Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

to help, forgetful of self full of wonder
full. womanly sympathy. and outside: the
Place de la Concorde. the gardens OF the
Elysees. the sun getting behind the gild-
ed dome of the Invaldes. All these We're
lost TO him. and yet as he sat in the
from an NJ. he laughed, and laughed
happily. From where did he draw his
strength and courage? Was it the ia
stinct for life that makes a drowning
training as an officer of the grande
armee? Was ii that spirit of the French
that is the one thing no German knows
and no German can ever break? Or
the touch OF woman's hand? If the
reader wants to contribute something to
help teach new profession to these gem
tlemen, who in the fight for civilization
have contributed their eyesight write to
the secretary of the committee. Mrs.
Cooper Hewitt, Hotel Ritz, Paris.
Also Carried on in London.
What is going forward at the Crillon
for blind French officers is being carried
on in London, at St. Dunstan's, Regent
Park, for blind Tommies. At this school
the classes are much larger than are
those in Paris. the pupils more numerous
and they live and sleep on the premises.
The premises are very beautiful They
consist of seventeen acres of gardens.
lawns. trees. a lake and a stream on
which you can row and swim. situated in
Regents Park, and almost in the heart
of London In the days when London
was farther away the villa of St Dun
STAINS belonged to the eccentric Marquis
Of Hartford, the wicked Lord Steyne of
country estate Now the city has closed
in around it, but it is still country
estate with ceilings by the Brothers
Adam, portraits by Romney. sideboards
by Sheraton and on the lawn. sheep.
To keep sheep in London is as ex-
pensive as to keep race horses. and
to own country estate in London can
be afforded only by Americans. The
estate next to ST. Dunstan's is owned
lawn tennis there with her husband.
Had it not been for the horns of the
taxlcabs we might have been hundred
miles from the nearest railroad. In
that one false step would have landed
us in Nine. TousseauXs. When the war
broke out the husband ceased hammer
ing tennis balls and hammered German
ships of war. He sank several. and is
now waiting impatiently outside of
Wilhelmshaven for more.
st. Dunstans also is owned by an
American, Otto Kahn. the banker In
peace times in the winter months Mr..
Kahn makes it possible for the people
at the Metropolitan Opera House. When
war came, at his country place in Lon
don, he made it next to possible for
the blind to see. He gave the key of
also gave him permission, in altering
st. Dunstan's. to meet the needs of the
blind, to go as far as he liked.
When first knew Arthur Pearson he
and Lord Northcliffe were making
rival collections of newspapers and
magazines. They collected them as
other people collect postal cards and
cigar bands. Pearson was then, as
he IS now. man of the most remarka-
BILE executive ability. Of keen intelli-
That was ten years ago. He knew then
that he was going blind. And when
the darkness came he accepted the
burden: not only his own. but he took
the blind in England. He organized
the National Institute for those who
could not see. He gave them of his
energy. which has not diminished: he
gave them of his fortune. which, hap
PLY for them. has not diminished: he
gave them his time, his intelligence
If you ask what the time of blind
man is worth. go to St. Dunstans and
You will find out You will see a home
and school for blind men. run by a
ollnd man. The same efficiency. knowl-
edge of detail. intolerance of idleness.
the same generous appreciation of the
work of others. that he put into run
ning the Express and Standard. he now
eXerts at St. Dunstan's. 1t has Pear
son written all over it, just as & mile
away there is building covered with
the pane of SelfridSe, and a cathedral
with the name of Christopher Wrenn.
w w men l visited him in his room at
ST. Dunstan's he was standing with his
PACK TO the oDen fire debating to
stenographer. He called to me cheer
ny caught my hand and showed me
Whefe l was to sit. All the time he
was looking straight at me and firing
questions.
:" men did you leave Salonikio How
many troops have we landedo Our DO
s'iohs are very strong, aren't they"
Finds His Way. Around.