Evening star., 1923-04-16
CZECH CHILDREN
COMING ON MISSION
Prof. BakuIe and Pupils Will
Express Gratitude tor
u. S. Red Cross.

few wears ago CZechosloVak
aduc,tnr and a dozen crippled pupils
were found by a representative Oh
the American Junior Red cross mousse
in three rooms in the city or Fras ue
and struggling to keep BODY ana Soui
together. They were transferred I'M
mediately to sanitary and adequate
quarters and given an opportunity 10
6eyelap a work which, the repre-
sentative believed, held untold pos
sibilitieS fer good.
Tomorrow this educator. Prof. Bakule;
aud fhirty-five of his 800 pupils VIII
arrive in Washington for a three-
DAY STAY for the tWo-iou puiPose
of expressing the gratitude oi ~.
people of czechosloNakla TOT an t.'a.
was done for them Immediately after
the war by the American people
through the Red Cross and TO place
Prof Rakule and the three ASSISTANT
teachers of his school in direct con ,
tact with American educators anu
others Interested in the physical ana
mental development of crippled ana
deficient children.
The brief visit of the children mere
will he taken up with receptions ana
entertainments between the Two
scheduled public concerts me hrSt
"Wednesday afternoon at 4:3n o'clock.
and the second at the president
'cheattr the following afternoon at
3 o'ciock. where they viii sing fof
the school children of Washington
members of the Junior Red Cross.
The District ii Columbia Chapter
of the American Red cross and the
officials of the District have united
with the National Red Cross as hosts
to the Visitors. The Commissioners
In 81 1 n
huildinE of the Industrial ti"'n'
school for the quartering of these
Czech s,ir!S and boys during their
stay h"r"
ler, Husy Program.
The program Of entertainments ar
ranged for the children includes:
Reception At the station ON thtir ar
rival 10y Il group OF public school
pupils. u delegation from the CZecho-
stovak Legation and Il group of Red
Cross officials; reception by Chairman
John Barton Payne of the American
Red Cross. reception at the White
House hy President Harding. if his
engagements permit: greetings from
Woodrow Wilson. whose home they
will serenade. and reception by :he
Czechoslovak minister and diplomatic
corps at their legation.
The second days program includes
It visit TO Arlington cemetery. where
Prof. Bakule Will place a wreath on
the tomb of the unknown soldier
visit to Secretary Hoover: a tour OF
the city, and visit 10 Walter Reed
Hospital whore they viii sing for
the soldiers
The last day Of their stay will be
given over TO trap To Mount Vernon
which Will precede the concert at the
president Theater
Prof Bakule is to meet Superin-
tendent Frank w. Ballou Of the pub
lie schools and his corps Of manual
acquiring some knowledge of Ameri-
can methods of technical training &
which he will Incorporate with the
methods pursued in his school at
Prague for the training of crippled
and otherwise handicapped children
IrippieS to show skill.
Prof. Ralule is bringing with him
seven crippled children in addition
to the group Of entirely normal little
folk. These seven children will give
q demonstration Of their manual deX-
terity in the shops at Mckinley Man
ual Training School which will be wit
messed by the manual training teach
erS of tine city schools.
1atroneSSeS for concert at Polls
1heater Will be: Mrs. William How
ard Taft. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs
Charles Evans Hughes, Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge. Mrs. Edwin DENLY. Mrs.
John ". Weeks. Baroness de Cartier
lianihara, Nine. Peter. Nine. Wallen-
berg. Nine. StangIer Mrs Ralph
Jenkins Mrs. William J. Boardman,
Mrs Robert Lansing, Mrs. Frederick
II Gillstt, Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood. Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh. Mrs
Harry Brown. Mrs. William Phillips
Mrs Larz Anderson. Mrs. Henry G..
Chiffon.