The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-17
SELF SUPPORTING BLIND ~.
A New York Society's soI.,d.
For Enabling Them to Hell, ''a'
Themceivee


me Society for the improvem.,.
of the Condition of the Blind ssa'
ST metime ago held meetin, :. Ia
Naldorf-Astoria has opened :. ue
shop at IA East Forty-second s, ro.t
New YORK cii5,. There elgatee, ,D NJ,
are employed in making brooma 4ea
Gaming chairs. The novice !. ~. aaa
two dollars week while being tan rsa
the industry and is then nut ., a;s
work, making on the ayer.an IVY
dollars weekly. The men thus en- IN
ployed We're not able to mato ". w
thing before given a chanco h. a
society. The shop is in charso
William B. Stout, under the A..
ticn of Eben p. Morford. sunarin.ss
dent Of the Industrial Home fl, ~.
Blind in Brooklyn. The Fortvss"
ond street shop is kept busy s,u,.
the orders secured by a blind ~.
vasser, August Wallaner. The v0,.
turned oat at this establishment, !.
first class and sold at the prevajJ,,
market prices. Hotel and factory NM
prietors may get the best Of servio.
at this establishment.
\ rather naive circular. evident,
composed by one of the workers !,
the institution is being sent Ont \
states that the enterprise is. "und.
the direction CT the New York Asa
citation for the Blind. DR.. LYMAN Az
bet. president; Winifred Holt, sees
tary, II East Sevanty-eishtb straot.
He, bert S. Barnes, treasurer, s. Wall
street"
Another quotation from this ern
lar is:
New brooms sweep clean. We MAJ.
usacture item. Yen use them. Va
guarantee them. Yea test them. Va
need your patronage. You need cur
brocms. Send your orde- by postal
and it will receive prompt attention
The object of the shop is to helm TN
blind to help themselves, by gyia,
them an honest, practical way Of sun
porting themselves.
We agree with Helen Keller thst.
There is no law on the stauss
books compelling people to move VI
close. on the bench of life to MAKE
room for a blind brother, but ther(
is divine law written on the heart
of men constraining them to make
place for him, not only because h
is unfortunate, but also because
is his right as human being to share
Gods greatest gift, the privilege Il 4
man to go forth unto his work"
In addition to the workshop the y
ciety has organized a Blindmans
Self Improvement Club which meet
at Sixty-four Madison avenue At ~
meeting last Monday night Aud
Hutchinson. the author and Shah
spearian interpreter, was elected u
president The motto of the club o
Light through work" The object
the moral and intellectual
we'll as the physical improvement
the members. They relate their
periences and exchange suggestion
The club has honorary members Vi
find at the meeting abundant suot
matter for their philanthopic coute
plati0n.
The good done for the blind by ~
society cannot be over estimated
has performed the herculean task
getting the public to consider g
cusly the efforts of the blind TO y IA
themselves. 1t believes that IN
idle hands of the able bodied
intelligent blind there is the eaell
of Niagara that can be cnanne
and put to the worlds use. 10
complish this subject Adequately
of course, require a. great oeai
money, bat the achievement
worth the outlay. 1t is sucn acan
ments that spell out the word V''
zation.'