Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 239, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1913 — PRINCESS APPEALS TO BABIES OF RICH [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PRINCESS APPEALS TO BABIES OF RICH

Princess August-Wilhelm of Prussia has adopted a novel way of showing her gratitude for the birth of her first child after four years of marriage. She is starting" an organization the object of which is to provide for young mothers and infants of the poorer classes. Every well-to-do young mother who has just been blessed with an infant is expected to help. Instead, however, of appealing to the rich mothers, the princess’ organization proposes to appeal to their babies. At all houses where the stork has arrived a letter will be delivered beginning “Dear Litle One.” The letter will congratulate the baby on its good fortune in being born among the rich, and will continue: ‘‘There are thousands of others of thy age and size who have not thy advantage.” The end will be an appeal for money.