Nogales international., 1935-01-19
STATES VIE FOR LEADERSHIP
IN BIRTHDAY BALL CAMPAIGN

| NEW YORK, N. Y. Jan. 18 -
While states from coast to coast
vie for the honor of holding the
most birthday parties to honor Pre-
sident Franklin y. Roosevelt on the
evening of January 30th. hope was
expressed at National Headquart-
ers for the Birthday Ball for the
President here today that proceeds
from the 1895 celebrations, which
will go toward fighting infantilc
paralysis. will far exceed the MIL
Lon dollars raised on the same oc-
casion last year
Funds this year will be divided.
70 cents of every dollar going to-
ward rehabilitating victims of the
disease In the communities raising
the funds, the remaining 80 percent
to be turned over to the President
for use by the Birthday Ball Com
mission for Infantile Paralysis Re-
search, Of which Col. Henry l.. Do
herty Is chairman.
Colonel Doherty, also chairman Of
the 1885 National Committee for
the Birthday Ball. announced today
that seven states are leading the
rest in the race for the most birth
day party towns and cities. while
far-flung American colonies are
joining in plans for the festivities.
Pennsylvania tops the state list.
with total of 125 communities al
ready organized. Other leading
states include Ohio. with 108 towns
and cities organized; New York.
with 96: Illinois, "a; California, So;
Texas, IS; and Minnesota, 65.
Every state in the union is rep
resented in the complete list. which
today totals more than $500 and is
expected to reach a grand total Of
mo~a than $500 before final returns
are in. Hawaii, the Canal Zone.
! AlaSka and Porto Rico will all have
parties. Word from Alaska says that
there will be at least three celebra-
tions, one each in Anchorage, Fair
banks and Cordova. Balboa will
hold celebration in the Canal
Zone. Honolulu VII be the scene Of
a Hawaiian party. and San Juan
has cabled that 1t will hold ball
lin Porto Rico.
Practically every major city in the
nation will hold formal affairs. IN
GUIDED In tn, list is Washington.
, D. c., where Rear Admiral Cary T.
Orayson will be chairman Of the
ball; New York, where Mayor Fio-
relic H. LaGuardia is chairman:
Chicago. under the Craftsmanship Of
Howard F. Gillette; and such wide
spread points as Boston. Mass.
Birmingham. Ala, Savannah. Ga,
/ Miami, Fla. Wilmington. Del. Bal
tlmose, Md, Cleveland and Akron,
Ohio, San Francisco. Cal. Brooklyn.
IN. Y. Seattle, Wash, Houston. Tex.
and Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Pa.
From Washington comes word
that 1abor's participation in the
Birthday Ball will be far ahead Of
last year, with labor organizations
all over the nation holding parties.
Among the larger groups planning
celebrations are those in Akron. O..
Canton, O., Cleyelond O.. Buffalo,
N. Y. Detroit, Mich, Kansas City,
Mo, Miami, Fla, San Diego. Cal.
and Washington, D. c..
These organizations are rivalled
by labor units in smaller centers
from Kilgore, Texas, to Green Bay.
Wis, and from Lynn, Mass, to
Santa Maria, Cal.
! Equally enthusiastic are farm Or
ganizations represented by the Ma
'ional Grange, which through It's
master, Louis ]. Taber, has pledged
20 support the Birthday Ball with
4 membership of 5000 local units
with a due paying personnel total
ing 800 900.