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Show GREET GERMAN WAR BRIDES National President of Legion Auxiliary Auxil-iary Announces Organization Members Mem-bers Will Serve as Eig Sisters. Members of the American Legion Auxiliary will act as big sisters to German war brides and their babies, Dr. Kate Waller Barrett national president of that organization, organiza-tion, has announced. an-nounced. Dr. Barrett went to Savannah to welcome the German women, In the name of the Auxiliary and, V - p while there, made arrangements to Dr- Kate Barre" obtain information in regard to the final destination of the Rhine women. Auxiliary units In those communities will assist the brides In acclimating themselves to a new country. Dr. Barrett believes that many of the unpleasant un-pleasant experiences which naturally fall to the lot of aliens can be eliminated elimi-nated by the kindly help of Auxiliary women. The war brides measure up well with any other group of women, Dr. Barrett stated. They are young, healthy women, none of them of the "flapper" type. Most of them spoke English, since their husbands, they said, would not learn to speak German. Ger-man. Dr. Barrett was interested in the attitude of the men toward returning to America. "All that I spoke to," she said, "were happy to get back home. There was a great deal of merriment mer-riment In regard to the difference between the financial standing of the soldier at home and iu Germany. At the present value of tlie mark, the soldiers were "millionaires." As many expressed themselves, "We all feel like millionaires who have suddenly lost our fortunes." The only ones who spoke of returning to Germany were those who left their wives and children chil-dren behind and expected to return for them, she said. |