Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-17
INSTALLING WIRELESS
OUTFIT AT BLIND SHOP
Will Aid Afflicted in Passing the
Idle Hours Much More
Profitably.

According to n bulletin just issued
-~,r,Anv tho activities at the Blind
uhop In West Eighth street the indus
tri~a carried on there have shown
rrrat activity during the last three
months. Ten persons have been taught
IN hc useful and self supporting. lne
bulletin continues; Three mon ana
hoy have been brought 60 the Biind
Hhop where they are making good
rrogrr~s towards a well-eorned hvh-
hood. one boy from Newark has been
brought To the shop and sent To
school during the day while he learns
a trade after school hours, together
with the embossed print OF the bind
one blind glri who has been iately
stricken has been taken by our teach
or. Miss Burrows, and introduced to
all vocationa or the blind. She "a
bright and active and Is a wonder
ful prospect for achievement In
her new condition of life. She will
b, taught g. read with her fingers
TO study music and may he prepared
10 return TO her sighted school TO
take her place among her normal
fellows.
A gentleman Of some degree. OF Mil
ford has been visited by our field
agent and taught tho Braille alphabet.
Here is the beautiful letter he writes,
all IN the revised Braillo type for
the hind. We have sent him plenty of
hooks and begged him TO come and
a-27-22.
Dear Mr.. Van Trump:
Just A few lines for | am not ad-
vauced quite enough In Braille TO
write more than a note, but | wish
10 thank you for tho slate, II Is APP
preclated and all other Kindness that
has been shown me through the Com
mission for the Blind What ! need
now Is speed In getting in touch and
hope through continued practice
TO soon be able t9 read n hook. | think
YOU were fortunate in securing such
an able field worker ~ Mr.. +. j. Hall.
lie is'surely fitted for the work as he
ha~ both the ability and patience to
teach the blind.
Respt Yours.
Waiter L. Graham.
The field worker has made further
progress With the public school child
at Stockley and entered another at
the public school In Leipsic, where he
will supervise her work and teach her
the blind system Of reading with the
fingers and thus augmenting her edu-
cation.
The concert for tho blind Will be
given on December 4. 1929. IL will be
the best ever. our great pianist. Mr..
T. A. Vogts. will he with US again with
his wonderful Interpretation OF the
old masters on the piano. We will
then present a new feature OF Miss
1rolterhoff now of New York but of
transocean'c reputation. Our own
talented pianist. Miss Marion Burrows,
Will play and we feel sure will show
surprising Improvement Mr.. Vogts
will appear for the FIRST time as a
violinis,. He viii be accompanied by
the new Mrs. vog;s. We feel sure tina,
all viii be amply repaid In a very
hish-srade musical presentation.
Through the kindness and interest
Of Mrs. du Pont and Mr.. W. w Laird
. wireless station is being installed at
The Blind shop for the edification OF
Nile hours OF these Industrious work
ers. II In very deeply regretted that
the commission records show the
death OF one OF the oldest IN term OF
service OF all its industrious toilers
Carroll Day passed away on October 2,