Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-03
FRENCH Child GRATEFUL
ID. FRIENDS IN AMERICA
Writes That She loves Yankee Sol
4 dicrs,- Who Arc Always
$50, N So Jolly.
SOCIETY adopts FoRTY-NINE
Mrs. j. Taylor ElIyson, Chairman Of
Virginia War Relief Committee of
tho FatherIess Children of France,
Makes Report for October.

Mrs j.. Taylor. Eilyson, chairman OF
the Virginia war reliet committee Of
the fatherless' children Of France. sends
tho following lctter from little French
girl to her adopted sister in America:
"My dear sister:
write these words to tell you that
am not in school now, but will be
happy soon. because the school opens
the first Of October.
II have waited little to- answer
Your letter, my dear little sister. for
mamma has been sick with the rheu-
matism lin tho hospital and she suffers
much now, but hopes she is little
My dear little sister, you tell me
that the flowers in your garden are
not like those in France. For several
days It has rained and the cold has
Living is very dear lard is four
franks a pound whereas, before the
war 1t was ono frank thirty centimes
t"Americans in France, when I see
them on the street love so much their
}Ho onm,. manner mann, and we have been so
Dear lille sister. 1 thank you so
much for the boneons. for i; has truly
oeen a long time since we have had
finds nd you and your paren.s Ven; .
The bonbons the little girl received
were sent TO her by friend who went
to France.
Both tho French aud American gov
ernments have requested that we do
not send packages or boxes to the
Those who wish to remember them
Christmas can send n U. S. post-office
order direct to the child. care of its
for. plainly addressed.
ALWAYS HAS WAITING: LIST
- OF FRENCH WAR ORPHANS
Mrs. ,Ellyson. always has waiting
drst ,oI r,reneh war orphans. The cost
%oer is s T. the res1es Of r Its
Ellyson viii send pledge which. when
signed and enclosed to her with first
Bos or girl Mi a asyg age d eiv,n
name. birthday and address Not
penny Of this money is used for ex-
The letters which these children
write to their 'benefactors,' as they
usually call their American friends,
tiful. They come by the hundreds on
every boat. filled with gratitude and
enthusiasm
CHILDREN
Z ADOPTED DURING. MONTH
Fostyrnine children were adopted in
SepteRa Der. .---.-@.., - -, -
SSs es.. H1oss s s;' children
MS; Charles ". Fet?ell. one; woman.s s CLUB 3D.
S eSs he xa By 81 NF us, james pes 5oSs
eas essn;st 5 o4ds sy H Ess,e p T s,s2
Mesn ene S 81 N John Vl Ms1sba III
sSHSHa H x M'af h Rsa
sos wlM S&i,ar iwo Si raloss
Late faris, one; National League for w Nnrs
.ee one s0Ts sdes Bib h Mas 4;,,,,y
y T. Church. Smithneld. VA, By D..
Mood. one.
on Mrs e: {, Martin; ra1ksrssuis. Sc 1 Vs
SSne; ar' Va a. ~ Sro brS%rkenp2ronsh Tappa
Forks; w. Va. one: Mrs IL fi a. ir S!aS
Va 'n nSs M M.s I Es BIZ
MaqGin; Portsmouth. Va, one: Judge r.
" f Pqss GEhI s5SunS Va one Miss
+ wciizel. Riehmond. Va. one: Mrs F. s.
Hope, Portsmou;h Va. one Mrs w n |
": II stuart, Richmond. Va. one: D. M F.
Buysss. .PetsTsSnrs. Va. three: Miss S ri.
Habliston. Rio Vista. Va. three: Mrs Ed.
VIII Those MoFs Ehs have
the second year are! e"'''Fen for
Tate Tate chsneT: Ms :licn ii bas6y. R nis
e% was,t s a.mar N K,ns n.m
ters. R;ehm2nd Va: by Mrs. Jonn y. Light |
va; woodrow Wilson I,crary i''Fsn n"is;l !
state Normal school. Frcderickshure va va (
J. Goals9ey. WakcRrId va: Miss Gertrude
The .foilcsins have adopted eh.ldre, tor
:, Mrs X J: R: smco, l.oyinss,on: Va. one:
b.: PadSett. Williamsburg. Va, one
The following contributions are acknowl- |
y Fr re Mrs: v.c,o.'a = {. Goodwin $40:
ID. II. Burgess. Petersburg. Va. SO.