Identifier: perkinsschoolfo191501perk (find matches)
Title: Perkins School for the Blind Bound Clippings: World War Blind, 1915
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Perkins School for the Blind, formerly Perkins Institution
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Contributing Library: Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind
Digitizing Sponsor: Perkins School for the Blind

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erick Edey. Mrs. NeboldLe Rov Edgar. Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson,Mrs. Montgomery Hare, Mrs. Frederic B.Jennings, Mrs. Frederick P. Keppel. Mrs. C.Grant La Farge, Mrs. Philip M. Lydig. Mrs.James W. Markoe. Mrs. Stephen Henry Ohn.Mrs. William Church Osborn, Mrs James L.Putnam. Mrs. Roche, Mrs. H. H. Roger,.Miss Anna Sands. Mrs. William J. Schlerfe-lln, Mrs. Henry Dwight Sedgwick «*«. 11.H. Sothern. Mrs. John B. Trevor. Mrs. Rich -ard Trimble. Mrs. Frederick \ anderbilt. andMrs. French Vanderbilt. The performance of Hit-the-TrailHolliday at the Astor Theatre lastnight was in the nature of a benefit torthe Catholic Centre for the Blind. Apartv of clergymen attended the per-formance, and at the end of the firstact Dudley Field Malone and Mgr. La-velle made short talks. Tl^vU VorK/, >X- W., «-■ 1>C YV December ^-1^15. S.4 VE BUMD HEROES OFFRANCE FROM SUICIDE Miss Winifred Holt Tells New York Committee of Work Accomplished Toward Organization of Hotel du Phare for Sightless Soldiers.
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Miss Winifred Holt, of the French American committee fcthose blinded in the war, dictating a message to a blind sol-dier, who is writing on an American shorthand ma-chine. The soldier received 140 wounds. Miss Winifred Holt has written to the■New York members of the Committeefor Men Blinded in Battle, 17 EastThirty-eighth street, telling of her work ; in France. She describes the manysoldiers who came back from the battle-field with their eyes put out, who thinkthat suicide is the only thing- for (them.They «ure taken in hand by this com-mittee, oared for and taught to workfor themselves and for France. Miss Holt rtells of the Hotel du Phare■which she hopes will soon be establishedfor these men. She says that the pres-ent quarters are not large enough andthat already Ve are overwhelmed withblind soldiers clamoring to come to ournew house in which we hope to be sooninstalled. Miss Holt says money is theone great need to carry on this work.The Princess de Polignac has been in-teres

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