The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-04-06
WARSAW ENJOYS
MUSICAL FEAST
Gifted Belgian Woman Holds
Large Audience Spellbound;
Charming War Refugee

Warsaw. April 1.-The greatest mu-
steal treat this town has ever enjoy
ed was the event Of Monday evening
when Mrs Emile Nande Zande. OF
Brussels, Belgium. Entertained at the
Opera House with a musical concert
The coming of this celebrated sing
ct 10 TINS small town has pathos. sad
ness and poverty in it that only the
ravages of war could bring in a few
weeks time. Mrs. Faison Pierce was
on the Atlantic Coast Line train No.
~ returning from Calypso about a
month g when she saw a party Of
belgian enigrants on the train; the
people appeared to be refined and
educated and Mrs. Pierce SPOKE to
them. saying. II don't know if Won
can speak English or not. but want
10 give you a hearty handshake OF
sympathy n welcome to America
and to North Carolina"
Mrs. Vande Zande acknowledged
the welcome in fairly good English
and IN the conversation which fol-
lowed she found that both Mrs.
Nande Zande and her husband We're
unusually we'll educated people.
speaking English. French and Ger
man f%uently. The two ladies con-
versed together until Mrs. Pierce
reached Warsaw. her home. Mrs.
Flerce requested Mrs Vande Zande
TO prepare a paper stating the con-
dlton OF her country before the war.
and also telling Of conditions after
the country had been devastated by
Germany. Mrs. Nande Zande IL a
modest way told Mrs. Pierce that she
would prepare the paper. but that she
had made more use of her voice than
she had OF her pen. then Mrs. Pierce
:, invited the lady to come here and
:, become acquainted with the people
l of this town.
The Belgians continued their jour-
: ney to Bolton, a few miles below Will
= mington. Mrs. Pierce went among
= her friends telling Of the Belgian
lady she had met OF the train and
E creating al interest in a Belgian con
u cert, which was arranged for Mon
e day night, March 18th. Mrs. Pierce
S wrote Mrs. Vande Zande to ON up
Thursday night, March 25, and spend
several days with her.
Now comes the part of the story
q which seems stranger than fiction.
l. Mrs. Eande Zande arrived bringine
s. with her not only the paper Mrs
/ Pierce requested her to prepare OF
al Belgium, but medals and testimonials
ID of her position in the musical world
i of Belgium and other countries 81
Europe. The most to be priced o,
le these honors IS an immense heavy
,e gold medal presented her by the
l. Brussels Royal Society Of Harmony
July, 1914. On this medal is also tn,
e Royal Crown and Court Of Arms o
ar Belgium. The Grand Opera in which
C. Mrs. Vande Zande was awarded thi'
OF medal was written by the Prince anG
III given in his castle. The winning @
IL this medal is considered one of tn
as greatest compliments in the Belgium
Is musical world and placed Mrs. Wand
Zande among the musical celebritie
De Of Europe. She also has several 9th
ne err credentials from different Coun
tries Of Europe, among them being
e. medal from General Wise. Of rance
IT who is now at the battle ron
Just as this great honor was Civ
nd en- Mrs. Nande Zande by the Brus
ne sells Royal Society Of Harmony, wa
r was declared and she and her hus
an band were forced to fee from Brus
OF sells when the Germans took posses
ed ion Of the beautiful city. They es
he capped into Holland and from Their
a. went to England. Having no near
with thousands OF other Belgian
ed they were entertained by charitabl
friends. No work was to be Ia
there and seeing farms in easter
North Carolina advertised they d.
cided to come to America and arriV
<e- ed here with only funds provided /
lily the company advertising the land. a
hi though they had been rich in Belgium
before the war began.
be senator X =. JoHiinoi III q e
for pleasing and appropriate words il
his reduced Mrs Nande Lande 70 Il
5ht audience. Her program was Vafie
ing and highly appreciated by the e
bit. tire audience from start to fms
Her last song, Tosti's Goodbye Sur
a mer, left the audience spell bound
lis wonder and admiration.
The proceeds OF the e~ntertalnIne
Sa- were given Mrs. Vande Zande to pr
cure necessities which she needs. II
md James kenan chapter Of the Unit
Daughters of the Co~nfederacy on
$ a the Opera House here and tn
charged a small rent which they ga
Lrly to n other eleven OF the party
nc Bolton.
his Mrs. Vande Zande was the reel
lent Of many social honors whiic ne
and at all these she proved herself