Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-28
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Prominent women of Bisbee are en Enthusiastically entering on a season of war relief work. There are several branches of this work now going on in Bisbee, including the Red Cross and the adopting of the fatherless children of France; and not least in importance are the efforts in be half of those men permanently blinded in the war.
 That there will be splendid coop. eration on the part of the women here was shown, when those inter ested in organizing a local movement toward raising money for the fund met at the Y. W. C. A. last Wednes- day afternoon and commemorated Ii berty day by discussing plans for this very excellent work. Mrs. Shine pre- sided at the meeting, and Mrs. Thomp- son and Mrs Hughes were appointed respectively treasurer and secretary. An entertainment committee, consist ing of Mesdames Douval, Thompson. O'Malley and Whitwell was also ap- pointed, with Mrs. Houle as chairman. Mrs. Robert Ferguson presided at the tea table.
 A card party has been arranged for next Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Bro phys house, as the first step toward contributing to the fund. The money is to be sent to MT. Frank Vanderlip, the well known New York banker who is honorary treasurer of the re- lief fund. Other plans for entertain ments and tableaux later on were dis cussed and will be perfected by the committee in charge of that branch of the work
 Among those present at the Liberty day meeting were Mesdames Shine, w. B. Gohring, Wm. Brophy, A. Houle, A J. Balmforth, Mime. Feuchere, Miss Carlotta Mover. Mesdames M. Ster- ling, c. s Wilson, John E. Fry, P. B. Durfee, Robert Ferguson, Miss Grace Keith, Mesdames c. E. Go llwitzer, Walter O'Malley, George A. Bridge, John NJ. Ross, G. Sherman, E. c. Ruff ner. T. A. Hughes, c. S. Thompson and c. M. Lynn.
 The American-British-Fr Belgian war relief fund was organized in Eng land and France in November. 1915, and commenced its activities in this country in March, 1915, having off ees at 59O Fifth avenue, New York City. The American section is un- der the patronage of the Honorable Woodrow Wilson; the king and queen of England head the British depart ment and the Belgian is under the pa tronage of the king and queen of Bel gium The president of France is at the head of the French section.
 The primary object of the organiza- tion, as indicated by its name, is the creation of fund for the care of the blinded soldiers of the entente. Some of the most noted names of England and America appear on the list Of officers and committees. Members O. the executive committee are George Alexander Kessler, chairman; Lady Arthur Paget, Vincent Astor, August Belmont, George Blumenthal. Edmund Baylies, Hon. Thomas P Gore, Hon. Myron T. Herrick, Otto Kahn, Sir Arthur Pearson. Whitney Warren and Joseph Widener
 Sir Arthur Pearson, the noted pub fisher, himself blind. writes:
 There are undoubtedly going to be tremendous casualties in the next few months and the British army will be bearing the brunt of them. We are making preparations for very large number of blinded soldiers and are already at work building in the grounds of St. Dunstan's an entirely separate establishment. capable of ac- commodating 25O men. These, with the corresponding additions to work shops and class rooms, will cost about s75,OOO.
 '1 am very happy indeed to be able to tell your executive committee that the men who have been trained at St. Dustin's and have been settled in their own homes, are practically with out exception, happily and successful ly at work"
 There are over twenty institutions for the war blinded in France and in