55.000 BLIND SOLDIERS OF FRANCE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 306, 14 September 1918, Page 2

55.000 BLIND SOLDIERS OF FRANCE

As already- reported, a meeting. rf citizens, preeidedt over by the Mayo£ was held on Monday last to assist in IP raisin of funds to malce some proS for those gallant 1 French «£ diers who have had the terrible misfortune to loso their sight whj im; i,, the defence of .their country and of ours. The proposal,to raise funds by means of an exhibition rf«»F, toes by eminent Trench sold.er-artis s tvas enthusiastically endorsed by tbe nicotine and a committee was apStedVvie* the pictures and to eo. operate iu every way. possible «itfc Messrs Roficrs and Bicaw.i, who, on bS of tfie French Government are in charco of tho collecttoß.it is proosc show. Tiio committee so ap-. ieeinc a number of the exhibits, aim 13. 2v impressed with the unique Scter of tho collection. Ongmall «nrlM bv such artists as Stemlen, Jo, si and others hive never previously been, seen in New Zealand, ami citizens of Welling, ton are advised not to miss the' opportunitv df paying a visit to tho Art OiU« lorv in "Wliitrnore/ Street during exhibition week, which opens on Saturday, linxt. Apart altogether from tho quality" of tho work to be shown, what object could call for a fuller meairtmrof 0,,r sympathy. and support ? ' '50,000 blinded soldiers of France"! Ono can scarcely credit the figures, /let we are assured, they are accurate; and those bravo men havo sacrificed everything for us, ;.' The exhibitioin will ho opened .this afternoon by His Excellency the Go-vernor-General. '