Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-06
WILSON ACCEPTS PATRONAGE
 BLIND RELIEF FUND
Nations Executive For First Time Endorses Allies War Relief Movement; Many Prominent Men Approve Work.
(By Review Leased Wire).

organization of the kind to receive the distinguished patronage of the President of the United States who has just consented to head the Amer ican Section of the Fund. Governor Whitman and Mayor Mitchell have consented to serve in the capacity of Honorary Vice Presidents.
 The finance committee of the fund consists of Messrs. Otto H. Kahn, George A. Kessler, Edmund L. Bay lies and Frank A. Vanderlip and they recently cabled the French Commit tee a guarantee of 100000 francs an nually for the next five years and ex- pressed the hope that the fund might be able to increase the annual allow ance and to extend the guarantee for an additional five or ten years.
 Writing to MT. George A. Kessfer, chairman of the American committee, M Eugene Brieux. president of the French committee, says:
 q have just received your cable and it gives me much pleasure to note the decisions of the American committee. I am delighted at the idea that you will soon come to France for I am convinced that we will understand each other very will and we shall rap idly start the good work. I shall do my utmost to realize as soon as pos sible all the good for our blind which you have made possible by your ini- tiative and by American generosity. have been much touched by the sacri- fee you have made in putting at our disposal your house in the Avenue Raphael. We are now preparing to install ourselves there. ask your tion to go and see a soldier who is particularly worthy of our interest. He is blind both fore arms amputat- ed: he is married and has three chil- dren. He lives near Bordeaux in a little village where the family has a house which has great need of repairs We are going to repair it and buy for this family a COW or two which will permit them to live. We will keep you au courant."
 Recently fifty thousand dollars were sent to St Dunstan's, Sir Arthur Pearson. the blind publisher and chair man of the British committee of the fund writes:
 "This is to acknowledge with grate- full thanks the most generous gift of the Permanent Blind Relief War Fund of L10,000 for which receipt is enclosed This money will be devot- ed to the very important work of the sfter-care of the blinded soldier. am very happy indeed to be able to tell your executive committee that the men who have been trained at St. Dunstan's and have been settled in their own homes, are, practically without exception. happily and sue cessfully at work. But this state of affairs is mainly dependent upon the adequacy of the after-care system, described in the enclosed particulars. The L10.00O which we are adding to our permanent fund for this purpose, will be of most satisfactory assist ance and will enable us to place this wcrk upon a more satisfactory basis than would otherwise have been pos sible."
 Appreciative letters have been re ceived by the funds honorary secre- taries, Mrs. George A. Kessler and NTvc P Valentine Nohcfar from u1a- Thy eminent men of England and from France, among them the Rt. Hon. Dav i'd Lloyd-George, The Lord Mayor of London. The Rt. Hon. Arthur J. Bal four. The Rt. Hon. Reginald McKen- ma. M Poul Cambon, the French min ister to Great Britain. the Grand Rab- bi of France. and others.
 The Hon. Arthur James Balfour writes: q beg to send you one line in acknowledgement of your letter of the 18th and its enclosures. need not say that l learn of the contribu- ton you mention with the utmost sat isfaction. and beg to congratulate all those who have been responsible for so successful an effort"
 The Lord Mayor of London writes: 'I gather that from your fund, the splendidly generous contribution Of $50 900 has been voted to the work for Blind Soldiers and Sailors con ducted by Sir Arthur Pearson at St. Dunstans. feel sure that this gen erous munifcence will be gratefully appreciated by all classes of my fel- low citizens who will observe with sympathetic pleasure the steps which American friends are taking to ale viate the miseries associated with the war"
 Sir Edward H. Hclden, chairman of the London City and Midland Bank and honorary treasurer of the fund in England writes: 'I have read with great pleasure the copy of the Minutes of your general meeting of March 2nd. from which l note that the magnificent sum of $50,0O0 was voted 10 Sir Arthur Pearson for his work at St. Dunstan's. This. togeth- CT with the remittance of francs. 75O, 600 already made to M. Pallain. gov ,r,,,r of tha pank of France is i'm