The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Aid Assoc alton for Blind
Ilolds Annual
Meeting.
he Congressional Circle
Hears an Illustrated
Lecture.
Short Story Club En-
joys Fiction and
Poetry.

The Aid Association for the Blind of
the District of Columbia held its an
nual meeting at the Home for the Blind,
al5 E street northwest, Thursday, at .
O'Clock, the president, Mrs. Charlotte
Emerson Main, presiding. After the
reading of the minutes of the last "a
nual meeting the corresponding seere-
tary gave a favorable report OF her
years work. She stated among ether
things that a number of new members
h Id been received into the association,
and asked that special effort be used
TO further increase the membership.
The chairman of the admissions com
n1ittce. Mrs. Hil1ebrand. reported 6hat
of the applications considered four had
received favorable action.
The chairman OF the house committee,
Mrs. William King, reported the health
of the inmates as exceedingly good, con-
sideriug the advanced age of some of
them there being only one case of Sc
we're Illness. ard he recovered through
the efforts of the matron and house
physician, DR.. Thomas bowling. For the
amusement and instruction of the in
mates daily readings are given by vol
unteers, and Sunday afternoons reits-
ious services are held by the diffeT ent
clergymen Of the city.
The promised five years of gratuitous
service OF Mrs f. c Cuttings, Inatron
OF the home. having en5ed in March. she
generously consented to remair. while
longer. to the great satisfaction of the
association.
Two Rooms Furnished.
Two rooms in the home have been fur
nished. one by Mrs. Julie Z. Pond and
friends, the other through the efforts
of the house committee.
Owing TO a death in the family of Mrs.
James F. Gilbert, chairman of advis-
orv committee. no report was made by
her.
The chairman of ways and means coTn-
mittee, Mrs. c. NJ. Pepper, reported that
q net profit Of s103S0 had been realized
from the Once q Week Euchre Club;
that q valentine tea and donation party
was held at the home, February Il, and
that several hundred packages of
groceries and provisions were received,
also S26 30 in small donations From the
annual publication. Once q Year. and
Christmas subscriptions. several hun
dred doiIars were raised. The associa-
ton expressed Its gratitude for u is re-
port by rising vote OF thanks
ne CI4aiT man oI the tl(NUs u idi SbIi-
n1ittee, Mrs. Josephine L. Ja cobs, re-
ported on behalf of her con mittee in
part as follows: "That more work had
been accomplished in the shop than any
previous year, although there had been
times when work was scarce and ap-
peals to the public made Besides the
inmates OF the home there are employed
IN the shop several blind men, who live
at their own homes. and VINO are paid
! according 10 the amount Of WORK they
do. These men are given a hot dinner
each day by the association, free of
charge There are made In the shops
brooms of all sizes, chairs eaned and
mattresses manufactured and renovat-
ed The women inmates sew, weave
belts and bags. knit shawis. wash
cloths. make aprons. and other useful
articles for the household.
May Teach Basket Weaving.
a new industry. basket weaving. is in
the hands of a special committee for in
vestigation as to the advisability Of
teaching 1t to the women.
A new piece of machinery for the mat
tress department Il hair picker, was
purchased last fall through the efforts
Of this committee. Contracts were Sc
cured last year from the Treasury De-
part 70 recane chairs and from the Post
office Department TO supply them with
brooms. The resignation of Mrs. H J.
Fllicott as a member of the board of
directors was accepted with regret.
AIRS. John Russell Young was unani-
mously elected a member OF the board of
directors. Mrs. L. w Calver was re-
elected financial secretary of the asso-
citation
a donation of S. was received from
Mrs, William Gerry SIade, of New York;
So from Mrs. II. j. ElItcott and 81 from
Mrs. Milton Allies.