Evening star. [volume], February 01, 1942, Page A-21, Image 22

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

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Roosevelt Family Now Totals 19
As 2 Chinese Are Adopted
WU CHEN-LINO.
CHEN TA-P’EI.
These two Chinese children, made orphans by Japanese ag
gression on their native land, have been adopted by proxy by
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt The numbers they wear are their
registration numbers in the Chungking orphanage where they
live. Both are natives of Nanking, now in invader hands.
Chen Ta-p’ei and Wu Chen-ling,
War orphans in bomb-scarred
Chungking, China, are now the fos
ter children of Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, it was announced yes
terday.
Mrs. Roosevelt adopted the 10
year-old Chen Ta-p’ei and 12-year
old Wu Chen-ling by proxy through
the "Esteemed Grandparents” or
ganisation of United China Relief
for a total of $40—all that is neces
sary to feed and clothe two Chi
nese children for a year in one of
Mme. Chiang Kai-shek’s orphan
ages.
Both children are natives of Nan
king. in Japanese-occupied Anhwei
Province. It is not known whether
their parents were killed when the
Japanese invaded their city or later.
Family Now Totals 19.
The additions to her family, real
and adopted, bring the total to 19.
Mrs. Roosevelt's international “fam
ily” already Includes Thomas Ma
loney, 4-year-old British boy; Lo
ereToGo
at To Do
LECTURE.
“Catholic Action in Australia,” by
the Rev. James Murtagh, sponsored
by Pium XI Guild, Hay-Adams Hotel,
4:15 p.m. today.
MUSIC.
“Music for Dance,” a lecture
recital by Henry Cowell, pianist,
Phillip* Memorial Gallery, 1600
Twenty-first street N.W., 4 p.m.
today.
Sunday Music Hour, Y. W. C. A.,
Seventeenth and K streets N.W.,
6 pm. today.
HIKES.
Along gorge of Northwest Branch,
sponsored by Capital Hiking Club:
leave by buses from 1416 P street
N.W., 10 a.m. today.
Along Occoquan Creek, Prince
William County, Va., sponsored by
Wanderbird*’ Hiking Club; leave
from front of National Theater. 9
am. today.
DANCE.
Square dancing, sponsored by
United Federal Workers. C. I. O,
1407 L street N.W.. 8 o’clock tonight.
MEETINGS.
A. Z. A. Chapter, B’nai B'rith,
Willard Hotel, all day today.
Photo Engravers Union, Hamilton
Hotel, 11 am. today.
Political Study Club, Mayflower
Hotel, 11 a.m. tomorrow.
LUNCHEONS.
Washington Building Congress,
Mayflower Hotel, 12:30 p.m. tomor
dow.
Daughters of the American Revo
lution, National Officers Club, noon
tomorrow.
Bowling Operators Association,
Hamilton Hotel, noon tomorrow.
Washington Executives Associa
tion. Willard Hotel, 12:30 p.m. to
morrow.
FOR MEN IN THE SERVICE.
Sight-seeing tour, sponsored by
auxiliary group, Red Cross Motor
Corps: meet at Soldiers’, Sailors’
and Marines’ Club, 1015 L street
N.W., 10 a.m. today.
Open house, Washington Hebrew
renzo Murias, 12-year-old native of
Spain, and Janina Dybowska, who
is a Pole and nearly 16.
Both Ta-p'ei and Chen-llng may
prefix Roosevelt to their names now
because .the first name, in China,
always is the family name. The
Chinese characters forming the
name of Chen Ta-p’ei, the little boy.
mean in translation: "Admirer of
Human Kindness.” The characters
forming the little girl’s name, Wu
Chen-llng, mean “Always an Inspi
ration.”
1,150 Adopted in United States.
The children were selected for
adoption by Mrs. Henry Seidel
Canby, national director of "Es
teemed Grandparents.” To date
adoptions throughout the United
States arranged by the organiza
tion have placed approximately 1,
150 Chinese children in orphanages
in and around Chungking. Many
of the orphanages are located in
caves, safe against frequent air
raids.
Congregation, Eighth and I streets
N.W., 3 pm. today.
Tea dance. National Catholic
Community Service Club, 018 Tenth
street N.W., 2 pm. today.
Open house, National Capital
Service Men's Club, 300 E street
N.W., 2 to 0 pm. today.
Open house. Soldiers', Sailors’ and
Marines’ Club, 3 to 0 p.m. today.
Open House, Y. M. C. A.. 1736 G
street N.W., 4 to 6:30 pm. today.
Buffet supper. Seventeenth and K
streets N.W., 4 to 10 pm. today.
Open house, Jewish Community
Center. Sixteenth and Q streets
N.W., 8:30 o'clock tonight.
Open house, Rhodes Service Club,
1315 Fourth street S.W., 7 to 10
o'clock tonight.
FOR COLORED SERVICE MEN.
Swimming, other sports, Y. M. C.
A., 1816 Twelfth street N.W., 2 to
6 pm. today.
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