Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-01-19
Young Russians Given We'll
come by People.

day completed the long trip from
Bolshevik ridden Russia to their new
home here of the seven Russian
children brought to this country by
Rear Admiral Newton A McCully,
former United States high commits
sioner at Sebastopol.
Mrs. Carrie F. McCully, the ad-
miral's mother, and a delegation of
friends met the little strangers in
Greenville today and gave them
luncheon. On arrival in Anderson,
the admirals home, friends and rela-
tives turned out by the score to well
come him and his wards. In the well
coming party there were some 20
Anderson children, many of them
cousins of the admiral and the Rus
sian visitors fraternized with them at
once.
The handicap of language and the
rather curious look with which the
visitors had greeted the older per-
sons were forgotten as the children
mingled. At the. McCully home a
basket full of Christmas horns was
distributed and soon the little for
eigners were blowing as Justify as
army trumpeters and disporting
themselves in gay capers all over the
house with the American children.
They seemed as thoroughly at home
as if they had been born here. When
the Anderson children left the Nc
Gully home the little Russians bade
them goodbye with quaint courtesy.
Admiral McCully, who is So years
of age, had all the appearance of
proud father as he presented his
wards to old friends and relatives
here and happily remarked that none
of them had been i'll since he took
them in his care. He was reluctant
to go into details of his future plans
but indicated that Anderson will be
the permanent home Of the children
although after a month or so here
some of them will be taken to Wash
ington, where he maintains RESP
dence also.
Many friends of the McCully fam
ily here are said to have offered to
adopt one of the youngsters but it
is understood the admiral has stead
fastly refused to part with any of
them, telling friends he is much in
love with them.
There will be round of entertain
ment for the children and also for
the admiral. The first public well
como for the young Russians will
be tomorrow morning at the First
Baptist Sunday school, where spe-
cial program will be rendered. 1t is
planned for the young Russians to
sing religious songs of their own
land as a part of the service.
The admiral will be honor guest
at a banquet next Thursday evening
and is expected co return to Washing
ton the latter part of next week. The
children will be made at home here
with his mother until final plans are
perfected for them.
Greenville, Jan. ia mail
pouch filled with letters from all
parts of the nation asking permission
to adopt the seven Russian children
which he has brought to America,
caused Rear Admiral Newton A Nc
Gully to state here this afternoon
that under no consideration will he
part from any of the children. Some
of the naval officers correspondents
would adopt the children singly,
while others expressed the desire to
take the seven as a whole.
The admiral and children were
guests at a luncheon during the few
hours they stopped over here en- route
to Anderson. Hundreds met them at
the railway station when they step
ped from the train, and scores es-
corted them on the automobile trip
from Greenville to the admirals
home at Anderson.