. Russia then and now, 1892-1917; my mission to Russia during the famine of 1891-1892, with data bearing upon Russia of to-day. well, in one-rouble paper notes. Russian-English clerks and typists are in the heyday of pros-perity. They have not to seek jobs; they are wood towork. A year ago all the boys who intended to gointo business learnt German at school. That is nowthe forbidden tongue, but parents have presented apetition to the education authorities praying thatEnglish be substituted. English is on the boom. In the afternoon, by written invitation, I was theguest of The Ladies Circle of
. Russia then and now, 1892-1917; my mission to Russia during the famine of 1891-1892, with data bearing upon Russia of to-day. well, in one-rouble paper notes. Russian-English clerks and typists are in the heyday of pros-perity. They have not to seek jobs; they are wood towork. A year ago all the boys who intended to gointo business learnt German at school. That is nowthe forbidden tongue, but parents have presented apetition to the education authorities praying thatEnglish be substituted. English is on the boom. In the afternoon, by written invitation, I was theguest of The Ladies Circle of Riga, a companyof honourable ladies actively engaged in the reliefwork. As we sat at tea I was asked to tell thestory of how we came to think of them and to doso grandly for them in America, and especially togive an account of the methods of the Philadel-phia Committee. Among the very appreciativeresponses that were made was the reading of twooriginal poems,âone by Madame MarionellaPhiladelfena Maximovitch, the handsome wife ofInnovkentie Klavdievich Maximovitch, PresidentJudge of the Supreme Court of the Province of +. The House of The Black Heads Club, Riga. RIGAS GRAND WELCOME 23 Livonia, in the Russian language; the other byMadame de Woehrmann, nee Princess MaryOurousoff, in English. The next day these verseswere presented to me tastefully printed in boththese languages and enclosed in a cover of satin,representing on one side the flag of their countryand on the other side our American flag. POEM BY MADAME MAXIMOVITCH In your distant, happy land You have heard of our need,And you send a helping hand, Friends in sorrow, friends in deed. On the waves of the vast ocean Came the news of hungry peasants; The Indiana, swift of motion You then sent us with your presents. Worse than wind and storm and rain Is the famines cruel sting,And the help out of this pain The Missouri was to bring. But a new act of your friendship, Of such tender, deep import,Is this third and noble steamsh
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