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Anthonian Hall
Bridge planners Caption: "Bridge planners--Committee chairmen for the Anthonian Hall Junior Auxiliary benefit bridge ... examine prizes. Chairmen are (left to right): Miss Marie Mallon, special prizes, Miss Virginia McNulty, table prizes, and Miss Gretta Hughes, general chairman." Image includes two other unidentified young women standing on far right.
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Anthonian Hall promoters Caption: "Anthonian Hall promoters--Miss Mary Carley, Miss Ethel Lovingham and Miss Catherine MacDonald are members of a new committee on public relations for Anthonian Hall \[located at 107 Greene Avenue]. Miss Lovingham and Miss MacDonald are co-chairmen of the group of which Miss Helen T. Kracke is the chairman. ..."
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Anthonian Hall Caption: "The Sub-deb Committee of Anthonian Hall Auxiliary enjoy the real Christmas Spirit. At a meeting at the hall, a residence for blind women, 107 Greene Ave., Brooklyn) they pack gifts for the Holy Fathers Cupboard, gifts of clothing for homeless children in refugee camps. ...Left to right, Miss Margaret Gannon, Miss Regina O'Hara present gifts to Paul Holmes and Mary Elizabeth Tonery."
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Aid blind Caption: "Aid blind--Stephanie Lo Re, left, and Carol Cosgrove, members of the Athonian Hall Sub-Deb Committee, shown in the trim maroon and navy uniforms of their school, St. Angela Hall Academy, plan their extra curricular hours so that they can spend many of them aiding the blind and handicapped."
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Helpers Caption: "Helpers--Miss Carol Cosgrove, sub-deb chairman for the Anthonian Hall card party, and her co-chairman, Miss Stephanie LoRe, were photographed assisting in the kitchen of Anthonian Hall \[located at 107 Greene Avenue] as volunteer workers. ..."
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Juniors Caption: "Juniors--Miss Betty Schlichting, chairman of tickets, Miss Virginia McNulty, chairman of door (in background), Miss Virginia Deal, junior chairman, and her sister, Dorothy Deal, awards chairman, for the annual bridge party of Athonian Hall ... enjoy a few minutes of relaxation at the hall at 107 Greene Ave. ..."
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Volunteer auxiliary members Caption: "Volunteer auxiliary members \[at Anthonian Hall, residence for the blind located at 107 Greene Avenue] lend a helping hand once the evening's creations are thoroughly dry, decorating the ceramics in bright underglaze colors. Left to right are Ann O'Connell, resident Mary A. Kevin, dipping painted pieces in overglaze in preparation for kiln melting which produces final highly glazed article; Ethel Lovingham, Ann Mulligan and Ruth Baylis."
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Junior tea party Caption: "Junior tea party--Miss Eleanor Welch, chairman of the Junior Auxiliary of Anthonian Hall, home for blind women, Miss Madeleine W. Smith, president of the home, and Miss Virginia McNulty (left to right), chairman of reception for the benefit of card party ... to benefit the home, were photographed at a recent party held at Anthonian Hall \[located at 107] Greene Ave."
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Checking Caption: "Checking--Miss Dorothy Deal, junior chairman of hostesses, Miss Virginia McNulty, chairman of sales, and Mrs. George D. Fazio, sales chairman, looked over the articles made by the blind which will be sold at the annual bridge party for the benefit of Anthonian Hall, home for blind men and women located at 107 Greene Ave."
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Prolific production Caption: "Prolific production by the craft class demands constant firing of the electric kiln purchased with proceeds of card party last June. Feeding the kiln, left to right, are Mary R. Furey, Madeline W. Smith, president and founder of Anthonian Hall \[home for the blind at 107 Greene Avenue], and Mrs. Marie Nolan."
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Examining the products Caption: "Examining the products of the evening's endeavors \[at Anthonian Hall, residence for the blind located at 107 Greene Avenue] brings smiles to the faces of Lucy Korrigan, left, sightless handicraft instructor from the Brooklyn Association of Improving the Condition of the Poor, and Helen T. Kracke, class chairman and a director of the hall. The stage is now set for painting \[or ceramics] chores."
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Preparation of the clay Caption: "Preparation of the clay, first step in the \[pottery making] process, is handled by Anna Watson, a resident of \[Athonian Hall, a residence for the blind, located at 107 Greene Avenue]. ..."
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Chairmen Caption: "Chairmen--Katherine MacDonald, co-chairman of publicity for the Anthonian Hall bridge on Saturday at the Columbis Club, Virginia Deal, door chairman (standing), and Kathryn Harron, co-chairman of craft, admiring the ceramics made by the blind."
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Complete arrangements Caption: "Complete arrangements--Miss Margaret O'Connell (second from right), chairman, discusses last-minute arrangements with three of her committee aides of Anthonian Hall \[home for the blind located at 107 Greene Avenue], which will sponsor ... 'Pilate and the Cross.' In the picture are, from left to right, Miss Patricia Mallon, Miss Gretta Hughes, Miss O'Connell and Miss Eleanor Welch. ..."
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Prepare for benefit Caption: "Prepare for benefit--Miss Loretta A. Hanny, co-chairman, Miss Virginia Meade, chairman, Miss Betty Schlichting, chairman of the junior committee, and Miss Kay Rice, chairman of table prizes (left to right) are pictured looking over awards for the annual benefit card party of Anthonian Hall, the home for blind women \[located at 107 Greene Avenue] ..."
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Anthonian Hall Caption: "At Anthonian Hall, 107 Greene Ave., residence for blind women, Anne Timmons recently cut cake on her 95th birthday. Ann Herberger, a volunteer at the residence, helped with the carving."
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Discuss benefit Caption: "Discuss benefit--Miss Kathryn C. Dowd, chairman of tickets, Miss Muriel A. Head, committee member, and Miss Regina O'Hara, chairman of awards, for the annual card party to benefit Anthonian Hall \[residence for the blind located at 107 Greene Avenue] ... met to further plans for the event."
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Juniors assisting Caption: "Juniors assisting--The Misses Eleanor Welch, Helen Lynch and Virginia McNulty, pictured left to right, are introducing the special awards for the benefit card party today for Anthonian Hall, Inc. The event is being held at the Columbia Club ..."
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Pre-party meeting Caption: "Pre-party meeting--Mrs. Kathryn Woods, awards committee member, Miss Ethel Lovingham, chairman of door, and Mrs. William Sager, chairman of games, met recently at a tea to complete arrangements for the annual fall card party of Anthonian Hall \[located at 107 Greene Avenue]. ... The hall, for blind residents, is celebrating its 20th anniversary."
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At meeting Caption: "At meeting--Miss Madeline R. Pierce, Miss Edna McNamee and Mrs. John Mitchell, left to right, were photographed at a meeting to plan for the fall bridge of Anthonian Hall, a residence for blind, 107 Greene Ave. ..."
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Left strictly on their own Caption: "Left strictly on their own by Jonatha Newcomb (center), volunteer instructor \[at Anthonian Hall, residence for the blind located at 107 Greene Avenue], residents like Catherine Hughes, left, and Victoria Drombiskie are encouraged ... 'They should be on their own and no sighted person should help by handling their work.' insists Miss Newcomb, whose sole concern is that each idea is understood enough to be translated into clay."
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