Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-22 | Page 24 | Fund for French War Orphans Growing Salt Lake Committee Enlarging Scope

Fund for French War Orphans Growing i tf 3 0 & 1 i Salt Lake Committee Enlarging Scope (' CHRISTMAS poster drawu by the noted French artist, Walter de Maris, for the committee for the Fatherless Chil-J Chil-J dren of France. At right and bottom are likenesses of some of the 200,000 French children whose fathers died I in battle, and who arc in desperate need of food and clothing, for whom the Salt Lake committee is seeking aid. Tho sum of $36.50 will provide the essentials of life for one child twelve mouths. it fwr lff$W m 1 1 - 1 A Y MlL Wm flPll t: z 1 Ciy I ; hAi ls if I IIL wLv At , i ; ; fWJii klltoY vA m H'- V I II f - i xi ' J I vL i f I ( U p. s T's i "ff room im voir or.? er kt ' XtL":' , X' 4 Appeal Is Being Made to Communities Over the Entire State. LETTERS telling of the desperate need of the very essentials of life on the part of war orphans of France arc bcinj? sent out to towns over Utah by tho alt Lake committee com-mittee of the Fatherless Children of France- iu a ytat.a cam pa i git. Twenty-on Twenty-on new subscriber, each supporting an orphan an entire year by r i v i n have been secured during the last month, and there have been twenty twen-ty -five renewals of subseriptions. A ( 'hr'tRtms 3 eainpain is be'tno; conducted by the national headquarters. America has 'cared for So. 000 orphan, but there are 30,000 children rendered destitute as fl result of German aggression aggres-sion and ruthlessne?s. Only orphans whose fathers were soldiers are, eligible eligi-ble to share in the fund. Tim French government is unable to meet everv one of the many insistent dmn a mis, nnd a larger fund is being sought from fortunate fortu-nate America. - ' The sum of $'6.50 assures food and warmth for a child on entire year, and often serves as answer to the prayer of the mother, struggling to keep her little family together, that her offspring have a chance to grow into unimpaired manhood man-hood or womanhood. Lesser sums arc held until enough is secured to total $:.H'.50, and this is sent immediately. The Salt l.akp commit tee has cared i for more than o00 French orphans. In-j In-j formation regarding the cause can be (obtained from Mrs. J. D. WhitehtH, OH 7 ! First avenue. Subscriptions for any amount can be sent to T. W. Uoyor, Continental Con-tinental National bank. Ten cents provides pro-vides for a child one day and $3 for oue month.