The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-05
YHB Care OF IHB BLIND.
Demands for Aid Tor Those De
prived Of Their Sight.

1T seems peculiar and TO many Of The
best-kuown uhiIanthropists ana sociulo-
Eists il has been a perplexiug question
why 10 is that the Government pays less
attention To- the unfortunate blind than
10 any Other unfortunate member of ,he
human society. The criminal not except
ed" said prominent Clergyman this
morning. "Coaeu.ss has wisely provided
for the care Of the insane for the sup
port Of the INDECENT poor. for the sick and
suffering. for tho deaf and dumb. but lit
tie OF pra Ting has been done
for the n .. OF ALL the blind
There is .... Iu this city where
those afflicted can go and receive an edu-
cation which would enable them TO be
less Of a burden To society and earn their
own livelihood. There are schools for the
deaf and dumb there are houses of cor
rcction. there are hospitals. there are re
form schools but there are no institu-
tions to help the blind. They are almost
entirely thrown on the good viii of pTl-
vate charity. There seems to be no good
reasons why this state of affairs sh, uld
prevail. but il seems as long as there is
no one 90 bring the matter 90 the atten-
tion Of Congress. this body viii not do
anything of its own free will There are
a number of private institutions which APP
ply themselves TO the care and education
OF Tn, blind. and the small appropriation
which they receive from Congress seems
70 indicate that this body does
not deem it worth while TO sup
mort this charity more lib
orally. Why Congress should entertain
views Of this kind and not hesitate TO
make lavish appropriations Tor the ex-
~ 9 ~. i'm
seems a mystery to many students of So
GEOLOGY and the tax-paying community"
There u.s. however. iu the heart of the
city am Institution which is very little
known 70 Che general public. and which
was incorporated on April b. 1899.
for tie purpose Of establishing "a uou-scc-
tartan home for the blind of the District
Of Columbia: for promoting the education
ami Industrial training Of the blind; To
cid the needy and dependent blind. and
10 help them TO become sCif-suUportin
This Home for the TIiud is located at gl5
r Street northwest. Alice L.. Hunt cor
responding secretary of the association
toGay. speaking of the work OF the assoc
citation from tho date of it's Incorporation
until April 80. 1890 said.
The GROWING event was. of course. the
generous gift of the house iu which we
have our home Mr. StiIson TIutchius gave
this opportunity 20 us In his letter TO che
sub-CoMMiIJee appointed To receive his
gift he said j know Of no charity more
worthy. meme that appeals more thor
oughly 10 the humane and generous
minded To teach the blind to read and
write, 70 assist them from youth To man
hood. ami then 10 practically turn them
out to rStarve by abandoning them. is the
acme Of cruelty A home for the indus
trious, scf-supp1TtUg blind ought 10 be
one of the boasts OF the Capital City
From this small lesnriuE great results
may be prediCItod Energy. courage. and
zeal viii do IN, r-st The public viii
literally aid whatever they find to be
worth supporting"
On October -. 1899, a deed was execut-
ed by Silson Hutchins To the Aid Associ-
alton for the Blind Of the District Of Co
lumbia Of their equity in house No gI5 +
street northwest, subject to mortgage
OF $l-,yv'. This house is coUsCryatievIy
estimated at value Of $3.50 making
the amount of the gift TO the association
$1,000.
The public has interested itself in this
worthy Institution. The dining room was
put in order and the fourth floor front
room was renovated and furnished by the
Ladies Of Charity" OF St Patriczs
Church. The Legion Of L0yal Women
took the from, room on the third floor.
painted the walls and the woodwork. and
furl!shcd the room. The Twentieth Cen
tnry club took the adjoining room in the
rear and has furnished it in the most
approved fashion. and the Methodist
Protestant Church Thirty-nrst Street.
has also furnished a room
Iha inmates contribute toward their
support 10y working in the shop which is
IN the rear Of the main building and in
their rooms There are all the modern
appliances for making brooms. brushes.
upholstery mattresses. chair Gaming
belts. and wash rags The work turned
out are specimens Of careful and pains
taking industry of the blind. Th, ma
iron. Mrs Cuttings who has charge of
the home. and who is devoting her entire
attention and time 10 the blind. said that
II the home were better known In Tho
public il would receive more orders for
work which would enable il TO better
care for its inmates and pay of the mort
gage on the home
Notwithstanding the fact that the fee
for membership dues in the association
are only 80 cents year and the smallest
Zee IN any charity in the District. and
that the cause commands EXPRESSION NJ
H. n
berShip Of the association is surprisfo,,l,,
small. being for this year nin.ty-fbTer
Inc merchants or this city have beey IN
eral IN their donations TO The home ~
essaFy pieces Of furniture such as chairs
lounges. tables. mating. carpets b.,i5ir-,-'
etc, nave been donated and are Constant
y coming in.
Daily readings haYe been fnaupYr,t,7
m the nome on Monday "Wednesday 80
4 ILCaS IRON 500 10 .. m. and on Tues
"a Sas = ii1I ,s, and saturday from 7.3O 10
D. IN. LH.Sg readings are Of 7. Iiterar,-
nature with music added s0r1prf No. -
intended 10 afford entertainment 10 m
inmates. Volunteers are welcome 10 beI1,
render the hours pleasant 10 tbose a.
priEcd Of their sight
The following are the ofic.re ~ ,t,. go.
Soclauon- Pr'sideUt-Mrs Albert q
Brackett; vice presideuts-N-s - Z,
MetzeTpIt- Mrs j. F. Gilbert Mrs T,bD
russell Young. and Mrs Charlotte E,v1s,-
son nam corresponding and recording
Secretary'-Mrs Sydney Il Jacobs fra,
cial secretary Mrs l. " CaIvsr. :rlss-
urer-Richard Sylvester: rnatron- Arrg =
c. Cuttings. l.
Board Of diroctors-Mrs. Albert e
Brackett. lao Q Street northwest. Mrs
Hcnriette G Mctzerott. ITO + Street
northwest Mrs. James T. Gilbert 400 -
Street northwest. Mrs. John FfrcgaT
1pungr ~ Massachusetts Avenue Ms
Charlotte Emerson Main ZD1s Naysach,l-
sets Avenue &r. Richard Sylvester 1957
ROANOKE street northwest Mrs Charles
NJ. Pepper. 1923 X Street northwest. Ms
- o w Benjamin. 3ilJ Nineteenth Street
northwest Mrs. Sydney r. Jacobs 1919 T.
street northwest; Mrs. Joseph 4 Rose.
Sil ] Street northwest. Mrs I. " Ca1-
Yer, 20 Street southeast. Mrs Susan q
Yer Planck. 1920 New York Avenue north
west, Mrs. Harry r GuSS. 1906 RfnU.y
street northwest. Miss Constance Satter-
lee l4Gi massachusetts Avenue. DR. a "
IauCil. PHI PENN 1Tvraufq AGO. -.