Show RED CROSS volunteers PRINT BOOKS FOR BLIND one ot of the roost most appealing services that la Is carried forward by women volunteers under the american red cross Is that ot of transcribing popular and scientific books into braille for or reading by the blind this work was started at evergreen hospital where blind veterans of 0 the world war were sent after the armistice the red cross now has 1165 1155 volunteer braille transcribers and last year they produced titles in 1849 volumes umes or pages of 0 braille the majority of the books go to the library ot of congress and public libraries throughout the country although some of the books go to schools for or the blind and in a few instances text books are transcribed tor for some individual scholar in order to help him complete his course in some ome study the work Is supported from rom the red cross roll call tor for members which occurs each year from rom armistice day to thanksgiving day |