Perkins School for the Blind Bound Clippings: World War Blind, 1917 . lege to Know in-timately the splendid work that Boston wasdoing at the front. In our French Light-house for the Blind, there is a blind manwhose life was saved at the battle of Ver-dun. His rescuer, a boy of nineteen, re-ceived the croix de guerre and a citationsaying that he removed the wounded underintensive bombardment in full daylight andhimself wounded, insisted on remaininguncared for until his men were first lookedafter. That young boy was a member ofRichard Nortons Ambulance Corps. Hewas a nephew of one of your great
Perkins School for the Blind Bound Clippings: World War Blind, 1917 . lege to Know in-timately the splendid work that Boston wasdoing at the front. In our French Light-house for the Blind, there is a blind manwhose life was saved at the battle of Ver-dun. His rescuer, a boy of nineteen, re-ceived the croix de guerre and a citationsaying that he removed the wounded underintensive bombardment in full daylight andhimself wounded, insisted on remaininguncared for until his men were first lookedafter. That young boy was a member ofRichard Nortons Ambulance Corps. Hewas a nephew of one of your great men;it was young Jack Wendell, the nephew ofProfessor Barrett Wendell. The French-man whom he saved is blind, happy andfinding: light through work through theCommittee for Men Blinded in Battle. Any interest which I may arouse InBoston will now not only help the blindof those who have fought our battles forho long, but may some time bring the light?to our own compatriots who proudly taketheir stand beside the Allies. F^tlRuv-^-r, MaLSS., fcrUb -rol 6 „ \a\\~{.. THESE BLINDED BRITISH SOLDIERS, HAVING BEEN TRAINED TO ABLIND TRADE, NEED PRACTICAL PAYING WORK. WHAT WILL*YOU DO TO HELP B. FUND GIVE WORK TO THEM? AN APPEAL FOB
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