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Adelia M. Hoyt memoir and photographs
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92, UNFOLDING YEARS recommendation Miss Kohrback would be placed on the Library pay roll immediately after my retirement, which was now fixed for April 30, 1938. As the news spread of my separation from the service many letters of sincere regret began to arrive, and from all my associates came expressions of the most friendly appreciation -- all very comforting to me. On a lovely spring day, my Book Committee arranged a luncheon party for me at a Tea House in nearby Virginia. The District of Columbia Chapter of the Red Cross also have me a luncheon which was attended by their officers, transcribers, and all those interested in the Braille Service. There were several speeches, and from the Chapter I received a gift of a beautiful needle point bag. Miss Mabel T. Boardman, with whom I had worked for so many years, presented me with a check for Two Hundred and Thirty Dollars ($230.00) representing the volunteer contributions of groups throughout the country whose braille work I supervised. The climax was a party given one evening my the members of my staff which now numbered ten in all, and several close relatives and friends. It was hled at the home of Mrs. Maude G. Nichols, my co-worker for many years. It was a memorable occasion with music, speeches, fun and refreshments. The staff presented me with an elegant suitcase and a "Memory Book" This last was in loose leaf form and contained a braille page contributed by each member expressing commendation of my work and good wishes for the future. Later Miss Savage included in this book all the letters and press notices relating to my retirement. It is now one of my most treasured possessions. The American National Red Cross held its Annual Convention that spring (May 1938) in San Francisco Calif. Miss Boardman asked me to attend and offered to pay all my expenses and that of my guide. I appreciated her offer but declined. I was leaving the Service and I could see o point in my going to this Convention pleasant as it might have been personally. I felt that it would be a fitting introduction for my successor and so explained to
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92, UNFOLDING YEARS recommendation Miss Kohrback would be placed on the Library pay roll immediately after my retirement, which was now fixed for April 30, 1938. As the news spread of my separation from the service many letters of sincere regret began to arrive, and from all my associates came expressions of the most friendly appreciation -- all very comforting to me. On a lovely spring day, my Book Committee arranged a luncheon party for me at a Tea House in nearby Virginia. The District of Columbia Chapter of the Red Cross also have me a luncheon which was attended by their officers, transcribers, and all those interested in the Braille Service. There were several speeches, and from the Chapter I received a gift of a beautiful needle point bag. Miss Mabel T. Boardman, with whom I had worked for so many years, presented me with a check for Two Hundred and Thirty Dollars ($230.00) representing the volunteer contributions of groups throughout the country whose braille work I supervised. The climax was a party given one evening my the members of my staff which now numbered ten in all, and several close relatives and friends. It was hled at the home of Mrs. Maude G. Nichols, my co-worker for many years. It was a memorable occasion with music, speeches, fun and refreshments. The staff presented me with an elegant suitcase and a "Memory Book" This last was in loose leaf form and contained a braille page contributed by each member expressing commendation of my work and good wishes for the future. Later Miss Savage included in this book all the letters and press notices relating to my retirement. It is now one of my most treasured possessions. The American National Red Cross held its Annual Convention that spring (May 1938) in San Francisco Calif. Miss Boardman asked me to attend and offered to pay all my expenses and that of my guide. I appreciated her offer but declined. I was leaving the Service and I could see o point in my going to this Convention pleasant as it might have been personally. I felt that it would be a fitting introduction for my successor and so explained to
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