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Show ;w , . 5 Mount Pleasant He Looks Forward ; to Birthday Ball Committee Expects Greatest 5. Turnout At a Dance Ever re Held in This City; Funds a. To Be Used For Infantile Paralysis Victims Mr. O. K. Fotheringham, presi-, presi-, dent of the Mt. Pleasant Chamber cf Commerce, has announced final plans nave been completed for the . resident's Ball to be held Satur-71 Satur-71 cay night, January 29th. The Ball it has become a national celebration C" in honor of the Chief Executive's lJl birthday. The entire proceeds are used for the prevention and cure of rf Infantile Paralysis. Seventy per IT cent of the total going to local j needs and thirty per cent to the . Warm Springs Foundation. President Presi-dent Roosevelt was himself a vic- Itim of the disease, but has attained attain-ed the highest position in the land, In spite of this handicap. Through personal experience he has learned learn-ed to appreciate the needs of helpless' help-less' children thrcuighout ;th nation, na-tion, and it is his great ambition to regiment the resources of the , land through the presentation of an annual President's Birthday Ball to raise funds for this humane hu-mane and noble ideal. The local Junior Chamber of Commerce has put forth every ef-I ef-I fort to make the occasion a suc-X suc-X cess. The committees appointed to f assist in the program have given I splendid support and a fine dance is anticipated. X Decorations of the hall will carry I out the patriotic theme. The Amer- ican Legion and National Guard I have been very generous In ofiter- ing their flags and banners. Music X will be provided by the Rhythm I Kings Swing Band. Come out and join in the fun I and frolic in honor of our Presi- dent and in beneficial aid of a I noble purpose. |