The Dolores star., 1918-11-08
TIE BLUE TRIANGLE
AT RUSSiA'S FRONT

The Blue Triangle clubrooms In
Petrograd were In half shadow. 4
few scattered candles flung CLEANS a.
persistent and as vague as Russia'R
hope of liberty. A hundred Russian
girls and six young men were guests
of the first Young Women's Christian
association In all RuSsin. II was
gala afternoon to; hui II WIS dark
because the winter days end al three
O'Clock and there is II restriction on
the use of candles and kerosene as
well rs of electricity.
The girls were rralling merry even
in the gloom of winter. the twilight
and the tragedy ot war One slender
white-faced girl " % purple-shadowed
eyes was mcrIsr . II all the rest.
Her wit and-ringlp- laugn were con-
tagiouS.
"Sonya is wunG,EHl tonight" one
girl whispered to another as she
stirred gently into her tea the one
lump of sugar doied our carefully for
the party. The \. w c. A secre-
taries had been saving the sugar for
months-putting aside at each meal
one of the two Jumps served with the
coffee in the restaurant, that there
might be a bit of sweet for this first
party. There was no bread.
"Sonya is not drinking her tea."
her pale little admirer went on. yet
she tainted this morning at the fac
tory and the forewonan said she was
hungry"
Were all hungry" was the mo-
notonous reply. at wasn't that
Something stopped the laughter and
talk suddenly but the hush that fell
in the dimly lit room was as joyous as
the gniety. One of Russia's greatest
singers stood by the piano and lifted
up her gloriou. voice filed with the
tears and heartbreak that people at
peace call thrills.
They went away early when the
music was done-these sad-eyed half
starved little guests of the Blue Tri
Gnsle-for danger turks in the dark
of Petrograd streets, robberies and
murders-sharp little by-products of
nations chaos and world at war
Sonya fingered after the. others
were gone. She was standing close
by the secretary hostess chair when
she turned from saying goodnight to
the last one of the other girls. The
laughter had died out of the girls
eyes and the gaiety from her voice.
''Will You give me note to the
factory superintendent" she asked
telling him I'm attending classes
here at night?" She spoke in French
for she knew no English, and the sec.
retary, no Russian.
yes if it will help you" The sec
retary was glad to give her such
note but she was curious. Tell me
why"
IF he knows the girls are going to
night classes he won't put us on the
night shift. He will let us work days
50 We can come. Yesterday I asked
for the night shift. Today have
changed my mind"
The secretary wondered Sonya
had not been in any of the classes
Had the bright little party given her
an interest in the work of the associa.
tiont Had the friendliness of the
ah'lINil'iI Ttitllpi ntT.
Was it the music that had given her
n impetus to study toward something
beyond n factory?
"Wllat is II that interests you?" the
secretary asked her. You nre not In
any of the classes now, are you? What
is II you want to take up?"
"rlis morning looked out the fac
window ~ and Snnvp'S
minded the secretary of the call of II
night bird before storm. Down in
the courtyard was "a crowd and three
men were killed. Killed by the po.
lice-the bolshevik police. while
stood there and watched They said
they We're anarchists One was my
brother Another was my sweetheart.
! came here tonight to forget But
cannot forget. Always | will remem
ber. want nothing now but to car.
ry on their work. and to do that mus;
study aud Learnt must learn English
ana nnny other things. | want to 60
in all the classes. If the foreman al
The factory knows | do that. he will
help. He will let me work days"
In the dark. rhe hunger. the cold
and the terror of PetrOgrnd, the Blue
1rnnelc is sending out its shining in.
vifafiOn to the bewldered women and
young girls of Russia. II is Offering
a little oasis In the midst of the
chn"s where they may come and resi-
and relax. play gaines. listen to
music, study English. French. stenog.
rauhy book keeping or music and as
one tired girl expressed 1t, forget for
the moment that they are in Ppiro.
grad. Most of the girls who gather
Al the sign Of the Blue Triangle are
hook EpeiIprS and Stupnyr,u uharS bu,