The times., 1898-12-09
A SPLENDID CHARITY.
The Annual Meeting of the Aid As
sociation for. the Blind.


sociation for the Blind.
The first annual meeting of the Aid
Association for the Blind of the District
of Columbia was held at Columbian Uni
versity yesterday afternoon. Mrs. John
Russell Young presided. The president
reviewed the good deeds done by the as
sociation during the year and prophesied
that during the coming year many more
merciful acts would be placed to the
credit of the society. She spoke of the
benefits of the association in connection
with the National Educational Associa-
tion. She stated that the membership list
lengthens steadily and that the future of
the organization was full of promise.
The reports of the various officers were
presented The report of the treasurer
showed that the finances of the society
are in good condition. The report of the
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Alice L.
Hunt, was remarkable for its complete
ness and this officer was publicly compH-
mented by the president.
Under the head of new business, an
amendment to article II OF the constitu-
tion was proposed and adopted This ar
Iicle reads: object: To establish an in
dustrial home for the blind" As amend
ed it reads: ITO establish a non-secta-
rian home and to extend other aid to the
! blind Article III was amended to read
/ as follows: ''The payment of fifty cents
annually shall consStute membership
in the association. One who contributes
sle3 shall be styled "a benefactor One
who contributes $500 shall be styled a
M Grn 81 sa-
shall be life member"
Brief addresses We're made by the Rev
DR.. B. l.. Whitman, president of Column
ban University: the Res. DIR. Frank Se-
We'll and Grace Greenwood. The Chinese
minister was present. He, Is one of the
honorary vice presidents of the associa-
ton and takes an active interest in the
work.
The register of the association shows
the names of 200 blind persons. % per
cent OF whom are INDECENT
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. John Russell
| Young. reelected; vice presidents, Mrs
F. w. Dickins, reelected; Mrs. j. f.
Gilbert, Mrs. Mary S. Gist. reelected:
| Mrs. H. c. MetZerott. reelected: record
| ing secretary, Mrs. #. Frank Morgan. re-
elected; corresponding secretary. Mrs
! Alice L. Hunt. reelected: treasurer.
I
Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster. reelected
| The names of the honorary vice presi-
| dents of the association follow:
| Rene Bache Mrs. William D. Baldwin.
| Mrs. \. L. Barber, Mrs E H Beale. c.
]. Bell. Mrs. II. +. Blount, DR.. John T.
| Bracket Mrs, Marsden c. Burch. Mrs
Frances Hodgson Burnett. Mrs j. c.
| Burrows. Rev. ]. G. Butler. Judge c. c.
| Cole, Mrs. S. N. CuIlom Mrs William r.
| T,ax- A.-s
lass. Gen. John Eaton. Mrs. John W.
| Foster Mrs Virginia L. W. Fox, DIR. +.
| NJ. Gallaudet, Mrs. Henry Gannett. Dr.
| +. \. Gardner, the Rev. DR.. j. E. Gil
bert, j. Holdsworth Gordon. Mrs. ].
| Holdsworth Gordon, Mrs. William A.
| Gordon, the Rev. DR.. Samuel II. Greene,
| Dr. Theo. Hansman, the Rev. Alfred
| Harding, Mrs John NJ. Harlan Edwin
| B. Hay, Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard. Mrs
| Stilson Hutchins, Mrs. Eliza c. Hutchin-
son, DR.. W. w. Johnston. the Rev +.
Bradford Leavitt. Mrs. S. j. Lippincott.
| Miss Helen N. Long, DIR. T. l.. Macdon-
| aid, the Rev. DIR. Alexander Mackay-
| Smith, Mrs. William l.. Mason the Rev.
| Drs. r. II. McKim and William II. Mil
burn, Mrs. Fl. d. Money. the Revs. Les
| lie Moore and DIR. S. NJ. Newman. DR..
Armistead Peter, Mrs. Julia e. Pond, the
| Rev Drs F. D. Power Wallace Rad
| tihle anu j. f. tNaiihiu, tfle feN tHafitS
| B. Ramsdell, DR.. Robert Reyburn. Dr.
| Charles w. Richardson. DIR. S. o. Rich
| ey, the Hon. John W. Ross. Mrs. Robert
| G. Rutherford. the Right Rev. II. Y Sat
| terlee. the Rev. Frank Sewall. Gen. Ellis
| Spear, the Rev. DR.. ID. ]. Stafford Dr.
| q. T. Sewers o. G. Staples. Mrs. o. G.
| Staples. the Rev. j. MacBride Sterrett
Mrs. D. B. Street, Mai. Richard Sylves-
ter. DR.. ]. B. Ten Eyck. Mrs. j. Ford
Thompson. Mrs. r. W. Tyler, J.. w
| Whelpley, Rev. DIR. y. l.. Whitman Mrs
z. r. Vance, the Hon. Simon Wolf DR..
III. Wells Woodward, Wu-Tins-Fa Chi
nese minister. and the Hon. John Russell
| Young.