THE CHILDREN OF FRANCE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1547, 6 May 1916, Page 4

THE CHILDREN OF FRANCE.

French foresight docs not overlook the fact that the war will leave many orphaned children, for whom the Stale must make provision. For the future of France is in its children. The society of rescue is called (he Orphelinat des Armees, and has as its sponsors some of the most responsible men of the French Republic. The plan of this organisation is that the children shall remain with their mothers, and, as far as possible, in the same homes (lieybave heretofore occupied. We read ;■ —“The frugality of French wives will make it possible for pieni to rear their children more cheaply than could he done even in large orphan institutions. Moreover, they will have the advantage of the care of their own mothers and the traditions Hint, cluster about their own homes. Although the .French CJovernment is planning to make an appropriation to aid in the support of these half-orphans, it is estimated that 5d a day, in addition to this sum, will enable the organisation (,p educate the children and lit them for any profession or trade they may wish to _take up. A guarantee of this sum for two years is said to he all that is necessary to iusui'e such au education aud proper rearing to one of the orphans.”