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Adelia M. Hoyt memoir and photographs
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UNFOLDING YEARS, 75 quite satisfied. I wanted to earn money and I had done so in many small ways. Now here I was doing something constructive and delightful -- and being paid by the American Red Cross, Before spring my girls were turning out books and even a magazine for the boys at "Evergreen". After they had mastered braille. i reduced my classes to one meeting a week. For sometime I supervised their work, proofreading and correcting their manuscripts at home. I also went frequently to the Library to assist Mrs. Rider. Groups of volunteers had continued to organize in various parts of the country for the purpose of transcribing. Some of these, as in Chicago, were able to secure instruction locally, but the majority had to depend on being taught by correspondence. Mrs. Rider had now been appointed National Adviser on Braille by the American Red Cross; and she already had a sighted secretary to assist her. I started working with Mrs. Rider as a volunteer but in the summer of 1919 she insisted on paying me by the day. Every braille manuscript, whether produced in New York, Chicago or San Francisco, had to come to Mrs. Rider and be approved by her before it could go to "Evergreen". This meant that I must read, correct and report on all of them. All this kept me more than busy even though I did much of this work at home. One day Mrs. rider asked me if I thought I could take a position with her -- doing the work of a sighted secretary as well as attending to the technical details. I was surprised and a little frightened! I told her I did not really know. She said that she could not employ both a sighted secretary and me. She felt that my help was necessary to the success of the work and was willing to take the risk. After thinking it over and conferring with my family I consented to try it. However, I stipulated that a proofreader should also be employed as I could not do that work along with what else would be required. Mrs. Rider agreed and left it to me to find a proofreader I selected Susie I. Duffy whom I had come to know fairly well, and had confidence in her ability and general character. I felt we could work together ,
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UNFOLDING YEARS, 75 quite satisfied. I wanted to earn money and I had done so in many small ways. Now here I was doing something constructive and delightful -- and being paid by the American Red Cross, Before spring my girls were turning out books and even a magazine for the boys at "Evergreen". After they had mastered braille. i reduced my classes to one meeting a week. For sometime I supervised their work, proofreading and correcting their manuscripts at home. I also went frequently to the Library to assist Mrs. Rider. Groups of volunteers had continued to organize in various parts of the country for the purpose of transcribing. Some of these, as in Chicago, were able to secure instruction locally, but the majority had to depend on being taught by correspondence. Mrs. Rider had now been appointed National Adviser on Braille by the American Red Cross; and she already had a sighted secretary to assist her. I started working with Mrs. Rider as a volunteer but in the summer of 1919 she insisted on paying me by the day. Every braille manuscript, whether produced in New York, Chicago or San Francisco, had to come to Mrs. Rider and be approved by her before it could go to "Evergreen". This meant that I must read, correct and report on all of them. All this kept me more than busy even though I did much of this work at home. One day Mrs. rider asked me if I thought I could take a position with her -- doing the work of a sighted secretary as well as attending to the technical details. I was surprised and a little frightened! I told her I did not really know. She said that she could not employ both a sighted secretary and me. She felt that my help was necessary to the success of the work and was willing to take the risk. After thinking it over and conferring with my family I consented to try it. However, I stipulated that a proofreader should also be employed as I could not do that work along with what else would be required. Mrs. Rider agreed and left it to me to find a proofreader I selected Susie I. Duffy whom I had come to know fairly well, and had confidence in her ability and general character. I felt we could work together ,
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