Offers
from homes for them have come from all
classes, ranging from that of Lord Butte
to house 5000 10 that OF q workngman
who wrote; ~ have i've OF my own, hut
I'd like To Keep little Belgian" The
committee has homes available for 100,-
ouO
It is strange that an organization ca
pablo Of caring for the refugees should
have existed before there was any thought
~ war I'm Belgium, but % did. although
prepared for an entirely different emsr-
EcnCv.
"ClyiI war I'm Ulster" was only three
days on, It is said, when thu European
war started. The word was Ulster will
fight" and 100000 men were said to be
armed. drilled and prepared to resist home
rule. Among mcas uros taken in prepare
removal of families 81 I'ls,crmen from IN.
potential war zone and 1900 homes In
England had been offered 10 the organiza-
ton which was 20 care for them With
tr, cnp,ip, az f,r,.,r NV home tro,,bIe.
were forpoit.p INT tho orqanizasion va,
av,uahl. far h.IpInp rho Rniyf,ns uyhen
th, need cam. and was nlar.d ar tha as.
pCsdi ~ the wa refugees committee.
Nov the commit ee finds homes for the
-.rur... AZ fl, rlt. of OO0 a day T'he
.st r..
al th. pr,s.u' iifue is EorTs Court that
combination OF Madison Sduare Garden
ana Couel Island. with Its great halls and
omen spaces where some of the more per-
/ inanent structures Of the anpssnent sea-
son SIN remain. The big ornamental
pords have, been drained aud a deiected
! looking gondola lies stranded on the mud
/ and rocks o. the bottom Everything tell,
I OF the emergency which brought about the
| change i'm the use IF the amusement park
/ Everything has been splenddly adapted
. f,r lts present purpose and Is astonishingly
neat.
Sleep In Pageant Hall.
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/ pf the tlyV refugees arrive. upypr has
some sort nroyided-orten the first thew
have silent I'm FOR davs-and something
hot to eat Facilities for washing
clothes and for bathing have been pro.
vided
Put 'he people themselves arc far NOR.
interesting than their lodgings They are
quiet and depressed could they he
otherwise sit singIy or In littls
groups, thinking Of what they have UNDER
gone or telling each other OF their
perlences only the children, warm and
well fed again laugh and frolic or ride
madlv about the corridors on trtcycles
that some one has provided
One of the small things that the war
refugees committee does when add'
greatly I" the comfort or the refugees
~ 10 proNide tables where sewing ma
chine ana baskets hlled WIN various
soris or thread ana heedles ana whateNer
~ H''''" 10 'ue,'-"H - p'aNeu ~ ~, ~
disposal OF l''t re,uteeN ! am anu neeu,es
ute stN'u 70 Wv "ul''rI,, ~ W ''io -,
.pe n,'" r'a,,3i, 10 ra,essar,
~ o,'d,,ton. ns SoinIons ba,,. h..n
rocoI,.o6 $40 y,ora in IN. r,o., M
,be,ic condition from exhau.tion and emo
.nr. I'm, tbare nos heer n no,Ic.ahIv
.r,oi, snrount Of Illness and thers has
be.n a calm and grateful acceptanc. Of
y,ha. has been done for them
Roy scouts Give Aid.
THO ho,douo,,or. n, tho war r.,u~e..
,,,,,,,,t,,oo are In tho ,.poraI hu,Id,,,
,r. r,,, n, ,vbIch wa. turn.1
} o,,or 20 tben REM free and here IN.
star, ~ 10 ,,oIuntarv workers attend 10
Tho vast amount Of detail involved II i.a
busy Mace and the thirty Bov scouts are
; nut 10 II to direct the refugees. many
OF whom sneak only French or Flemish,
70 the right department
Next To the headduarters OF IN. conn
J rni,teo and more interesting are the head
ouart.rs Of tho refugees These are IN
,ou yyoodsn huuIIpr originally huIlt
o. r,,I, ana Ia,ter,,. utilized NV IN.
! 1,ta, 80 Nou, to hastily rail.d
nan,hs ro,nird ono rorcib,v Of a charity
$3.50 p,,, s,rb n haza,r M decora-
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