South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-09
ARK OF CHILDREN
FROM RUSSIA NOW
SAFE IN HOMELAND
Majority of 300 War Refugees
in World-Trip Are Taken
Back to Fireside.

SAN FRANCISCO. oct. S-Niuety
per cent OF the 500 Russian boys and
girls OF the Petrograd Chldren's
colony. who were taken practically
abound the world - an effort 20
reach home by the American Red
Cross. have been safely returned to
their parents
The remaining few whose relatives
could not be located are being cared
for by the Society Of Towns OF Petro-
grad IN a good boarding school. ac-
cording 10 DR.. Herbert ". Coulter.
who had charge OF the "ark" which
took the children from VIadivostok
70 Riga and who arrived here recent
~
Dr.. Coulter brought an interesting
account OF the reunion OF some OF
the youngsters with their parents. In
several cases parents did not recog-
nize their own children
The trip from Vladivostok to Riga
and Petrograd was accomplished in
three months. with stops made at
San Francisco New York and Brest,
where supplies were taken on.
when In Brest." said DR.. Coulter.
'we took on enough supplies for six
roonths. because we did not know
where we were going 10 land next.
From Brest we headed for the Baltic
sea via The Kiel canal. The Baltic
Free States were very friendly 10 Us.
but did not want 20 many Russians
90 land on their shores
Upon our arrival in Petrograd we
secured the use Of the Halila sani-
tsrium which was built by the car
shortly before the war for treatment
~ tubercular patients but was never
used. With this as a headquarters
1Te were able TO distribute the chill
diren in an orderly manner and in
groups OF 100 at a time until all
we're disposed" said Or. Coulter.
"Home some Of those grateful par
etts welcomed their long lost chill
dren was certainly more than touch
lag" said Inc doctor. I'm many
Gases where ! delivered children i'm
fkeval % their parents i'm person they
I'D not even recognize them. This is
EASILY explained for the half-starved
children 81 two years ago were quite
81 cOntrdsl To- the well fed and two
years older children returned to
ihem. I'm many cases mothers and
iathers had given their children IN
rs iosl cor dead as they did not know
they had fallen into the hands OF the
Red Cross
"One case 7 shall never forget was
TIA. 0f a mother who refused TO take
~.
had been fully convinced that he
vas her real flesh and blood
Another touching case was that
of "A mother who tainted when she
saw her daughter IL was two hours
Before the mother was revived to
agn the papers for the return of her
daughter. DIT Coulter said.
Because AWericaus were not as
sured of getting out OF Russia once
they put foot ON Russian soil. the
children were taken 90 the middle OF
the bridge as Petrogr1d and there
nnrncd over 90 the Society OF Union
Towns. who saw 90 1t that they
we're properly delivered to their
homes
The create pcrcc ataSc 90 the chill
dren who were aboard che ark %
came from The better families OF the
Professional class and there were
also one or two titled members I'm
the party. according to the doctor.
I'VE have had several letters
from ,hOse who had the matter in
thargc for the Society of Towns and
they say the soviet government is
giving chem the best food ID can I'M
Ger the circumstances. There II
every reason TO believe they are be
ing wei taken care OF" said Dr.
Coulter.
Dr. Coulter a.so made study OF
nutritioual conditions I'M Vienna,
Budapes,. Prague and Wafsaw. and
said the populations are badly in
Aecd OF assistance. and viii be for at
has two years.