The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-17

THREE PLANS Tor MOUNT
Clemens to aid the children in
war-stricken Britain were pre-
sented yesterday afternoon At 4
large tea at the Officers Club at
Selfridge Field.
Mrs. Preston Slosson. head Of
the "Save the Children Founda-
ton" in her home town of Ann
Arbor. explained the purpose Of
the foundation and announced
that Mrs. A. A. Thompson. IS
Miller street, has offered her
services a chairman Of q Mount
Clemens unit.
The foundation, formed In
Geneva following the last war to
aid the children. "the precious
seed Of q nation" has become
newly active in the present war.
Based upon the realization that
protection of q nations children
during the dangers of war Is the
salvation of a country. II ar
ranges to evacuate children from
Britain's danger zone and care
for them in safety rs far as Il IS
humanity possible, until the dam
ger has passed.
THREE PLANS
The three plans. Presented yes
terday by Mrs. Slosson are: ~
to donate m oney. in any
amounts. to the organization for
general expenses; (2) to take the
responsibility for individual
refugee children's protection at
$40 dollars a child; and (3) to
raise $4,000 to build a shelter. to
be known as the Mount Glenn
ems Shelter" bomb-proof and
situated in the safest parts Of
Britain, either the highlands of
Scotland. or the mountains In
Wales. Three thousand dollars
will care for 30 children In such
safety for one year. with the ad-
ditional help given by the British
government.
Which of the three possible
methods of aiding In this project
Mount Clemens will choose was
not decided yesterday by the
more than $50 women repre-
senting Mount Clemens and Self
ridge Field. but the local fund
was started off with q donation
of 500 given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Gordon. Plans for more
donations are already being
made, by group and individuals.
SLOSSON MAY COME
Mrs. Slosson offered the serv-
ices of her husband. Prof. Slos-
son Of the history department
and noted lecturer, who will
come to Mount Clemens-And lee
ture If the committee wishes, full
proceeds Of the event to be given
to Mount Clemens fund.
Mrs. Slosson' was brought to
Mount Clemens through the
efforts of Mrs. H. J. Wells of
Selfridse, yesterdays hostess,
Mrs. Gordon, who introduced
the speaker. and Mrs. A. M.
Mellier. They became interested
in her project while attending
an adult education class in Ann
Arbor.
She in turn hrst became inter-
ested In the work Of the founda-
ton through its efforts In behalf
Of the children In the mountains
Of Southern United States some
years ago. Then, in the Fall Of
1898, when Prof. Slosson took
his family abroad for q Winter
OF teaching In England. they had
an opportunity to watch the fed
Grafton ut work. The war situa-
ton was tense, England feared
immediate invasion, and i'm
mediately went to work to ar
range evacuation Of London's
children. Mrs. Slosson described
how children took blankets,
changes Of clothing and extra
food with them to school each
morning, 50 that In case IL was
necessary they could be taken to
safety without delay. The par
ents, she said, would be notified
of their little ones Whereabouts
within q week. If possible, they
were told. That emergency
passed, but new ones arose, as
the European countries fell be.
fore Hitler's advance.
BRITAIN'S BURDEN
Britain could care for her own
children, Mrs. Slosson explained,
II that were the only problem.
But the stricken countries Of
Europe have poured their wom-
en- and children into the British
Isles, to safeguard their own fu-
lures. Polish, French. Spanish,
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