New-York tribune., 1918-05-12

1T will soon be over" he said. "and sbor :.
will only take three years to get in r,,nn;ns.
order again. We could do it in less time -.
it takes three years to grow the beets ~
three years all this will be forgotten and -.
shall be as we were before"
And this from man of seventy-four,
1t is the opinion of the directors If ~.
French Restoration Fund that greater ;n+a-
est Will be created among the people of tb;.
country, who are to be asked to contribute -
the fund, If they know just how and wba,.
their particular contribution is to be used oyd
therefore the country is to be divided into die
trlcts, each of which is to be given snac;sos
territory in France for the restcrat;on .ns
reconstruction of which they are to be resnor
sible. For example, the six New Enplana
states have already taken Peronne a. ths;.
god-child. An offer came from CHICAGO !.
undertake the restoration Of Rheims, but tba
directors considered this far too much for .n,
one city to take upon itself, and therefore
the three states of Illinois, Indiana and Ob;o
Will nave the honor of contributing toward
this.
1t has been suggested that New York sta+.
undertake the restoration of scissors, cathe-
dral and all, but nothing definite has been
done as yet. wv"
Nine. Sartoris, short time ago. mada
sort OF trial trip, visiting five towns in Penn
sylvanla, for the purpose of ascertain;ne
whether or not the cause for which She ;s
working would appeal to the general run Of
people, to the great middle and lower classes
who have never been to France and who
therefore might not have the interest in ;ts
restoration that those who had travelled and
seen Rhelms and scissors and the rest would
1eel; The towns were Greenburr, Lancaster
YORK, YORK, Latrobe and Hanover, and they each
pledged certain sum of money, ranging from
$4,000 to $4,000 for the work. Moreover
IN each town, at the close of the meeting. the
audience crowded to the platform to Shake
hands with Nine. Sartoris and to voice it's
sympathy IN the cause. In many cases poor
laborers and their wives, the latter bareheaded
and often with baby in their arms. handed
her coin, Is or so cents as their contr;hn-
ton toward helping their fellow la5orera
across the seas. So it would seem that the
object of the fund has universal appeal
Not only are the different districts or cities
to be given definite districts or towns to re-
store, but the school children of America ara
to contribute their share toward restoring the
schools in the devastated regions The
cnurcnes are likewise to help in the rebuild
ing of the wayside shrines and the houses Of
worship. And the little village inn is not to
be forgotten, for the hotels of America are
each to adopt one Of these a god-child, and
! think we can safely predict that they will
be we'll cared for.
The principal street of each town will be re-
named after its godmother, and so the future
COOKS tourist need not be surprised if he finds
hlmsef wandering along a village street on
the corner of which hangs a sign bearing the
nam, name o OF his native town, "Rue Oshkosh" OF
Rue Terre Haute," as the case may be.
The expense Of rebuilding the houses and
smaller buildings of the devastated towns will
not be nearly so great as one might imagine.
because of the fact that while the building
may be in ruins the cellar still remains intact
and the stones which formed the walls for the
most part are not badly damaged, and more.
over they still lie on the ground where they
were thrown by the German shells waiting to
be put back in place. The expense will come
with the restoring of the cathedrals. hotels de
vile and other larger buildings.
Inc money which is to be contributed tow.
ard this fund will not be needed until the end
of the. war, and therefore, at the sugges-
ton OF M Tardieu, French High Commits.
sioner in Washington, and with the approval
of Secretary. McAdoo this money will be in
vested in Liberty Bonds, to be held in trust
until ordered transferred through j. P. Nor
gan & Co. So you see your contribution
serves double purpose: 1t helps our govern
1t is sent across the seas bearing promise
to those war-weary people of brighter days to
come when the sun will shine once more on
green fields and blooming orchards, on neat
village streets, lined with rows of quaint stone
houses, on wayside shrines with their offer
inlgs. of flowers, on groups of happy peasants
singing in the fields; in short, on the France
which we knew and loved before the great,
black war-cloud burst upon it.
1t would be comfy feeling, wouldn't it, to
know that we had little share in iss REIN
carnation? If you feel that it would, your
check, be it big or little, will be gratefully
received by the treasurer of the French Resto-
ration Fund Aeolian Hall, 33 West Forty.
second Street.