Putnam patriot., 1929-05-02
WEEK FOR THE BLIND OPENS ON SUNDAY
Blind Children Will Sing, Hale Will Speak, High School,
 2.30 P. M.
Denominations, Exhibitions, Enter
 tainr,cnts.-No Charge.

The Week for the Blind will be opened in Putnam Sunday, May 5th, with a mass meeting at the high school hall at two-thirty o'clock at which Mayer Charles A. Richard will preside. The program will consist of anthems and chorus work by a large chorus of blind children and vocal and piano solos by members O. the school body. Perry Hale, the blind tax collector of Portland this state. will speak on Battling Through" and Chaplain E. P. Aver of Branford, the blind chaplain of the Connecticut Senate will make brief remarks. In order to give this opening event the children frcm the State School for the Blind will travel nearly i50 miles by bus. The program will be repeat ed at Danielson later in the after noon.
 During the week from 10 n. m. to D. m. each day there will be held Tn the Odd Fellows building large ex- hibit and demonstration of work by and for the blind. No admission wi!i be charged and 1t Is hoped that Put nam people will avail themselves of the opportunity to learn what the state is doing for the blind. Several blind demonstrators will be present to demonstrate chair canning, rush seating, machine sewing. typewriting and ether work that is done by the blind. Blind children will be at the hall in charge of teacher who will direct demonstrations by them.
 Each day there will be an enter tainment by blind talent for which no admission will be charged. These entertainments will be given Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fri day evenings at seven-thirty o'clock and Wednesday afternoon at three thirty o'clock and Saturday after noon at four o'clock. During the week sales will be held in some of the nearby towns and communities.
 Various churches. lodges and pub ] lie schools are cooperating with the State Board of Education of the Blind in this enterprise and many of i the organizations have appointed committees as follows to help at the | Odd Fellows building
 Monday, May 6-Roman Catholic church. Mrs Lionel II. Charron, Miss Katherine Byrne, Mrs. Stett Macdon- aid. Mrs. Armand J. Montville. Mrs Michael W .Keefe, Mrs. A. F. Par ent, Mrs. A. Newton Vaughn. Miss Beatrice Menard, Mrs. Arthur Rem shaw. Mrs. Eugene 4. Bonneville. American Legion Auxiliary: Mrs. J Dyer Potter Miss Katherine Byrne 1 Mrs. c. Stanley Shaw. Mrs. William J. Jarvis, Mrs. A. D. Mcintyre, Mrs Archibald Macdonald, Jr.. Mrs. Leon A. Talbot. Mrs. Arthur (. Keith. Mis-. Jessie c Macdonald. Mrs. Zenon Rob illard.
 Tuesday, May Episcopal church Mrs. ]. Dyer Potter, Mrs. Edwin r Wright. Mrs. C. Russell Bowen, Mrs Elizabeth A. Gilson. Mrs. A ID. Lown Mrs. Lewis T. Champlin. Mrs. Leon ard H Mepor. Miss Emma 4. Mer riam. Mrs. Warren w. Averill, Mrs Abram Dykers Woman's Relic Corps: Mrs Daisy P. Chase, Mrs Ethel C. Tourtelotte, Mrs. Mary Cornell. Mrs. Blanche Covill, Mrs Gladys Benoit.
 Wednesday. May s - Baptist church: Mrs. c. Byron Morse Mrs Henry E. Hodge. Mrs. Clarence E Pierce. Mrs. Arthur F.. Smith, Mrs James W. Hall, Mrs. Ralph W. Spen' cer. Mrs. Warren s. Ames, Mrs Henry L. Converse, Mrs. w. $. Bates Mrs. John P. Sabin. Mrs. Newton A Ballard, Mrs. William H. Tyler Daughters of the American Revolu- tion: Mrs. William H. Mansfield Mrs E. L. Kelley. Mrs. A. D. Mcln-
 Thursday, May 9- Methodist church: Mrs. Charles H. Rawley Mrs. John F.. Duxbury, Mrs. W. P i Warren. Mrs. Walter N. King. Mrs | Fred R. Willis. Mrs Stuart Litchtield, Miss Jennie A. Perrin, Mrs. Leon M. Farrin, Mrs. Ralph Morse, Mrs. Allie $. King. Jewish church; Mrs. Chas | Seder. Mrs. Benjamin D. Simmons, | Eastern Star: Mrs. George w. Tefft Mrs. James H. McCulloch, Mrs. Ralph ! l.. Kenyon, Mrs. Edward II. Burt Mrs. William E. Moss. Friday, May l0-0Cn tegational church. Mrs. Charles A. Thayer | Mrs. Karl T. Phillips, Mrs. James F. | English, Mrs. Fl. J. Thayer, Mrs | George A. Rawley. Miss Esther E Welles. Miss Alice w. Smith, Mrs. Herbert A. Johnson. Mrs. II. II. Shir- refTs, Miss Harriet H. Brown. Mig pah Rebekah Lodge: Mrs. Daisy r. Chase, Mrs Elmira Manson, Miss Christabelle M Clifford, Mrs. Lillian Andrews.
 Saturday. May 11-School Teach CTS: Leon NJ. Farrin, Miss Abbie H.. Keith, Miss Irene K. Bernier, Miss Marjorie II. McGillicuddy, Miss Belin- da E. Snow. Lewis r. Battey. Miss Etta NJ. Whiting, Miss Lucy Nj. Far rows. Miss Mildred s. Torrey, Miss Viola l.. Snyder High School girls: Miss Ruth Gilbert, Miss Elizabeth a....AL ALa.- nr..nllln k-llLnlt Mla.