Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-12-20
CHRISTMAS At THE
MARYLAND WORKSHOP
FOR STATE BLIND
lRv Eva Dorsey Carr

The most cheerful place | have en-
cred this Christmas season is the
Maryland Workshop for the Blind at
,01 West F'ayettc street. Baltimore
ius; take a visit there. it'll do you
god, give you something of the real
christmas spirit, something You can
lot buy with dollars and cents which
more precious than ruhies. An(
when you 90. sop in the Christmas
alesroom. They have the Iovclies
hings there for sale. al kinds
landicraft. tasketry ana fancy work
md there is the good old mop an6
lothes hamper the rag rug anC
room The crochet work is exquis
te. and never saw more artistic tea
rays at such reasonable prices
The Maryland Workshop for Tho
Blind is the realized vision of a re
markable man. George W. Conner,
Phs h. Mr.. Conner, though deprived
of ihe sense of sight. with the aid OF
The sight that is not Of sense. CON
ceRed the idea Of organizing the
completion the Maryland Workshop
for The Blind. OF which he is the pres
ent manager Ten years ago the shoI
egan with perhaps ten Hind now i.
enrolls some 3S5 blind 1870 are train
ed al the shop. 1875 in their homes.
Help the blind to help themselye.
through work" is the motto of the
shop, carried out TO the letter Every
hing worker makes above costs
goes to him. y tremendous amour
instance. about 1000 chairs are cameo
monthly.
At present there Is need for larger
appropriation fund and the Maryland
Associat ton OF Workers for the Blind
is placing the matter before the gov
4rament This is a cause that al Owe
III others should receive attention.
spent several delightful hours al
he Workshop last Wednesday. Yes.
delightful. I heard no complaints
saw no sour faces; all was cheer and
ACTIVITY There happened TO lie an
Entertainment there that afternoon.
given V the Y NJ c. A., and | stayed
The program was mixed one songs,
music. readings. we'll rendered by the
talent present, III; ! think | enjoyed
the audience of Hind people and the
informal address OF George Z. Bel
lows. treasurer o. The Association.
more than anything. This self-made
blind man stood up in the midst OF
his Blind brothers and told them. in
ringing heart-tones. that if the blind
were not happy il was their own
fault He talked simply. with no ia
tuous pietv. of great principles and
great things; OF faith. ana resigna-
tion to a mysterously wise Prov
dence. of high courage and endea-
vor which lrings lis own reward
Looking 3 this man and his audi
ence. listening 10 HIS unpre.enteus
heart-;o-heart Christmas talk. coala
see before NE. in that very shop, The
inhal itanjs of that city where there
is 40 need of sun by day. or moon and
staFs Is night"
Escorted from room 10 room by the
courteous aid accomplished field Of
fcer of the Association. Mr. Lamont
Hackett NJ A. L. B.. who is known
here in Annapolis. / pitied not the
blind there, for they could see. but
pissed those who could see yet were
blind. and / wished that ali who are
with their 10, this Christ |
mas, could pay a visit to this sho,
and sc; a slice OF that Christmas
spirit tia, lasts
II is not the loss of sensa-sight ! !
dread and pity. but the loss OF that i
sight that is not sense. This starl
blindness lroods in TOO many seeing
eyes.