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4 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1920 ce ---- mr ---- ------------ FEED AND CLOTHE THE CHILDREN "IS DR. BARLOW-BROWN'S PLEA Noted Winnetka Relief Worker Pens Letter to Friend Telling of Serbia's Dire Distress and Need of Immediate Relief "Po save the children (of Serbia)-- that is the greatest task we have before us today. They must be fed and clothed". Those words are the keynote of the letter from Dr. Alice Barlow- Brown - directed to Mrs. Douglas Smith of Hubbard Woods. Every Winnetka should feel duty bound to read this letter written by a Winnetka woman physician who is doing a notable work among the starving and destitute Serbian war refugees. The letter follows: Pristina, Serbia, June 30, 1920 Mrs. Douglas Smith, Hubbard Woods, Ill My dear Mrs. Smith: Your good letter with generous check of Five Hundred Dollars was given me last night and I hasten to thank you for the Serbian people. Never have I seen a country so poor or could I have imagined that such poverty existed. While food is be- coming . more abundant. only bread is within the reach of all. Sugar is 50 cents a pound, rice 40 cents, meat is $1 a pound. All fresh vegetables are very high. One can readily under- stand why these people have so little energy when they consider how their food was reduced during the seven years of war. Many of them sold all that they possessed and then the wood from their houses to buy bread to keep them from starving. Hit By White Plague The English and Americans came just in time to stem the starvation but the result of it all is still in evi- dence, in that the young men who were interned are succumbing to tuberculosis. Young girls show the same lack of development as those of Lille, France. To save the child- ren, that is the greatest task we have before us today. They must be fed and clothed. While living in this section of Serbia, one is constantly reminded of how much civilization has advanced. Here where there are no factories, everything is made by hand and in the most primitive manner. All the clothes worn, except by a few who are fortunate enough to possess the modern conventional dress, are home- spun. The peasants wear their na- tional dress and look very pictures- que. Tt consists of a white princess under-garment with broad sleeves. The back of the skirt near the hem is heavily embroidered also the back of sleeves, the amount of embroidery indicating their financial condition. Over this is worn a short bolera, around the waist is wound a girdle. This is a broad knitted band of bright color. Then over all the fam- ous red afwa, the result portraying a brilliant picture; the hair is drawn forward on both sides of the face, braided and wound up with a black string which keeps it in place, from one ear to the other is worn the silver coins, the head is draped with a scarf, giving in all a very unique appearance. The Turkish women and girls wear their style of trousers which many of the Serbian women adopted, to save themselves from be- ing killed. Tt is interesting to see small children dressed in the same manner as their parents. When on the street the Turkish woman wears a black costume, some of them en- tirely veiling the face, others show- ing the eyes only. To see these silent, black moving figures on the street gives one rather an uncanny sensa- tion. . Forced To Rest You will be interested to learn that I have given up my work with the American Women's hospital. I worked too hard and it has seemed best for me not to continue that work. After organizing the dis- pensary work, which had to be done in small quarters and with our liv- ing quarters also very small, T began to feel the strain of the increased daily demand made upon me. From February 20 to May 20, 6,000 people were taken care of in the dispens- aries, the daily clinics averaged from 100 to 150. It was nothing unusual for me to treat 40 or 50 diseases of the eye daily and to have as many surgical dressings, which the nurses took care of. We were training or attempting to, young Serbian girls. This work being done with one in- terpreter during the coldest season made it very: difficult, indeed. I never missed a day until after suffering with my nose for two weeks when not wishing to hamper the work of the American Women's hospital, I withdrew, rented a couple of rooms, where I have a young Serbian girl do the necessary things for me to make me comfortable and where I am resting. Have also retained the interpreter to help me. In the month of March I was placed om the Com- \ mittee of the Orphanage whose form- er and first president, Col. Radi- vychitch founded, by taking in the homeless children to be cared for and clothed. He interested the Red Cross when they were here to assist him which they did and now the home cares for 34 children, 20 boys and 14 girls. Some of them have seen their parents killed and each one has experienced some terrible ordeal of the war. For two weeks I have been having entire charge of the children, relieving Esther, the young woman, who has been in charge here since the beginning. Her teeth were in a bad condition so she went to the American Mission at Skoplye, where there is a good den- tist. This young woman received her education at Robert college in Con- stantinople, is a protestant and speaks English very well. She is greatly interested in the welfare of her people. She said they all feel the uncertainty of life. In 1912 this country was won from the Turks, Austrians and Bulgars, many still only later to be taken by the feel that perhaps all is a dream, and that one day they will again find themselves under a foreign power. This idea is not held so extensively by the men, many of them believe that Serbia is free forever. For this they have fought valiantly for 500 years showing a remarkable forti- tude and persistence. We cannot fail to admire them when we con- sider how they have held to their one purpose under all conditions. It has been the purpose of the ruling powers to keep back all way of | showing his gratitude. Patching Pants I have been several days writing this letter, because of my occupation with the children. I have been patch- ing pants and making suspenders. Hardly the kind of work for a phy- sician. I am taking it as my recrea- tion. The children call me their mother. We have truly a heterogene- ous family. I am hoping to bring a little order out of all of this chaos. My interpreter is giving them phy- lessons in English. Col. Radi- vychitch is very anxious that they should speak English. abode I urged the committee to get a piece of land on the outskirts of the town. The municipality of Pristina has given them a hektar which is well situated. drained and commands a fine view. Here in time a home can be built, a vegetable garden made giv- ing them a occupation. In the con- struction of this I would like to in- terest Winnetka. Before 1 definitely decide, I am going to see the Minister of Health. I feel from every view- point that this is the most needy section of the country and the one in which it is most difficult to secure workers. Some of my letters home must have been lost. We have lived so long here without communication from the outside world, now the mail is coming more regularly. All strikes seem to be over. Again thanking you for your gen- erous donations for which I will render you an accounting and with kindest remembrances to all Win- netka friends and good wishes for the Gift Shop, I am Sincerely yours, Alice Barlow-Brown. --_-- OPERATION FATAL Funeral services for Fred Charles Turvey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Turvey of 1115 Merrill avenue, Hub- bard Woods, were held Monday, Au- gust 16. Burial was at Calvary. The young man passed away oda Friday, August 13, at the PRvanston hospital following a very serious operation. He was a veteran of the World War, wounded in service in France and operated upon in an army hospital in France. A second operation was found necessary, resulting in his death. HIGH SCHOOL OPENS ON SEPTEMBER 13 The first semester of the school year 1920-21 of New Trier High school opens Mon- day, September 13. Those who have not already registered should do so on the following dates: Seniors--Monday, September Juniors--Tuesday, September Sophomores -- Wednesday, September 8. Freshmen--Thursday and Fri- day, September 9 and 10. Students must register on those dates. sical exercises every day and also] As this house is only a temporary | LEADING MEN PROMISE REVIVAL OF BUILDING Railroad Heads, Builders and Ma- terial Men Tell Senate Commit- tee They Will Co-operate Relief is in sight for those whose buildings and homes are being de- layed because lumber, cement and other materials are held up by the railroads. Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio, and also chairman of the advisory council of railway executives, stated at a hear- ing of the senate committee on re- construction, of which Senator Wil- liam M. Calder is chairman, that the railroads would co-operate with the builders and necessary building ma- terial would be shipped without de- lay. Priority of Orders The hearing, which was held in New York, took up the matter of priority orders issued by the Inter- state Commerce commission. In ef- fect, these orders give shipments of coal the preference of railway serv- ice and they have seriously hindered shipments of building material. While defending the priority or- ders, Mr. Willard declared that he realized the importance of building homes and other necessary buildings. It was his opinion that the comple- tion or repair of apartments, houses, roads and streets and other similar examples should be classed as an emergency and, so far as the rail- roads were concerned, treated as such. Proposed Plan The practical workings of the plan proposed are as follows: Committees representing the construction in- dustry have been appointed in various districts. In cases brought to their attention, where building material is being delayed, the construction committee will pass upon the neces- sity for the building and, upon the construction committee's recom- mendation, a committee of railroad officials will see that the material arrives. W. H. Truesdale, president of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, will be in charge of all the railroad committees. The construction interests will be represented in Chicago by: Perkins, chairman, secretary-treas- urer of Illinois Brick company; I. L. Barth (lumber) vice president Ed- ward Hines Lumber company; W. L. Hodgkins (stone), Brownell Improve- ment company; F. T. Bentley (ce- ment), traffic manager of Universal Portland Cement company; W. A Rogers (contractor). ROBERT ISHAM RANDOLP DESERVES VOTE SUPPORT Robert Isham Randolph, son of the late Isham Randolph, is a candidate for republican nomination for trustee of the sanitary district of Chicago. His qualifications are unquestionable and his attitude in the matter is one which should be far more common than it is among those seeking oppor- tunities for public usefulness. "Sani- tation is an engineering task," he says, "not a political job. I am an engineer, not a politician". The in- stinct and the education of an engi- neer are in the blood of the Ran- dolphs and one may expect a career on the part of the young man similar to that of his father if he has an equal chance. He has been in the profession for years and is thorough- ly familiar with the problems of the sanitary district. As a soldier he has an admirable record, from the Mexi- can border to the St. Mihiel sector, and he won the insignia of a colonel on the field. «THE SUNSHINE LADY" PLEASES THEATERGOERS Several rsidents of Wilmette, Win- netka and Glencoe enjoyed the ini- tial appearance for the season last Friday of the Musical comedy pro- duction, "The Sunshine Lady" at the Majestic theater, Waukegan. PAINTS Jf all kinds in large and small cans WALL PAPERS, PAINTING & DECORATING Floor Finishing a Specialty RASMUSSEN'S PAINT STORE Fre plan to build | or repair this fall-- first see EDWARD HINES LUMBER CO. Church St. and Maple Ave. Evanston Wilmette 132 Evanston 42 The production, offered with great success for several seasons, has the support of an unusually excellent cast for the current season and the year's premiere played to a crowded house of discriminating theatergoers. "The Sunshine Lady" is a Le Comte and Fletcher production. a corps of eight stage hands. A capacity house at the Majestic theater last Sunday enjoyed the cele- brated O'Hanha San's Japanese Re- view, characterized as the "highest paid act in vaudeville." The review employs, in addition to six actors, electricians and i ILLUSTRATING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY LAW TT, 1 [Te Po dali \ Al I~ In the diagram No. 1 has the right-of-way over No. 2; No. 2 has the right-of. way over No. 3; 'No. 3 has the right-of-way over No. 4; No. 4 has the right-of-way over No... > Although" itis generally supposed that every driver of an automobile knows that the car approaching from the right has the right-of-way, investi- gation proves that actually a great many drivers do not know it at all. Automobile investigators for Secretary of State Louis L. Emmerson, whose duty it is to administer the automobile laws, have found surprising ignorance in- this regard. Even among those who know: the rule, there are many who are not aware that there 1s a law on the subject. These believe the rule is established by custom, but that there is no way to compel them to obey it unless they are so inclined. This fact has been noted in damage suits where the defendant was abso- lutely astonished when his attorney informed him that in failing to give the car approaching from the right, the right-of-way he had violated a state law. A prominent place has been given to this law in the little safety-first folder issued by Secretary Emmerson. For the same reason, he cally attention to the law providing that In passing another car approaching from the opposite direction, the driver must keep to the right, and in passing a car proceeding in the same direction, he must pass on the left. Interest from the First. Holiday. for your convenience. of your financial problems. WINNETKA STATE BANK Elm Street at Lincoln Avenue Open a Savings AccountZon or lbe- fore September seventh, and receive Labor Day, September 6th: Legal Open Saturday Evening, 7-8 o'clock When you invest, consult us. 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