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Center To Be Made Thursday
A ray of hope for the estab-
lishment of a crippled chil-
i dren's therapy center for Braz-
os C«�xi t y will be kindled
ThursdalA,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 of set -
ting up the center here. Meet-
with the committee will be
John J. Sperry, president of
Brazos County Crippled
ldren's Society, and several
I The meeting, at 7:30 p.m., will.
be the first one held by the
newly named committee. But it
has 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-
tors concerning sources of .funds
and to assist in obtaining funds,
to prepare an organizational
plan and to set up rules and reg-
ulations for operation of the
Center.
The committee has already
had the offer of three free sites
for the Center, but so far no lo-
cation of the Center has been
designated.
Mrs. George Foster, Easter
Seal il"ive chairman, said today
:mpaign is nearin its_
end and it is still short of its
$3,500 goal.
"We are hoping to reach the
goal," Mrs. Foster said,. "espe-
eially since more money is need-
ed to start the therapy center
here. We 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, and Marc Davenport.
FR. CH 15. 1957
a I-ripplea Uhildren's Center i Bryan. (Eagle Photo by Ells