Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 167, 26 May 1917 — Page 15

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PALLADIUM

Send In Your Contribution Today inn J.U1MUK 8env in You Contribution ! Today WEEKLY SECTION OF THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM HELP THE FRENCH CHILDREN RICHMOND, IND., MAY 26, 1917 REMEMBER OUR DEBT TO FRANCE

JUNIOR PALLADIUM ADOPTS FATHERLESS FRENCH GIRL

Every Junior May Write These Little French Children a Letter The Letters Will Be Published. HAS TWO BROTHERS; ALL WILL NEED FOOD The Junior Palladium has adopted one of the little French "war orphans. She Is a girl named Odette, and shehas two little brothers, one only four years old and the other, ten, and they live in the de partement Gard, (that is aie same as state or county of Gard), CollorBiies canto de St. Chapters. You tan hut for it yourself on the map, in the southern part of France, and then you can know just where your letters and everything are going. There are thousands of these poor little French children whose fathers have died fighting for their country, and who are hungry because food is so scarce that the government cannot afford to give heni what they need. There was a long list of names from which, we could choose, and there was one other little girl named Yvette Michel whom we did think strongly of taking, but she was only nine years old, and we were afraid that she was almost too young to write real letters to us. Besides Yvette did not have any brothers or sisters. And so w e have taken Odette because she is twelve years old and probably can tell us many interesting things about their home and their schools, and all the things they are floing for their country. And then, Odette's little brother Ailnlnhe. will be five vears old on the twelfth of July, and we thought it would be such fun to send him birthday cards and .letters from America, and maybe, if you all would like to we could fix up a little birthday box, too, so that you could send him a real birthday gift with your name on it; and then you would .know that instead of Adolphe having such a sad birthday, when his father is dead and they have so little money, in trying to live off of the little government pension, you have helped to make his birthday happy. Will Send Letters Next Week. The first letters which we are going to send over to Odette and her brothers will be sent next week, so if you would like to write one too, have it down at the Palladium office by Tuesday, May 29th, and it will go with the others. Our English:-letters will be translated into French by Earlham students, and then the original letter, and its French translation will be sent on over to France immediately. In writing your letters you can tell all about the things you do at school; the musical festival, your art exhibits, the circus that wan here, the Dig patriotic parade we had,-the gardens you are making, or anything tiat you are interested in, because everything American will be so new and wonderful to them. And then you can write to which ever one you wish. Odette is. twelve years old, Abel is her ten-year-old broiler, and Adolpbe will be five July 12. fjri Ten Cenu a Day for Food. It only takes ten cents a day to buy the food for a French boy or girl. Two of you could give a nickle, and if you did that every week or so, It would not be hard for you, at all, and yet it would mean that Odette and maybe her brothers, too would hare something" to eat for several days. And Junior Folks, If you only send in enough of your dimes and quarters, or even sickles-and -pennies, maybe we can adopt Abel and Adolphe too, so that all the family could live together -with their mother in the little hone where their father used to be, and they won't be hungry any more.

When you fend in your money, you can know that every single penny will go straight to Odette or her brothers with none taken jjut to pay for money-orders or men to handle the money and see that it gets to the right person, because the French government has taken this matter in hand, and the French postol'fice at St. Chapters will see that it is delivered to Odette herself. French Letters Will Be Published.' It will take at least two and maybe three weeks for our letters to reach France, so we won't begin to hope for an answer for almost two months, but when the auswer comes. Junior Folks, you can be sure that it will appear in the very next Junior Palladium, and I'm sure that will be a "red letter" Junior for all of us. You can adopt a little boy or girl yourself, if you can afford to pay the $36.50, but since there are so few who can do that we have offered to take Odette for all the Juniors, so that each of you can pay just what you wish. Several people in Richmond have adopted one already. Mr. Giles has allowed his son to adopt one, and they chose a little girl named Georgette because that is his mother's name. Mary Lane Charles has adopted a little girl named Lucie Lager, who is only six yeap old and who lives in the same de partement de Gard that our Odette does. Mary Lane is planning to write to Lucie, too. And so, Junior Folks, if you want to have a part in helping some little French child, who is hungry, you can sign your name and the amount you want io give on the little slip, and then either send it or bring it up to the Palladium office.

NO FIRECRACKERS IN RICHMOND THIS YEAR Monday night the city council passed an ordinance forbidding the sale, purchase, or use of any fireworks or fire crackers of any kind for this year in Richmond, because this year they felt that our boys and girls can be patriotic enough to celebrate the day in a better way than exposing the city to so much danger, and spending so much money for red paper and powder to be burned up. Of course it seems queer to think of the Fourth of July without fire crackers, because that has been the only way we ever have celebrated the day. But there are lots of cities which have made Fourth of July a greater event than 2ver before, sinca they have forbidden fire works, and now that we have a chance to decide for ourselves what would hi the best way to show our patriotism, perhaps we can make this holiday ideal. In one of the eastern cities, several years ago, they bad a firecrackerless Fourth of July, but the boys and girls were so busy getting ready for a huge parade that they scarcely missed the crackers. Almost every school and Sunday, school had some, kind of a display, and each tried to have something a little more interesting '.ban anyone else had thought of, and that parade was one of the greatest sights the people ever had seen. It started at ten o'clock and lasted almost two hours. Then in the afternoon, everyone who wished, went on a big picnic, where there were races and all sorts of contests, with plenty of prises given away. And in the evening one of the city officials shot off the fireworks where everyone ir the park couW see them, but no one would be hurtNot all cities can have such parades or such celebrations on the Fourth of July, ' but enough has been done to show that there are other and better ways of spending the day than merely to have a few firecrackers. ' "A 'wireless message ran travel the distance of five hundred miles in much less than one-quarter of a second. -

CAMP FIRE GIRLS HOLD BIG MEETING

The Second Grand Council meeting for all the girls . of Wayne County is to be held tonight at Eiriham college. All the girls in the ten camps ' are invited, and there probably will be a large meeting although this meeting was ar-j ranged on very short notice. The girls are to meet in Llndley hall where they are to don their ceremonial costumes in the Day Dodger Girl's rooms, at the south end of the basement. Then at 7:30 they are to march over to Clear Creek and form the large circle around the fire. At a sign from Mrs. Whitesides, the head guardian, the fire will be kindled, and the fire lighting ceremony giv: en by three fire-makers. " After a symbolic demonstration commoratiug the beginnings of Camp Fire work in Wayne County, the song and motions of Burn Fire Burn will be given by three girls. Then there will be the roll call and informal reports by the 'different camps, telling all they have done or are planning to do, honors will be awarded, and Dr. Gulick's message to the Camp Fire Girls will be read and discussed. Discuss Ways of Serviee. In fact this is one of the most important reasons for calling a grand council at this time, for the present crisis in bur country demands that the army of Camp Fire Girls do all in their power to help and serve the nation. And in coming together at this time, the Camp Fire Girls of Wayne County can plan to arrange more effective ways of serving, as well as being more inspired with the enthusiasm of united groups. There will be a song by - Susie Meek, who is a native Indian from Indian Territory, and a most enthusiastic -Camp Fire Girl, and the meeting will.. end with everyone singing "The Star Spangled Banner" and Wohelo. The first ceremonial meeting was held at Centerville, where the Centerville camp had prepared a great entertainment for the .. visiting camps. This second council meeting will be of a different character, because it is entirely a private affair with no visitors and very little amusement. It is called rather to earnestly discuss the work and service which the Camp Fire Girls of Wayne County can render their country in (his time of need. JUNIORS WILL FIND : EDITOR IN NEW OFFICE Anyone wishing to find the, editor of the Junior will find her in the new office, Room Number 6, upstairs in the Palladium building. Boys and girls who wish, to bring in their articles and stories will find her there any . time ,. except Tuesday afternoon, and Aunt Molly will be very glad to talk with them about their work. But those who wish to come up to the office just to visit are asked to wait until Saturday afternoon, June 2, when Aunt Molly will be ready to meet the boys and girls from 2 o'clock to 4:30 and have a good time. If there are not too many, Aunt Molly also will tell a few stories at that time, but it will not be a story hour as- there used to be at the library. It simply will be a time for the Juniors to visit with the editor. - Admiral William S. Benson, under the Secretary of the Navy, has charge of the movements of our fleet.

DONATION COUPON 10 cents keeps the child one day $3.00 keeps the child one month I hereby contribute to The Palladium fund for the Fatherless Children of France that a child may be kept in the home of its mother. Name ,. Address ...........

BIG AUDIENCE GREET CHILDREN'S CONCERT WITH GREAT APPLAUSE

GIRLS TAKE PART IN GARFIELD FIELD MEET The Garfield field meet was a great success, in spite of a very high wind which was a very trying hindrance to the basket ball throwing, high jump and pole vault. No records were broken, but several very interesting contests were held. In the girls' three-legged race, two of the girls were so excited when they found that they were ahead that they didn't even see the line, and so ran outside the track instead of breaking it for first place. But they were counted second. Much excitement was caused when Mies Wickeroeyei first appeared on the grounds, because she wore a purple suit, and all the "whites" at once accused her of being partial to the "purples." But after showing the rivals that the purple suit was trimmed in white, and that she wore a white waist, she finally convinced them of her neutrality. But the greatest excitement of the afternoon was when two boys who were practicing for their threelegged race borrowed one of the girl's beautiful new parasol so that their completions would be . unmarred when the time came for them to star in the real race itself. All went well until suddenly one of them stumbled and fell precisely on that beautiful parasol, breaking, crushing and bending it into a hopeless wreck. Up -leaped the wrathful owner then, and snatching her once cherished possession from under the fallen racer, she dealt blow after blow upon his struggling form, until teachers had to come to the rescue and drag her off of the victim before he was completely annihilated. The moral of that is Neither a borrower nor a lender be. But a real account of the meet is neie?frDe f the GartWd upils Whites Win Field Meet Last , Saturday - afternoon there was a Garfield field meet out at the playgrounds. There were two sides, the whites and the purples. The whites got 45 points and the purples got 10 points. The - Garfield girls had three things, a fifty yard dash, a three legged race, and a basket ball far throw. Grace Chrow and Grace Simcoke won the fifty yard dash. Lucilc Tburraan and Lucile Jones won the three legged race and Irene Knott and Myrtle LaFuse came in second... Zelma Slade won .the basket ball far throw. . ; f I am a white. ; ' Grace Simcoke, Garfield Junior High school. . . Not Enough Patriotism - When they were showing "America is Ready" at the Arcade, they flashed on the screen the American flag and played the "Star Spangled Banner" all the people stood up but some sat -right down again before they had finished playing the Star Spangled - Banner. I think they should stand up all through ;the playing of the Star Spangled Banner if they love the American flag. I stood up until they bad finished playing the Star Spangled Banner. Roy Hawekotte, Age 12, Vaile School.

Each School Had Different Way for Boys asd Girls to Represent the Songs -They Sang.

CHILDREN REGRET MR. SLOANE'S ILLNESS With almost every seat even In the high gallery filled, and people standing two and three deep around the back of . the hall, the grade school boys and girls were greeted with a warm applause in their concert yesterday afternoon. The great success of the entertainment was partly due to the Clever costumes and little drills that . added so much color and interest to the musical numbers. The chorus was well trained and showed ' unusually good tone control, especially in the softer parts. The children sang with spirit and enthusiasm, and their productions wonld compare s with many adult choruses. Butthe novelty of the special -school numbers attracted the greatest attention. . ; . "A singing, scale,", which Vaile school introduced easily taught all the audience the scale of E-flat, for tire funny little singing master who was so perfectly dressed in a real dress suit, ran back and. forth to fast and pounded the . tones out of the notes so well, that no one will forget the "do, ml.soT or the way that he pounded . "sol" the second time when sbe did not ping, loud enough. Once in the middle of a song when he did not have to direct bis "scale," he was seen to yawn, Stlt tBrYton Via wi n al ta1. 1 . J .thit" he"id jum7 und'anS ma uoiuu, ttuu even now ai the end of each piece like a professional. . . . When Vaile school had finished their last lively Indian piece, and the, little .singing master was making his final bow, James Basore, one of the boys up in the high gal lery, slapped his knee and said, "Well now, I tell you that was gOOd."..' .' WaraeaBchool was next and they demonstrated how rain does not always dampen the; spirits of. the crowd. . Their rainy day songs were as clever as could be; and the ten little girls in their rain coats and umbrellas were greeted with a burst of -applause as they came on the stage. The robin and daisy who sang their duet had unusually good voices and could- be heard ail over the hall. . ., , - When the Sevastopol children cameron the stage, all the colors of the rainbow were displayed In the girls' hair ribbons, and in singing the songs of all the spring flowers, the color to represent that flower came forward, while the others formed a chorus in the background. When the "Birdie with a yellow bill" came forward, he was so good, that James , exclaimed, "Now that was cute." But the ending was- so beautiful when all the lKiHormsva 1.11, !!- and blue wings, and the lovely white fairy in the center bade farewell. that all the children on the lower floor Stood out In thft niulaa in ua it, and when it was over James declared he would like to give three cheers for them. - ..,,- Baxter has daisy girls. Baxter school proved that they have a daisy lot of girls.- When the ten little girls with their big yellow -hair ribbons came on everyone was delighted. But when the one little girl sang, "What the daisies say," people everywhere were standing

to .clap am hard as I can for that little kid." And he did. Starr school bad their star cooks and four star waiters and they told , Continued Page Four