Perkins School for the Blind Bound Clippings: World War Blind, 1917 . Bordeaux about$40,000, leaving a balance in the bankof $97, Forthe amount alreadyspent, 3,300 soldiers have been givenrelief, 300 of whom were totally blind,and 3,000 partly blind. The Lighthousein Paris, which was formerly the houseof the Pope, is located at 14 Rue Darn,and has accommodations for 69 regularboarders and 40 transients. They re-ceive instructions in typewriting andlight trades suited to their condition,so that in a short time they becomepractically independent and self-sup-porting. Miss Winifred Holt !s
Perkins School for the Blind Bound Clippings: World War Blind, 1917 . Bordeaux about$40,000, leaving a balance in the bankof $97, Forthe amount alreadyspent, 3,300 soldiers have been givenrelief, 300 of whom were totally blind,and 3,000 partly blind. The Lighthousein Paris, which was formerly the houseof the Pope, is located at 14 Rue Darn,and has accommodations for 69 regularboarders and 40 transients. They re-ceive instructions in typewriting andlight trades suited to their condition,so that in a short time they becomepractically independent and self-sup-porting. Miss Winifred Holt !s the committeesrepresentative In Europe. The execu-tive committee consists of Joseph , president; Charles K. Hughes,vice-president; the Rt. Rev. David , , honorary chairman; JohnH. Finley, chairman; .Mrs. PeterCooper Hewitt, secretary; WilliamForbes Morgan, Jr., treasurer; MissEmily H. Bourne, Senator Thomas , .Miss Winifred Holt, Herbert 1,.Satterlee, William Howard Taft andArthur Williams. I , \UTrqruv\i,a,, PuloC ?^-tTU l°l» SergeariTl/laior Middlemiss Describes Horrors Of European War LARGE AUDIENCE HEARSLECTURE AT COLONIAL An enthusiastic and demonstrativeaudience was present at the enter-tainment given for the benefit ofthe American-British-French-BeigianPermanent Blind Relief War Fund inthe Colonial theatre last night. The pragram was dramatic and in-tensely impressive. Following apleasing introduction by Rufus Parks,Sergeant Major Robert Middlemiss ofthe Kings Own Scottish Borderers,delivered his appealing message. Thespeaker, one of the great wars blind-ed heroes, with South African medalsgleaming on nis breast, in snort, terse,direct sentences, painting his scenesin bold, sweeping , broughtthe tragedy of Galipoii close to thehearts of his hearers. Called fromfar-off India, he had been hurried tothe eastern Mediterranean and as apawn in that most terrific game, wasmoved against the Turkish foe—adesperate landing attempt—a
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