Evening star., 1939-01-31
MiIe-of-Dimes' Ends,
With Gifts |nching
Beyond Goal
Pictorial Record of
Campaign Presented
At White House

It's campaign for a mile in dimes
, fulfilled, the N. 3. C.-Star "Mile-of-
Dimes" tracks were inching well
into their second mile as the stand
closed at the midnight deadline last
night.
Nine sacks, each containing $1,000
in dimes, were dispatched yesterday
in an armored truck behind a police
escort to the White House where
Marvin Mcintyre, secretary to the
President, accepted Washington's
contribution to the national March
Of Dimes" campaign.
When the stand is cleared of its
silver discs today, more than $500
over the mile is expected to be sent
Ito the White House.
A pictorial review of the con-
tributors to the 'Mile-of-Dimes" was
presented by Bill Coyle, radio di-
rector of The Star, to Mr.. Mcintyre,
who termed it "a beautiful souvenir"
of the part the Nations Capital
played in fighting infantile paralysis
through dime gifts.
Inclosed in a leather bound VOL
ume with gold lettering on its cover,
the book included pictures of visit
ag celebrities, high Government
officials, Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt and scenes of the crowds which
streamed past the stand during the
two-week campaign.
Auspicious Start Pictured.
Beginning with a view of the
canopied red, white and blue stand
in front of the N B. c. studios at
Fourteenth and New York avenue
NV, the review records the official
opening of the stand with pictures
of Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen,
"co-chairman, with former Commits
sioner George E. Allen of the local
committee, and Maj. Ernest w.
Brown, superintendent of police,
laying the first dimes on the line.
The next picture shows Frank Rus
sell, vice president of the National
Broadcasting Co.; Newbold Noyes,
associate editor of The Star, and
Nellie Tayloe Ross, director of the
mint, making the inaugural evening
broadcast.
- Mrs. Roosevelt, shown depositing
her dime in the red groove, is fol-
lowed by Secretary of the Interior
1ckes, Attorney General Murphy.
Postmaster General Farley and
Secretary of Labor Perkins. Lines
under the pictures explain the cabi-
net officials came to the stand in
observance of Government days"
during which employees from nine
Government departments presented
their donations.
Col. Paul Watson, Army aide to
the President; Assistant Secretary
Of War Johnson and Assistant Sec
retary of Navy Edison are pictured
as they arrived at Dimes Square"
to mark Army and Navy day" at
the stand. Undersecretary of Agri-
culture M. L. Wilson also Is shown
making his contribution for "Agri-
culture day"
Show Formidable Arrays.
Pictures of others who came up
singly and in delegations to add
their dimes to the line as it grew
. by yards include Representative
Van Zandt, Rogers and Randolph,
who came Congressional night;
doctors and nurses in uniform from
Children's Hospital, youngsters from
st. AIMS Orphan Asylum, small
students of Peter Pan School, the
cast of "Bacheolr Born" troops from
District National Guard led by Brig.
Gen. Albert L. Cox, commandant:
local chapters of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, members
of State societies, Boy Scouts and
chorus girls from the Earle and
Capitol Theaters.
Visiting celebrities whose faces are
recorded in the volume include Ellis
worth Vines and Don Bulge, Enrol
Flynn, Douglas Corrigan and George
Brent.
Stunts that attracted capacity
crowds to the little stand also have
their place in the book Gordon
Hittenmark is shown "dunking"
doughnuts in coffee with two visitors
at the stand the morning he offered
free breakfasts for dimes. The pho
nO2rapn record aucClOn, Wnen l.5UU
records from the libraries of WMAL
and WRC we're sold to the highest
bidder, is also pictured.
The pictures were taken by men,
bers of The Star Photographic staff.
Thanks Are Broadcast.
Before the presentation at the
White House, special broadcast
from the stand was presented. K. H.
Berkeley. general manager of WMAL
and WRC, in a brief address,
thanked "the people of Washington
who have so generously contributed
their dimes to help fight infantile
paralysis"
With the armored truck drawn
up in front of the stand and the
sacks Of dimes, under reavy guard,
reposing on the table, he said, "It
Is with extreme qualification that
we of the National Broadcasting Co.
watch the removal of these thou
sands of dimes and see them on