Show SAVE WILLIAM PENNS CHAIRS national Heir heirloom looms about to fall apart have been repaired by blind women two quaint and graceful chairs that once belonged to william penn baya just juat been repaired by two women who have never seen the chairs says the philadelphia ledger the two women are inmates of the pennsylvania industrial dusi du rial home isome for blind women the chairs are preserved in the east room of independence hall on the second floor year by year the caner can bot toina of the famous old relies relics have been gradually cracking and falling out the committee la in charge decided that unless the cane was replaced the woodwork might soon collapse but they did not dare to let the chairs be taken out of congress hall so they sent for tor ills Hiss ira frost mistress of handicraft at the industrial home tor for blind women and she brought with her to the room two of the blind women who understood chair repairing the work vork was peculiarly difficult for it was impossible to erect in congress ball the caning table needed to hold the chairs firmly in place and moreover their woodwork was soft with age but the deft seeing fingers of the bling women did the work in spite of all tho the difficulties and now the precious william penn chairs ure safe |