Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-07
THE BLUE TRIANGLE
At RUSSlA'S FRONT

hape Of liberty hundred REsstan
girls and sir younz men were guests
Of th. first Young Vomens Christian
association ia All Russia Il xas q
gaia aeternoon tea bur IL vas DARK
because the winter days sne az three
9csoeH and there t. q restriction 90
rhe ase OF canefles and Kerosene a.
veil ~ OF electricity
The girls were making merry even
To rh@ ytosnn OF winter. the twilight
and the tragedy Of war One slender
walte-faeea girl with purpie-shade~ett
eyes vas naerrter than ali rhe rest
Her ~tt and ringing targh we're eon-
tagioas.
Sonya to voedarfuf tonight" one
Grf whispered TO another as she
stirred gently into her tea ths ore
lump of sugar daIes. sar carefully for
the party. The X. w. G.. A. seere-
tarfes had been saving rhe sugar for
monghs-pufriax aside AT each neal
ole OF the two Jumps served with the
coffee in the restaurant. that there
might be a bit Of sweet for this frss
party There was 40 bread
Sonya Es n0g strtnsing her tea.
her pale little adr3irer went "a. yet
she tainted this morning az the fac
tory and the forewonlan said she was
hungry"
Were all hungry" was the na~
n6f01ogs reply. * wasn't that
Something stopped rhe Eaaghter and
talk suddenly bat the hush rhar fell
in che dirniy Fr room was as Joyous a.
the gaiery- One OF Rassias greatest
singers stood by the piano and lifted
up her glorfoas voice filled with the
tears and heartbreak that people at
peace call thrills
They went away early when the
music was done--these sad-eye.i. half
starved little guests Of the Blue Trf.
ensIe-for danger turks In the dark
Of Petrograd streets, rohherfes and
nfErt!ers--sEsarp FittIe by-crpe.aets ~
aatlenss chaos and world Mt war
Sonya fingered after the others
were gone. she was standing eIase
by the secretary hostess chair when
she turned from saying good might TO
the EaSt one Of the other girls. The
taa@f4fer had died out of the girls
eyes and the galetg from her voice.
"WllE yea give Tie note to the
factory superintendent" she asked
telling him Ina attending classes
here at nighfy' She spoke In French,
Fxr sk.
Rotary. no Russian.
Yes, III Ii will help Yaa-" The see
rotary was glad TO give her such q
note bat she was curious. TELL me
why
''ff he knows the girls ara going TO
night etasses he WON'T put vs. on rhe
night shift. file will fet us work days
Sa we can come Yesterday asked!
for the asght shift. To-day have
changed mY mind"
The secretary wondered Sonya
b.5d not been in any of rhs classes
FIaei she hright EIrrfe party given her
an interest In rhe work of sFBe associa
tian1 Had the fFfendlIaess 0f ths.
American secretaries reached her7
Was " the music that had given her
an Impetus tn study toward something
h~r1rs. n factory
what ~ il that Interests wear rhe
serretaFy asked her ~Yotf are not In
any ef fhe eEgsSSes new arr yau9 What
g. IL y0a want co taks up?
This morning I gstS@d ogt shes eae-
tory window" anil Ssynyas voice re-
minded he secretary af tftn call az y
eight bird Before a storm ~po@n 10
the courtyard was cruwef AMI thrpe
Then w@re killed. E,lfpet by The p.-
gtev~-the hoIshevik poEice, &hlte
srfstsi theFe and watched They said
they we're anarchists Uue was my
brother Another was nay sweetheart
easRe hers. serlghT to forget Bus
cannot forget. Always Will ren@ryg.
Der want nothing uow but TO ear
rs oSl fAefr IorSr and To tta that must
sspdy aStsf tearwi must ieayn English
tE.yl ngaay other things wans to "a
in all she classes. II SAe foreggan at
RE sae1ogy knows tIn shay he, viii
hetp Fie win ssr me work lays"
ia thr sIars. the hmnGez the es,id.
snsf tae terrer of F'etrogs4ft The Btae
Trtau&te ~ seVtfing out tfs shining in
yifatiea 90 tgs* be@ttsiered women and
yrgnx gIrts of Ru$>la. I, - afsest NJ
Flttle os4sts ia sae aai,tst of The
s'hsa2 where they may cpsae aFiss ss-s
and relax, play @:1rles ET~tryt "a
F8sssic. study EqgttSh French stene,,s-
tssphy hssaS& eer4Gx ~ mTSic and as
ore t}rtt, Girf expressed IL. forget Int
th@ wtogaeat that they are in PetFo-
grad Nest OF the @irts wa0 gather
st she siSa of rhe Blue Triangle are
hsloS keepers and stena@rMphers~ but
scattered aFaoag thefyF are factory
girls, iogaessics. and girls wfso never
have worked
I'm fefroGraa anal el~e@ here In
Russia says Miss Cfar{@ssa spencer
woFIei secretary ~ she Y W G. A.
Sao started the week. in Russia. girls
Formerly employed in government OF
fees eoryre To as who have serrsck
against tae hal<hevists They're out
81 fatsS They're hungry pne gir'
rss5fs nfe sire ewuisfnt sase Gymnasium
work IL rwSe snr xyzf.h .sr4 oxsxssseysa