Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29

home, she was asked by the French
committee, which had expanded with
the months to the scope of national
organization. to come to America and
plead their cause.
Before beginning her special work of
mercy Miss Schofleld went to England
and persuaded her friend. Miss Fell.
to aid her in her mission. The COM
mittee In Paris which the two women
represent is composed of a group of
prominent men and women of France.
with two American residents. The
president Of the society known as The
Lizard. president of the University of
Paris. and among its vice presidents
are the Duchess Dues. Admiral Four
nier. Gen. de Lacroix. and Rev. DR..
Watson. rector of Trinity Church.
Paris. who is an American.
On coming to this country late in
1915. the two woman delegates of The
Fatherless Children of France allied
American Society for the Relief of
French War Orphans. with headquar-
tiers in New York. in the membership
of whose national committee are sew
enty prominent Americans. including
HCol. Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root.
Robert Bacon and Joseph II. Choate.
1t was in the home of Hennen Jen-
nings. in Washington, that an inter
viewer met the two women and talked
with them of their work a few days
ago. Mr.. Jennings is one of a group of
American men and women deeply in
terested in this work of mercy. They
are assuming the overhead expenses
involved in the relief campaign of the
two women.
This measure of generosity permits
every dollar we are the means OF Sc
curing to go to the children. Not one
is diverted from its ultimate end, said
Miss Schof1eld. THE people of Ameri-
ca have been most generous and in
the sixty-two cities we have visited we
have had gratifying response II was
our modest hope when he stepped upon
American soil and took upon our
selves the unaccustomed role of pub
lie speakers that our appeal might
bring 100000. 1t has brought over forty
times that amount. 1t seems to be a
movement which propels itself along
by the force OF Its own argument. We
merely tell the story of the children
Of France as we saw them. and the
money to save them is given. 1t has
appealed to them by the tens of thous-
ands, and they are everywhere pledg-
ing their 10 cents day to save the
life OF some child of a soldier who
lost his life for France The child is
left in it's own home in the care of it's
mother, thus keeping the family intact
as far as possible.
THE cause has appealed to men and
women alike, and especially to chill
dren," said Miss Schofield. There are
many individual cases of special inter-
est that l could recall If we had time.
but 1 will tell you of just one or two
After our meeting in Richmond the
Governor of Virginia came up and said
I will take care of five orphans. II my
affection for France is not worth SO
cents a day ] am not worth anything.
Then there was a very rich old man
in a western city, a confirmed nissan
thrope, who had never been brought to
countenance single municipal better
ment scheme. nor to contribute to To-
cal or national charity. l do not know
how he came to be touched by our APP
peal. but in any case he pledged him.
self to give the $3.50, which will keep
a fatherless child from starvation for
year. The little girl to whom his