New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-08

This day is like YOUR club" said the Rev.
Eay--ond Knox, of All Souls Church. TO the
members of The woman's Club OF the New York
Association for the Blind, toward the end of
their picnic. last Wednesday
We won't be damped.' called one blind
listener from under her umbrella
Leave out the p if you want to said MI
Knox 'No. we won't be discouraged. We
started out to-day TO have "a good time, and
we've got what aimed for in spite of any
number of drawbacks Which is why to-day is
like the club
The Blind woman's Club raised $50 10 pay
the expenses Of this picnic all ty its oNn un-
aided self. Then when the day aTrived-last
Tuesday-the weather proved too bsd hut II
st was decided 10 have the outing Wednesday,
anyhow, and sixteen valiant clubwomen net IN
the pouring rain at Third avenue and 18th
street. at 10 O'Clock a. Some came led by
little children small daughter-and
some were brought by volunteer guides. mem
of the association were there, and together me
party filled of the two trolley cars which
lad been chartered for the occasion
The picnic was held in The Bronx. at the
beathouse in the Geological Park By the time
the cars reached the END of the lire the roads
were lakes and sixteen blind women 10 be got
over the remaining half mile To the park One
old blind woman advised stretching an awning
Ito the aniIriles" Others suggested boots Mr..
kncx said he would scout around q hit and see
what he could raise. anyhow. Suddenly. while
the party waited Tor him tn come back, the
Amt the sun shining? asked one woman
with big blue goggles over her eyes. She put
out her hand as If TO feel the RAYS
II don't know" said a girl. lifting her eyes.
which were completely filmed with white. Il
don't know the difference between day and
. might
LITTLE REPAsT
ii Yet il was a jolly party that packed
y away in the three carriages Mr. Knox finally
found. Some OF those women had scarcely
been out Of The teneInents where they live for
months. save as some overWor1ed neighbor had
1ound time to take them out for walk Merely
to be there ia the open and feel the wind on
their faces was a wonderful change TO them
The sun had come out brightly by the time
they reached the boathouse They sat outside
and basked in the warmth. ami the guides OF
the party took them Tor little walks. TWO OF
them got bold ard started of by themselves
and brought up IN = heap against the stairs
Got into trouble first thing" said one as
they scrambled up laughing merrily-
Tsev were al as pleased as children when
the mounted policeman UP there set them feeu
his biz brown horse. Bounce, humps OF sugar
from their palms. Then they went into the
laaaiho15se and had their luncheon. here
WAS seeing person at every table, TO at
tend 20 the wants 81 the blind The menu was
sandwiches and pickles ice cream and coffee
and cake and simple as il was, il great
treat Ter some Of them
II had ice cream once before" said one thin
faced sighticss girl. she ate her portion
slowlT.
when was that
Two Years age. \ body came and took ne
ont and gave INC some ice cream
This girl lived out" before she lost her sight.
+Thas Was ten years ago Then her father died.
and she and her old mother the latter almost
helpless from rheumatism. went TO live with a
5narried sister. Last winter the sisters hus-
hand died and now the sister is their only sup
.s,-t she makes neckties I'm factory, and IS
raid four cents dozen Sometimes she gets
as Tnncn s. 4 week.
I'VE give my sister ali NC have that IS bes-
20 cat because she works the girl said.
i-'sfeInnla and 7 need not so much She had n
plain case Of hunger that day. but after size got
un 10 the fifth sandwich she began to hesitate
..SboUld I take another? is IT right" she asked
" hen II was offered her After that the sight
ed" person at that table slipped the sandwiches
on her plate without saying anything. and she
al happily and quite UNCONSCIOUS tlat
she was not working at the same sandwich.
Il eat little AT home" said a blind womaE
who stays alone IN her little fat day in and day
out Her husband works some distance away,
and home only once week Il cook,
she said Il light my gas stove; L cook. but
when try TO put the food on plate 1T goes
On the table, on the stove. the floor, and
then done. / sick l want nothing
NISHAP on THE RIVER.
One OF the members of the Blind Woman's
Club found herself in the House of the Good
Shepherd a while back She was made blind
by blow from her drunken husbands fist.
Being forced TO leave her husband she applied
80 d magistrate for admission to some home for
the blind. She signed paper, and presently
discovered that she had signed her own
mitmeDt TO the House OF the Good Shepherd.
Members OF the Association for the Blind got
this woman out Of her predicament, and now she
IS in her own fat again; her husband is behav-
Ing better, and visitors from the association see
her every week
The first event of the picnic came after lunch
con. when everybody except two or three of the
guides Went for iaune- ride I'D the Bronx
River They went up the Bronx River but
they did not come down. After an hour had
passed the guides who remained behind got rler-
foos, and sent a rowbost up TO investigate. 1t