The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-27
HENDERSONVILLE IS AMONG
$500 TOWNS IN US. TO GIVE
BALL HONORINC ROOSEVELT
City Will Join In Wide
spread Celebration Set
For Tuesday Evening

As HenderSonvllle honorS the
62pd anniversary of President
Frankin ID. Roosevelt on next
Tuesday evening with the Birth
day Ball it will be only one OF
260O cities and towns IN the ma
ton Joining in this celebration,
which both pays tribute to the
president and strikes a blow at
the Scrouge of infantile paraly-
sis, which is the enemy reSpon-
sible for half the crippled peo-
pie in the country today.
Probably never before IN the
history of any nation or people
has such an event been held
Balls throughout the nation VIII
be attended by people from eve"y
strata of society. In the larger
cities tremendously expensive Ia
fairs will be attended by the So
called upper crust: IN smaller
towns of the country old fash
toned box SupperS and other
forms of rustic entertainment
have been planned. More than
500 labor groups have SignIned
their intentions OF joining IN the
occasion.
The New York Ball will be q
formal affair at the Waldorf.
while in Washington the Shore
ham will be the scene of the
Ball. Practically all OF the Gao
met, supreme court, and diploma
tic set are serving aS patrons for
the Washington Ball, and Mrs.
John Allen Dougherty, one OF
the capitals social leaders Is IN
charge of the Washington Ball.
But the brilliant diplomatic
and official spectacle at Wash
ington will be no nearer the
spirit of the occasion than the
party at PemberNille, Ohio, q vii
iage of 1000 people. Pemberville
notified the national committee
that 1t was holding an old-tash-
toned box social and that there
would be no expense and the en-
tire proceeds would go to the
president and Warm Springs.
The presiding genius behind
the whole unusual scheme Is
Chairman Henry L. Doherty, head
of the Cities Service Utilities,
director of ia companies, and
owner of the Miami-Biltmore
hotel. Col. Doherty, who has
known the president for many
years. was impressed by the
presidents natural devotion 10
Warm Springs. the Georgia spa,
where he regained health and
greatly improved his condition
after being stricken by intanClle
paralysis almost ten years ago.
The presidency of the Warm
Springs foundation was the only
outside interest which the PRES
dent retained when he tOoN 0f-!
flee.
So Col. Doherty conceived the
plan of hOnoring the presidents
courageous fight and furthering
one of his dearest ambitions at
the same time. The Birthday
Ball was the result.
The money collected will be !
turned over to President Roose- |
welt and ne will use it in build /
lug up the endowment of Warm
Springs as a national theropeu-
tic for the fight against intan-
tile paralysis.
Never in the history of the ma
ton has there been such re-
Spouse to any call as in this IN
stance. Civic clubs, lodges, labor
organizations. military organiza-
tions, and private citizens almost
TO q man have Joined in the
serving on copm--
tees, as patrons and patrOnesses,
on ticket selling details, or mere
" buying tickets, but all have
given their utmost cooperation
to the movement, honoring as 1t
is the courageous fight of a man
TO overcome handicapS, and seek
ing to prevent those who come
after him from having to make
such a fight.
1t has been aptly said shat tn"
occasion is above politics or any
of the petty differences that d.
vide men-it is the cause Of hui
manity-and as such Is receiving
the support of q great people.