Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-11
FRENCH CHILDREN
ARE NOT BROUGHT
TO THIS COUNTY

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local committee Of the Fatherless
Children of France has announced
that all committees are putting forth
special effort this week to get people
interested in the adoption Of the
fatherless children Of France. At
present there are some over 200 com
mittees in America who are doing
taken care of.
The care of one of these orphans
cost>$36.50 per year. Contrary to the
belief of numerous persons, these
children are not brought to the
states, but they are left with their
mother in France, n the money is
sent over there in either monthly,
quarterly or yearly payments.
On Sunday, July IA. France will
celebrate her Independence Day, and
America will celebrate by adopting
the Fatherless children of that ma
ton.
The manhood Of France is dying to
defeat militarism. On the battlefelds
is buried the splendid promise Of her
young sons. It the old France, forced
into this conflict and spending every
ounce of energy n manhood il the
struggle, is to give birth to a New
France, worthy inheritor of her
splendid achievements her children
must De reared into a young genera
ton OF strength and promise. The
orphaned children of France must
grow up strong and fine, ready almost
before manhood and womanhood to
take up the task of their dead
fathers. ~
No greater work can be done for
France than to give to these children
the chance of which their fathers
death has deprived them. Their
plight is an emergency which must
be met Immediately. Neglect during
mental and moral welfare Of the
child cannot be repaired later.
over a hundred years ago France
came to h assistance of the young
American republic; today the repub-
&c OF France calls to America
through the voice of her sons, dying
IN the cause Of freedom: IT give nv
Ire. VIII you help my little ones?''
allowance Of the French government.
will give an efficiently trained child
s to the new France. Will you sub
5 10 a day
800 a month
$3.50 a year.; payable monthly:
quarterly OF yearly.
Every penny Of the money collect
are paid from a separate fund.
The committees have lists of
French children. Immediately on re-
ceipt of your first payment a name
Will pc sent you. AS these children
are adopted" their names with
those of their "adopters" are re-
turned to France. At the beginning
OF every quarter, the "Comite de re-
partition in France forwards the in
stallment to the mothers or guard
1ans, by postal-order. The postal-or-
der bears the name and address of
the American donor. The distribu-
ton being made through the govern
ment post office is in itself a guaran-
tee of faithful, exact disbursement, as
Inc order remains on record in the
post office archives for all time.
Fifty-two societies are already af-
hiated with The Fatherless Children
of France, and any reputable society
or individual, looking after French
war orphans in their own homes, can
be affiliated and have the children in
scribed? on the waiting list Of The
Fatherless Children Of France. Every
needy war. orphan Of France brought
c. ". Denniston of Ardock, N. D..
has recently received two interesting
letters from a French child whom he
has adopted. The letters dated April
80 reads as follows:
Dear OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES me that
did no answer Immediately when
I got your letter. I have Just rome
to renew my first communion which
l vent to a 9 year. We have had
such a beautiful day. I hope that
the beautiful season has started in
America 40 1t has in France. Dear
~gOdparents, you ask me about my life
In school. Ny teacher who is very