European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Mary Neth staff writer i to Only about 20 minutes by car from Darmstadt. Germany to the Frankfurt International Airport. In the pre Dawn hours of this september morning the drive seemed an eternity Lor Becky Smith. We started the adoption proceedings for our two ethiopian daughters in  she said. Finally they were to arrive. Melees up about 5 years old. And Stenesh. About 6, the girls birthdays Are unknown had been wards of a finnish run orphanage in Debre Zeit. A town just South of the capital City of Addis Ababa. In a drought gripped country where at least 300,000 had died of malnutrition by the beginning of this year the two children received Good care. Although the orphanage was crowded they were clothed kept clean and led. Then diet however was based mainly on Cereal. They never saw fruit rarely meat. Now. With passports naming them legally As Sarah 6lh so la hey w8 e due " on " 9hl 537 rom my sons and husband were in the car ready to go and suddenly i realized that in my excitement i still was in my bedroom slippers said mrs. Smith. Thov had to wait while i rushed Back to change " Becky Smith is a teacher at the Darmstadt american elementary school. Her husband. Sgt. Larry Smith is stationed at 32nd army air defense come in Darmstadt. They have two sons. Matthew 15 an Cameron 9. The plan from Addi an Ved Early. The Smiths and at left Larry Smiths gives Sarah a taste of hit cooking As their dog Dusty watches the newest member of the household. Below distracted from class for a moment Elizabeth takes off one of her Niv sneakers to scratch an itch that could t be reached otherwise. Ethiopian orphans with a new Home Page 14 the stars and stripes a group of supportive friends did not have Long to Wail before the two Little girls escorted by the wife of a Lufthansa employee came through the flight door. Wearing Cotton Shammas. Long White embroidered dresses they Hung Back shyly As they were introduce to their new family. Oharen t they just  said mrs. Smith. Hoping to ease the meeting two other ethiopian girls had been brought to the Airport. No urging however could induce Abeba or Mimi Dau who have been adopted by another american family to say a word in Amharic the National language of Ethiopia. They have worked so hard on their English " said their Mother mrs. Doug Dau. I  no matter the ice was soon broken. Without much prompting. Sarah Smith was on daddy s Lap showing him How she could already count to Lour in English Elizabeth Smith wrapped her arms around her Mother s neck and whispered the sentence she had practice Over and Over before boarding the plane i love  ii a. Through or. Do and her husband. Staff Sot Doug Dau. That the Smiths first Learned about the possibility of adopting ethiopian children. The Daus owe the addition to their family of Abeba who will be 8 this month and Mimi 6, to a chair meeting. My Mother works in a Darmstadt Book department " explained mrs. Dau one Day a customer came n and a their conversation my Mother Learned she had a Friend in Weinheim. Who had adopted a Small ethiopian boy knowing that i was trying to adopt a child my Mother took the woman s Telephone  the Daus already had initiated adoption paperwork with the German authorities. Adopting a child in Germany however can be a lengthy process. Even with an paperwork approved it can take up to six year before a child is found. Discouraged about the Way the German adoption proceedings were going mrs. Dau wasted no time in gelling a Contact with mrs. Uwe Wiechert. The Mother of the  boy. She Learned that Wiechert a form ethic6 be Ardess had arranged for the adoption in or 9ave the Daus the name of he orphanage and an ethiopian lawyer who could help them with the required paperwork. We discovered that since the Wiechers had adopted the child Many rules of the game had changed. A Homo study was required but the International Agency that had conducted it for them no longer performed that service. That held everything up for about six  Ruri a 1� Moltu 0 Waing. Abeba and Mimi who Ann a e Missi varies of Charity orphanage in the i ann3 arrived in March Abeba named after a ,Ababa. German Abeba which it from hew Ower " her " Mace is not known. My Tahr p0rlhern e Hio Pian stale of Eritrea now a n9., k6 9�vernmen in add for its Independence. � brio in 9 alack there that one lost her below the knee and several toes on her left foot. C 9a" to speak enl so sh8 Lold a a. She remembers  said mrs. Dau. A Biff Alwish her a chef when happened. Mimi Hotiu w -i6 she says she was to a d in � it Bonewit 0 an aesthetic her Shalter Orteg was amputated. Wednesday