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storage. The old buildings 10 front
~ this provide salcsroOm, library, sfnok-
ing room, aud bath room on the hrst
floor. kitchen and diBing rooms Tn wiiic
and colOred residents and sleeping ~
c0inrnodafiOns for twenty men On W"
upper floors.
The plant has a capacity NJ accon.
mOdating twenty men IN roaidenct and
WOrkroofns sufficient % arcOfnIDVla'r
double that number. There are 20
IN residence eleven blind WorlJnen, and
besides there have been siI nOn-regident
workers in the shop and three men AMI
four women working IN tncir hoin"1
supplied ~lth work from The shop, making
total of twcnty-four blind people DE-
pending on the shop Tor q uYeilhOod
nearly al of whom are 5ef supporting
The public and our patrons have respondel
in q most generous manner m iundg and
in giving We work and wc have been aole
20 supply plenty of work for All n thc-r
men. We hope that thp geurfoT
support will continue and that these
iudl.gtrioug energetic. ambitious men.
striving to overcome their gTcat handicap
will never lack FOR work IT the facilities
to ply their trades
The plant now represents an outlay u
practically 81. 900 all Of which has been
generously contributed by private phil
anthropy, with the exception ot an in-
clInbrarce u $1,000 % which remains
/ ~ be paid upon the new building he
expenses II our operation have ncre,tse1
/ and hy the balance sheet duly audifed
/ the overhead expenses including clrrich'
/ help. tuition, library, housekeeper, ian'-
+ tress, light and fuel ctr, for ne .'a
/ year have amounted 70 N2f2 y. wfilr
/ the State appropriation is - 900 -, and
( the city 5000 IN this work making t
total If 81 5000. leaving a deflcit p tnr
actual expense u operation oi Sfl2 ~
The balance sheet shows cash reor'p'-
from gales sl29f1.3G and dlsbrrsernent t1
SIG Z44 4G Taking info cpnsdera'lo'
the accognts receivable and payable ar1
the inventory u supplies ne ualan"'
sheet shows q ret cost ~ operation III
s3 gO7 Compared nth tho operation '
similar institutions Philadelphia t's.-
tirnorp and many other cities which t3Tr
enormous state appropriations ana
paving their blind workers .arge hanH
caps while Yur appropriations sTe hfrl.
Sufficient - cover 'he overhead nNf~'~
and We are compelled - get ah nm '0-
81 material used p manufacture anH 'i'
blind abor. besides fhe expense n' 'rah--
r,ortatiou Ant ~ -ocpipts from sales x
believed % rrnsiderng me DanaH-aH r
jpder whjch he blind man .p@rste-
that u some ~ases q more LIBERAL row.
should - .aaugirated. hIS T. clff
IN the sivhtad NJ the blind. and fhe state
should provide q handicap for those VINO
are industrious and ANXIOUS. who nlfh
Their reduced earning capacIfy lhoIgh
.E nd anfifTN. nffi
Unable y earn sufficient p give tneff
3 srif-rnsuectlng livelihood. II II hoped
That the CIV and state authorities NAV
ave this matter consideration tnat an
increase IN the appropriation u TINS worS
NAV BE- provided n care ior me LecfA-
sites Of these worthy people.
10 SHOW the character and necessit y
81 our work we nave taken cn I'VE new
men this year Two q these men are
graduate pupils 0f he aAnd school
Ehere the state mas been paying fnr theii
education. As d result Of THIS privl1ge
tEev are now employed at the snop 1lth
everv chance ii achieving seif-7upport
Another case was q colOred flrm iab-
orer from sussex county. lie was Daut
blind lsJ spring Jv an accident ~
-DreaQlng lime IN ne ueld 2 Z-ist
rynd a.ew j .arge quantity rto tIs race
uItn consequent almost entlre ilss
sgnt
lie spent mot - me summer ~ tle
Wills I've Hospital p q raln rtiOrt (,
recover lbs -ig.t lie ma e appucalcr
~ ae Bind ~nop through -I> friends q
December 1917. aud wa, adm ted ~ -nt
-nOD ln January l9ls, -lnce wmch 'lni-
he AAs made = ulaLtul eiIorJ - oVefcoHt
Ills handicap. lie Is now broom sewer
ii the shop ana has earned - mucn Is
$500 4 week while MS living expense
at the shop are $500 week.
Another case of Importance IS y IA,t
NcIougaln. aged Is Years. .Seside'
toLa. blindness, Willie : a paralyuc anl
was not able 70 Walk. de vas iouAo
sitting alone locked n a room al oaA
while his father who Is 3 wld0wer wa.
1T w1rA. Willie crippled legs preciudee
his attendance at ullnd school. he W.
admitted 70 the shop n December lHi 3
! and put under tne care ot one ul oA-
Young men. In response 70 & notc,
of this case in cur last quarterly report
the Sisters of Charity snd no othe
contributors provided the tun0s wniti
enabled us 10 nave Willie htteu Will
braces and crutcheS lie IS now aOf'
to 20 over the building alone. and Is NalA
ing alone for the hrst time II seven YEAR
Besides this he IS energetIcaiy .earnll.
% cane chars and o,her occupation
within the scope Of ms crippled conGiJloi,
The looms turned ont - whole moo
rugs. l.027 small rugs, and 50 yard
oi carpet and gave employment 70 on'
man continuously ana a helper occasion
ailv. The chair Gaming department ~
caned 434 chairs, gave employment (
eight men. There were lO+ baskets mad
and 324 repaired which gave empioymen
20 one man The broom dcpartmen
made O4S 10 dozen and gave employ
ment 10 eight men and three Vendlers
The piano tuning department tuned r
pianos and gave employment % one maj
part of ms time.
The circulation ~ embossed booAs ~
the blind was 34l 70 fourteen ohnd reaN
ers Total wages paid 20 the ollnd "er
S3,9l629
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