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Show HAS UTAH ANY BLINDBABIES? The report lately-Issued by the Utah 8tte Commissiotf for the Blind, makes no mention of the Blind Babies of the Stute and children chil-dren under school age. Jt seems there must be 6ome In spite of the care given to the eyes of infants at birth and the fact that congenital blindness is under reasonable control. con-trol. In the report scut out by the International Int-ernational Sunshine Society's Blind Babies Homes and Kindergartens, it Is noticed that 27 states have taken advantage of these institutions that have opened their doors to the care and education of Infants and preschool pre-school bUnd children, thus giving the different States an opportunity to collect their blind and hold them uutil a nursery is established. The International Sunshine Society So-ciety is a philanthropic newspaper club with Headquarters at 00 Fifth Ave., New York City, Mrs. John Alden, Founder and President General. Gen-eral. Mrs. Alden, a Western woman, lived for a time In Salt Lake City, she Is now iu New York devoting her energies us Chairman of the Blind In the Slate Federation of Women's Clubs to securing legislation legisla-tion in behalf of the wee blind buby. The Summer School maintained at tbe Sunshlue Blind Babies Home had enrolled 50 babies and very small children, there was one from Illinois and one from Indiana, but uone from Utah. Mrs. Alden urges the Club women of Utah, to report to her any Blind Baby they may come ucross In the state and together they may be able to, help them, Mrs. Alden who has worked for Blind Babies for over 20 years Insists that the baby needs aiwclal .care from (he day of blindness, mentally and physically, If Ihey are to grow up In condition to take advantage of the stute institution. |