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UNFOLDING YEARS, 93

Miss Boardman. Accordingly, Miss Rohrback accompanied by her mother went to California and attended the Convention where she met many of those with whom she would work in the years to come. 
All through April I was more than busy at the office, clearing my desk and trying to leave everything in as good shape as possible for my successor. I was far too busy to give much thought to the future. I hardly realized that I was at last to give up the work in which I had been engaged for nearly twenty years. It had been the greatest achievement of my life. something for which it seemed all the rest had been planned. To it I had brought all the knowledge and experience of those early years -- and I had given to it my very best. In return I had won a measure of success, had seen much good accomplished, made many wonderful friends, and now I could retire with an annuity for the rest of my life. 
There had been other compensations. Our volunteer transcribers were for the most part superior people, educated, cultured and refined. It was delightful to know them even by correspondence. Over the years many found their way to Washington and I had the pleasure of meeting them personally. With my sister I had traveled widely in this country, generally in the interest of our work. The memory of those travels, what I saw and experienced, enriched my life not only then but through all the years that followed. There was the pleasant social intercourse with my associates; also luncheons with the Junior League; banquets of the Red Cross; and the garden parties and teas at the White House. All these were behind me but the memories would remain. 
Throughout the years the Library of Congress and the American Red Cross were the co-sponsors of Braille Transcribing. The Library lent its name and prestige and unusual facilities to aid the Red Cross in this nationwide service to the blind. The Librarian, Doctor Herbert Putnam, and his staff appreciated the sponsorship of the Red Cross and always manifested a friendly interest in the work. The Red Cross, which had largely financed this project, has been deeply grateful to them for their

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UNFOLDING YEARS, 93 Miss Boardman. Accordingly, Miss Rohrback accompanied by her mother went to California and attended the Convention where she met many of those with whom she would work in the years to come. All through April I was more than busy at the office, clearing my desk and trying to leave everything in as good shape as possible for my successor. I was far too busy to give much thought to the future. I hardly realized that I was at last to give up the work in which I had been engaged for nearly twenty years. It had been the greatest achievement of my life. something for which it seemed all the rest had been planned. To it I had brought all the knowledge and experience of those early years -- and I had given to it my very best. In return I had won a measure of success, had seen much good accomplished, made many wonderful friends, and now I could retire with an annuity for the rest of my life. There had been other compensations. Our volunteer transcribers were for the most part superior people, educated, cultured and refined. It was delightful to know them even by correspondence. Over the years many found their way to Washington and I had the pleasure of meeting them personally. With my sister I had traveled widely in this country, generally in the interest of our work. The memory of those travels, what I saw and experienced, enriched my life not only then but through all the years that followed. There was the pleasant social intercourse with my associates; also luncheons with the Junior League; banquets of the Red Cross; and the garden parties and teas at the White House. All these were behind me but the memories would remain. Throughout the years the Library of Congress and the American Red Cross were the co-sponsors of Braille Transcribing. The Library lent its name and prestige and unusual facilities to aid the Red Cross in this nationwide service to the blind. The Librarian, Doctor Herbert Putnam, and his staff appreciated the sponsorship of the Red Cross and always manifested a friendly interest in the work. The Red Cross, which had largely financed this project, has been deeply grateful to them for their