Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
SHEER NEGLECT MAKES
THOUSANDS BLIND
Workers in Convention al,
Siaunton Hear Numerous In.
struciivc Addresses

STAUNTON. VA. June ll-Tho
third annual convention Of tho yIr.
ginia Association Of Workers. for IN.
HiInd met In stanton. June 3 The
association was welcomed hf Mayor
D. W ~. Prison and Superfrtenden,
H. NJ. McManaway of Tho vIr,t,,,,
school for tho Deaf and tho p,inh
anu the response was made hy I ~
cunningham. blind youth. who. as
STUDENT. won many honors for him
self as a speaker.
lie paid a hirh ,rihu,. to IIerbor,
y. Taylor. authnr Of several lave for
. IN" prevention Of blindness and for
commissions for the blind RECENTLY
""nptrd ny TIA" Virginia Legislature.
u VI Van cl""". director OF the
i''''"hhi committee for the proven
tl"n Of blindness In an Illustrated
address on "rh" Prevention OF mind.
ness ana the Conservation Of Vision -
S"ld IN part: There are thousands
"hon thousands az totally blind per
sons IN America who had never
lost their sight IL jas, ordinary care
hhd been exercised by their parents.
'h"lr employers. or in many cases hv
m" victims themselves
'nt or "ho cases examined a, ono
school for tho hind" Mr.. Van Glove
from causes clearly preventative and
known Ia he so since 1851. II is
estimated that there arc in6 nn0 blind
IN tho United states and so ~ Tho
n"rc"ntag" Of needless blind cssos
found in this orc school annI,ad
,hr"pghou, IN" country there are In
America today more than ~ COO blind
persons wn" need never have los,
their sight
OH" Worker speaks.
Miss Frances : Reed. execu,iva
secretary OF III" ohio state Commits,
sion for tn" blind. and woman o,
vide experience In work ~ this ma
'ure. spoke or the scope If tho com
missions work She told Of Tho
starting of the hrst commission il,
Nassa chus"tts in 1903. slnce which
'in" seventeen other States have fol
lowed in lin" Previous TO that time
'her" was no official clearing house
In tho United states in which ,dul,
blind persons nigh, como for asset
anc" or relief In time Of distress
In ohio. IN" sight ~ ahou, 3nO
persons is either saved or restored
"v"rr year. according 10 Miss Reed
IN" com mission provides FOR tho cdu-
cation In their homes OF blind mon
ana women past school ag. and
many ~ these hav" become selr.sup.
P'l Nitg citizens. The gOurui ion
works on pur" business lines. buys
materials In large quantities. and
nnds market FOR goods mad. hv It's
blind 81 teaches the bllua To read
ana writ" and then Launches them
INT" a trade, such ~ sewing. Knit.
Ting hrOommaklnI, brushmakinr
"ss-makIng and other indus
tries. Tn" Ohio commission Is s.l-
Ing certain products IN wholesale.
lots I'm fourteen Statcs outside Ohio
There is no Limitation 10 IN.
good commission can do 81 Won
have m" proper stan OF conscientious
people"
IN" members ~ the Virginia Com
mission for IN" Blind who ATTENDED
ms convention wer" Dr w. r Hon
kins. ~ Richmond; ~ ! TAYLOR NJ
stanton, and Miss N. Elizahe,h
ildr"on. OF tn" University OF vir-
ginia
l. Officers named are: president, T..
u Watts, Of charlottesville: vic.-
president J. u Cronhise. Of Ruch.
anan. Va. second vice-preS
Miss Edna Williams. 81 I.ynchhurg
secretary i. y Cunningham. ~ Pam
pin treasurer Francis II. Bear. Of
stanton