Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-06
VOCENG THEIR THANKS

One of the services undertaken IN
Europe by the Junior American Red
Cross has been that of financing scho-
larships for worthy children; who
through poverty brought on by the
war are not able to complete their
education without such assistance.
From these countries have come let
tiers to the American Fed Cross volc-
ing gratitude for what has been done
for these children. Most Of these let
tiers are written by the children them
selves. They all read very much like
this one written by French boy.
Thanks to my little American bene-
factors | can again this year go on
with studies. | will never forget what
owe them and should be grateful
to you if you would tell them in my
behalf how tremendously indebted /
am to them, l can only repay them
by working hard in order to get a
good position and in SO doing show
them that little French boy is CRATE
full.
AZ have entered the 4th grade and
I will try to win a good place.
"In addition to Latin, | am studying
Greek; geometry has been added to
mathematics; | continue the study of
English language, hoping that one
day will meet, either in my country
or in theirs, one Of my dear bencfact-
ors. On such day | shall be happy
to be able to tell them in their own
language your sacrifices have not been
in vain, what l am today | owe to you
and l hope they may be very proud of
me.
"Soon perhaps, dear madam, may
have the happiness to see you; II
| had an opportunity to go to Paris,
| would ask m ymother to take me
to your office (she herself would be
very glad to max your acquaintance
and then l could express to you all my
appreciation and gratitude: as well
as my affection.
Awaiting this so much desired
pleasure, l beg you, dear madam, to
believe ME always your little obliged
friend who loves you very much and
kisses you with all his heart"
A New Republics First Wireless
Albania, one Of southern Europe's
new republics which sprang up after
the World War, is in direct commun-
ication with the capital cities of Eu.
rope for the first time in all the his
tory of that, little country. An
nouncement to this effect has just
reached Red Cross National Head
quarters in letter from Prof. l.. NJ.
Heron, of Washington, d. c., who
was sent to Albania by the Junior
American Red Cross to take charge
of the first vocational school ever
opened in Albania. This school, finan
ced by the Junior American Red
Cross. is equipped with modern tools
and machinery. The thirty boys who
constitute the first class in elemen-
tary science and manual training
had to study English because there
are no words in the Albanian tongue
in which to express the technical
terms necessary in modern manual
instruction. The few crude and anti
quated tools possessed by the Alban-
! ians are wholly unlike those used in
the school.
The trade school aroused nation.
wide interest in Albania, but the eli
max Of enthusiasm came few days
ago when it became known that Prof.
Heron had communicated by wireless
with Paris and other European capt.
tails. In the schoolyard, the Ameri-
can tacher had erctd high pole
with a cross arm from which danglcd
tho wires that were connected with
powerful outfit which Prof. Heron
took with him to Albania in order
that he might put the city of Tirana
in communication with the outside
world. The Prime Minister and half
dozen members of the parliament
eagerly watched Prof. Hron send this
message, the first wireless ever sent
out of their country. albania sends
greetings to the world as the young
est republic"
The Albanian government is now
securing estimates on the cost of a
wireless station of its own that will
communicate with frontier stations
and also with the Eiffel Tower. The
Junior American Red Cross voca-
tional school is giving to ancient Al
bania much more than technical
training for the youth Of the country;
it is opening the way for modern
lied republic.
Helping The Sick And the Needy
In the ST. Elizabeth's and the Meth
odist Hospitals at Hutchinson, Kas.,
there is room known as the "Ju1ior
Red Cross Room" These rooms have
been leased for period of 90 years
and the cost of their maintenance is
being largely betrayed by the girls
and boys of the Junior American Red
| Cross.
These rooms in the hospitals arc
free to school children of Reno Co.,
Kansas, under 16 years of age who
need financial aid, but not for per-
sons who would be public charge,
1t is estimated that the total value of
the work done in these two hospital
wards for children I'd to the first OF
last November, if paid for at the reg
ular rate would amount to S2,006.70.
At the Junior Red Gross room ir
the Methodist Hospital 40 patients
have been cared for from October 81.
1919, to November I, 1921. At st.
Elizabeth's Hospital, ten Junior pa
tents have been cared for in the
Same pcriod of time,