The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-21

@S@ Richard Wilson (kate Kan som)of Nashville, will read with in- terest an excerpt from a very attrac- lively written article in a Tennessee exchange of recent date about Mrs Wilson's appointment as state chair man for Tennessee of Le Biea-Etre du BIesse, a charity established for the welfare of the wounded during the war. ~
 Accompanying the article is 8 beau- tiful picture of Mrs. Wilson, whose grace and charm have made her one of the most admired and popular women in southern society. Mrs. Wilson has visited Birmingham. and during her brief stay here added many friends to her already large list who will be tre- mendously appreciative of the follow ing:
 sLe Bien-Etre du Blesse, a pet French charity, is to be represented by Mrs Wilson as state chairman In Tennessee. Rememb ering Mrs. Wilson many exceptional talents, her qualif1- cation as a leader and her popularity, through close association Mrs. Marie B. Maxwell, one of New YorlS's most prominent women, submitted her name upon request for a chairman for this state to the American presidents, Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Gertrude Atherton.
 .It Is well known fact among Mrs. Wilson's friends that what Mrs Max well herself suggests to her, you are the right person for the right place, is true. For there is not an acquaint- ance of Mrs. Wilson who does not recognize her ability as an executor and for properly disseminating her talents and accomplishments.
 Mrs Wilson's appointment came direct from Mrs. Atherton, the famous author who writes Mrs. Wilson to this effect Mrs. Maxwell writes me that she has very kindly asked you to form a committee in Nashville for the pur- pose of raising funds for Le Bien- I,tre du Blesse, the Marduisse d'An- digne, president, and I would certain ly be very grateful if you did, for the organization has grown so rapidly that more and more funds are needed. I would suggest that if you are sue cessful you have a Nashville bank as treasurer and send the money direct to Paris to the Marouise d'Andigne, pres- ident of the Le Ben-Etre du Blesse.
 sLe Bien-Etre du Blesse, a charity for welfare of the wounded, has grown to be one of the beneficial and popular organizations in France, and as Mrs Maxwell suggests to Mrs. Wilson, should mean great deal in bringing the American and French nations to- gether.'
 .As to some of the efforts and pur- poses of the charity, much can be gathered in a leaflet written by Mrs. Atherton and sent to Mrs Wilson:
 "'You know that the Bien-Etre is growing to be such tremendous af- fair that 1t frightens me Every day we have to refuse a send to hospitals that beg for food Would it be possi- ble to have a little more money each month? Food is getting frightfully dear and the matter is very serious. There Is far more fighting than We know anything about, and these Frenchmen are still fighting our bat ties They are wounded every hour in the day that we remain intact as na- tion. We not only have saved thou sands of lives with our delicate pala- table. lifegiving foods but we have se8aE or quota to the morale of the p~eaea army. Every poilu who goes napN 10 the trenches from one of the 1ospstaIs supplied with our dietary tsiss Dis companions that suffering and desolate as he may be lying for weeks or months in one of the hos pitals in the war zone, at least he will have the consolation or delclouS food and plenty of it. Those that have supported Le Bien-Etre du Blesse, so far have given more comfort and hap piness than 1t will ever be possible for them to know. But they may re- fleet upon 1t and take comfort them selves whenever they feel futile or depressed. Another expansion of ac tivities contemplated by the Le Bien- Etre du Blesse is an auto unit to car ry hot soup and cocoa to the wounded men at the dressing stations, just be- hind the lines. We now supply 300 hospitals.'
 "Other activities of war service of Mrs. Wilson include the office of spon. sor for the card party which the Girls Cotillion club will give for wool for the fund for the Davidson county sol- diers. This fund is to be raised by the woman's committee of the council of national defense, of which Mrs. Wilson is member of the executive board"