Evening journal., 1919-01-18
TO HELP REBUILD
TOWNS IN FRANCE
Mrs. Hilles Will Go Over
With American
Committee
WILL BE GIVEN
DINNER NEXT

Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles, chair
man Of the Delaware branch Of the Wo-
mans National Party" viii sail for
France on Saturday Of next week. Mrs.
Hilles will go overseas as a member Of
the Massachusetts, Division Of the Amer
lean Committee for Devastated France,
Of which Miss Anne Morgan is the
chairman. Ninety villages which, have
been swept into ruin by the German
Invaders have been placed In the care
Of the American Committee.
The workers for this committee will
give all possible aid TO families return
/ Ing TO re-establish their homes in the
villages. Among other things they will
have what might becalled a "cOmmis-
sary-canteen" at which food, household
utensils and other supplies can be pur-
chased at low rates, or credit given.
This Is an essential service, because
these towns and the surrounding coun-
try are so utterly destroyed that none
OF these supplies can be found in or
near them. The committee will obtain
from America and elsewhere the things
needful.
Mrs. Hilles will sail on the French
liner Rochambeau to be gone indel-
nitely, for several months at least. She
Is delighted with the opportunity 10 en-
gage actively In war relief work in
France, an opportunity which she great
ly desired during the war. Mrs. Hilles
had made application TO the Y. NJ. C.
A., during the war, TO work In France
for that organization but the matter had
never been successfully arranged.
Disappointed in this wish, Mrs. |
Hilles worked in a munition factory |
for considerable length Of time, Civ
Ing her pay TO the Red Cross, and has
worked indefatigably in Red Cross /
and in selling Liberty Bonds.
With all these duties, Mrs. Hilles did |
Of equal suffrage. Speaking 10 re-
porter for The Evening Journal this
Mrs. Hilles said:
II have one deep regret in leaving
and that Is the fact that ! go
without the certainty that democracy
has been established at home for
women, but ! go with the equal GER
tainty that It cannot be very much
longer deferred.
80 far as Delaware is concerned, IL
he men Of Delaware are really sincere
N their attitude in waglng a war for
democracy they cannot, unless they
ire hyprocrites, exclude women. Should
he amendment pass. and we are not
ret hopeless that II will not, during
he present session Of Congress, il must
be ratified by the legislatures Of 36
States before IL becomes a part Of the
Of the United States.
"There is no reason why the Della
ware Legislature should not be the
lrst Legislature TO ratlfy It, but should
they fail to do so the women OF Della
ware need have no fear, for it Will be !,
ratified by SO states even II Delaware
should so hopelessly lag behind the
lines. For whatever work Is neces-
sary for ratification, the National Wom-
ms Party is prepared both financially
md with moral support"
The suffragists will give a farewell
luncheon to Mrs. Hilles on Wednesday
II next week, at 1870 O'Clock at the /,
Iotel dupont. Following the luncheon
here Will be speeches. The luncheon
are Mrs. James N. Ginns,
fiss Marie Lockwood and Miss Mabel |
Ternon. All women who are interested :
D suffrage are invited to attend the
luncheon, and may obtain tickets at
he Headquarters Of the National Wom-
MS Party, No. II East Seventh stSeet,
rom noon until one o'clock on Mon
ay and Tuesday.