The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-06


subject are invited to a meeting, and
an afternoon tea at the home of Mrs.
j. C. McCHntock, of Fillmore street,
Friday afternoon of next week. Mrs
McClintock spoke briefly before the
Woman's club Thursday at the gov
ernor's house, making her plea for an
interest in these children of an in
vaded land, telling her audience that
she believed they would consider that
assistance in maintaining and educat-
ing new generation of a brave and
suffering people, was a work well
worth while
At the meeting at the home of Mrs
McChntock, an address will be made
by Miss Elinor Fell, an Englishwoman
who is helping in the conduct of the
business of finding gedparents for
French orphans in this country. Flor
ence Schofield and Miss Fell are the
women in this country pleading the
cause of the French children. Miss
Fell is to be in Kansas for a series of
lectures next week, and a date has
been procured for her IN Topeka The
parent organization IN France is man.
aged efficiently and economically, and
throughout this country are local or
CARNATIONS which report to the home
society and operate thru it. The plan
is for each person who wishes to
adopt one of these children, to pay
IN ten cents day, or a little more
than S36 a year. This amount, with
(AIS pensions pdlQ the french gov
eminent, will keep the child with its
mother or some near relative, thus
avoiding the necessity of its commit
ment to an institution The child's
picture is sent to its foster parent in
| this country, and it writes, if it is old
enough to do so; otherwise an older
member of the family writes occas-
lonal letters to the benefactor, with
news of the child's condition and
progress The plan is rich in posi-
, bilities of future good understanding,
not only between individuals. but also
between the nations.
Down at Lawrence there is a COM
mlttee, and quite a number of adop-
lions have been made. One of the
sororities of the university has its
adopted children and receives letters
from them. The American making
the gift, can choose boys or girls as
they prefer.
Monsieur Laird of the University of
Paris. has written to some of the
young Americans who have become
protectors of French orphans as fol-
lows:
You do not know me and I do not
know you. Perhaps we shall never
meet at all, nevertheless, I am writing
to you as to young friends and feeling
towards you grandfather would
feel to his grandchildren to thank you
with heart filled with deep emotion
for your remembrance and your SYM
pathy.
Between your country and mine
there are old ties. When your great
great grandfathers took up arms for
their independence, Frenchmen under
Lafayette and Rochambeau crossed
the big sea to fight for them and with
them You have never allowed this
fact to be forgotten. YOU have ALWAYS
remembered it and them.
+ Today France is fighting a terrible
war
E You know it-you have understood.
You know, too, that a great war takes
many victims and leaves thousands of
little children fatherleSs. You do not
stand on one side and forget that chill
dren need help and protection to grow
kup fine men and women. You will
beTblessed for your generous inspira-
ton.
France is deeply and profoundly
touched, be assured of that. To the
ties which already exist between our
nations you have added one more.
touching in its tenderness
Those little ones of France to whom
your help comes today-thank you.
x
Mr. and Mrs. C. 5. DePass of 1913
Harrison street, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Beatrice, to
Mr.. William A. Wilmoth of Concordia.
Monday of this week. The marriage
was solemnized in Kansas City.
Mr.. Wilmoth is student in the
Kansas State university and a mem
Der of the Phi Kappa Pso fraternity.
Mrs. Wilmoth is making a short visit
to her people. and will leave this week
to join Mr.. Wilmoth in Lawrence.
y X X
The public is invited to a piano re-
cital to be given tonight by pupils of
Miss Blanche Davis, at Walnut Grove
program are: Mary Smith, Hazel
Bowen, Inez Hill, Maude Riley, Gene
We've Russell Dorothy, Webb, Emily
Weller. Naomi Highee, Helen Bowen.
Arthur Reaser and Adele Kellogg.
They will be assisted by Miss Irene
Munson, contralto-
X
The Columbus club has issued in
vitations for dance Tuesday evening.
April 10. at KelIam hall. Dancing will
begin at 9 o'clock.
X
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Kurtz Kellam arrived today
from Kansas City to spend a few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W.
Haughey
Mr.. Byron Davis returned Thursday
night from a trip to New York and
Newark, n. ].
Mrs. Frank Sage has returned TO
her home in AImena, after a visit to
her brother, Judge c. w. Smith.
Miss Nell Allen, who teaches do
mestic science in OSwego college, is
spending the Easter vacation with her
parents. Judge and Mrs. S. H. Allen
Mr.. Hugh Dickerson is in Holton
visiting his people.
Miss Lucille Bomgardner, a student
in the State Agricultural college, Is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs H.
W. Bomgardner. Miss Ruth Taylor of
independence, is visiting Miss Bonn
gardner
| Mrs. ]. NJ. Miller of Council Grove
and Mrs. c. L. Short of Kansas City
| both members of the new moving pic
1 ture censor board, are in Topeka,
/ spending a few days at the Swallow
Mrs H B. Fenton and her son, Joe
| Fuller Fenton. and Mrs. w. A. Eng
fish and her daughter, Wilma, of Kan
/ sas City, are visiting Mrs. Hugh Nc
Vey the sister of Mrs. Fenton and