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W.s*neU-ct,a-eris-\c-15-n-jsis-ercd111fdeir□:s»cStd3,Irnaento-nit’0is3t1*id1*itdj-r-(0at'0cr*r«cr5-c«€ i u**I-t»rsi-$-ft*eya-e-»yiyMISS JIAItY H.llV5tfNPresident’s Birthday Ball Planned HereFunds to Be Used in Fight on Infantile ParalysisCrosby Is ChairmanSite Is Yet to Be Chosen for Celebration on Jan.30The fourth annual drive for fund* In the nation’s fight against infantile paralysis will open the night of Jen. SO, when Syracuse will Join hands with hundreds of other Americaq cities and towns with a birthday party, celebrating the 55th anniversary of the birth o: PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt.Announcement of the aCalr was made Saturday by Joseph W-Crcsby. who for the second consecutive year has been chosen by thenacir.nal birthday party committee in Kew York City to act as chairman in syraeuro.Miss Mary Dawson has been named as assistant treasurer and secretary, a position she filled on the committee In 193G, end William M. Coyne was appointed publclty director. The rest of the committee has not been tamed.Mr. Crwby, in an appeal for support ecat cut eaturdcj to residents of Onondaga County, pointed out that 75 per cent of the fur.da rah-cd here will be retained in the county for tho treatment and car* of many victims of the paralysis, while the remaining 25 per cent will be Used for research woxs throughout the country.-Last year's afTatr was a tremendous success,” Mr. Crosby said, •'with more than 12,500 being raised for tee rehabilitation of hundreds of toys rnd girJs in the Or*ondsr* Counr* erea who were atflcted with this dreadful malady, and were without the financial means to Attempt to combat it,“Some of this money was used to purchase equipment for the Peioy M. Hughes School, where mcro thin 200crippled children arc being giventreatment dally. More ot the moneywas uwi to provide appliances and medical and surgical car* for children unable to leave their homes The National Infantile Partlysla Research ‘Committee ww given « part of the funds.It is my intention to make this jcai’a affair an oven greater aueccss than last year, and I know that' this can be accomplished with the cooperation of the many cl tic, profusions!. religious and private org*n»rations. which have rallied* to the support of tfco birthday bill committee In the past/-Mr. CK-by osfd he L-d 'svt jel chc**n the scene of the ball and that Its selection would be left to the commit it*.
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Syracuse Herald
Syracuse, New York, US
Sun, Dec 20, 1936
Page 35
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