Evening star., 1917-11-04

. Mile Marie-Louise Fontaine. whose
father, Prof. c. Fontaine. organized
the French department of the Wash
ing on high schools. later was pro-
fessor of romance languages at CO.
iumbia University and now is a resi-
Her of his native France. has come to
Washington to organize branch of
the Relief for the Liberated Villages.
] Nile Fontaine returned to the United
States last spring and In New York
organized a group under the French
titIe. "Secretariat Francois des Vii
iases Libre" which already has done
effective work in sending clothing.
table linen and other supplies to the
inhabitants Of the reclaimed villages
left by the retreating Germans.
Mrs John A. Logan has accepted the
presidency of the Washington branch.
Her daughter, Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker.
will work with her. Other members
of the committee will be named later.
Mrs Logan was chairman Of a Wash
angton committee for the aid of the
Beigians and she invites all persons
who helped her in that work to aid
her in the new undertaking.
/ Headquarters Donated.
Since early spring George F. Snyder.
with Offices at Room s2s. Southern
building. has been collecting old
clothes. linen. etc. among his friends
And forwarding them to Mile. Fon-
taines committee. He will act as sec
setary of the Washington committee,
Ind has offered the committee his Of
ice as headquarters for mail and tele-
phone calls for information Persons
may call Main 2419 in seeking infor-
nation about the work.
| Donors of all clothes and household
equipment may deposit their donations
1t the Church of the Ascension, 18th
street and Massachusetts avenue. daily
from to $3.50 o'clock. II there are
no facilities for delivery to that point
donors should call Mr.. Snyder's Of
bee and effort will be made to have
volunteers call for the gifts.
Efforts Are Supplementary.
.The pitiable condition of the inhab--
ttants of the villages in France from
which the enemy has departed already
Is known in this country" Mile. Fon-
taine explained Our work ts not in
forf'ct with any other similar effort In
behalf of these stricken peoples 1t is
parliamentary.
1--WE are seeking to appeal for these
far,ilies to as large number Of per-
ions as possible Many who have not
the FUCdS TO wTHe CheCk 1OF a large
amount can afford to give clothes they
no longer necd which would be a boon
10 these families
Mile Fortaine explained that the
tharity renresented was organized in
France because that nation was anx-
tc-s TO show 1t intended to do all It
kould for its own people before any Of
Its members appealed to other lands.
fts honorary president Is Nine. La Com
fessA D'Haussonville. and its active
president is Nine. Adolphe Moreau.
fhe-e are three delegates assigned to
Eo-k abroad. two to South America
4-d Mile. Fontaine to the United
States.
Share Lives Of Peasants.
ban interesting phase Of tho work Of
khis organization in France is the
te-dine of squads of women among
The hundreds Of groups Of villagers
whose homes have been destroyed
These women, many of them Of wealthy
. Ya"'''es share the life Of the peasants
p @Ae villages
NnAds Of the organization. to which
fhis country can contribute. are de-
fc-iSAd as follows:
w" want all kinds OF clothes shoes,
siran
9 ~ want tools and kitchen utensils
q We want threads. cottons. woods
+; And embroidery silks for the refugees
4a--',c their livelihoods with their
/. 4eedles."