The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-01-20
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 Glasses in
EnaIish-some Still Coming
to Join Fiances.

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 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
Mt the National Board Of the Young
Women's Christian association and
under whose chaperonage nearly 1000
war brides Of all nati0nalities 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 silver plate from the Union
des Femmes de France, one OF our ma
tionallty clubs largely made up of
French brides In Boston, although the
personal greetings were warm and en-
thusastic," said Miss Killer. "In fact,
SpohtubNpuD Nlft i aIutTluue lUl-
mediateiy followed the 'vive la France
as he passed by. Small as the incident
wns, nothing could be more typical of
the spirit many OF these young women
are displaying In endeavoring 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, II
was to the Y. w. G. A. that they have
turned for guidance and help, 1t 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 DIES Femmes de France, an or
Ranization Of their own attached to
the Y. w. c. A.,of Boston. This club,
of which Helen Lufberry, sister of
Raoul Lufbepry, the ace who was
billed shortly before the armistice,
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
American husbands have been enthus-
iastlc In It's support.
Tragic Exceptions.
The tragic exceptions to the major
ity of cases which have apparently
turned out happily, Miss Killer said,
only infrequently come to her notice.
"Only last month young woman who
contracted tuberculosis after the birth
OF her baby, sailed back to France"
she continued. "She had been deserted
by her husband. Two cases of bigamy.
for which the men in question are now
In prison, are also pathetic. Although
In one case the man begged his bride
10 stay, she scorned his offer of loyal
ty to her rather than to the wife that
Ire had left here when he went over
seas. She has gone back, and the Y. w.