New-York tribune., 1920-06-06
PLIGHT of Serbia
AS Result of War
To Be Described
Daughter of Onetime Bel
grade Diplomat and Amer
ican Woman Sergeant to
Speak at Hotel Majestic

Serbia's tragic plight and her heroic
part in the war will be told this eve-
ming in the ballroom Of the Hotel
Majestic by Miss Helen Losanitch,
daughter Of Serbia's former Minister
to England, and Sergeant Ruth Farnam.
an American woman soldier who served
with the Royal Serbian army during
the war. The meeting has been ar
ranged by Copeland Townsend, chair
man Of the hotels committee, and Is
sponsored by a distinguished list Of
tee include Mrs. Minturn Pinchot,
chairman; Miss Alicia du Pont. Mrs.
Raymond Havemeyer, Mrs. Charles
Gilmore Kerley: Mrs. Lyttleton Fox,
Miss Florence Waterbury, Mrs. Ver-
non Bailey, Mrs. Abram l. Elkus, Mrs.
Henry V. Poor, Mrs. James Codding-
ton, Mrs. Clarence Smith and Miss
Mario A. Trip.
To-night's meeting will mark the
first public appearance in New York
of Miss Losanitch, who has just re-
turned to New York from the Pa
ciAc Coast, organizing committees to
obtain adoption" of Serbian orphans.
A benefit concert by members Of the
Junior Musical League will be given
in Aeolian Hall the night Of June 19
for the benefit of the American Free
Milk and Relief for Italy, Of which
Mrs: John AdamD Drake is president
With the exception Of an address to be
made by Major F. H. La Guardia, Pres
ident Of the Board Of Aldermen, the
entire program will be carried out by
children ranging from three to eigh.
teen years in age. Elliot Weissrs ten
years old, will be chairman Of the
evening.
Boxes at s1B and tickets at 81 may
be obtained at the Hotel Vanderbilt
Mrs. Drake reports that $4,000 was
added to the Free Milk fund as result
Of the Titta Ruffo benefit concert given
at the Waldorf-Astoria May 27.
Preparations are now complete at the
Lulu Thorley Home for Crippled and
Delicate Children, at Claverack, for the
arrival Of the pupils from the Free
Industrial School for Crippled Chill.
dren, All West Fifty-seventh Street
where they will be cared for during
the summer. The home is O beautiful
old mansion, modernized with up-to.
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lights, and sits on an elevation Of lane
with large sloping lawns, magnificent
shade trees and Towering shrubs.
The dormitories are large, airy ane
light. Tho extensive Fairgrounds are
provided with swings and games, ant
there is large tent where the boys
can sleep out Of doors. There also is
q large garden from which the home
table is supplied with fresh vegetables
during the season, and which produce.
enough potatoes and winter vegetable.
to provide the city school with lunche.
for several winter months.
A great deal of attention is giver
to physical exercises for Strengthening
shrunken limbs and weak backs b,
means Of posing and dancing and t.
special balancing exercises which trail
strong limbs to assist weak ones through
a process mental as we'll as physical
Colonel Walter Scott Is the presiden
Of the society Appeals for financia
assistance have met with ready re
sponses, but it is necessary to cultivat
every means known for raising the re
quired funds--through card parties
dino banks, an annual birthday party
Easter offerings, as we'll as personal ap
peals for donations, as tho income from
the permanent fund is not yet larg
enough to carry on the work success
fully. At least 465,000 is still needle,
for this fund.