The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-27
And the Greatest of These is-Charity:" First
 Corinthians Thirteenth Chapter and Thirteenth Verse
Fly DOLLY DALRYmrLE

MS{ Y ITH happenings of titanic inn
 WW portance rocking the world
 daily; with frightful stories or srim-visaged war stalking the land, with fearful casualties being heralded hourly, is 1t any wonder that international stories of exquisite human interest are allowed to pass unnoticed?
 In less stormy times the tale now to be told of little French orphans adopted by American people would have con- tained concomitants for world wide pub licity for the ends of the story stretch from kind-hearted people right here in our midst to the sodden trenches of Flu ropean battlefields and from there to the devastated hooks and crevices of down -trodden France where fatherless children and stricken mothers bless un- known benefactors in America for sub stantial help and comfort
 This story has to do generally with the work of the American Society of the Fatherless Children in France. and spe- officially with facts concerning what the Birmingham division has done
 Mrs. Henry T. DeBardeleben has kindly and generously acted as chairman Of the Birmingham division pending a per- manent chairman and her earnest ana sympathetic work in the cause has been great inspiration to those who have followed her and accomplished great good.
 The main point about the work here IS this" Mrs DeBardeleben said in speaking of the 200 little fatherless French children who have been assigned Q Birmignham. We have made arrange ments for 125 of these children, and we st-il have 75 to be cared for and we want so much to provide for these chil- dren. MT. Edward Quigley has adopted one of the little children, a little girl, and at Christmas time he sent her a box and generous contribution, and I want to let the public see the letter which he received from the little French girl and the gratitude she expresses. This is what she says:
 'Bievres, France, Jan, 19lS My Dear Sir: I thank you very much for that which you sent me for my Christmas.
 ." also love you because I see that sNN oy AtiPeAeAh1c Wllu IHc. I send you my picture and that of ure.
 my little brother, Robert, with pleas-
 Mamma thanks you very much. Your little girl Is very much obliged ta you.
 RENEE HAUTECoEUR.' am in receipt of a letter from Miss Luisita Leland, the chairman of the ex 1 ecutive committee of the American so- ciety of Fatherless Children in France with headquarters in New York" Mrs. DeBardeleben continued, fin which she says:
 While talking lately with the French ambassador, M. Jusserand, he expressed such great admiration for our organiza- ton, and such appreciation of the work we are doing for France, that I asked l him to put his remarks into writing, so | that might pass them on to the chair
 men of our other committees. He most kindly consented and the result is the enclosed letter, which he assures me in person. l am sending you a copy of his letter, which though personal one ad- | dressed to me, he considers as express ing Frances appreciation and gratitude | for the work about which M Jusserand | is we'll informed.
 ! :" It seems to me that you might like | to publish it in your division of the
 Fatherless Children of France work. for
 it is valuable as an official opinion of i our standing with the French Very
 truly yours, LUISITA LELAND 1 And this is the letter which Mr. Jus serand sent to Miss Leland: | Dear Miss Leland: I was deeply l gratified by the news you kindly gave | me. showing that the work that owes l so much to the untiring efforts and de-