Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-11-10 | Page 54 | French Singer is Grateful to U. S.

FRENCH SINGER IS , GRATEFULJO U. S. Madame Eymael Expresses Appreciation of Nation's War Spirit. Tells of Work of Red Cross in Paris Early in Struggle. While voluntarily helping In the work at the local Red Croes bUop, scenes enacted en-acted while she wan employed In similar mercy work In Paris were recalled to the mind of Madame Chrlstlane Eymael, French opera winger, who is at present making her home in the west. In a letter addressed to The Tribune, Madame Uymael Interestingly tells Impressive Im-pressive incidents enacted in Paris during dur-ing the early days of the world war. She also expresses deep gratitude to the people peo-ple of America in general, and those of this section in particular, for the dls- flay of LOrdlal sympathy, and expresses he belief that between this country and France a bond of close relationship has been woven that can never again be severed. sev-ered. Her letter follows: "To work here In the Red Cross shop brings to my memory scenes in Paris at the beginning of the war and the work I did In the Red Cross shop there, or the Ouvrolr,' as we say. "It was there that I had my first experience ex-perience us a saleswoman. We had one of the moat interesting places In Paris, ' Abaye do Theleme, the celebrated amusement cafe of Paris, which every American visitor knows. This gorgeous gor-geous place, with its many mirrors and thousands of lights, and where once joyous joy-ous parties were held, was transformed Into a depot, whore the poor refugees received re-ceived food and drink every day. We also had a dally sewing circle, where fancy novelties were made for sale, a3 well as clothes for refugees. Notables Aid Work. again with emotion that a sister in distress dis-tress feels for her benefactor. "Let me tell you this little story of an American farmer, rt has impressed me deeply. I was looking for a ranch in Idaho to use as my summer home and I met a man who had been working in a field. I hailed htm, saying: 'Monsieur, could you tell me of a place that I could rent for the summer. " 'Come to my house,' he Invited. I have eight rooms, a wife, a daughter and a Victrola. It won't cost you a penny to stay with us.' "It was the first time the man had seen me in his life and I am quite sure he had never heard of me professionally or otherwise. other-wise. I asked him why he so cordially invited a stranger to accept the hospitality hos-pitality of his home. A Convincing Reply. "He replied: 'Well, of course, madarae, I don't know you, but I know France, and. since you are a Frenchwoman, that is recommendation enough for me.' "The reply was so convincingly iterated that. It touched me deeply. We French have suffered poignantly during this war, and, though we have America as one of our allies in the desperate struggle, I had not assumed that the spirit of friendly friend-ly sympathy for us and our country was so universal in this great land as to have reached the recesses of the farming communities. com-munities. But it is a sentiment I have found to exist all over the land; a sentiment senti-ment that binds my nation and yours In so close a bond of relationship that I feel assured there will be no severance of that bond in all the ages that are to come, i "I want to add to this a word in cordial cor-dial thanks to Mrs. George M. Miller, guardian of the Red Cross shop, for the opportunity she gave me to help in the Red Cross work in Salt Lake." "All the celebrated singers and actresses, such as Luclenne, Breval, An-dree, An-dree, Meyard, Regane, and the famous French woman attorney, Madame Thermite, Ther-mite, were there every day to help in every way possible. "Our triumph was the historic doll, dressed to represent such national characters char-acters as Catherine de Medici, Charlotte Corday, Mazarin and others. This success suc-cess was so great that a large collection collec-tion f these dolls was sold to John Wan a maker of New York. "One of the most difficult. If, indeed, H was not the most difficult, problem we had to solve was that of serving dinner during noonday. It was not alone a matter of feeding the thousands of refugee refu-gee applicants that appealed to us dally the question of procuring the needed food was equally m-eat. Many times the meal was very modest, appearing appear-ing especially so when served on the marvelous sliver and glassware left by the proprietor for our use. But the friendly atmosphere of the place enabled even the most stricken applicants to forget their sufferings and woes, at least for the time being. "While laboring In this scene had ample opportunity to see all sorts and conditions of people and of studying human hu-man nature. To me was brought home the patent fact that wb women workers and the women applicants were sisters in suffering, for we had all felt the sting of death through the bitter world struggle; strug-gle; we were sisters helping one another. an-other. Appreciates America. "Since I have been traveling in America, Amer-ica, this glorious land of yours, and have enjoyed the hearty welcome of the people in all sections I have visited, this feeling feel-ing has come to me again with renewed Impulse, and has set my heart bounding