The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-01
SYRIAN PRINCESS
 VISITS BIRMINGHAM
Noted Lecturer and Scion of Royalty to Appear at South-
 side Baptist Sunday Night

Descended from long line of prin- cesses of ancient Syria, proud of her pure Semitic race and daughter of the people who spoke the Syriac of biblical days, Princess Rahme Haider, native of Damascus and noted lecturer and DOT trayer of Oriental life, is in Birmingham en route north after spending the winter in Florida. While here she will give two of her lecture-recitals on her native home, the Holy Land. Princess Rahme Is a young woman of striking personality and member of the ancient Syrian roy alty of the house of Amaries (princesses}, whose line of descent is unhroken back through biblical records.
 Princess Rahme's first public appear anee will be at the Southside Baptist church Sunday night at o'clock at which hour she will present her thrilling and unique message, Under Syrian Stars depicting life in general of Pales- tine, life in a country that has gone on pretty much as it did some 2,O00 years ago. Her clever and forceful delineation Of the manners and customs of her peo- pie which Is embraced in this address has proven one of the most interesting subjects discussed in America in con nection with the Orient for many years
 Monday night at clock at the same church the Princess Haider will give her own dramatization of the dtd Bible story of "Naaman, the Leper." written by her during her college career in this country and telling in her own charming oriental manner and with all the eastern atmos- phere of the healing of the great Syrian captain, Naaman, afflicted with leprosy, by the Prophet Elisha in the land of israel
 At the foot of the snow-crowned Mt. Lebanon lies the Princess Rahmes birth place, Baa1bak, 40 miles from the historic city of Damascus. Her early education was received at the American college at Beirut and later at the Girls seminary at Sidon. While there she conceived the idea of coming to this country for a broader and higher educational training, and has since obtained degrees from some of our best universities. But while she has enjoyed the higher education for women in America, she remains intensely oriental, and has won her way into the hearts and homes of Americas most cul- tured by her charming personality and rare gifts of intellect and culture. But few of the descendants of royalty from abroad have succeeded in winning so much love and admiration from the American populace as has Princess Rahme.
 With a reverent love for her people and her old home, Princess Haider has visited all the leading cities of the United States and has toured many of the largest iyceum and chautauaua circuits telling of the oriental customs, together with thrilling stories of the inner life of her native race.
 In her appearances, Princess Rahme wears the royal robes of her house, fash toned of Damascus blue satin heavily em- broidered in gold and jewels, and pastel shades of blne.s pink and lavendar, all hand wrought by native girls after the style of her noble ancestors.
 The princess is accompanied on this American tour by an American college friend, Miss Lucille Burgess, talented musician Miss Burgess has won much recognition throughout the United States by her interpretation of the weird, haunt ing Syrian music presented in connec- ton with the lectures. She possesses a mezzo-soprano voice of rare quality, which is especially adapted to the music of the Orient