Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-24
"DABY ELLEN" WILL
VISIT WILMINGTON
To Help Out In the Campaign
OF the Sunshine
Society.

Word has been received that Baby
Ellen" the little blind ward OF Della
ware pivsrtcn Of the International
Run.h!ne society. composed OF more
than SEQ women. may regain her sight.
'rh. child. now four years old. and
who vas horn near Wilmington. 10 al
,he Arthur Home for Blind Babies.
summit. ~. j., which "a maintained
tv the Sunshine organization. Ac-
cording 20 a letter just received by
Mrs q. w. Dorsey. Jr.. president OF
the Delaware Division. Baby Ellen"
h,s undergone four operations on her
ewes. and ,~ now able to distinguish
moving objects. dimly. to be sure, but
sufficiently well as to avoid running
into them.
"Raby Ercn'e case IL remarkable.
but ehc suffered no little hardship
an her early infancy. Al the Arthur
Home ehe has been given careful
sourse In physical training by which
her body. which was weakly AT first.
has been developed equal 10 that Of
she normal child.
Some OF the means by which this
development; Ia accomplished are
unique. A blind baby. for instance.
= unaware of the presence of It's hands
On feet. being unable TO see them.
40 the nurses he tiny bands contain
Ing bells about the wriets and ankles.
Tho haby shakes them. hears the
',inkie-tinklo" and begins % exercise
by waving .te arms and kicking !ts
legs.
SO acute - blind baby's hearing
NNat j; often learns 10 Ike some one
particular bell. As a result the nur-
49, have 90 change the bells about
80 ~ 20 keep the exercises even and
develop the arms and legs equally.
II - ncw believed that another
operation may result in restoring
"Nahy Ellen's" sight. Should this be
accomplished the Sunshine Society Of
Delaware will have a remarkably kind
and charitable deed TO it's credit.
SAN another blind baby has been
found by the Sunshine Society IN VII
mingtcn and the organization hopes
20. expects 70 devote sufficient money
from the fund o. $4,000 It hopes tC
sN.ee next week 20 provide for its care
and training. The Arthur Home is thc
only ono In The entire country which
VIII ffN" pla'lO NkiNltr lTpnl t.ENn u
their school age. Under the law tbs
Comfn Lss,on for the Blind OF Delawsr,
is not permitted TO undertake III,
education OF its wards until they affair
the school age OF eight years. TIT
Blind Commi seion and the Sunehin,
Society are working hand IN hand 20
the benefit Of the s!gh,lase and c. II
Van Trump. os the Commission. ha.
written a splendid endorsement, Of IN,
socicty's work.
Arrangements are being made {,
bring BABY Ellen" - Wilmington 4
participate in .ne-ThanSegivins
Week" and 10 a<usis; in rad;at:ns zoo
cheer ard hope for the afflicted youn.
ana cd
Headquarters for the Sunshine oam
pagn have been opAned IN the s.or,
at 500 Market street. which has beeI
generously donated sor the purpose y,
John ocva;oe. The women o. IN
Sunshine Society took possession YES
terdav afternoon. An6 the headouarter
today hlossomed forth with placard.
posteg~ banners and Other matter an
ncuncing iis accomplishments .n he
haH of the needy. IRE sick and IN
crippled.
There srs eleven branches OF ~
Sunshine Society IN Delaware. con
prislne a division. The State osicer