The Washington herald., 1920-07-18


port was made to the ministry of
child welfare.
What was the most obvious uni
versal need of children? Oh, food.
of course. for children and for
everybody. 1t was the first subject
considered. and the last. AS soon
as Central Europe can dismiss the
armies she is maintaining and get
some degree of peaceful understand
ing on boundaries. agriculture and
industry can afford food enough.
The Czecho-Slovakian land COM
mission has begun the task of d.
viding the old Austria Hungarian
estates and selling them in small
parcels to small owners.
"As one rides through Czecho-
Slovakia il is possible to judge
whether village is occupied by
free peasant owners or the depend
cnt peasants of some great estate.
for the Independent peasant villages
are so much more prosperous and
comfortable in appearance"
Miss Lathrop Travelled over the
country as far east as Ruthenia, in
Yestigating conditions and generally
studying the social and economic
situation.
Il find myself haunted by the mil
lions of men and women many old
and broken down before their time
who still lack adequate food. The
situation seems more painful now
! that | am again at home in our land
of peace and luxurious comfort than
when / was in the midst of it and
talked and worked with these peo-
mil nj
/ ignored their personal privation.
Doubtless most American trav-
elers in Central Europe find them
! selves hungrier than at home, but
they can usually buy more food.
We sometimes said They do not
look so badly as we saw the chill
| dren in the Canteens, because one
/ loses ones standards and takes for
/ granted a general drab complexion
! and dull hair. but when we sudden
ly saw a normal. rosy, vigorous
/ child. we realized that we had seen
/ many thousands below a normal
I level"
I And to make the Czecho-S ovakian
children's bureau capable of extend
! ing to the new republics children
these propensities, Miss Lathrop
worked hard on her mission.
THE REV. VI. T.. GATES LEAVES
FOR NEW SUMNER HOME.
The Rev. Merrill Z. Gates. of
Washington, who has constructed a
new summer home at Bethlehem.
where he has spent many summers,
has gone to the White Mountains
! to occupy II.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Hedges, of
through New England, were at
! Breton Woods this week at the
Mount Pleasant House.
Mrs. John Killey and Miss Mar
garet Curran, of Washington, and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Pennock and
family, of Charleston, S. c., have
Joined the summer colony at Beth
ilehem, at Upton Terrace. Whitwell
:. Forbes. OF Richmond, Va, is
building the most palatial summer
residence in the White Mountains
on the slope of Strawberry Hill in
Bethlehem. overlooking the Am
lmonoosuc Valley.
! Mrs. Kilbourn Gordon. of New
York and Atlanta, is the guest of
! hcr Sister-in-law. Mrs. Orton b.
/ Brown. of Berlin. y. H.. who as
Miss Gordon. lived for many years
in Washington. during the lifetime
of her father, Gen. John b. Gordon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. s. Stock bridge,
land Miss Janet Stockbridge, of Bal
timore are at the Mountain View
at Whitefield, n. Fl. Mr.. and Mrs.
f. Boyd Morrow, of Baltimore, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Able
at the Arlington, Bethlehem.
! Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Thrift, of
Washington, are at the Sinclair
House, in Bethlehem. and Mrs. II.
N. Butler is spending three weeks
there.
Elliott Grinnell Mears is at
Maplehurst. Bethlehem, with his
mother, Mrs. David o. Mears.. OF
Cambridge, Mass.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas whelan. OF
Baltimore, and their grandson.
Master Riegart Reese. will spend
| the month at the Crawford House.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Mason are at
the Mount Washington at Breton
Woods. motoring there from Baltf-
more. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keidel
and family are there from Balti-
more for the season. Mrs. Montgom-
cry Blair, William Blair and Miss
Blair are at the Mount Washing
ton, accompanied by John Z. How
ard. of Baltimore.
The marriage of Miss Madeline
Louise Hoover. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter l.. Hoover. took place
yesterday at noon in Saint Stephens
| Church. The bride wore a lovely
gown of white Georgette and satin
! trimmed with Irish lace and a large
| white Georgette- picture hat. Mr..
Carow and his bride left Immediate
! ly following the ceremony for At
lantic City and New York.
SEVEN GIRLS SAIL OFF
FOR NEAR EAST SERVICE.
The opportunity for service, de-
sire tor adventure, apd similar in