The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-07
D. A. R. HELPS WAR ORPHAN
Kenosha Chapter at Meeting at Home
Of Mrs. Beacher Unanimously Votes
to Send Funds for Support of
French Orphan.

AhS A0HFllAIso VI AAlANAASGb ID Ill
mately connected with the happiness
of all mankind. She will become safe
and respected asylum of virtue, in
tegrity, liberation, equality and tran
quill happiness. y This century ind a
half old statement of Marquis de La
fayette was one Of tie interesting
things brought ont in the paper, writ
ten by Mrs. Roy X. Dorr, and in her
absence read by Mrs. Harry Skinkle
at the meeting Of the Kenosha Chap
ter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution ON Monday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. ii. G. Beecher at 433
Pleasant street. 1t marked the strange
position which Lafayette has held
and still holds as the connecting
link between the two leading republics
Of the world.
The paper told in an interesting way
of the devotion which Lafayette had
for the cause Of liberty and freedom
as exemplified in his support Of the
American colonies in their fight
against tyranny. With equal interest
it showed the love and respect which
he demanded from his soldiers and
which placed him second only to
Washington in the esteem of the revo-
lutionary fighters. The paper declared
that love of freedom rather than hat
red of England was said by Lafayette
to have been the reason for the inter
vention Of France just as today the
American republic is moved, not by
hatred of the German people, but by a
love for the principles of democracy.
An interesting local touch was given
to this account Of the life and work
of the great Frenchman by telling the
story of Settle Capron, the grandfather
Of Mrs. Dorr. Capron at the time OF
the return of Lafayette to New York,
recalled the time at the battle of York
town, when bullet meant for Lafa-
yette grazed the hat of the Frenchman
Capron, who was a soldier of the in
trepid Marquis, This DETECTION OF the
bullet-because the French soldier was
very probably saved the life
of the French patriot,
After telling of the part which La
fayette played in bringing America
liberty, Mrs. Dorr in a fitting conclu-
sion pointed out the debt which we
now are paying to France and appro-
priately connected the past with the
present. eve owc France said the
paper, "not only for the liberty which
she helped us to secure in the 18th
century, but also for the wall Of flesh
and blood with which she has protect
cd our freedom in the twentieth. Had
it not been for the valiant resistance
Of the French and their watchword-
They shall not pass the merciless
Hun would today be on our shores.
We are at last meeting our obligation
TO France. We are sending her our
best and will send more and more un-
TIL the invader is crushed, the de-
vastated regions are rebuilt, and the
world is made safe for republics like
France and the United States forever.
The friendship of the two nations is
just beginning"
In the short business meeting which
preceded the paper, the members of the
chapter voted unanimously to give
enough money from their treasury to
support one French war orphan. This
is in addition to a liberal contribution
to the Patriots Fund and other war
activities. The money will be sent i'm
mediately to Madame Jusserand, the
wife Of the French ambassador to the
United States, who is in charge of
the fund.
The musical part of the program
was furnished by Hazel Mikkelsen and
William Wussow, two violinists, ac-
companied by Mrs. w. H. Schroeder,
who in several violin numbers won the
praise of the members with their won
derful musical feeling and a knowledge
of technique far beyond their years.
AS part of the literary work of the
meeting Miss Emma Brister read the
paper by Miss Maude Yule on the
"Causes of the Great War;" which
was first presented at the meeting
of the Woman 5 Alliance last week,
and which won equal response among
Tho NOM hnrc nf tho n a. u