Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-25

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friends is ) years of age.
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colonial assembly OF DAUGHTERS Of the
American Revolution Thursday at
SapuIpa. and At he conclusion of her
stay in Tulsa will 20 to Musk ogec il
the interest of her work. "Ad)ption'
/ Of a French orphan consists in con
| tributinS 10 cents day for two
| years which amounts to S72, tor his
support for two years. The adopt
/ ion" of 4 BcIoian orphan may be I'M
! dcrtaken for half that amount. Mrs.
/ Thomas ID. Lyons, Mrs. j. Z. Cap
: peau. ir.. Mrs. Douglas w Franchot
/ and Miss Christine MCEwen are the
| personnel OF the committee in charge
of plans for Miss Sells visit and Mr.
| Elton Everett has been made treas
urer Of the local fund The follow
/ ing notes from the Paris Figaro con-
corning the worK VIII be of interest
at this time.
Last autumn the organization
/ known as the 'O~phelinat des Armocs'
/ invited Miss Florence SchofielG an1
/ Miss Elhnor Eel to represent tho
/ cause of the FRENCH children in the
/ United States of America. The mis-
sion was willingly undertaken and
/ by the two women and their inteIi-
gent sBnrathv and Understandings
, went far towards the success of their
| noble niSsiOn-tO ask the American
! people to remember the children CT
| France"
"Americans since the very outbraak
| Of this terrible war have-wc know
with what splendid generosity sue
CoreG the refugee, the homeless. the
wives of coubatants even. Put Il new
| pnd poignant picture was placed be
fore their cyes-the little children of
France whose fathers had fallen in
defense cf their hearths and homes
and the liberties of all nations"
'Inme1iately VAIN hearts were
opened, and hands stretched out by
generous men and women 20 ne TWO,
women pleading the ca1se Of the
children
But Americans arc proverbial for
good sense and Keen business lnteili-
gence. Their aid was not going 10
be given merely to quiet "A conscience
or to satisfy an emotion. They de-
sired that their help should be gwen
IN the manner likely to be most use
ful to.the future of the cnildrCn."
They decided that the best way to
command the sympathy and supper.
Cf their people In this work to re-
licve the orphans of France, was to
ask the American children to take
these others SO much less fortunate
than themselves under their care and
pr'teCtCn.
'"To become 'god-paronts' to the lit
tic ones across lhc ocean-chlldhood
was to care for childhood
This great work was not to be
merely an ahstrac- act following a
passing emotion, but tangible. human,
concrete.
"The name OF the orphans were to
be sent 10 every American child COR
crown-up children. there were many
h1t Tuah gi1a af tha
ocean in the old world and the new
en- intimate personal acquaintance
could spring up, rich in possibilities
of future good understanding.
THE program was simple, and we
have already outlined il on previous
occasion.
Those desiring to help their
French comrades and choose theit |
orphan, adopting = boy or girl as.
they prerer-for a period OF one or
two wears, helping them to the ex-
tent cf 10 cents a day, 5000 year.
s73 for two years, till the old law at
present obtaining Is altered.
IAN that is asked in return by tho
'godparents' is that their little adopt |
ed friends will send them from time |
time postcards giving a little personal |
news and a few words OF friendship |
or If the 'godchild' is too young, that |
a friend might fulfill the office ot
'scribe'.
"This scheme drawn Up by the
Americans and acceptcd by them, was
laid before many meetings and gath
orings thruout the United States OF
America by Miss Florence Schofield |
and Miss Fllinor Fell. The scheme |
and Ideal took hold of all the audi |
cnce and those others 20 whose no
tce this work Is brought. The sue
cess was immediate and touching IN |
its warmth
COMMITTEES were formed IN every |
city visited by the delegates to con-
,inue the propaganda and enlist sym
pathy and enthusiasm for the cause.
"The work of fraternity from.
America 10 France. was started"
The Delphian society met regularly |
Friday evening at the public library, |
with Miss Marjorie Miller presiding
over the session, The evening was
given over TO a review of II. G. Wells
book on the war, Mr.. Britlirg Sees
1t Thru" by Miss Alma Reid Nc
Glenn. Miss McGlenn gave n most in
teresting sketch of the author him
self, of the principal characters In the
book. and told the story the opening
chapters of which are so charmingly |
laid amid the scenes of English coun-
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