The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-12-30
Few Are Homesick and Want to
Go Back to Europe but They
Are Exceptions.
Y. W. C. A. OFFERS ITS HELP
Clubs Formed In Various Cities and
Young Wives Attend Classes in
EngIish-some Still Coming
to Join frances.

New York.-Not all French brides In
this country are so homesick that they
long TO return TO France. Speaking of
the recent incident of Mar Il 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
1t the National Board Of the Young
Women's Christian association and
under whose chaperonage nearly 1900
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.
spontaneous 'Vive PAmerioue' 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 sendeavoring 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 Women's Christian association
In France, and the warm personal re-
lationships established when they were
officially chaperoned by the association
on the trip across, In many cases, 1t
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.
TO learn English is their immediate
desire, and our English classes from
the first have been immensely popu.
lar among them. Classes 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 fount
them anxious to overcome all the hand
leaps which are so new and strange tt
them in their new homes"
An example given was that of tn,
Union DIES Femmes de France, an or
ganization of their own attached t,
The Y. W. G. A. of Boston. This club
Of which Helen Lufberry, sister o
Raoul Lufberry, the ace who was
killed shortly before the armistice
was the first secretary, gives benefi
concerts and other entertainments TO
war orphans or young women of thei
own nationality who are i'll or in dis
tress here. From the outset thei
American husbands have been enthus
iastic In its support.
Tragic Exceptions.
The tragic exceptions to the major
ity of cases which have apparent
turned out happily, Miss Killer sale
only infrequently come to her motto,
Only last month a young woman VIII
contracted tuberculosis after the brit
OF her baby, sailed back to France
she continued. "She had been deserte
by her husband. Two cases of bigam
for which the men in question are no
in prison, are also pathetic. Althoug
In one case the man begged his brio
to stay, she scorned his offer of loya
ty to her rather than to the wife til;
he had left here when he went owe
seas. She has gone back, and the Y.