El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-22
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Interesting Entertainment
Next Tuesday for Bel
gian Relief Fund.

one western European has been per-
mitted to enter the heart of that cOun-
try and remain there-an English woman
physician by profession, who was en-
gagged by the Emir (king) as harem
physicia n. Several English and Rus
sian travellers have attempted to pene-
trate deeply into that country but in
every case they were murdered bV the
treacherous Daghas who like other
Afghan tribes, will positively not per-
nit an unbelieYer to remain among
them
luieIy closed as is Afghanistan and long
before the traveller reaches the old
Oxus river (AmU Daria) he is stopped
nv the outpost COssacks stationed at
Kerki, Keliff, Sarai, Terence and other
border towns IN the military zone OF
the Khanate of KOkhara, West Turke-
stan. Those Russians who have tried to
enter Afghanistan by crossing the
Pamir found the Watcnful Afghan there
and but one Russian, a Mr.. Brszitsky,
who now lives at Andijan returned
alive to tell the story of his trip into
Afghanistan by that route
DR.. c. c. Young (KiriH Christian
ovitch in Russian), who has just re-
turned from a / 4 months trip through
Central Asia, will tell of his experience
ON Afghan soil and Of the methods en-
ployed by him in getting through the
prohibited military zone which has
never been visited by any other Ameri-
can citizen, at his illustrated lecture
and Russian concert at the Ell PasO
theater Tuesday evening, December %,
at sharp.
Response Most Generous.
The proceeds of the entertainment
will go to the fund for the relief Of
the women and children of Belgium.
Tickets are SOC, at Herald office.
Response to the call has already been
most generous and quick. The first
contribution came from Rev. Edward
Barry of st. Patricks church, a check
for SIS for the women and children of
Belgium. and a word of encouragement
and sincere interest which possesses a
value not to be computed in money.
Then came "a friend" with s. check,
another with 81. T. H Patterson of
Ysleta sent 50 in the first mail, and
| George Mitchell of the FL Paso & South
western sent his check for SO.
The Christmas Spirit.
H W. Stephenson, in sending 81, says
''I also return the tickets for 7 cannot
use them and I hope they viii be used
by some one else. 1 am glad Of this
] opDortunity to contribute to this cause.
G. E. Pratt sends s. and also returns
the tickets so that some one else may
have the use of them Says he, I trust
! you will have a very successful evening
! December %. Ny sister in London has
/ been instrumental in starting two Bel
I gian hotels, and what with housekeep-
| ing for the refugees, furnishing, and
! attending to their health and education
| she writes that she has been kept busy
! Her husband has been keeping one Bel
/ gian family for many weeks in his own
/ home"
H. Krupp. Mrs. NJ. A. Mediation, E
| PasO Nursery Co, and Mrs. D. P
! Beckham all have bought additional
! tickets besides the two sent to then
| in the mail campaign. W. B. Gray Of
! the TOltec shaving parlor writes; 1--WE
! are thankful for this Oportunity tC
| contribute for the cause of humanity
| to this worthy enterprise We wish we
! could do more" H. B. Ogg sends
| check and writes, Il wish 1 could dc
| more; it is indeed a worthy cause
I Another writes, May your efforts II
| behalf of the destitute war victims be
| a blessing to you" Mrs. Agnes Heine-
! man writes that she will be absent
! from the city on the date Of the lee
I ture but she sends 81 and asks that the
I tickets be resold.
II want to pay for two tickets to the
| Belgian benefit concert but want only
! one" said D. W. Shoemaker. Mrs
| SchOonmaker will be unable to go tC
| the concert but she told me to get two
/ tickets as she wished to do her part Il
| aid the benefit fund"
French Consul Interested.
The Public Stenographers' COMPANY
send $3.50 for seven tickets J. NJ
| ROmagny, French consul, SENDS 80 1ol
! six tickets. The French consul is warm
ly interested in the Belgium benefit
entertainment and has offered 20 helI
in any way he can to promote its sue
! cess.
Long List Of Contributors.
| OF the hundreds who have alread!
| bought two tickets and sent 81 to tn
| fund, many have sent coin or currenc!
! without name, so that 1t is unfortu
| nately impossible to acknowledge ever,
| separate contribution, but so far a
] wauI h
! acknowledgment of each contribution
| as due to those who have so gener
! Ously responded to the appeal for re
I lief Of the Belgian women and children
now utterly destitute, and also as
! means OF inspiration to those VINO still
| hesitate. Among those who have sen
contributions so far are the following
1 VIM. R Walker, W. A Rank, j. N
Duthie, S. n. David, A Wood, c.
| Pickreu, A H Goldstein, Sidney vi
man. G. W. Huffman, Horace B. Stevens
| Harris Krupp, judge Z. T, Higgins, I
! z. Thede, J. K. Prather, Mrs. Vtctori
| Whttmer, DR.. Detwiler. J. W. EubanH
Mrs Florence Hines, Z. K, Talbot, Mrs
houston j. NJ; Chernln' Mrs. Armstrong
}. Il. campbell, J. Heggte, Mr.. Mussel
Mrs. II. r. Brixner, J. Ashcroft
Ben Jenkins, r. T. Offutt, David Nc
Knight.
Arizona Interested.
Aroused by the appeals printed i
me Herald for funds for relief Of Bel
! GUM women and children made destt
| tute by war conditions, the Presbyte
| rian Aid society of Duncan, Ariz-, send
The Herald for the Belgian work Dij
box Of clothing-250 pounds Of 1t
] with letter saying: I'VE understan
you are In charge Of the work OF re
Lief Tor the war sufferers, we -eel ina
we must help in this good work All
SO we send this box for y II to sen
where 1t will do the most good tn
5 | clothing Will go TO the Belgian wome
and children along with the provision
/ and supplies to be purchased with I'll
fund now growing.