Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30

him forwarded on leave to Paris. and
there make him feel less lonely, less
cut OF from his own people.
American Girl Proud Godmother.
l know little American girl in
Paris. aged twelve. who now is the
proud godmother of five soldiers One
of her godchildren. aged twenty-four,
came to visit her and remained week
Her father lives in a house that once
belonged to an empress, and from it a
garden. by terraces. steps down to the
Seine. Here the young man from the
trenches used to sit with Paris stretch
ing for miles below him. with gentle
folk to wait on him and his little
American godmother to walk with him
along the paths where Eugene walked
with a Napoleon.
There is another very good bargain
and extremely cheap.
Would you like to lift a man bodily
out of the trenches and for six days
not only remove him from the i'm
mediate proximity of asphyxiating
gas, shells and bullets, but land him. i'm
all places to a French soldier the most
to be desired, in Paris? Not only land
him there. but for six days feed and
lodge him. and give him a present to
take away" 1t will cost you thirty
francs. or Sc. He would be your per-
missionaire." but for life you would he
his debtor. For during those six days
what pleasure you would receive in
knowing you were keeping a man not
only in Paris, but from death. II you
want a permissionaire. write to NJ.
Douant, "a Rue Richelieu, Paris.
In Paris we hear that on Wall street
there are some very fine bargains. We
hear that in gambling in war brides
and ammunition everybody is making
money Very little of that money finds
to To ESro IN, lar arft sl
/ am going to give list of the names
of those men.in America who are MAX
ing enormous fortunes out of this war;
and who have not contributed to any
charity or fund for the relief of the
wounded or of their families. If you
don't want your name on that list you
might send some of the money you
have made out of munitions. and at the
expense of other mems lives. to any one
of the $500 hospitals in France. to the
clearing house. through H. H. Harjea.
81 Boulevard Haussman, or direct to
the American Red Cross. If you want
to teach a trade or a PROFESSION to
your check to Miss Winifred Holt. or
Mrs Cooper Hewitt, Hotel Ritz Park.
or if you want to help the orphans OF
soldiers killed in battle write to Au-
gust F. Jaccac. Hotel de Crillon: n
you want to help the families of SOL
diers rendered homeless by this war.
to the Secours National. through Mrs
Whitney Warren. 16 West 47th street.
New York: if you want to clothe a
French soldier against the SHOWS OF
the Vosges send him a Lafayette kit.
In the clearing house in Paris ! have
seen on file 10000 letters from French
soldiers asking for this kit. Some OF
them were addressed to the Marquis
Lafayette. but that is the wrong ad-
dress The clothes will get to him
quicker If you forward 81 to the La
fayette kit fund, Hotel Vanderbilt. New
York II you want to help the Serbian
refugees, address NJ. Vesnitch, the Ser
bian minister to Paris.
If among these bargains you cannot
And one to suit you. you should consult
your doctor Tell him there is some-
thing wrong with your heart.
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