Evening journal., 1922-02-13
PRAIsEWORTHY RELIEF WORK.

1T viii be OF interest 10 DeaSareans to know that at
recent meeting of-the Delaware Section OF the Ameri
Chemical Society letter OF thanks read from I
Mile Agnes Pignal, young French girl daughter Of an
officer killed in battle who has been for the last three
years ward OF the local section and whose education
for that period has been undertaken by II.
This letter brought again to the attention OF the mem
bers Of the section interesting and highly crediiaho
charitable work. which had been assumed by Il three
years ago and which is drawing to a close after /
having been accomplished most successfully This ac
iiviy never has been made public here II has been
generally only those organizations and in
dviduals who were engaged in caring for French war
orphans.
The members OF the Delaware Section became inter
the early part Of 1919 in the question OF giving
assistance TO French orphans whose fathers had been
technically trained soldiers who died in service, by ap
peas to the American Chemical Society. This national
body asked at that time by the American Ouyror
Funds Committee Of which Mrs. Henry p. Loomis was
chairman for help the work The various sections OF
the American Chemical Society took the matter up and
the Delaware organization much to its credit gave
iremey generous response In fact this section the
leader in the United States in contributions to the fund
surprising sections much larger in membership. The
total subscribed amounted to 1850 and this was suf
ncen give assistance TO six orphans for period OF
years The payments were made at yearly intervals
histories OF various orphans sent to the Della
Section OF the American Chemical Society. and the
on OF The urgency Of the and the promise
shown by the children.
The work OF the Delaware Section, in thus being the |
leader this cause throughout the country made most
grateful impression the officers Of the American
Ouvroir Mrs Henry p. Looms wrote follows:
'Your letter OF the ifh ns indeed made a red-etier /
day its arrival, with Information OF the splendid re-
suits you and your Delaware Section have accomplished.
and shortly the families Of the engineers who have died
in France and the engineers who still have their lives
will feel grateful to the American who have remem
bered them and the claim Of the helpless upon sym
pathy and assistance"
some idea Of the needs Of the cases submitted to the
Delaware Section he had from that OF Major Felix
pignsL artillery officer, who killed December i3
i9iGk before Nerdun He was a technically trained man.
onfcer OF the Legion OF Honor and a distinguished
member Of the artillery service General Jore cited him
in army and after bis death the group which he
commanded also made the object OF a citation lie
was the father OF seven children AN living and in add
ton the support OF his mother and OF brother who
without means and who had been blind for forty
years This family, before the war; had quite fortune
but the capital compromised and the revenue re-
duced materially Agues pignal whose letter OF thanks
referred 90, is one Of the children OF this family
other orphans 10 whom we-deseryed support has been
given Simone Dautrche daughter OF Henri Dautrche
chief engineer. Who killed in service smone has
attending school for young women at Paris where
she has particularly distinguished herself by her appca
OF Henri Robiard who killed boy the fan n an air
plane in service. The fourth ward is Gabrielle Noriere
daughter Of Henry Morlere captain Of artillery who was
Killed In action in Asace He brilliant officer Of the
General stan and held in high regard Five children
survived him. Gabrielle the ward Of the Delaware Sec
ton is the second child OF the family Henri Naraat
was for a time another ward His father was killed in
action The Argonne and the education Of the boy wa.
taken over by he Delaware Section Afterwards circum-
stances made it unnecessary 10 give him further help
and in his place Paul Rene Victor Boulay was suhs-
iuied Paul IS OF lieutenant technically trained
who killed during The nghting in Belgium. One Of
The payments OF the Delaware Section also went for IN,
education Of children Emile S,evlgny Of Belgium
This proposed worthy one by Cardina
Aercer The father superintendent in the tax onie
when war declared, stayed at his post forward
ing important papers be shot by uic Germans as
spy His Two children who receiving help are Aic
and Louis. In addition financial help was also give
10 Robert Girardet OF a captain Killed in action
The father had ihe Croix Guerre The boy
rcat-grandson Of former mayor Of Now Orleans an
desired TO enter the Posytycinic Institute OF France
OF The gratifying Incidents about the fund raise
by The Delaware Section that prsccall, everyone +
ihc membership contributed something Il is felt ma
the money very well expended. The Section hs
been kept Informed from time to lime or the progress
its wards and has received letters OF thanks from ht
mcia. afdfronI tie wards themselves Ii seems that
escn o; i.e eases has been worth. and the