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Williamsport Sun: July 10, 1929 – Blind Persons Enjoyed Show

Forty Members of the Sightless Social Club, many of whom had never attended a motion picture show, enjoyed the all-singing, all-talking production, “Broadway Melody,” when they were the guests of the Park Theater management last night. Following the theater program the members were taken to the All Saints Episcopal Church parish house, where the regular monthly meeting of the club was held. Harry Plankenhorn, president of the organization, had charge of the meeting.

Each of the sightless persons was accompanied by a person who next to him in the theater and explained the picture. The front, center portion of the auditorium was occupied by members of the club, For a week preceding the party Mr. Plankenhorn circulated copies of the story of the production in the homes of the club members. Friends of the club furnished automobiles to take them to and from the theater.

William J. Gans, manager of the Park Theater is helping further to aid in offering comfort to these blind persons by giving the club an annual pass which will be good for a sightless person and his sighted companion. Mr. Plankenhorn will arrange for one person to hold the pass for a certain time and then he will personally pass it along to the next member. The club members expressed their thanks to Mr. Gans at the meeting last night.