The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-23
Ask Aid In Fight
On Infantile Paralysis
Urge Chairmen and Others To
Guido States Record Of Pre-
viOus Year

Calling upon Minnesota Com
munities to do their part in the
nationwide effort to raise another
million dollars for the war against
infantiie paralysis, Oscar M. Sui
Ivan, state representative Of the
National Committee on the Birth
day Ball for the President, Is urg-
ing all the local chairmen and
others interested to Guido the
states record Of the previous year.
There were ITO birthday balls held
last year, and 1t Is hoped the 1886
list will exceed two hundred. AL
ready committees have been named
and plans made in 1856 communities.
A complete report on the pro-
ceeds of the 1885 birthday ball and
the disposition of the money, has
Just been made by Keith Morgan,
treasurer of the National Commit
tee. 1t shows that $1,071 900 was
raised, which was $4,000 larger
than the amount raised in 1884.
The 70% share of the 81, OIL 900 re-
tanned by the local communities
was expended in a wide variety Of
ways, but the chief beneficiaries
were organizations doing direct and
work for children and
youths crippled by infantile paraly-
sis. According to the plan 300 of
the proceeds went to the Presidents
Ball Commission for In
fantile Paralysis research. This
sum was 241, 900, of which $4,000
was allocated in grants to 10 in
situations to assist research. ALI
the officers and representatives Of
the national committee serve with
out compensation.
Mr.. Sullivan, who was asked to
serve as state representative in
Minnesota, is a national authority
on work for the crippled and on
social insurance. He was q member
of the Social Security Conference
in Washington in November, 1884,
and has been consulted by Keith
Morgan frequently since the 1884
birthday ball. Besides serving on
national commissions concerning
the crippled and disabled he Is
president of the National Council
for the Physically Handicapped.
In calling attention to the state
ment OF Colonel Henry L. Dougner-
ty, chairman OF the National Com
mittee, that there are 100000 polio
victims in the country who need
help, Mr.. Sullivan points out to Min
nesotans that medical and hospital
care is not tine only thing required.
Because the state is a pioneer in
giving medical treatment to
crippled children, Minnesota has
been noted for years for it's service
to Gillette Hospital and other in
stitutions and its therapeutis work
in connection with the special
schools. However, there are still
many services needed on the physl-
cal side and there is a great deal
needed on the social and economic
side. The public funds available,
even with the addition of money
from the Social Security Act, will
not cover more than a fraction of
the problem.
Mr.. Sullivan also emphasizes in
his statement that the Birthday
Ball movement Is entirely above
and outside of political parties,
factions, social classes or creeds.
AS an evidence of this he points
to acceptance of membership on
the National Committee of such
persons as William Greeni Car
dinal Hayes, Eddie Rickenbacker,
Charles G. Dawes, Owen d. Young,
William Randolph Hearst, and
Felix M. Warburg.
State headquarters for the birth
day balls have been opened at 302
Hodgson Building, Minneapolis and
the state representative and his CO
workers are prepared to help the
local communities with advice and
assistance.
More than 100 tons of wood are