Evening star., 1917-10-01
$1,000 IN A AMONTH
TO WAR ORPHANS
Donated Through American So
ciety to the Fatherless
Children of France.

During September $1,000 more was
donated to the fatherless children of
France. through the American Society
for the Relief of French War Orphans.
Mrs. Hennen Jennings is chairman of
the Washington committee and Miss
Harriet Winslow is treasurer.
This 81 1000 will enable the commit
tee to aid twenty-seven more children.
A correspondence is being carried on
between donors and the children who
are helped.
Samples of Letters Received.
A translation of a letter received
from little ten-year-old Renee Guignot
by the Washington friend who Is help
ing her follows:
How glad 1 was to have news Of
YOU and to know that you are all Well!
wish you a nice vacation and better
weather than we have here, where it
rains all the time. They attribute the
rain to the cannon, which we hear
quite near, only thirty miles away. day
and night, and sometimes the sky IS
red from 1t.
More than that, in 1914, we saw the
shells fall quite close to US. and most
terrible of all. one whole day we had
the dreadful Boches with u.s. How
frightened we were, we little ones. We
were in the cellars and our mothers
watched upstairs
TT was the English who saved us.
It will be a long time before we for
get those terrible days.
ALREADY your countrymen are among
our brave soldiers. Let US hope that
they will decide the end or TINS nlght-
mare
You tell me that your brother is
preparing for the army and that he
will probably soon be ready to depart
for the front in France. l hope very
much l shall have the pleasure to meet
him some day and have news of you
de vive voix.
'1n your photograph 1 admire also
your little dog, Jock. I have one, too.
He has had a German bullet in his leg.
AS for my photograph, you will excuse
me if l have to wait awhile, as the
photographer has so much to do.
And l am afraid you will think me
very curious if I ask your age.
Il am sending also view OF my VIII
lage: you will see how pretty it is.
"Please receive my best wishes and
my sincere friendship
Tells of Changes in France.
From Ellinos Fell. a worker for the
French orphans now in France. the
following letter was received:
off to all our committees telling them
something of the changes here in
France. as we'll as thanking them for all
the name of the Paris committee for all
their efforts. The country is worn out.
body and soul and it is up to Ameri-
cans to realize it fully and save it
through the children.
1T seems as though the British and
the Americans have got to win the war.
and it is still a tough piece of work,
one that will need all the grit and
stamina of America, and thorough
understanding of the common sacrifice
and responsibilities and obligations.
"A great many of the ambulance men
and others over for the first time are
almost beside themselves with depres-
sion. suddenly realizing facts which no
one on your side has ever really grasp
ed. One feels so sorry for them. The
one idea is to get to work, the harder
the better.
prices are terrific $50 a ton for coal
Ten francs a pound for meat. four
pence each for fresh eggs. and butter
has been as high as ten and eleven
francs the pound
"God help the poor this winter