The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28

family. I fancy, combined with all the sweetness and gentleness of femininity in it's most attractive form, while her smile and voice, which are particularly winning, are still more American when 1t comes to camaraderie and good fell lowship.
 Stunning as Miss Morgan looks in her uniform, her handsome figure towering gracefully above the average woman, believe it was when I saw her an hour later than the luncheon yesterday--in her boudoir-in some sort of pale pink soft. diaphanous pagnoir with swansdowr about the neck and sleeves of the becon- ing garment, that I liked her best-be- cause she seemed then to me-sort ot woman-to-woman. as it were-heart-to- heart-in what she told me about her deep interest in the work of keeping alive and cherishing the Franco American spirit which means so much both France in her devastation and America in her prosperity.
 America needs France as much as France needs America Miss Morgan said to me as she outlined the situation with clear brush, as a painter paints clear picture. America can't go on making money forever without using it
 In behalf of other nations who need it. Economically and industrially the E1ranco-American spirit must be cement ed; the international grasp of hands across the seas is necessary to both na- tions, and in rebuilding devastated France. America is doing as much for America as she Is for France"
 T am not asking for money while am in Birminghafn-or anywhere else," Miss Morgan said. T leave that entire ly to the cities in which I speak and present the situation. After I have fin ished, it is up to the people what they want to do-whether they want to con tribute to the cause or not Within a IT month-within a year--whenever they feel like tive are glad to have their contribution"
 Mrs. A M. Dixe. who is our Amer lean commissioner in France and the head of the committee for devastated France, said Miss Morgan, lis one of the most remarkable women I have ever known. Her work has been phenomenal, and today our committee is the only American committee left in France since the war, To finish our work there is the ultimatum of our dreams
 ITO show the American people how much the work of the committee is thought of and appreciated in France. I may sight the fact that shortly before the armistice, under the recent organ ized committee for the coordination of works under the ministry of the lib- erated regions. the committee was of-
 liciahy asked to continue and expand it's
 work in the department of the Aisne.
 The cantons of Soissons, Vic sur Aisne.
 Coucy le Chateau and Anizy were the Iour cantons given to the committed The district covered 100000 acres comprisine ioV Vlilages and representing pre-war population of 5000 inhabitants.''
 Tn addition, the committee was asKed to establish a transportation ana reller center at Laon. Here from tne 10th Of January, 1919, to the Is, of April. 1.409 refugees were fed. 2s.- SS3 articles of committee clothing were distributed and through our transnor.
 tation service 123,S56 articles of the Prefecture, and 1,535 articles of the C. K R. were also distributed Tn our four cantons 100 women are now carrying out the work of tho committee under what are still pionee, conditions, with no expense to the committee other than the house ol
 land rent of each center" said Miss Morgan. "On the 1st of October, 1919 the population of the four canton: numbered l7'o62 inhabitants. Eacf center of the four cantons has a gen. feral store in which are sold, at about one-third the cost. articles needed b, the inhabitants. Twenty five store Keepers have been re-establishei by the committee which furnishes them with stock at regular prices and allows eacl llproprietor to make for himself s IL per cent prcfit."
 The French government has sen, back to this region 69 teachers ane has supplied temporary buildings 10, schools. These buildings have beer equipped and furnished by the Ameri. can committee. A work shop has beer established for carpentry and buildine
 where forty-seven workmen and eighty German prisoners are employed. In three months twenty-seven houses. one church, one farm with walls have been built'
 Finally the American committee i, continuing it's work in France unti the people of the districts under its supervision can once more care 10.
 themselves. It brings the friendship oi
 America to these innocent victims of
 ihe war who for long years must suf-
 fer its aftermath; it brings the prac-
 dcal lhelp of America to one corner of
 France in the gigantic task of restor-
 ing life to the devastated country
 where our own soldiers laid down their
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