The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-27

.cnis talk In whispered conversation.
had nj last struck Russia with a
mighty blow
Luna, her mother, grandmother
and 1O-ycar-old brother were In
Petrogrnd when tho debaclc came.
The opportunity T. escape ala not
come uutll late ln 1913. Through an
underground railroad" they man
aged to reach the front headquarters
~ the white army, hungry worn
out aud ponnilcAs. Their objective
was America, but without funds II
WAS impossible TO reach this coun-
try Officers loo the white army i~d
heard of Luna Noatcr. They had
seen her dance IN the Imperial bal
lot Ia tho good old days In Potro-
grad.
can bo Of great assistance to the
white army" the officer suggested.
Hack Of the lines We need funds for
the relief OF the poor. and yOu can
dance for ua at entertainments
they said.
Tho idea Of dancing for charity
and at the came time obtaining
funds with which 10 buy transporta-
tion for her family instantly pos
scsEcd tho l6-ycar-old girl She
would do anything 20 bring back her
beloved Russia and 10 protect her
family Luna began her dancing IN
sight OF the bolshcvists guns AT
times sho was forced TO retreat with
tho white army I'm the midst Of her
entertainment because the cnemys
I fire came 500 close 90 the oppoains
/ forces camp. Most OF the misery
/ was TO hc seen along the firing l'ue,
whore the fate Of small cities would
/ one minute rest with the bolshe visits
/ and the next with the white army.
/ Ana In these places Luna would
/ dance TO raise money for the poor
and 20 support herself and family
Whom the white army was finally
/ driven back into Siberia the Nester
/ family followed. AZ the principal
| village along the retreat Luna would
dance 10 obtain food. clothes and
money for her destitute charges. II
was slow progress for the family,
but after three years OF privatiOn
and after experiencing the rigors OF
a Siberian winter In a small city IN
the vast interior. the refugees finally
reached Vladivostok with trunk fu
OF Eolchak money But the Kol-
chak movement had been smashed
and the currency that the defunct
government had issued was not worth
the paper upon which II was
printed, and once more Luna Nestei
found herself and rclutivCO in a baC
state OF affairs
She refused direct financial aid
from tho American Red Cross there
AS long as / have feet with which
to dance | shall not ask you TO he'll
me-" she said To an official, but u
YOU viii give entertainments To raise
funds for the poor | shall wiilinEN
give my services In return for Just
enough to help pay the expenses o
my family 20 America
In this way Luna Nester obtained
, enough money TO complete another
leg OF her Journey to America. Th,
, Red Croes turned over TO her fund
, sufficient 10 transport the family 4
, Japan, where Luna expected TO raie'
} more money TO buy transportation
across the wide Pacific ocean.
> But Russian dancing was not YER
: popular In Japan. Nothing of Rus
r. sian flavor IL popular In Japan sine
n the war between those two coun
4 tries. At first things did not com
1 very onsy for Luna and she found
y necessary TO learn the Japanes
= language and japanese dancing Sh
= has secondary talent for drawing
e and this sio used to make poster
2 advertising her exhibitions. with tn
= aid OF the American Young Men
Christian association Luna manage,
> to dance quite frequently at publ,
entertainments. once she appeared
at private concert which tn,
crown prince attended.
II took Luna about a year 20 carr
enough money to bring her famil,
across the ocean to Seattle an,
thence 10 New York. Some week.
ago the family arrived In the hi
: city safe and sound and feelini
none the worse from their experi
ences during the last four years.
Luna is an attractive. well devel