Douglas Island news., 1920-04-30
LIVED ON GRASS
 IN MONTENEGRO Douglas Woman Who Married Here I Nov Widow With Fom
 Young Children

los Island resident Ih llIu lN It cont issue Of Che Kotchimn Chron- iclc. 10 concerns % woman who was married on Douglas Island and who was member Of Che MontonogrIn colony that lived here prior to 1908.
 The Kotchikan paper is boosting campaign to raise money for Che relief of Che woman and her ch.l- dron A considerable amount of money and clothing has already been donated by Che good people Of he First city and more win bc given.
 The story aa told iu Che Chron- Iclc is as follows.
 There Is. m mr off Montenegro. O family mother and four children who have no clothing and are vr- mally starving They turn To Kctch- Hkau to ask for aid. Shall they Doe dcn.cde
 I Is another one ot thc remark ab'e and aImos. uaboucyIng stories of h var hc uGering the work ol Che Rod Cross and ot Che good women of America behind Che great organization. But if it is a story Of uacr.nr. so also Is lta tale of joy rivrn to ono good woman Of kctch- imu through the knowledge that hcr hours of labor for humanity were mol m vain.
 Several years ago Mrs B R Libe of Koteh.bar made un a number of bundles Of clothing for Che Rcd Cross For dayf she and friends worked m making over garments chat they might dt children. and theg were scnt to the Rcd Gross In che pockets of several Of thc uule uts Mrs Libe placed a note ask- ne nc recipient to acknowledge the receipt of the garment Months passed and nothing was heard until ycsterday when a letter was receive ed from Zabuda OV.dovl M MNch. of ceune Che capital of Monte neuo. telling of Che receipt of che pacbaec. and alao tcumg story chat win appeal to Che heart oi every Alaskan. The letter. translated from Noutoncw.u. reads.
 cume. March l5. 1920. Kind Hearted Lady.
 hope you are in good health. know chat thIs letter oi mine win surprise you when you roc ,..yc it was thinking long lime ago to write to you but the mail was not going J was think irr to write m May. l9l9 when ram across your address iu the letter where you asked mc Co let you know what ] did with Che clothes nearly go crazy when think of Che happy days when wont through Ketchikan back 'n lg0G. in Che month of May I wont wih my brother to Doug las Alaska and, there wos mare neI was hcr6 until Che strike started and One union was orgon- ned Then my husband and Mr urk Tou.ck worc laid o0 and thon we went to Seattle and few days after. my luue daughter was horn After chat ! was travelling wth my husband from place to place. mm ho Balban war broke ont Then my husband decided to ro to h.s mhcrland. and wo lcft in 1912 with our three children.
 lived witch my mother until no war was oycr .hon my hus- band Icn again for America and ! s,aved at home planning Go go t, him later. but cod didn't let ms have our wishes The d-d Ausrans declared war on us. and we had to stay here and we bad to ro casy with Che few dole lar we had. to keep my children alive We are lucky to be alive now Believe me. Miw my ohi'- dron and went through a ter- rbls hardship. We had Co eat erae to keep our soul and body toserhcr After tbo war thought we would be able to better our- selves. but after four years. in-
 stead Of receiving the good news ! oxpeetcd. ! received sad news that my husband had diol of tu- bercu.o.s at Los Angeles m July
 1918 Hoo ! ,m left with four children and nothing eIse for whom have Go work hard in order to keep ,hem. alive. which
 you can believe lt Is very hard
 for me. for my oldest child is @ girl of lg years. one boy eleven, one nine and one seven; Che last we brought from America when Inc was but six months old. Now am hoping for somo clothes for . .rrrr.r rrn novor thank