The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-31
FRENCH BRIDES
ARE HAPPY HERE
Few Are Homesick and Want to
Go Back to Europe but They
Are Exceptions.
Y. ". C. A. OFFERS ITS HELP
Clubs Formed In Various cities and
Young Wives Attend Glasses In
EnoIish-Some Still Coming
to Join Fiances.

to Join Fiances.
New York-Not all French brides iI
long to return to France. Speaking OF
the recent incident of Marshal Foch's
tour West in st. Maries, Idaho, where
three French war brides tearfully
begged to go back to France, Miss
Eleanor Killer, who directs this work
at the National Board Of the Young
Women's Christian association and
war brides of all nationalities came to
this country, emphasized that records
show the majority OF them displaying
the utmost fortitude in adapting them
selves to American ways.
Nothing was said Of inconsistencies
or a desire to return to France when
Marshal Foch recently received the
gift OF a silver plate from the Union
des Femmes de France, one Of our ma
tionality clubs largely made up Of
French brides in Boston, although the
personal greetings were warm and en-
thusiastic," said Miss Killer. "In fact
a spontaneous 'Vive rAmerique' i'm
mediately followed the 'Vive la France
as he passed by. Small as the incident
was, nothing could be more typical Of
the spirit many Of these young women
are displaying In endeayoring to ban
ish their inconsistencies and adopt the
new country to which their American
husbands have brought them"
Turn to Y. w. C. A.
Due to their acquaintance with the
Young Womenss Christian association
In France, and the warm personal re-
lationships established when they were
officially chaperoned by thesassocIatlon
on the trip across, in many cases, II
was to the Y. w. G. A. that they have
turned for guidance and help, it was
explained
French clubs, or French War
Brides clubs, as they call themselves
in some of our centers in other cities
which they themselves have organized
are not for sociability and compan-
ionship alone, Miss Killer. explained.
ITO learn English is their immediate
desire, and our English classes from
the first have been immensely popu-
lar among them. Glasses in infant
care, including prenatal care, have
also been repeatedly asked for and
well attended In the great majority |
of cases which we touch we have found |
them anxious to overcome all the hand |
leaps which are so new and strange to |
them In their new homes"
An example. given was that OF the |
Union des Femmes de France, an or |
ganization Of their own attached to
the Y. w. c. A. of Boston. This club,
OF which Helen Lufberry. sister of
RaOul Lufberry, the ace who was
killed shortly before the armistlce.
was the first secretary, gives benefit
concerts and other entertainments for
war orphans or young women of their
own nationality who are Ill or in dis
tress here. From the outset their
iastic in its support.
Tragic Exceptions.
The tragic exceptions to the major
[ty of cases which have apparently
turned out happily, Miss Killer said,
only infrequently come to her notice.
Only last month a young woman who
tuberculosis after the birth
If her baby, sailed back to France"
she continued "She had been deserted
~ her husband. Two cases of bigamy,
or which the men in question are now
n prison, are also pathetic. Although
n one case the man begged his bride
o stay, she scorned his offer of loyal {
lie had left here when he went over
cas-. She has gone back, and the Y w.
}. A. representatives in Paris are
elping her get a position and begin T
new" n
In cases Of desperate inconsistencies.
was said that the American hus- o
ands had often sent for other mem t
ers Of their wives families Particu- +
lrly where sister has come over to p
AXE up work here, the companlonship t
as proved a great comfort to the s.
Dung wives widely scattered In iso-
tied communities. II
"R0mances that started during the :
ar are still resulting in marriages." !.
[iss Killer said. "Only last week a
oung woman came through here to !
I'm her fiance in California. They had !
ct and became engaged during the !
ar, while he was still overseas. A !
ghly accomplished girl, she had
'lendidly paid position with famous
rench house In Paris, and was re-
Giant to leave. Finally her fiance
rote US to meet her, and she went on
begin life out In California
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