The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-28
Topeka Committee Of Father
less Children Renews Activity.
1t Is Cold Overseas and Pledges
Are Needed Now.
4 new YEAR CHILD!
Even the Yanks Are Taking
Care of Poor Youngsters.
Mrs. ]. C. McCllntOck Heads the
Movement Here.

TIE Topeka Committee Of the Faith
erless Children of France, Is making a
successful campaign to increase the
number of subscribers to it's cause.
pledges. The pledge cards prepared
for the use of the committee. are pro-
vided for those who make adoptions
thru the local branch.
A story of an American soldier,
some children and a dog has reached
the committee. To the story the COM
mittee adds its plea:
I'm a quiet street Of Paris a little
girl of ten or twelve was leading a
frightened little boy by the hand and
The dog of the dear and lovable va
riety called mongrel. was demonstrate
ing his joy in life by affectionate leaps
and bounds; the children patted his
head gently, but walked along with
out saying a word. There were trees
Near one of these they stopped and
hesitated. I could hear them talk
ing softly. Come said the little girl.
we'll tie him here; and surely when
the American soldiers pass. one OF
them will see him, love hi and take
him. They will understand by the
card that is tied on his neck that we
! had to lose him on purpose and why
|. and you must not cry jean
Pierre you are the man now, you
I -
| there are not enough sous to get soup
and bread for the five of us and milk
| for baby George; as Mamma says we
can not keep Medor. You know we'll
how hard Mamma has worked since
Papa was killed and she is so tired
| she can not earn enough to even feed
| us all properly. There, be good. .
Where is your handkerchief? 1t
seems they are gentle these Ameri-
| cans; they have good hearts and they
l a holm tho Ha
AN American soldier did pass by.
He saw the dog and on a little piece
of cardboard tied to it's neck the
quaint words in childish handwriting:
American soldier, take care of him,
we can't any more
1.-The soldier had no use for a dog,
and did not know what to do with it.
| But the childrens trust in America
he could not resist and he adopted the
dog.
He would have liked to do more
and take care of the children, too. The
few words had brought back to his
mind a big family in a village where
| he was billeted: Six little children
and an old. old grandmother. And
to support them all, only the mother,
a soldiers widow. who in the midst
of her sorrow for the man who would
\ never come back, was making the
bravest efforts to feed her little flock,
and in spite of all her courage could
not earn enough to give them suffi-
| cient food and clothes.
| But there was no address on the
cardboard tied to the dogs neck
| you who are that brave boys wife,
or mother. or sweetheart, will you not
| complete his work and adopt the little
| children of those brave comrades OF
| France who have given their lives for
all and whose children have not their
| daily bread
Those interested in helping the or
phans of France may fill out and send
to the treasurer of the committee a
pledge blank
Officers of the local committee are:
Mrs j. c. McC1intock, chairman; Mrs
S. S. Estey, secretary; Mrs. Bennett r.
| Wheeler. treasurer