The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-11
HEAR "NOTHER or SAILOR"
Miss Viola r. Fry Presents to Commit
tee Her Work in Hospital at Great
Lakes Training Station 49, Famous
War Worker Also Present.

Three thousand miles across the sea
and overland Monday evening came the
cry of the Fatherless Children of
France to Kenosha and Kenosha heard
and answered, for at the meeting of
the Disbursement committee of the Pa
triots Fund 100 orphans were adopted
and an additional appropriation of
$3.50 to be added to the $500 already
granted was made to care for these
children whose poilu fathers have al
rfeady given their lives in the Great
War. This contribution was also in adj
dition to the $4,000 which was cabled
last week to Picardy to care for the
refugee children, made desolate and
homeless, by the present drive Of the
Huns, and which contribution was con
firmed at the Monday evening meeting.
The cause of the Fatherless Children
of France was ably presented on Mon
day evening by Mrs. Milne, the Presi-
dent of the Kenosha Branch, and by
the Mines. George n. Eddy, A. H.
Lance, Dan O. Head, James Cavanaugh
and Joseph r. Clarkson, who pointed
out that the program Of the Kenosha
branch was for the adoption Of two
hundred orphans by the people of this
city. Many of these have been cared
for by individuals and by organizations
and the appropriation of the Patriots
Fund will go far towards completing
the quota for this city. The work
among organizations and individuals
will continue until the goal has been
reached.
Miss Viola r. Fry, the "little ma
Their to the sick sailors of the Great
Lakes Training Station" was also
present at the meeting and appealed to
the committee for funds to carry on
her work among the jackies. She ex-
planned how she carried cheer and sun
shine into the sick wards of the hospi-
tails and by interesting Illustrations
showed the value of her work. The
committee while it sanctioned the work,
held that until her work was author
lied by some national commission, they
could make no appropriation but she
was helped privately in her mission.
Miss Fry asked for $50 a month to
help in the carrying on of her work.
Tt is possible that the work will be
given further consideration later on in
the year.
The working and value of the Fos-
dick Commission was very carefully
explained at the meeting by W. A. Wa
terman, Director of the War Work
Campaign of the Salvation Army for
the State of Wisconsin, who has made
q tour of The environments in America,
aud had information of value to the
Kenosha committee. He explained
how the commission had so co-ordinated
the war activities so as to avoid dupli-
cation of work and urged the Kenosha
committee to follow its endorsement in
making any appropriations. Mr.. Wa
terman complimented the city upon its
splendid plan for war relief work. He
made no appeal for funds for the Saliva
ton Army War Work, which has al
ready been partially cared for by a
prior appropriation.
In discussion of the plans for con-
tinued work. of the committee, Z. 7.
o 'Brien introduced for the approval of
the members a QUESTIONABLE which will
be sent to all CARNATIONS or funds
who ask for help from the Kenosha war
chest.
In the appropriations made Monday
$4,000 additional was voted to the Red
Cross to be used as it is needed, making
a total of $4,000 to date for this
work The committee is anticipating
the national drive for additional Red
Cross fund to be started about the
first of May and will be ready to grant
Kenosha IS quota probably on the day
on which the drive is launched. The
complete list of appropriations made at
the meeting We're as follows:
Fatherless Children of France
(additionaD ............$ $4,000
Paf1naa Children of France 00n M