El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-11
GAD9K| Refuses
To TALK OF WAR
Metropolitan Opera Singer
to Give Concert Here;
Discusses Relief.

Lolita. dear. the gentleman wants 70
find him a punch for his story Help
us find it
Nine. Johanna Gadski prima donna
soprano of the Metropolitan opera COM
pany of New York. who viii appear
il a concert at the Woman's club to-
night. arose from heF chair in the par
Tor OF the fifth floor of the Hotel Paso
del Norte. and went IN search Of her
chief JOY and inspiration, Lolita
In a moment, stately. flaNen haired
young Woman-the viking daughter
type. you know-entered. and promptly
began editing. revising and censorinS
what her mother had 10 say perfectly
charmingly. Of course, and quite PAIN
lessly- In order TO interview Nine
Gadski. one must propstiate Miss Lotta-
Otherwise. the interview may be de
leted by the censor
Often lIIsunderStOOd-
Please don't want to talk about
the war. I have been 50 often misun-
The interviewer knew that Nine.
Gadski had very definite ideas about
the great European struggle; but such
an appeal pronounced with the soft
novels Of the Fatherland. was irresisti-
war relief. then" he suggested:
that Is certainly safe enough"
The diva's eyes frightened. and she
leaned forward earnestly
We are working so hard she he
gan England viii not permit sup
plies for the wounded in Germany 10 {
come TO Us They are piled up in New. !
y ork. and we can't get them Eng }
land does not seem to understand that !
the supplies would alleviate the suf- I
fering OF the allies wounded as well /
as ours.
We Germans do not make distinc- /
,lons IN TINS respect We regard n ,
French soldier who Is wounded as q I
man who has done his duty. and we are :
Wiling to do all We can for him. But
England viii not let US"
Nine. Gadski, in other words. talked
var without realizing il.
Multitude of Concerts.
The prima donna'S charity means P
multitude Of concerts After her an T
learance tonight. she VIII hn-rv hook
asst where she will appear in a New
ork benefit for The sd.
east Prussia on the 18th of this month.
IN the following day she VIII sing az
! concert FOR the poor children of
Iotham- A short time ago her voice
edo, Ohio, for the relief of the Ger
nan prisoners in Siberia Besides this. {
ne two women crochet. tat and do
ther feminine things for bazaars.
IN order to keep her FL Paso en-
'agement, the singer and her daughter
ad an exciting automobile ride from Z
INES. Iowa. where the artist had ap-
cared in a concert at the Agricultural
ollege there, TO Des Moines. where her
ram was to leave in about an hour.
Miss Lolita is still bubbling over
Nth excitement of that ride. which /
'as 30 miles long, and made over poor
Dads.
We. just bounced over rocks and
Nerytning. and things began 10 break.
nc We didn't know when we would e-et I
piled over" she said jOvously But
e Just couldn't disappoint our FL Paso Z
-lends' SO the 5olting We had was well !
-orth while. Il was great FUN anv
-ay" '--i'
All Of which goes 10 show that de-
1ite her eoucation (made in Germany
nd in America, Miss Lolita is a. reg
lar fellow"
Monday morning Nine Gadski and
is5 Lolita were taken over to Juarez
an automobile by Mrs. Max Weber
re OF the German consul at Juarez,
r rancls Moore, Nine Gadskf's ac- J
'inpanist is an FL PasO product. being
he brother of Mrs W R Brown ~