The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-01-23
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BENEFIT PARTIES

Dances. card parties and 'heater
narti,.> ar, among the events tentative
~ scheduled for the celebration If the
Prr>idcn birthday on Friday ert IL
ing. January 80. according 10 an an
nnuucruent hy Councilman George &.
Benin. publicity chairman. Plans were
made an a meeting Of representatives
Of various local lodges and civic or
CARNATIONS held at the home Of die
general chairman. Thomas \. Davis
Among those present w,re representa-
tive> of the American Legion, Veterans
Of Foreign Wars. Polish American Cit
iZtn>' club. Junior Chamber of Com
mprcp. Daugh crS Of Union Veterans,
League of Catholic Women. Kiwanis
club. Down River Euchre club and
Rotary club.
"Details aS 10 location and sponsor
shin of tn, various events will be an
nOuncrd later
We know that 4 ia ion ut war must
protect lis strength at home. said Mr..
Davis. Now. more than ever before
We know that while We mus er our
great power To fight foreign tyrantS.
we must fight infantile paralysis, lhe
brutal tyramt already within our Dor
derS Infanlilc paralysis is the epidt III
ic disease thai threatens our children
and young people, our hOmtS and our
community 1t can take Il normal.
healthy child and in one devastating
hlUW rob that child of every chance
for future happiness. Wherever The
swift and terrible blows are struck.
=, Lift Ill M i.
and blasted hopes.
Several years ago Il man asked him
self the quc> ion What can | do about
infantile paralysis: And then he an
severed his own question. Because he
did. We now have the means of fighting
this dread disease For That man was
Franklin DelanO RoOSev Ii. himself Il
victim of infantilc paralysis. He did
something about il by starting one
man crusade To save others His person
al crusade. his personal victory. led To
the eS Adjustment of the committee for
the celebration Of the Presidents birth
day and the National Foundation for
lnfantile Paralysis
Every dime and every dollar you
give said Mr.. Davis. does Il Two
fold job. Ii helps care for the victims
here in WYandOtte and il spurs UIb the
search for final cure 1t helps carry
OH the fight 3GJ days of ht year
The March Of Dimes campaign j.
again i'll charge of Mrs George C.
Benin. In past years this painless
method Of contributing Ia the fund has
been an impOrtan; source IF revenue
and the committee is most anxious to
Guido previous efforts Their slogan is
Give your dimes now for our PreSi-
dents diamond Jubilee birthday cele-
braiOn and the fight against infantile
paralysis"
The following committee has been
chosen To head the birthday parties i'm
WyandOtte: General chairman. Thorn
is y. Davis; vice chairman, Adam
PrZybylSki treasurer, John II. Me
Whirter; secretary, Wilfred Kane.
Dances next Friday evening will be
held ut the American l. zion club
house, Polish American Citizens club.
Roosevelt high school. and KOssuth
hall. The Veterans Of Foreign Wars
will turn proceeds of keno party 10
be held next Tuesday night. over to
the campaign committee. \ keno party
will also IN, held III Our Lady of MI.
Carmel church. on Il date not vet de-
cided upon.
The following committees will have
charge of the March of Dimes cam
paign in Wyandotte:
FactOrieS-MrS. Francis T. Griffith
Mrs. Milton Moore. Mrs. George Nc
Combs
SchOOlS-MrS Harry mill.
Chain Store>-NIrs. Harley :. Mer-
rift
Stores. in general Mrs. Francis
Drouillard
Thtater>-MrS John r.. McCauley.
Banks and public buildings - Mrs.
John T. McWhirter. Mrs. Jacob Ma
halak.
District wtSl of the railroad>-Mrs
Walter CzerniakOwSki.
Recrea alton Experimentation Y,rk
Bowling alleyS-Mrs. Kenneth Mon
tie
Mt. Carmel senior high school girls
and the Girl Reserves pEan "a mass
aniSttrS among the-lter audiences
md in certain retail stores
The March of Dimes committee i
Of Mrs. George G. Rehm
chairman; Mrs. Frank Burke vice