To the Editor of the "Norre-Cmia Dalny News."
S1n,—To realize, in making the following suggestion, that one treads "where angels fear to tread" and suggest what they might fear, too. To realize, also, that most people after the perusal of this article, will exclaim—impossible A pretty dream, to suggest getting Germans and English under one roof, even for a few hours under the existing circumstances. Yet that is my intention, to try and make them sink, for a space, all national feelings, and become individual, for the sake of suffering humanity, to appeal to each one of you, individually, to make this "ug-gestion an accomplished fact.
"There are in this 8 ttle ment a small body of people placed in a very difficult and unenviable position. They are the English women married to German men, or vic versa. They are neither "fish, flesh, nor good red herring" at the present crisis. Their husbands naturally give to the relief of own tion. But it is natural, too, that they would give to their's, take their share in the helping and doing, for their own country, as well as for the people who have adopted them. Anyhow, those are my sentiments, We are too few to give any assistance worth having, unless we can organize some sch: me on a large sale that will bring in a few thou sands of dollars, and this can only be done through the support and sympathy of the public, arf@ nw ion: ality must be laid aside.
As one of those wives to suggest a Charity Ball—horror! After all public balls have been called off. Those balls cost money—this is to make money. This is no time for dancing and merry-making, with so much sorrow and distress in the world, The deed in this case is worth the sacrifice of our feelings, and better judgement; there is no rule without its exception, so for once let us be unselfish. We have danced hundreds of times for nothing but our pleasure and selfish musement; let us dance once, owing by so doing we are helping to save some lives and make some people warm and comfortable—the few that our small contribution could reach—never mind what nationality they are, German, French or English—they are suffering humanity.
There are those who will say: "Collect the money, but don't spend it ona ball." There are times when some attraction must be given—co get—and everyone has given largely already, so now we must tempt, to induce them again.
Being considered neither "fish, flesh, nor good red herring"'—belonging to both sides, to feel placed ire (position Locoupgest the ming-
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