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Calobogie's little girl, Rosario Melendez of Sicily, as a result of polio was not able to well: until recently. Officials say she is very bright and likes to study girl.“ Her sponsors say “You can see this in her picture.” In Many Countries, Many Troubles A beautiful little two-year-old coloured boy, Erick Daniel of the French West Indies has found his way into the hearts of the Colborne and Ridge Road Institute women so that when his picture came they had a c0py made for each contributor to the sponsoring fund. (The fund here is made up of personal con~ tributions from members.) Erick is one of a family of ten whose parents are lepers though his own health is normal. The secretary says, “So far as I know we will continue this project after the year is up" Elma Centre sponsors another little Daniel boy. child of leprous parents, both now in a leper colony. This little boy is also in a children’s home so per- haps he is a brother of Erick. The secretary Calls him "the sweet little boy we are sponsorâ€" Ing. ’ Edgelcy. Navan and Moyle are each caring for a child in France. Edgcley‘s ward is a Paris boy of thirteen; at Christmas time the Institute sent him a beaded belt and a wallet with the map of Canada on it. Navan's boy is eight. His father. to quote from a letter “is in sanitorium since a long time. He was a pitman.” Moyle’s little Bridgette was very appreciative of a box of food and clothing sent to her at Christmas time. Dundalk. Becher. Gravelridge and Browns- ville are sponsoring German children. Dunâ€" dalk's Heinz Pernet of Nurnberg is a particu- 16 larly pitiable case. His mother is. a hopdcsS invalid; his father deserted them and am _ peared into East Germany and Heinz hit: be; taken to a school for backward children, _ lice. cher‘s support goes to a family of mm. ma” children Deiter, Peter and Rita in West mar. many. The family originally lived in the WW sector of Berlin. The father trid to firm “wk and accommodation in West Berlin ant}. the“ he returned he was arrested. Then the ; .iher receiving a summons from the police to» t her children and fled to West Germany. We. she receives some help from public 11m hut not enough to provide sufficient tot 1nd shelter. The middle child Peter is fr m delicate and the Institute feels a spec, an. cent for him. Nineâ€"year-oid Luther Ir ier adopted by Gravelridgc. has a backgrt-t i of life in a refugee camp and of neglect Em mother and stepfather. The secretur' xi: "When he was taken into a Children's. mt; he was dazed and lonely but is slowly r: MJ. ing to kindness and care.” BroWnsville's foster child is a set: yr. old German girl, Melitta Shulz. She |i\« uh her mother and grandmother and u‘ m Institute sent the sponsoring money .1 special gift for Melitta the mother u: i thank you with all my heart I have :‘hl her the things she needs at once 7 r m grown so fast lately that she has grit ill of everything.” Later there was anothc: hi; you letter for a doll sent at Ci‘ll’lSllliI. “t Melitta has been ill and has lost time :u h but her mother hoped she could go t .ll the beginning of the New Year "and il will be easier for her to learn then I'hc official report says that the mother is a J either and the Institute members "feel :11 satisfaction in helping an unfortunate Chaffey‘s Locks adopted a little s‘. "an girl. Regine Balaszy whose father is hi: it ill and whose "family of four live in on in that is dark and cold.” The Institute \L’ .‘I'lr‘ writes: "All our members are very in u in this little girl. “At Christmas time th :al her a variety of articles of clothing in things to make a Christmas parcel i he family." When Reginc’s thank you lettei vac the Institute got an Austrian boy in thi‘t ‘2'” school to translate it â€" adopting a C!’ in another country seems to bring us eh- m his country folk in Canada. Fort William also sponsors an Austrian Mt Ingeborg Pichler. Her mother was in it "It- cuiosis hospital for almost a year and “Ili‘ she was away the father put the child in the municipal nursing home and deserted 0““ the mother, trying to care for her ch C”- has to leave home early every day to 1“ work, and Ingeborg takes her younger l" h” and sister to kindergarten before she 1â€"“ in. school herself. The Institute “found a l 0' HOME AND CDUIIIRY