Evening journal., 1915-05-18
acknowledge GIFT
FOR WAR REFUGEES
Wilmington Boxes to Aid
Belgians and French
Greatly Appreciated
MORE DONATIONS TO
WAR RELIEF WORKERS

The following letter from Mile. d.
EatimauVlle TO a Wilmingtonisn ack-
nowledging receipt of money sent by
her friends In Wilmington tells Of
conditions in Switzerland:
Lausanne. Switzerland.
MY dear friend: This morning
was paid 772f50 (Sl54.50l by the
postman and ! at once sent an order
TO your sister Mime Matthez, sister
of Mrs. W. c. Spoakman. is very
active member Of the Good Samarb
tan Society. which is dovoting itself
TO aiding French and Belgian refugees
and war victims) for 72f50 (Sl450)
as you desire. writing her at the
same time My dear lady, how can
ever thank you for your goodness,
generosity promptncss. ! am over
Nhelmcd with it all. / have indeed
shed tears OF Joy, realizing what this
money will purchase for the poor fell
lows who arc suffering. Not cent
shall be used for Germans, who would
not be brought into the French end OF
the country anyway, and now Ger
many has refused the offer TO take
care OF the wounded. Personally am
glad of il. Il seems she is afraid Of
their being held when they recover.
England. France and even Turkey,
have accepted, but Germany and Aus
trio not. The latter. however. has
not refused outright, but Germany
has. We, too. are doing a lot for the
intorned French passing through. We
arc doing a lot for Besaucon. What
ever Dr. Rouse wants, he expects Lau-
same. and especially our Union des
Femmes TO furnish.
Il am In luck In being a friend OF
the President OF the war Section.
Nine. Mouneron invites me TO 90 any
where and everywhere and gee for
myself
while in Thun, where we go on
the 2Sth, J am going into Berns to
meet the president of the entire or
gsnization; she is a Red Cross di-
rector. as ana determined tO slit
things and find out why the French
end gets less than they need and the
German end too much. l can we'll
imagine how Germans behave with
you, seeing how they act over here
We are as usual disliked by them. as
the English and our consuls have
been given orders to keep out of Ger
many. Our passports will not let us
go and | will never put my foot in
the country again.
Our American pastor is prO-Ger'
man and his wife as WELL so II is al
we can do 10 meet them or go e
church. We have our trials over here
as among German Swiss there hal
been keen sympathy for Germany
however. that is dying out. The mis-
cry OF these poor French. $4,000 q
them, who have entered al Schaffaus
On and Zurich have at last opened IN
eyes al that end. The Swiss too. VIII
have gone 10 Germany TO buy good
have been subjected TO every indig
nifty stripped naked. lining Of coat
ripped. &C.. Sc. treated as spies, &c
all these blunders have acted on th
people. Thank you in advance for III
boxes you speak Of sending the Unio
des Femmes. MaisOi Manuel. ST. Fran
co.'s. Lausanne. The ladies will b
happy to hear that ! shall see to IN
distribution myself and write you al
about n later on. We leave ther
about May IS for Lausanne to get bac
to work. ! was SO dead tired an
mother not stron,. after her Hines
that we just had to get away froI
everything, the strain Is very gres
on the sympathies and heart-strng
besides the actual work. We an
sleeping much. knitting OF course. bt
keeping out in the air Again. thank
and accept my greatest admiraAo
for your cnergy interest accomplis'
ment and marvellous executive abilii
and for having acted so gcnefousl
Always sincerely, Jeanne d'hstimal
VILE"
The boxes referred to in the abo'
letter were sent 10 Switzerlar
through the American Relief Clea
ing House OF Paris, from which
letter was recently received acknoS
sdging their recei.t by the America
Relief Clearing House. letter all
has been received from the America
Red Cross Society by the War Reli
Committee acknowledging donation
n two boxes for Sorvian relief
Donations received by the r,
Cross War Relief Committee throul
the knitting committee recently ar
A friend, ono pair socks; a friend. "
pair socks. other contributions
follows; Mrs. ]. T.. Brinckle. one
dies cloth suit one linen suit, ol