The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
HELPING The BLIND
TO HELP THEMSELVES
What May BE Seen In the To-.
Of the Light
house.
SOME or ITS ACTIVITIES
How More Money Could Bc I ,cd
in Bringing Light Into
the Darkness.

part Of the story Of the success, uf IN.
New York Association for the Blind 81,
helping the blind to help themsel,es" u
told in pictures and words In the Log %,
the Lighthouse" the seventh annual r.p,tt
of the association, just published
Perhaps the pictures tell the stur, even
better than words for they show Tn, blind
men and women doing most of tho thing,
that those who have their vision can do
In the Log OF the Lighthouse" may he
seen blind typists and stonographors 4,
work, "A blind teacher guiding the hands OF
a blind pupil through 4 first lesson on IN.
piano. blind bowling clubs. blind Roy
Scouts drilling. and 1t Is easy 10 agree with
Miss Winifred Holt when she writes IN
her review Of the associations seven
years:
I'VE feel that what we have already
achieved should Justify the public In
giving us sympathetic support and re.y
ing us from the financial fog which sttll
dims our light by giving the means 10
make II possible for us 10 concentrate our
Imagination and energy on the great prob
lens OF the rescue work which our Nieil
entails"
More Than 10000 Blind Lis,.a.
During the past year the association hs.
verified the census Of blind IN the State
anu IN GreAtef New NOTk. Inc 'anlFN
In the report show that when the invest.
cation was made there were 1900 blind
persons In New York city and 3,j5, IN tho
state. The association has however
more than 10000 cases listed. for It's work
liz not confined to one state or country
Many OF the pupils of the Lighthouse
are taught at long range. and in addition
to it's business of educating the blind 20
work and play and to be both useful and
4, ,nttr
thousands OF reports and circulars telling
how to prevent blindness and started =
sight saving service"
SO numerous and varied are the artiv.
tiles OF Lighthouse No. I, At III Ea"
Fifty-ninth street. which WAS opened Nv
ex- President Taft little more than
year ago. that IL liz impossible to tell about
all Of them here. Some of the topics taken
up in the report will serv. TO show what
the Lighthouse workers are doing Thes"
include the Bourne Workshop for Men
the training of blind nasseurs and piano
tuners. classes for women in rug wrtN
ing, sewing. basketry, knitting and 10.
like individual instruction In typewritins
stenography. switchboard operating, read.
ing writing and music. Then there are
the clubs social and athletic, the public.
tons and the delightful summer lif, 1t '..'
River Lighthouse at Cornwall-on-th'.
Hudson.
New World Opened to Jhrm,
Every report is in itself a story OF the
new world that the association has Opened
10 the blind, and the Log contains MAN
letters which speak the JOY of the writer
and their gratitud. that 40 much light has
come into their darkness.
~ its sight saving and life Saws
work the association says in this r"por
that recently in one weeks time "" htI
the great privilege of seeing fivo CaS.s n'
blindness which. az our oCulist said, ~
had cured" and that Ia the past seN,
years fourteen dishearteucd men an
women who wished 10 Ill. were taught h.
the Lighthouse TO ind light through wort
coupled with new s.lf-confdence and s'l'
respect" The association still has MANY
needs and In the report IT appeals 10 IT,
friends OF the Lighthouse to place an II
vestment in happiness" OF Its more press
ing wants the report says;
I'VE want IA small fund for relief and
emergencies and "A little capital for guido
and carfares. and We want sum to per
init the use of our swimming pool W
want a beautiful organ to paint picture
in tone colors for our blind. We are 90
great need of "A small fund to buy ess,i
tial things for our clinic. We want 10 prs
of our debt Oh the Lighthouse OF ah"I'
S32, 900 and $4,000 owing otherwis. We
want to pay of our mortgage of $4,000"
| IL takes "a regular dole OF interest which
could be far better spent We want also
| the Sa25. 900 necessary for 4 working capt
| tai $25, 900 OF this has been promised W.
| by friend II we can raise the rest b.
June. We long for q model clinic. who
will give US one?''