The Washington herald., 1921-04-14
OPENS CAMPAIGN OF RELIEF
FOR THE BLIND.

OPENS CAMPAIGN OF RELIEF
FOR THE BLIND.
The President and Mrs. Harding
this morning at IL o'clock will re-
ceive Miss winifred Holt, of the
Association for the Blind, who is
known as the Lady OF the Light
house." and two little blind girls,
Jennie Williams and Veronica f.
Mazicka, who will present to the
First Lady gifts which they have
made at the lighthouse of the New
York Association OF the Blind.
Jennie's gift is a Polly Prim"
apron. and Veronica's are a purse
and a book cover made of silk woven
brocade Of Harding blue and silver.
Today marks the Inauguration of
S2.o0O,00O campaign for the
relief of blinded men, women
and children of America. France
and Italy. Fifteen years ago Miss
Holt organized the New York As
sociation for the Blind. and during
the greater part of the last six
years she has been abroad carrying
on the work Of the Committee for
Men Blinded in Battle. in France.
and the American Committee for
Helping the Italian Blind Here
after. this work will be carried on
by the Committee for Lighthouses
Tor the Blind, and il will embrace
the foreign work and the enlarge
ment of the work Of the Lighthouses
in this country. President Harding
will serve as patron of the commit
tee and many eminent men and
women will assist as officers and
committee members.
A special meeting of the Wash
ington Committee for Lighthouses
for the Blind was called yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Ridgely Hunt. in honor of the visit
OF Miss Holt to Washington. Owing
to the illness OF Col. William Cary
sanger, chairman OF the executive
committee, DR.. Charles Wood pre-
sided Among those present were:
MAI Gist Blair and Mrs. Robert
Dunlap. who for two years taught
the French blinded soldiers at lie
Fhare (the Lighthouse) in Paris.
MISS Holt is ex-oficio member Of
the executive committee of the
/ washington Committee for Light
houses for the Blind. Other mem
oers of the executive committee
are: Col. William Cary Sanger, Mai.
Glst Blair. Capt. Charles Harlow.
MRS. Ridgely Hunt. Mr. Charles ]
bell. James Parmelee, Mrs. Walter
X Tuckerman. Mrs. James Carroll
frazer The general advisory hoard
Includes the Right Reverend Bishop
harding, Mrs. J. Colt Bloodgood
CharIes J. Bonaparte. Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock. John H. Finley. former
senator Gore. Surgeon Gen. Ireland
franklin MacVeagh, Elihu Root.
Ut. Aoram Simon. William Howard
Iatt and DR.. William WeIch
Ihe committee was addressed bv
MISS Holt and considered with great
interest the plans for cooperation
win the New York COMMITTEES
winch was organized last week. to
earry or the campaign for a
S-'ooo'OOO fund to endow perma-
nehtiy the relief and education ~
the blind adults and children in
America, France and Italy.
The vice President and Mrs. Coo,-
loSe VIII be honor guests at din
ner to be given this evening nv Dr
and Mrs Charles d. wolcott
Last evening the Vice President
ana Mrs Coolidge were entertained
Al dinner given in their bopo.
oy Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Han.
lin.
Mrs Coolidge will be the ruest
or honor at luncheon which Niss
Mary Temple will give at the New
Willard on April 30.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs
Hughes were the honor guests ar
the dinner which former Senator
and Mrs. George Sutherland payo
last evening in the Presidential suitc
at the New Willard. Among tho
guests were the Secretary Of the
Interior and Mrs. Fall. the Spanisb
Ambassador and Sonora de Riano
Justice and Mrs MahIon Pitnev. ana
Justice James c. McReynoIds.
Mrs. Henry c. Wallace wifo NJ,
The Secretary Of Agriculture ves-
.erday afternoon took a small partv
sf guests TO the National Museum
- Sc series Of films showing tine
home extension work Of the Depart-
nent of Agriculture. which was ac-
.ompanied by explanations by Miss
Florence Ward.
The French Ambassador and Mime
Tusserand left yesterday for New
York on a short visit. and will re-
urn to Washington tortrrow night
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