Evening star., 1941-01-24
Film Star Gives Autographs
At Mile o. Dimes Stand TODAY
Preston Foster
Aids Campaign
For Victims

| Preston Foster, movie star ap-
pearing in the current film North
west Mounted Police" was on hand
for an hour this afternoon begin
ming at las o'clock and gave auto
graphs to all laying dimes on the
Mile O Dimes stand, Fourteenth
street and New York avenue NV.
Mr.. Foster followed the appearance
of Douglas Fairbanks. jr., at Dimes
Square" yesterday afternoon, when
several hundred movie fans were at
tracted to the scene.
After rolling up with a full police
motorcycle escort, Mr.. Fairbanks laid
several dimes on the line and called
on the assembly and unseen radio
audience to join in contributing to
the fight against infantile paraly-
sis.
My mission here in Washington
has been in connection with the
Committee to Defend America by
Aiding the Allies" Mr.. Fairbanks
said. Il have in that connection
been concerning myself with the
thoughts of the thousands of Brit
ish children who have been ravaged
and made i'll by the war. But
I'm sure that we all think first of
the thousands of American children
who annually are smitten by the
scourge called infantile paralysis.
Urges Contributions.
p II understand that this Mile O.
Dimes stand was the first one to be
used to collect funds for the in
fantile paralysis victims This year
there are Mile o. Dimes stands in
every one of the major cities so
that millions of Americans may
contribute to this great cause. If
you have not already done so, may
I suggest that you bring your dime,
or contribution, to the Mile O. Dimes
now and fight infantile paralysis. :"
Miss Matte Gibson, superintend-
ent of Children's Hospital, was in
tervieWed during broadcast period
today and promised to return with
the institution staff's contribution to
the fund.
"Children's Hospital has been,
from the first, one of the largest
benefciaries of this money" she ex-
planned.
Early Diagnosis Important.
Miss Gibson pointed out that early
diagnosis and treatment is of prime
Importance in battling infantile
paralysis and said that much valu-
able equipment, such as tanks for
underwater treatment and a splint
and cast laboratory, had been made
available through money collected
in previous Presidents birthday
campaigns.
This is pleasant and happy way
to do it," she concluded.
The stand, which is sponsored by
The Star and the National Broad
casting Co., was visited at 4::30 pm.
yesterday by Miss Ethel Richardson,
who brought $50 from the employees
of Federal Communications Com
mission: Harold B. Colvin of the
Postal Telegraph Co., who laid 66
dimes from employees of the firm.
and 8-year-old Nancy Perau of 1407
Juniper street NV, who contributed
dime for each year of her age.
DR.. Clarence a Dykstra. national
director of Selective Service, ap-
peared at the l pm. broadcast yes
terday to bring in the contributions
of employees of his Office here.
although Selective Service Head
quarters is baby organization, so
far as seniority in Washington is
concerned" DR.. Dykstra told the
radio audience, 1--WE are proud that
we can turn in better than 200 per
cent of the amount that Mile O.
Dimes campaign leaders said was
expected from u.s."
In addition to representing his
organization, DR.. Dykstra placed a
personal contribution in the bottle
bearing the name of his native
State, Wisconsin. The Selective
Service employees contribution was
$41.25.
Other Groups Give.
Workers of the Railroad Retire
ment Board Office sent in total of
$104 through the employment coun-
selor of their Office, Mary Jane
Stanton, at one of the afternoon
broadcasts yesterday.
And Collas G. Harris, executive
officer of the National Archives,
brought in $29.10, representing, he
said, about half of what the en-
ployes of National Archives expect
to give to the Mile o. Dimes. There