Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-08

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carriage and school boys pulled the
carriage and the crowds were so
dense that 1t looked as If they were
carrying him They all shouted and
threw flowers and people waved from
balconies, bands played and it was
really the most wonderful spectacle
z have ever witnessed.
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I shall have to begin this letter to-
night even though it is late. We are
having very warm weather the past
few days and we get very tired. We
nave to climb so many stairs and into
small rooms and it is sweltering, but
The work Is such that it makes one
want to work overtime.
found o family of five-a mother,
her sister fourteen years old, a boy Oh
six years. one five, and baby one
and one half years old-all living il
one room up under the roof and but
one tiny window The boys had
ricketts, from lack of food most pathe-
7ic things have ever seen. | gave the
mother so marks and told her would
come again next day with food and
clothes. / got an old Jew to carry
she huge bundle for me up to the little
hole under the roof. After much tug
sgIng and pulling we arrived and it was
IKE Santa Claus. I had for them oat
meal, bouiiion cubes, rice, milk, maca
roni, clothing for all, underwear, shoes
overcome they could not speak.
then told them to be at children's
hospital next day where we had them
examined and the doctors say good
food, air and salt baths will cure the
aittle boys in 11a or years. So now
we want to send them to boys school
and move the mother and sister to a
better place. where they can both OBJ
tain work and new start
The neEt place I went was just as
sad or worse Two old ladies, and
they were gentle women, formerly
Egoyernesses were literally starving.
They were too proud to inform any
one, but had in desperation written
40 the Red Cross and was sent to in
westigate. They lived in one room
ON 4th floor almost naked and starved.
Their clothing was mended and darn
led, nothing, but one patch on another
III have never had anything affect me
so and I shall look after them while
81 ana here. One speaks English and
J5hey both speak French beautifully
and | shall take lessons of them. They
were SO overjOyed that I CAME
they could not get any pupils and
both so poor and thin and old and
ragged [ told them l would bring
them whatever they needed and they
seemed paralyzed. The next day I
went with the chauffeur and Sofia
TO help me and then sent them back.
(The old ladies insisted on making
a1ea and we had the grandest time
with our tea and dry bread They
spread one Of the towels had brought
time, but | ratified on talking as fast
: as ] could to keep from bursting out
crying it was all so terribly sad and
awful. They said they took exercises
- keep up their strength as they must
try to keep well enough to teach il
they should get any pupils. I shall
take them soap and thread and every
Ghing and some white bread from our
Gown table
Monday / gave out clothing at two
hospitals and Tuesday went with a
charming Countess to see bath train
which the Red Gross was equipping
with supplies for the front. Saturday
wye started Tor Zielouka to visit an
asylum for aged teachers Sofia (my in
Gerpreter9 was with me and we were
90 send the car back for Sue and Mary
s0nt we rode and rode and finally the
seGi1affeur said we would have to walk !
sHe could go no farther in the sand
and said it was a short distance; so
Sofia and l got out and walked
through sand, through pastures, over
bridges. over railroad tracks, around
lakes, for miles, it seemed until we
came to this old house looking like !
AN old chateau, in story book.
There were 27 old ladies there and
you could eat off from the floor, it
%foS 81 CASoh. u0y gave us d lunCn /
of bread and tea and | gave them all !
some money. talked to one who was
French and had been in Detroit, she |
said. finally left, promising to come
back again and bring them clothing, !
etc. and when we got to where the car
aSas, we had been gone two hours and
fEhe chauffeur had waited without any
yFFg.
Bioksal it was o'clock, Sue thought |
I'VE had been killed. We are sending
them clothes for all and yarn and !
knitting needles. We have so much /
work that we do not know where to
go first. We have several Polish girls |
who have volunteered to helm us so I