Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-04-12
a:.s'sGf 30, 900 Soldier Families
Given 100 Francs
by American Red Cross

The American Red Cross has
divided among the Departments
OF France 5000. 900 francs to aid
the soldier families which have
suffered most grievously in the
war. To say that the French
Nation has been touched to its
heartis.no exaggerafion.
Gen. Petain, senator's, and
presidents of departmental conn-
ellis were among the first to re-
ply in terms of warmest thanks;
but other letters that have come
in to MISUNDERSTANDING OF
tllem-breathe a deeper gratl-
tude because they are from those
to whom the money means the
vital necessities of life.
The donations are made in
Iallotnlents of 100 francs to each
fam;ly. In some instances this
sum goes through the procedures
Of the various Departments, III
others it goes direct. Some have
received it at the Mairie-get-
ting it from lie bon pere alter
lie has said mass.
| PEOPLE GREATLY MOVED.
| But however it comes, and
through whatever local medium,
they know the source OF this
bene6cence and are greatly NOV
ed by the generosity Of the
| American people.
A very young child has la
boriously written:
MY little sister and | thanh
the American Red Cross so very
much for the gift Of hundred
francs to our Mama. Our Pap;
died for France, and, Monsieur
long live America.-our Ally
who has come to help us driv
away those nasty Boehes, ant
iwho will revenge the death o
our Papa"
This is one of the many tina
tilave come from the pens of chill
dren. The seven ages of on
iepllemeral existence are, how
lever, amply represented.
LETTER OF GIRL OF II.
The girl of II writes:
II 1T is a wonderful kind 0
friendship, as l was left aIon
without father and brothers;
deed OF friendship rich wit
, material and moral encourage
, ment that | shall keep as a preci
Gus memory of the Amer ical
Red Cross"
! A young widow says
Il have received tile dorati,
| from the Red Cross of Am rica
land am so grateful for this goo.
action. Please, Monsieur, tell t,
this organization, and the gen
ferrous souls across the water. Q
Imy -profoundest and sinceris
Itlla nks. | shall teach my father
less children to love aud respecf
Jour good ally-America. Foi
myself, | shall never forget -
i QUOTATION FROM A GRAND
| MOTHER.
| This quotation comes from :
northumberland the aged have
TASTED The bitterness Of war:
| Monsieur, | address TO YOU
ny thanks for the generous gift
from the American Red Gross,
which was paid to me at the
Marie of the fifteenth arrondis-
Isement. Yet | do not know how
to express my thanks my graft
tude =! My grandson, who was
al MY hope and my support, fell
at the age of 20, mortally wonnd-
ed in Belgium, and died pris-
oner in Germany. 1t is lie who
still watches over me from his
to NIB, and | thank you in his
name. / am "a years old and
have been i'll for years now
shall! never recover from his
Death"
] pray that God will chastise
and revenge us on this cursed
Germany, and that He will bless
all those generous people in be-
loved America who have helped
SO generously the stricken ones
here WHO are suffering in this
war"
CAN HELP HER HUSBAND.
And another woman writes
This gift will enable me to
send parcel to my poor hus-
band, who writes from Germany
Ga prisouer) saying that lie is
starving. God bless the Ameri-
can Red Cross, which came at
such sad time to brighten our
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