The border vidette., 1934-01-27
HOW ROOSEVELT BECAME tN&
TERESTED IN WARM SPRINGS

New York. - Warm Springs
played 90 large q part Ia tho
recovery of Franklin D. Rooso.
velt from infantile paralysis In
1925 that be began bis expert.
mental work there in 1925, &C.
cording to Keith Morgan, q dt-
rector of the Warm Syringe
Foundation. and his interest ia
the institution has been & vital.
izing influence ever since. Be.
cause of bis recovery and his
work in helping to develop the
institution, be personi6es that
great health center for the No.
ton although be ia only one OF
hundreds Of thousands who have
suffered from the dread disease.
In the fall of 1924" said Mr..
! Morgan. Mr.. Roosevelt. who
had been severely disabled Ia
1921 by Infantile Paralysis, learn
ed Of young man. also . victim
OF Polio. who had spent three
successive summers bathing In
the warm water pools Of Warm
Springs.
This young man practically
helposs, had been helped each
dsy into the pool. he quickly
found that he could move his
limbs Ia the water and by per.
ststent effort and exercise 80 Ia.
crease their strength that at the
end Of the third summer he Was
able to walk once more with the
aid Of . cane.
! Mr.. Roosevelt went to Warm
Springs in the Spring OF 1895
and spent several weeks. exer.
cisinR and swimming 10 the
pools. He was so impressed
With the improvement of other
patients, as we'll as his own. that
he decided in 1925 to conduct
some experimental work.
Twenty three patients wore
placed under observation for
periods OF five to seventeen
weeks. All made Improvement,
some to remarkable degrees. AT
the close of the season q detailed
report of each case was made to
three prominent orthodpedic sur
geons. Each expressed unquali.
ed approval and concurred Ia
the esta blishment of Q Hyro.
therapeutic Center at Warm
Springs.
"Oa July %. 1927. the Warm
Springs Foundation. backed by
= number Of prominent and pub.
lie spirited mep, was iucorporat-
ed to be developed and admins.
tered without personal gain or
profit.
The policy of the trustees
| has developed Warm Springs 90
"a orthopedic centre. Tnis de-.
vslopment brought about posi-.
ton OF leadership, which, under
the direction OF the President, ID
| now ready to CO ordinate all OF
tho many Individual efforts in
the fight against Infantile Para.
lysis into . national crusade.
The endowment fund, made
possible by the citizens Of the
country. will enable the Founda.
ton to carry on aud intensity
this leadership.
THE purpose OF this party for
the President on bis birthday IL
very simple and humane one.
1T is to establish through the
direct help OF the citizens OF the
country an endowment fund for
tho Warm Springs Foundation.
created in 1926 by President
Roosevelt, 80 that this Founda.
ton may carry on it's national
crusade against Infantile Para.
!ysi., and devote unselishiy It's
full energy and thought to the
coordination of the fight against
scourge VII ch physically
hsndicaps, every year. thousands
OF American children.
furthermore. the success OF
this country wide party. soop.
sored by the ci:izens OF the Unit.
ed States, will be . growing
testimonial to q man who has
waged and Won a hard personal
fight against what might have
been accepted as lasting handi.
cap"
equality OF federal regulation
with mnfor and watar carriara.