Show I I FRENCH MOTHER I I liS Is GRATEFUL FOR FORSON'S FORSON'S T SONS SON'S ADOPTION 1 I Mrs 1 W. W E. E Lake Receives I r Warm Warne Letter of Gratitude I Front From Soldiers Soldier's Widow I Reflecting the Ahe deep thankfulness with which French mothers and children children chil hU hUdren 4 dren arc are receiving aid tendered them through the Fatherless Children I of ot i I France Prance organization a n letter reached Mrs Irs Wellington 1 E. E Lake E E. South i Temple street yester yesterday a from Mrs JI J J. o of Trance France I I whose husband was killed In the I 1 trenches Her year old son Andre I 1 h had been a adopted opted through h the tho or organizations organization's or- or plan b by the Salt Lake I woman The letter which had been mailed Decel December 1 er 1 15 16 bore borc a 0 hea heavy dark border bor bar m der tIer as a symbol of oC the tra tragedy e that I had befallen the family faintly through the war wn IN Is Touched by hT Devotion De j Being Infinitely touched b by the I testimony o of or f sympathy and the paternal pa paternal pa- pa pa-I pa devotion that you ou are giving our country countr displayed In the person of or orm dear child mother Im I Im Im m my the wrote I r m addressing you OU from the bottom bottoms of or orm I m my fly heart healt my impression o of friendliness friendliness lien ll- ll I f ness and thankfulness I 1 shall consider consider consider con con- sider It m my dut duty with the other I mothers o of France to leach teach m my babies hies I Ito Ito t to understand the great Ireat assistance of oC t the American nation In the tile terrible misfortune that has befallen the poor I I f r little children o of France As 8 soon soan as m my little Andre now 4 Iii years of age age- will be able to use tho time Ipen I 1 r pen It will 1 be to you OU my dear Ind lady i I that he shall write his first letter Very soon I shall send you OU a photograph photo photo- graph of ot m my poor little on ones 8 so young an and yet et having no fattier father In another 5 letter I x will speak to you ou of ot him the the- f dear ilear creature the creature the dear clear soul that WP wee I fo II lost Jost ost after facing the enemy two and i o one half years year lIe He wa was to us UR a great i an and tender support support but but for tor today dear lad lady I shall simply address to tn y you my y sincere thanks for your our kindness kind kind- ness ness and solicitude until I shall write you OU again shortly Her r no- no Ito In a postscript the mother describes t the child who will benefit by the donation do- do donation donation do do- n nation made b by Mrs Irs Lake I lie is a pr very nice little bo boy with blue eyes ces and ver very blond hair the mother declared ile He has ros rosy and plump cheeks and amid In is rather lar large e for Cor his age arc er E Everybody bod says 8 he is avery a avery very cn beautiful child which Is a s solace lace In my trouble u He is gay and affectionate affectionate and adores his mamma and ami little sister sleter of or 5 years earll on whom he Plays many man cute little jokes lie He Is somewhat ome of ot a a. a tartar but If Ir he feels there he ha has made her hor feel bad ho lie throw arms around her and anel kisses her very hard lie Jie speaks quite often orlen to us UM or of his poor papa but he Is yet et eter er Very young oun and tender for or u us to have him know the terrible truth |