New Britain herald., 1924-02-22
AMERICA-.FRANCE
 REVERE LAFAYETTE
American Society ACcompIishes Object After Years Of Work

New York, Feb. a2.~--A memorial
 In France to the Marquis de Lafayette.
 to perpetuste the memory of this ia
 nous Frenchman through good
 works, is the accomplishment in a
 period of four years Of an American
 society known sa The Lafayette Me
 norial, which has the support and
 cooperation of a large number or
 prominent French and American men
 and women The memorial today Is
 not project, but s going coTrern,
 taking the form of I school and or
 phansss: z prs-tuberculsr sanitsr-
 iual, and finally museum.
 It is the purpose Of the society 10
 maintain the Chateau Lafayette, in
 central France as permanent me
 n1orisl to the marquis and to tho memory of the allied heroes who were
 killed in the world war. It should be come, members of the society say, an American national memorial like Nit. Vernon on the Potomac. the birth
 place of George Washington.
 The memorial Is located in the old lafayette chateau. at ChaNagnac, $50 miles south of Parts. where the mar quis was born in t757. This property, consisting of various buildings and
 i75 acres of land. has been acquired by the society. The chateau was the home of Lafayette's ancestors for centuries. and here the French hero of American independence grew up Co early manhood. The building has been restored, where necessary, and made sound and solid throughout New structures have been added 10 the group. and everything has been crowded. in the way of modern inn provementS for the health, comfort and proper education of the children cared for by the memorial A modern water supply has been installed and modern plumbing and sanitary equip
 nent have heep established in all the buildings, which are served by modern sewage disposal plant, Flee .ric light, and central heating have been put In, and a modern dairy with a nne herdAhas been established 70 furnish the hest milk and butter, Part of the domain has been modernized and extended so as to afford the finest of farm products 4 eobblsr's shop has been created 10 make boots for the children, and there ia a car penter shop for estate repairs. Mod, srn fire protection has been installed There are baseball and football fields, tennis courts and a swimming pool
 Tn the school and preventorium. which house today total of 2S0 chil- eren. wal refugees and war ogphsns, the outdoor training Of an American school Is given The youngsters are taught boxing baseball etc, and also receive d first class training for the French haccslaureate examination | When they are old enough these boys will be sent out to receive training in the big businesses of America. such as the United States Steel Co, General Electric Company, etc. Forty of the | boys in the school arc French, 2S Russian. 95 Polish and ten Italian.
 The head of the school is an exper- fenced Anglo.Saxon master sssisted hy an able staff It can safely be said that nowhere in France is there a | Troup ot boys of similar ages, from 6 10 Is years, receiving | better edu- cation than the boys in the Lafayette school.
 The preventorium is run on the lines employed by nr Rollisr in Switzerland, and in cooperation with | the department of public hygiene of the French government, Here some 900 delicate children. from 10 12 . years old, threatened with tuhercu- losis, are given sunlight. good food and ! careful attention. When their health \ permits they are given elementary ed- ucation. and later they may pass on Do the advanced school in the chateau
 The museum Is housed in the cha tsau itself and csnters 1T. the room in which Lafayette was born. Here are many interesting relics, such as Wash ingtons duslling pistols, which were given by him to Lafayette, th. snuff box given to Lafayette hy the city of New York. a ring of Benjamin Frank lin with some of his pife's hair in it, etc There arc also many relics of the recent war, such as the uniforms of General Joffre and other leaders. guns. gas masks. parachuttss, etc.