Show SAVE WILLIAM PENNS CHAIRS national heirlooms Heir looms about to fall apart have been repaired by blind women two quaint and graceful chairs that once belonged to william fenn havo haia lust just been repaired by two women who have never seen the chairs clial rs says hays tile the philadelphia ledger the two women iro are inmates of tile the pennsylvania industrial du home for blind women ehg tl 0 o chairs are preserved preserve a in the east cast of independence hall on tile the second floor year by year tho the cane bot bottoms tonis of tile the famous old relics have been gradually cracking and falling out the committee in charge decided that unless tile the cane was replaced tile woodwork might soon collapse hut but they did not dare to let the chairs be taken out of congress hall so they sent for foi miss ira frost mistress of handicraft at the industrial home tor for blind women and sho sha brought with her to the room two of the blind women who understood chair repairing tho the work was peculiarly difficult for it was impossible to erect in congress liall hall the caning table needed to hold the chairs firmly in fit place and moreover their woodwork oo dwork was soft with age dut but the deft seeing fengers of the bling women did the work 1 ij spite of all the difficulties difficult les and now the precious Willi william lilliarn arn penn chairs ure are safe eafe |