The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-06-01
To Help the Blind

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c. Jones, Chairman OF the Missouri
Commission for the Blind. This sub
scription is the result Of a an appeal
for funds made by The Commission
in order 10 make available an appropri-
alton OF Sl2, 500 made conditional by
the last Missouri Legislature. This
donation is entirely conditional on
$2500 more being raised Immediately.
The effect, therefore, is 10 make avail
able a total sum OF $4,000 if the
people Of the State who ssbelieve in
utilizing the educ alton obtained by the
the blind children at the Missouri
School for the Blind will contribute
the small sum Of $500.
Until the subscription Of $4,000
was obtained, members Of The Com
mission had little hope Of being able
to raise the Sl2,50 as prescribed by
the Legislature, and therefore little
hope that the purposes for which The
Commission was created would be OF
any benefit to the blind citizens Of the
State. Up 10 that time only SS9.25
had been subscribed, but within
twenty-lour hours after receiving the
$4,000 subscription, five 500 sub
scriptiops were announced by Mr..
Jones, making the total subscribed to
date l0,58925. So hopeful are the
members Of The Commission as the
result Of the new impetus given their
efforts, that an endeavor will be made
10 raise not only the balance OF S2, 900
now required but to increase but to
the sum 10 $4,000 making
available for the use Of The Commits
sion total sum Of $37,500.
The purposes for which all money
subscribed will be used are as follows:
To reduce through preventive mea'
sures the number Of causes Of
blindness in fnture generations.
To provide tools, work shops and
materials for productivity employing
adult blind citizens Of the State.
To provide for marketing articles
manufactured by the adult blind and
obtaining contacts icr them.
To tabulate names, conditions and
needs Of the blind in Missouri.
OF the $l0,589.25 subscribed to
date only Cne contribution Of $500
has been received by The Commission
from any one in the State living out
side the city Of St. Louis. One sub,
scr!ption Of $500 was received from
Hannah Badgley Of East St. Louis, lii
nois. The Commission is hopeful
that large subscriptions will be OBJ
tained in Kansas City, St. Joseph,
Springfield, Joplin and Hannibal, to
say nothing Of contributions from other
parts Of the State.
Our work is one which will benefit
the entire State, and there is no reason
why charitably inclined citizens from
every city town and village in the
State should not contribute something
10 the work. We con ider cur cause
even a more laudable one than any
devoted strictly to charity as it will
minimise the necessity for ch 4rity by
aiding persons who otherwise might
be objects Of charity to become at
least partially self supporting"
I'VE feel that our success in rails
ing the $l2,500 is practically assured"
continued Mr.. Jones, but it is up TO
the people Of the State TO contribute
wha, they can afford and do it prompt
ly, so that there may be no further
doubt"
Our $4,000 contribution has
been made conditional on the raising
OF the smaller sum, and l certainly
hope the public will not fail TO ap'
preciate what this means toward the
success Of The Commission and the
protection Of the blind"
All contributions should be sent di
rect 10 James c. Jones, treasurer, Of
1000 Third National Bank Building
St. Louis. Acknowledgment will be
made through the newspapers Of the
State Of all contributions, and an hon.
or roll will be kept in the archives oil
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