New-York tribune., 1922-01-25
Arthur Pearson Memorial
A Permanent Fund for tic Care and
Training Of the Blind


Training Of the Blind
TO the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Your readers VIII no doubt by
now have beard Of thc sad death OF my
husband, the late Sir Arthur Pearson.
who did so much during his lifetime
FOR the welfare of the blind.
lie was in America at tho end of 1918
and was, / know, Of consider as
sistance TO Colonel Bordlcy, WHO or-
ganizcd the Red Cross Hospital! for the
B!lnd q. Baltimore. The system Of car
ing for the blinded soldiers there was
developed on lines similar to those in
augurated as st. Duustan's which sys-
tcm the American government sent a
special mission TO Investigate. st. Dun
etan's, one Of the Nncst properties in
Regents Park, London, was very kindly
lent to my husband By Mr.. Otto Kahn
for the period OF the war, and by his
courtesy we are still utilizing portion
Of his estate.
This fact alone is strong link be-
tween the peoples OF the English speak
ing world, and I am uurc that I shall
not be calling upon deaf ears If ask
your readers to subscribe to fund
which Is being raised as a permanent
memorial to Sir Arthur and which is
known as the Arthur Pearson Memorial
Fund.
The proceeds Of this fund will be
divided as follows:
One-third will be devoted to St. Dun
stan's, the enterprise in which NV hus-
band worked constantly during the last
six years Of his life. This vast philan-
thropic concern has still before it the
task OF training some hundreds Of SOL
dlers whose sight, damaged in the war,
has subsequently left them despairing
and helpless, to be re-educated, trained
and turned into happy and useful mem
bers Of society, while in addition there
are not fewer than thirteen hundred
men who, having been trained, have
their interests watched, their employ
ment assured and their handicrafts
supervised for the remainder Of their
lives. Where necessary St. Dunstan's $
purchases their raw material for thcm
and assists them in marketing their
produce.
Ono-thlrd will be given to tho Ma
tional Institute for the Blind, which is
the largest organization in this coun-
try to attend to the civilian blind, and
one whose influence Is felt all over our
empire. Tho National Institute in this
country IS in touch with representa-
tIvcs OF your American blind societies.
and they arc cndeavoring to work out
a scheme by which embossed books FOR
the blind can be produced in the same
way IN both countries, so that thew
would be interchangeable, and not onlv
would the range OF books be doubled.
OUT tho cost OF producing embossed
literature throughout the English
speaking world would be greatly re-
duccd.
The remaining third will bo divided
among all other recognized blind chari
ties throughout tho British Empire.
Pr1or to this division 21s per cent
Will ho deducted from tho total for tho
Fresh Air Fund, which was Sir Ar
thurs first charity. This organization
was created in order to send children
from the slums Of our big cities for {.
holiday in tho country. 1t has already
sent we'll over four million such chill
cfen TO tho country or seaside, thereby
bringing Joy, health and happiness to
.ne little ones who would otherwise r.
deprived Of these delights.
Lord Richard Nevill, who was Con.
eeoller to tho Governor General in ot-
sawa Tor the Duke OF Connausht and
tao Duke OF Devonshirc, has come ID
america as special envoy for this
1und: Mr.. Otto Kahn has kindly agreed
20 give tho fund his fullest sumner,