New-York tribune., 1902-03-02

IT. :. -. should be addressed 10 irfbune
Sunshine Society. Tribune Building. New
n Ihe above address :. csrefgiIy ob:srxsd
be less likely to go nstray.
In responding TO a generous box containing
eral hundred colored picture and advertising cards
and calendars sent from T. s S. headquarters to
Mrs Fannie Andrews Shepard. OF Aintah Turkey.
two months ago. she says: II am delighted to
know that there has been one response. at least to
nv earnest pIeadngs with American people for
colored pictures for work among the children
There IS way IN which they better further
our efforts than by contributing old calendars and
Christmas, Easter, advertising and other bright
cards that have ceased to give their owners pleas
ure and remain only 10 litter their houses. I wish
you could send me several hundred pounds OF such
sunshine for the work in various parts Of Tur-
key"
There IS only one obstacle to furnishing Mrs
Shepard with almost unlimited quantity OF beau
tiful picture cards. That Is the transportation
charges. Besides the so. 40 or so cents which.
cording to weight II costs to send the box 20 the
Congregational House. in Boston. whence all
signments to missionaries forwarded. the trans
portation TO Central Turkey costs about 80 cents a
cubic foot The cost OF sending the last box about
s.. was paid by a Sunshine member. There
many cubic feet Of beautiful coIOred pictures at
the general office II OF the members
will contribute toward the expense OF forwarding
them TO Mrs. Shepard their Easter cheer. the
president OF the T. s. 5. will be gratihed-
Mrs. Shepard IS the wife OF DR.. Frederick ID.
Shepard who has been for many years connected
with the Central Turkey College OF the American
board Congregational. at Aintab. Turkey She Ia
the founder OF the Antab Industries started for the
relief OF sufferers by famine and carried on later
for the women widowed by the massacres. For the
purpose Mrs. Shepard revived the ancient Persian
drawn work and the Armenian needle lace. eomhin-
ing the two in articles adapted 10 European and
American trade. At present. result about one
thousand Armenian women. who would otherwise
be destitute. regularly employed In several
places, and the effort is extending.
Mrs Shepard is superintendent OF large Sunday
school. runs sewing schools and Is interested In
various day schools and orphanages.
DR. and Mrs. Shepard are spending several months
In Diarbelir. Turkey, where DIT. Shepard Is CO.
operating with German society in establishing a
medical charity. A large compound OF eighteen
rooms and three courtyards was built by the Ger
mans in Diarbekir for an orphanage after the mas
saCres several years ago. but the Turkish Governs
ment prohibited the work and the children were
scattered. forty of them finding shelter in ths
Atntab orphanage. Since that time the property
has been idle but II will hereafter be employed fos
the medical charity. Mrs Shepard says
What a consolation II is 10 know that six thou
sand at least of the poor Armenian waits who
would otherwise starve half exist being mads
into men and women in the various orphan ehari-
lies scattered about the country
,Darbekir Is said to be one Of the most Oriental
influence in the customs. costumes and the thought
medisfv5l Wall still stands surrounding the whole
city, with four immense gates. which closed at
night by huge iron doors one feels back IN the
dark ages when approa ching these massive walls
of dark gray lava The Illusion is dispeled how
ever. enters the city for the streets like
those OF any Turkish city for naTrOwness and filth
The lava building stone is characteristic OF Diar-
bekir, the houses, street walls and courtyard
ments all being made OF the mOnOtOnOuS gray
terIal White stuccO deCOra tiOns in crude designs
relieve the inside of most OF the houses and even
the outside Of the more pretentious ones Census
taking 10 be unattained COnventionality.
but il Is supposed that there about fifty thou
sand people here. Half the number perhaps
Christians OF various bloOdS-Armenian. Syrian.
Assyrian Greek. etc.
THE Protestant church. organized under the
direction Of the American board is wholly by
the Armenians. The neat little chapel was de-
signed by the former Armenian pastor and his Eng
lsh wife. who Were here about twenty years A
striking of the chapel is the fact that the
floor OF the building. which is occupied by the
OF the congregation, IS furnished with settees
markable thing In this part of the world The gal
lery is graded amphitheatre like. and the
sit on rugs in Oriental fashion