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Center To Be Nlade Thursday
A ray of hope for the estab-
i lishment ,of a crippled chil_
dren's therapy center for Braz-
~ os C«~i~ t y will be kindled
Thursda night when a dozen
leaders in the move hold a plan-
ning meeting.
Heading tomorrow night's
meeting at the home of Marc
Davenport, 1010 Dexter .Street,
will be J. O. Alexander, chair-
man of a committee charged
with the responsibility o.f set-
ting up the center here. Meet-
ing with the committee will be
Dr. John J. Sperry, president of
the Brazos County Crippled
Children's Society, and several
members of his board.
The meeting, at "r :30 p.m., will.
be the first one held by the
newly named committee. But it
h.as its work cut out for it, lead-
' ers in the movement to set up
the Center said today.
The committee is charged
with advertising the need for
such a center in Brazos County ;
selecting a site, obtaining need-
ed personnel to operate the cen-
ter, advise the board of direc- II
tors concerning sources of .funds
` arxd to assist ire obtaining funds,
~to prepare an organizationali
plan and to set up rules and reg- ~,
I ulations. for operation of the'.
Center.
The committee had already i
had the offer of three free sites
for. the Center, but so far no lo-
cation of the Center has been
c~esigrated.
Mrs. George Foster, Easter
Seal ~~i•ive chairman, said toda3J
,~;~~ «` ~ ,° a.mpaign is nearin its
" " g-- -
etrd and it is still "short of its
$3,500 goal.
"We are hoping to reach the
goal," Mrs. Foster said,.. "espe-
cially since more money is need-
ed to start the therapy center
here. VPe wish everyone could
see one of these centers in op-
eration and learn of the grand
job they are .doing for crippled
children in other towns. We can
do the same here."
Members of the committee to
establish the Center .in Brazos
County besides Alexander are
J. M. Abercrombie, Dr. Robert
H. Benbow, Dan. S. Chadbourne,
`Mrs. L. P. Coffey, Leslie V.
Hawkins, M. G. Perkins, B. F.
Vance, anal Marc Davenport.
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AN, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 15. 1957
DOING HIS BIT FOR OTHERS-Six-year-old Doug Chadbourne is doing his bit so other
afflicted children in Brazos and Robertson counties may have the same opportunities for
treatment That he has had. Doug, the son of M r. and Mrs. Dan Chadbourne of Bryan, became
totally paralyzed when he was nine months old. Since then the bright eyed lad has through
#herapy and the help of understanding paxe nts, gained the use of his limbs' and is able to
walk, feed himself and take off his shoes-all real accomclishments #or a youngster of six
who has spent life undergoing treatmen# ~ to overcome the paralysis. For three years, Doug
received treatment at Brownsville's Crippled Children's Center. Doug is shown helping M ~
George Foster, Easter Seal Sale chairman, get. the seals ready for mailing. The sale srL',~S~A`.,
'~ Today. Proceeds will be used. to fur#her work of the Texas Crippled Children's Socied~ a ' '
~ help with establishing a Crippled Children`s Center i-' Bryan. (Eagle Photo by Ell:
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