The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-13
DON'T STOP NOW!
Fatherless Children Of France
Still in Need of Help.
Mrs. J. C. McClintock in Plea
for Continued Aid.
TOPEKANS HAVE ADOPTED $50
This Is One-Third of Number
Thruout AII>This State.
Fourth Year of Work on Part
of Local Committee.
TOPEKANS HAVE ADOPTED $50

Many fatherless children in France
are in as great need OF help TO keep
them from starving as they were dur
ing the war and they continue to de-
who adopted" them recently. The
end of the war did not mean that
there was no further need of provid-
ing the little French orphans with
food and clothing.
Mothers and children struggling
along as best they can in the recon
struction days in France are in need
of financial aid until they can make
readjustmenta and become self-sup-
porting" Mrs. John c. McClintock OF
Topeka said today. Mrs, McClintock
is chairman Of the executive commit
tee of the Topeka Fatherless Children
of France organization.
at will be necessary to continue
the work for French orphans turnout
1920" Mrs. MeClintock said, land it
French orphan do not allow their in
terest to dwindle away while the chill
dren yet need their support"
Adopt $50 Here.
Topeka individuals and organiza
tions adopted" more than $50 French
children who were made orphans by
the war. The pledges of $3.50 yearly
for each of the $50 children, combined
with the same amount from the
II POool
for them to have food, clothing and
education that they never would have
mad otherwise. 1t will be unfortunate
for the little orphans il such pledges
are not paid in 1920, or even If there
is a delay of two or three months in
paying the amount needed for their
comfort. Many pledges now are-due
for 1920. The executive committee of
the Topeka Fatherless Children of
France organization is composed of
Mrs. McClintock, Chairman; Mrs. s. s..
Estey, secretary, and Mrs. Bennett +.
Wheeler, treasurer. Any OF the ex-
ecutive committee members will re-
ceive renewals of subscriptions.
Gratitude of the French children
for whom Topeka has been making
life more comfortable is expressed in
dozens OF letters received by Mrs. Nc
Clintock, as chairman of the commit
tee, and by the various persons and
organizations who have given COM
fort to children facing starvation. ''It
would be a pity indeed II the faith
OF these little French orphans in their
American friends should be shaken
by neglect to furnish the necessities of
life they had promised" Mrs. McClin-
took said.
The Topeka Fatherless children or
ganization was established in the
spring of 1917 and is entering upon its
fourth year of work. which will be the
last year of its activity. The national
organization recommends that the
work be discontinued after 1920 and
continued after that only thru indi-
viduals.
4 number of counties OF the state
have been giving contributions thru
the Topeka committee, including Clay,
Cloud Dickinson, Mitchell. Osborne,
Ottawa, .Pottawatomie, Riley, Rocks,
Shawnee, Thomas. Wabaunsee, Chase,
Coffey, Lyons. Usage and Smith coun-
ties. More than 1 200 French orphans
were adopted by Kansans.
The Topeka committee has names of
children. orphaned by the war, who
have never been adopted" and are
in need of help, as well as those who
are expecting a renewal of yearly sup
port from their American benefactors.