The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-24
SUNSHINE ANNUAL
MRS. ALDEN TALKS OF
BLIND BABIES HOME.
Scores United States for Making No
Provision for Blind Babiss-ssys They
are Generally Placed in idiot Homes.

Mrs Cynthia WestoTer Alden presi-
dent OF ths international Sunshine So
ciety. was the principal speaker at the
nnual meeting Of the New Jersey State
Society. in the Free Public Library.
yesterday afternoon
h devoted mos Of her address 70
the Rest Home IN Sew York. which IS
managed BY the society. and the Blind
Babies Home, which IS also under its
care. Or the Resi- Home. she said that
before long it would not only be paying
for itself. but would be bringing in
several thousand dollars per year. 10
be used for necessary expenses she
said hat over $1,000 had been cleared
N the last three months Mrs Alden
ID that the society needed an income
q some sort. as a. present all O the
clerical work Is done T~olgstsrily- with
N definite means OF carrying Il on IN
the future she asked those present
10 pleass remember the society in their
wills.
sfrs. Alden said that SEQ Is needed
% pay on the mortgage on the Blind
Babies Home. ard that she had re-
ceiged word that the home would h
exempt from taxation. which would
mean q saving OF s112 this year
She said the Blind Babies Hone Ms
the only institution o It's kin u The
R4At4e AI4tEG 2lG-Es- EaElt4-4-S INV
said she. that nine ont II evesy ten hlind
babies die. and those wire are left on the
hsnds OF the State are placed either n lae
idiot homes OF in schools for the feeble
minded Mrs. Alden sad that because =
ehildis eyes were closed wss no reasan
Why II should be treated a. an IDIOT sze
said that the promoters Of state Charities
had never seemed to give the matter any
thought. Either chlonofcrm such CHI
dren, Or put them ous OF their misery
said she. after she had drawn a pathetic
picture Of the little blind babies Of The
poor. whose parents have 20 means Of
Swing them proper care She said that
the reason that the United States neglected
its blind children was because they were
too much trouble: thst it conld care for
cats anc dogs. hut that the little blind
folks were overlooked.
She added that she intended to appear
before the next session OF the New York
Legislature and ask that New York give
from three TO FIVE HUNDRED per year IN
support OF the Blind Babies Home
Other speakers were Mrs. NJ. Z. c. Fur
man, president Of the southern division
branch of the New York society. and Mrs.
Walter d. Starr. president OF the Mount
Pleasant ranch OF this city. and honorary
president Of the State society.
Representatives from the various
branches throughout the State gave re-
ports Of what they had accomplished dur
Ing the past year. proving that the work IS
growing on every side.
A message Of greeting was sent to Mrs.
George Woodruff Endicott, president of the
First Presbyterian branch Of Newark, who
has been i'll for some time. Mrs. Brice Col
lard, of Jersey City. the State president,
who presided. asked that the secretaries
OF the various branche send their reports
to her before sending them to the central
office In New York.
The State treasurer. Mrs. Arthur II. Con-
over, of this city. reported that the, years
receipts were Si03. and the disbursements
were s56.6s. leaving a balance of S4S54.
The report Of Mrs. John W. Hyatt, the
State secretary, was received and ap-
proved.
The members Of the various branches
pledged themselves to give as much as
they could to raise $3.50 to put a little
Newark boy in the Blind Babies Home.
At yesterdays meeting a constitution was
adopted and the society decided to become
Incorporated. The necessary papers will
be drawn up by a New Jersey lawyer.
Mrs. A. T. Beckett, of Salem, and Miss
Sara Esterbrook. of Railway, were APP
pointed delegates to the federation. with
Mrs. Starr and Mrs. Hyatt as alternates.