Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1925, Page 19

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.. DECEMBER 13, 1925— PART 1. MENNONITES QUIT MEXICAN REFUGE Hardships in Southern Haven Drive Religious Band Back to Canadian Homes. United suppot ~reeds already nation-wide cam | 000 for the Am | ciation of Mani By the Assoc | after investmen ated Press. G, Manitoba, of the Mennonites who, in . disposed of their large st com to the care and country an endowment fund of $2,000, December | 56 ve OUTLINES WORK IN PHILIPPINES FOR YOUTH OF AMERICAN BLOOD Care of Neglected Children Involves Large Expendi- ture—Nation-Wide Campaign Begun to Raise aside as pleas rt of all religigns and | has been set has resulted “in the| guardian day,” when npaign to raise in this| made in all churches schools in behalf of these nates of our own hlood. Philadelphia and New York, erican Guardian Asso- la. the annual income, t in this country by a | tively, Cardir and formally incorpo-| and Hayes imittee, to be devoted | attention to the campaign. “American unfortu In Boston respec Is O'Connell, Dougherty are devoting their personal — of all individuals and organizations in the United States. Plea in Name of 0dd Fellows. concludes Willlam Murphy, secretary and district grand sire of Manila Lodge, No. 1, 1. 0. O. F.‘“there are over 2,000,000 of vou in the ‘land of the free’ We bespeak vour influ- ence and aid in helping the associa- tion in securing the ‘sinews of war’ to give every destitute American child in the Philippine Islands a chance to become a useful and law-abiding citi zen. Americans have been responsi- ble for the conditions, and we believe that they should be responsible for the future welfare of these children.” Outlining briefly the conditions with which the association has sought to deal, Very Rev. Francis X. A. Byrre | S. J.. president of the Atenso de Manila, declares: ““There are thou- | sands of children born of American “Brother and sister Odd Fellows,” | !White Monkey That Attracts Unusual Interest at Zoo Here A monkey that sings like a bird is attracting unusual interest at the Zoo. This is the silky mormoset, ore of the smallest, rarest and preftiesi of the monkey family, presented recent- Iy by Victor J. Evans. It is the only white monkey in existence, and the color of its fur is offset by deep orange ears. Singing is not a characteristic of the family. In most members have a squeal that makes them prac- | tically impossible as pets, according | to Dr. Willlam M. Mann, Zoo super- | intendent. This little creature, how- ever, has developed a sound that is Sings Like Bird | ose to the measured chirp of bird, with a_sweetness “of worthy of most birds It is a great favorite with children and a crowd usually is gathered in front of the eage in the lion house. | The little fellow is, indeed, the most | bird-like of the monkey family. It| lives in families of four or five in the | tops of the highest jungle t Upper Amazon reg never comes to the ground. Its companign- | ship with birds, to some extent, may | have brought about its bird-like | qualities. Often specimens are mis- taken for squirrels, This is the second of the species which has been under the care of Dr. very | tone | REICHSTAG 0. K.’S TRADE |sit peliiat imporianee PACT MADE WITH RUSSIA |, 0ot i e o e | relations between countries with Treaty Signed at Moscow Lauded |different economic system i £ Eco- = = by Russians Because of Eco T e | - [ a high gecord for all time the speed with which freight cars were handled October with an ment of 32.2 miles, signea | Rallway Eco in October, provides for| This ire, most-favored-nation treat- | ceeded by 114 Moscow dispatches at the time | ord of 30.7, the great- | Octobers and nomic Differences. PG sy the Associated Press BERLIN, December 12—The Reichs- tag pproved the er- man trade agreement. was set by the railroads average dally mc the Burean nounced toda today Russo. The Ru: at Moscow mutual ment of the s again in September edueation of neglected Voice of Church Conventions. fathers and Filipino mothers who are Mann. The first he ¢ bout or abandoned children of American | farm holdings in western Canada and | blood in the Philippines. | In their recent national conventicns went 10 Mexico, have returned here,| Of 18,000 such children in the | both the Protestant Episcopal and the “glad to get back.” They suffered | islands 4,000 are on the books of the|Congregational Churches of the United extreme hardships and privations, | association, which was incorporated | States formally indorsed the move.| b: through crop failures and & 1921 at the instance - of ment, the former declaring: of co-operation by the Mexican gov Leonard Wood, as in e efforts of this association are ernment. aid in some degree, and entitled to apoort and When the trek started to Mexico, | listed as desperate cases tion of ever ristian, frater: some of the finest farming country in | Prompt action if these boy in the United Manitoba and Saskatchewan was sold | are to be saved from the dregs of by the Mennonites, who left by lhp‘\’:u:ahonduge or immoral exploitation thousands to seek 4 land where they | Blue-eved, light-haired, often frechled could prosper and have the religious | of face, active, energetics—these chil freedom demanded by their church. | dren invariably are living likenesses Those who returned recently told of | of boys and girls found about any the hardships which they encountered | public school in the Uni States n the Southern republic, and declared | Because the problem is too overwhelm | that only alleglance to the chuveh| ing for the handful of Americans in | held their remaining brethren in Mex- | the islan who for four yves have ico. | mostliberally contributed toward | aving these little ones, Gen. Wood | has appealed to che home land. | living under the most pitiable condi tions. Very often mothers are left to support these children alone, either the death of the father or by ndonment, which is so common in the Orient. The children inherit the characteristics of their American fathers and native life and conditions difficult for them. There of orphan asy lums and other institutions for their care. The Filipino people have not yet been taught' to build and support such institutions. The burden of caring for these children of American vlood has fallen upon the handful of Americans who constitute the Ameri can population. Burden Proves Too Heavy. The burden is too great foy them he churches have taken hold of the matter and are giving excellent serv ice, but with the resources at hand they cannot continue the work, and it must fail unless America aids. Lit tle or nothing is being done for the bovs, and they are becoming flotsam and Jetsam. If the girls are not taken care of since they are so attractive and vet 50 poor, they easily become the prey of evil men. It makes one shudder to think of what the fate of these Grand Master of Masons Speaks. | children may be unless America helps e these children of American | 1t is to be hoped that American Cath to good citizenship. Pledges Rosenstock, grand mas olics will co-operate in assisting this | have come from all quarters to Mrs. {If It Is Rentable I Can Rent It | Mary Frances Kern, recently re- |} turned from the islands, who Is rer- | J. LEO KOLB 923 N. Y. Ave. 1237 Wis. Ave. | sonally directing the campaign under | Main 5027 with him in Latin Ameri r a time, when it very young. It's fa- | vorite nesting place was a wc sock. When dark came the little fel- low, says Dr. Mann, would climb to the edge of the box where it was kept and start an unendurable racket un- til the sock s brought to him Then he would crawl inside and go | to sleep. monkey species has the h rying the young on the back, | necesitated by its orboreal | | excellent work that is so necessary and which must be done by Ameri or not at all. God knows the is great and the appeal of these little oneS is pitiabl . s, who, as a mis- sionary fa Methodist Church, been in the Philippines for 25 thus closes his ples i demonstrated that these children are not vigorous enough to endure the exposure to the tropical sun and | maintain their health on the food and water they usually find where they are living. Moreover, the mothers re often of the poorest class and can givg the children no adequate at tention.” Furthermore, the girls born of these mothers are promptly ex posed to temptations which are to be found iIn the provincial districts as| well as in the cities, and from which they should be protected. On the| other hand, these children show splen- | did posstbilitie and, if guarded and | trained, will become of value to them- | useful citizens of 'y e believe the An i people owe a duty to these iittle ones | » do what the) n for their proper ! and training. And, always we know they will not fail.” Gov. | of | are | tion responsible for these children ed blood, and should regard it duty to lend every possible assistance to the movement now in progress in this country to raise an endowment fund for their care, elu -ation and training, thus fitting them to become an asset to the Philippine Just His Guest. From the London Tit Bits The motorist pulled up at pump and ked a yokel will it take to reach the vil “How Puddle. members of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks in the ands, to be sent broadcast by Grand Lixalted Ruler William H. Atwell, has come a ringing cable, urging that every member of “this big-hearted Aside frot) the active efforts of| hrotherhood aid this work to the ut lignitaries o0 all ds and denomi- | termost.” nations, bot's here and in the islands | A M. Opisso, acting grand knizht 1 post have brought indors | of'(he Knights of Columbu ni religious, | ;ssert I have no doubt that every | frate; rRanization 1o | Knight of Columbus in the Umted the Pilirsinhes approving the gov-| States will respond to this appeal ernor general's appeal and calling | without official urging from me. upon their countrymen to give their uttermost to thig merciful movement Used in business and attorneys’ offices everywhere. Made in woods and finishes to suit surroundings and fitted with receding dust-proof glass doors that protect contents, and occupy no room when open. et with the Mexic: nt was made by the j they, the returning immi; ilone are vesponsible for in Mexico, Those who have seeking to purchase in, A knows." said A moment’s thought. a day—ora month onth" echoed the t. “How's that " answered the other s " th® wrong way. nd the yokel, Tebhe an | ora stonish Messages of Indorsement. the | come back their old hoy > purchasing new lar are | INVESTMENT BUILDING 15th and K Sts.,N. W. Rooms 211, 215, 217, 219, 223 INDIAN WORKER MADE CORPORATION DIRECTOR i to Elected to Board of Transit Line | hlood Field workers in Central America eive from 14 to 18 cen Company Capitalized at $16.400,000. By the yaated Press BUFFALO. December blooded American Indian v was membe: the rd of fonal Railway is James E course of ah extends r since the Ameri ciation was organ d in Manila, in 1921, it had the | 1 support of Masons In this grand | Jjurisdiction. The assoclation concerns | itself entirely with caring for tute American-Filipino children who have no one to look out for them.| The work of this association is such as to bring forth the sympathy nee and support of all individuals wid organizations who are interested in the care of innocent and helpless children. It succors the childr I consider my Radiant Coal whose parent or parents were or are | [ff the best substitute coal in the Americans, and those of us who have - for hot-water had the opportunity of visiting inl $11 Per Ton foreign countr will appreciate what J. Edward Chapman it means to know that such an o 1zation working for 37 N St. NW. Phone N. 3609 12.—A full | mittees of distingnished Americans | of which the general chairman is| | former Gov. Gen. W. Cameron Forbes | of Boston | rganjzation is leing extended | with the campaign to be car agara | vied intensively from the | Middle W and to the in turn. Washington have been established at 815 Fifteenth street northwest, with Lieut. Col. | Gordon Johnston, who during years of service in the islands gave every possible effort to this problem, as ac on ing chairman. Corcoran Thom, tion of | ing the need of prompt response 400,000, Wood's appeal, is serving as| treasurer. Vi Presider these children of An Dawes, Chief Justice Taft, Secret from lives of degradatic eme | Hoover and scores of other officials' boverty, making it pe c them have come forward with unqualified, i0 Erow up into respectable indorsement For the Eastern divi | worthy citizens, a_credit to the 1 vloyes, under a co-operative plan. have | sion Rev. Parkes Cadman of | of their American fathers. 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