THE HAVEN AFTER THE STORM

Southland Times, Issue 17657, 15 February 1916, Page 2

THE HAVEN AFTER THE STORM

These are corridors of help—of heal-ing-corridors that arc destined to lead those who have suffered and sacrificed out into a new world, where with their busy fingers they may again pick up the threads of work —not, it is true, where thyc left them, or with such skill, but in a better fashion than if these corridors had never existed to show a way and attempt to repay in poor measure that wonderful gift made for a country they loved —a country that loves them.

The conception of the scheme is due to Mr C. Arthur Pearson, who, conscious of the sufferings of the blinded soldier and the bad outlook for him unless a new trade, a new life, was opened up for him, established a Hostel at St. Dunstan’s, Regent Park, where our brave blinded defenders may learn new trades, he given new hopes. Here in these halls of helping, Braille reading, writing, and typewriting is taught by skilled teachers and the trades of carpentry, boot repairing, mat making, massage, and telephony are taught also.

In the stretching grounds of the Hostel our heroes —blinded in tiie war—are rapidly being made, into market gardeners and poultry farmers, and if their eyes could smile they would ttiank you with them for your assistance in the making of "The Blinded .Soldiers’ Book” a great success, for that success means a greater chance of happiness to them—and a comfort to you in the thought that you are caring for them.