New Britain herald., 1928-05-07

completion the splendid work whicl
 has been done in the interests o
 this imperative philanthropy. Because the pcopl" Of New Brit.
 ain and the surrounding towns have
 fully realized the invaluable worl your Near East Relief has done. 1 feel confident you will not have diff. fculty in raising the s1l,nno quota set for New Britain. Berlin. East | Berlin and rlainNlle. I am als, hopeful that the so53,00O quota sci the field hospital units of the I'm, pcrial Russian Rcd Cross with the 1 Army Of tho Caucasus and later for 10 months in Russia during tho
 revolution.
 Mayor Faonessa's letter of en- /, dorsemcnt follows:
 ! Mrs. w. II. Judd. Treas.
 Near East Relief Com. City.
 Dear Sir
 Tt is my understanding that the directors of the Near East Relief have decided to discontinue their organization in the interests Of economy, after sufficient sum has been raised 10 bring to crcditable for Connecticut will be subscribed without difficulty.
 If it is possible for me to do so. Marks Parish House May & to take part in the planning of your cant paiEn for the funds you are seek ing.
 You may feel assured your or. EanIza'ion Will have my support With best wishes for success, I re- main,
 Respectfully,
 "A. M. PAONESSA,
 Mayor
 Lady Ahnes little daughter vas born while her mother was serving with the Russian army. The child, who is now II years old. has written an interesting letter, as follows:
 T am a little Armenian girl. I have eleven years. My name has history as long as the tail Of cat. I am called Iraneh Esther AraXie A zgapetisn,
 '1raneh, because was born in Persia and that is q good Persian name. Near the Red Cross hut where l first opened my eyes was the tomb of Esther and Mordecai so my father also named me Esther. Then being 2 Oan6 l, fn he, name of our beloved river Arax,-- therefore I am AraAie.
 "My father was General Mesrcp Nevton. khan, Azgapetian, He was with an army in the Caucasus mountains during the Great War. We have many fine rolored ribbons and bright medals he wore which he got in the war. But he is dead now.
 My mother, Lady Anne Azgare- tlan, say l was 2 really truly Red Cross baby because I was born in . Red Cross tent, and I was red and cross at the time. We were living just inside the city wall. could hear tue iackals at night --howling, howl ing all the time. howled too. My nurse said the iackals set me a had example. My first nurse was great big soldier. He belonged to the Rus sian army which was encampcd near us.
 My mother tells me that she paid five rouhles q day Chat is $2.50 in l American money) for half a loaf of bread. The bread was often full of 1irt and splinters. One had to eat | he bread as there was no other food except sometimes soup from the 1 soup kitchens did not get enough | o eat. All the time I cried because was hungry. One fine day my fath- IT found . can Of condensed milk in , shop and bought it for $6. That | lay I had feast and did not cry 1t all. Several times my father was i lble to buy a salt herring for which le paid $1.5O.
 T began to get very thin. My | mother said she must take me away o that l would not die. We began to 70 away but it took a long time. Everywhere there were people going. They mostly had no clothes and 'ften they would fall down. My mother said they would never get up gain. My mother said they did not lave the money to buy even the bad 'read we had and they could not live food. We travelled in an am 'ulance. on horseback. donkeyback