Evening star., 1938-01-31
PARALYSIS FUNDS
HERE HIT $4,000,
WITH MORE Due
Sponsors of Birthday Horse
Celebration Hope Show
Will Add $1,000.
EVENT AT FORT MYER
WILL OPEN TOMORROW
Mrs. Roosevelt Listed a Exhibi.
tor-Dimes Continue to Pour
Into White House.

Sponsors of the local celebration Of
President Roosevelt's birthday hoped
today that the two-day horse show
beginning tomorrow at Fort Myer
Riding Hall would add more than
$4,000 to the fund raised by the hotel
Birthday Balls" and midnight shows
here Saturday night for the new cru
SADIE against infantile paralysis.
Commissioner George E. Allen, ex-
ecutive chairman, and Richmond B.
Keech. executive vice chairman of the
Birthday Ball Committee, estimated
that approximately s50,00o was raised
at the Saturday night affairs when
nearly $4,000 persons joined in the
celebration at seven hotels. They said
1t would be impossible to tabulate the
exact figures for several days, however.
Meanwhile, dimes and larger coins
continued to pour In by mail to the
White House from all parts OF the
country, reaching the staggering total
Of approximately 100000 letters this
morning. They were estimated to con-
tain about $4,000. These direct con-
tributions will be added to the receipts
from birthday balls held in every State
Saturday night, expected to approxi-
mate total of s2,OO0,OO0.
Full House Expected.
Earl A. Nash, chairman of the Pub
licity Committee for the local celebra-
ton, said full houses tomorrow and
Wednesday nights at the horsesnow
would augment the local fund by be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
Mrs. Roosevelt is listed as one Of
the exhibitors in the horse show, which
will include some Of the finest horses
and riders in the Capital area as per-
formers. Army units plan interest.
ing exhibitions for both nights. The
program will be different each night,
scheduled to begin at 8:15 pm.
Gala Celebration.
Mrs. Roosevelt and a galaxy Of
screen and stage stars attended all
the balls here Saturday night, while
the President confined celebration OF
his 56th birthday anniversary to q
quiet dinner at the White House with
his family and a small group Of old
friends, later broadcasting his thanks
to the party-goers in brief Nation
wide radio address.
Among the the contributions sent to
| the White House were q collection Of
So In dimes from the youngsters who
attended the birthday party Of To-
year-old Henry R. Crane, 615 Var
mum street NV, yesterday. He
wrote the President that, inspired
by his example, he had asked his
guests to contribute 10 cents each
"and send 1t to you as my contribu-
ton to the good cause you had advo-
Gated"
A surprise gift Of an album contain.
ing $11.50 in shining new dimes for
the Presidents birthday ball fund was
made to Commissioner Melvin C.
Hazen today from the employees Of
the District tax assessors Office.
The centerpiece of the album was .
star outlined in dimes and a border
Of coins. Above in lettered dimes was
printed March Of the Dimes"
Lloyd Gaines, one of the tax as
SCISSORS, and D. s. Brinkley made the
presentation to Mr.. HAGEN, who will
turn the dimes over to the fund.
That's very pretty gift and will
help swell the $4,000 which will bs
derived from the dime collections
MP. HAGEN said.