Evening star., 1934-10-28
ROOSEVELT TO AID
CRIPPLED SOCIETY
President to Address An
nuaI Session of World
Group in May.

With a promise from President
Roosevelt that he will help their work
for crippled children by addressing
the fourteenth annual convention OF
the international Society for Crippled
Children, which they founded, here
next May, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar F.
Allen. known to hundreds of crippled
children as daddy" and mother"
leave Washington tomorrow for their
home in Elyria, Ohio, after attending
a preliminary conference at the May
flower Hotel.
The Aliens became daddy" and
mother" to the 10 pupils OF the
Weightman School for Crippled Chill
dren, Twenty-fourth and M streets,
which they visited during their stay
here and at which they organized one
of the round robin" groups of
crippled children which now exist in
1877 other schools and hospitals for
crippled children in all parts Of the
world.
Roosevelt to Speak.
President Roosevelt is to open the
convention with an address on the
obligation of society to its crippled
children, it was announced yesterday
by Paul H. King of Detroit, new presi-
dent of the international society, after
a visit to the White House by Allen
and small group including Judge
Carl B. Hyatt, president of the Dis
trict of Columbia Association Tor
Crippled Children and Disabled Adults
Daddy Allen, founder and first
president of the society, was elected
president emeritus when he relin-
uuished his Office to King.
Raymond j. Knoeppel of New York
first vice president of the international
society and chairman Of the Program
Committee for the coming convention
reported to the preliminary confer
ence that prominent surgeons and
doctors and outstanding lay leaders
In the work for crippled children will
speak on legislative activity, preVen-
ton work, care and treatment, edu-
cation and rehabilitation work in be-
half of crippled children.
The conference was attended by a
large local delegation headed by Judge
HYATT and many Of the national men,
bers, among them the Aliens, Knoep-
pei, Deane S. Kintner, chairman OF
the Crippled Children Radio Chain.
and the following directors: Abe Gold
berg, Port Arthur, Tex; Miss Con-
stance Leigh, Newington, Conn; Miss
Mary E. Church, Baltimore; w. S.
johnson, Charleston, w. Va. and A.
r
Representative of the local Kiwanls,
Lions and Rotary Clubs, which will
participate in a large civic luncheon
to be given the international dele
gates, also attended.
Daddy" and Mother" Allen led
a group of conference delegates to
the Weightman School, operated by
the District government for the bene-
fit of the 10 crippled youngsters now
enrolled there, on Friday.
After brisk campaigning the chill
dren elected as their corresponding
secretary James Anderson, who Will
correspond with the other round robin
groups.
The international gathering next
Nav will be attended by several hun
dred delegates from all parts OF the
world. Arrangements are being made
for extensive broadcasting OF the
Presidents address and OF a "Worlo
development" program during the
convention.
To help finance the international
movement, the second annual sale
of crippled children seals IS planned
next Easter in the United States anc
Canada.