Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-04

TTHAT there is great need at present
i for food and clothes for the children
of France, who have lost so very much
In the weF, is certain. Miss Jane Bates,
of Villanova, and Miss E. B. Jackson, of
1928 Spruce street, have received APP
peals from Mrs. Julia Tyler Fleurot, who
IS working with the soldiers in Paris
and is now turning her attention to the
children as well. Mrs. Fleurot writes
Miss Bates inclosing letter from Mrs.
Nora Davenport, who has undertaken
the care of so small children herself.
Mrs. Davenport says that DIR. George
Migot and his wife some years ago
started up a mission school with a
country home for the children in Tril-
port. Doctor NIigot was minister and
studied medicine i'm order to be able to
do more personally for the poor and de.
voted his life to this work, sending the
i'll children to the country every sum.
mer, teaching them trades and relieving
the misery of the slums the Charonne
quarters of Paris) Doctor Migot died a
few weeks ago and his assistants now
find themselves face to face with many
difficulties. The country home has been
taken by the village of Trilport for the
refugees of war, so about all the work
ers can do now is to try and provide
food and clothes for the 300 children
they have formerly cared for. Mrs.
Fleurot says: "I am sending the letter
N1rs. Davenport's) to show you how
much a little money would help to feed
some of these children-there are 300
and this Mrs. Davenport is undertake
ing, and has since the war, to take care
of so alone with any help she could get
If you can get some of your friends
interested in collecting n little money. 1t
IS a wonderful charity-and they are in
need; also we would be grateful for any
clothes for children from the ages of 10
to IA. You have no idea how far a little
money goes II one just puts it in the
right place. There are so many daily indi.
vidual cases. 1 hope that soon this fear.
full war will be over-every one here is
feeling happy over the present battle
It must weaken the enemy immensely.
Please remember me to Miss j
and tell her that the American Ambu.
lance is quite empty just now; none of
the Verdun wounded has been brought
to Paris. If you can do nothing please do
not let 1t worry you. 1 know how gen.
erous the people have been in America.
JULIA TYLER FDEUROT."
The hardship of these little ones, who
have hitherto been able to get bit of
country air and now have hardly enough
food to eat, is pitiful, and 1 have no
doubt that the American public will re.
spond to this call as to many previous
ones.
The st. Nicholas Day Nursery affair
last night was great success, and no
doubt the small kiddies' home on South
18th street will be greatly enriched by
the various donations to the cause.
Among the prominent women connected
with the nursery are: President, Mrs.
Charles II. Howell; first vice president,
Mrs. Theodore Spencer; second vice
president, Mrs. Sydney Thayer; treas
urer Mrs. Henry Paul Baily; secretary,
Mrs. Guilliaem Aertsen, Jr.; managers.
Mrs. Henry f. Busch, Mrs. Henry Bar
tol Brazier, Mrs. William e. Chamber
lain, Mrs Isaac II. Clothier, Jr,, Mrs. N.
Myers Fitler, Mrs. Edwin H. Fitler, Mrs
Edward d. Chase, Mrs. William II.
George, Mrs. John S. C. Harvey, Mrs.
Nathaniel Knowles, Mrs. Walter S. Mas
sey, Mrs. Sidney Mason Mrs. c. Wilmer
Middleton, Mrs. Richard Evans Norton
Mrs. ]. Ernest Richards, Mrs. Howard
Sellers, Mrs. Henry C. Thompson, Mrs
Paul Thompson and Mrs. Albert d.
Whiting. NANCY WYNNE