The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-18
March Of
Dimes Starts
This Week

Wi h more events scheduled than
ever hefore in the history OF the
March of Dimes, the annual Fund
Raising Appeal of The National
Foundation for 1nfantlle Paralysis,
was launched January IA by basii
O,Connor. president of the National
Foundation. The appeal will be CHI
NAKED by hundreds OF Birthday
Parties and other celebrations on
President Roosevelt's birthday, jan
uary 80. and will conclude on jan
uary 81. ,o.s
The official opening of the l91o
March of Dimes was made by MI.
O'Connor and ]. Harold Ryan, pres
ldent of the National Association
of Broadcasters, on a coast-lo-coast
broadcast. Mr.. Ryan is chairman OF
the National Radio Division oil the
March of Dimes.
For the first time the initial raj
" of the March of Dimes drive III
New York City was national al
fair This rally took place at Rock
efeller Center from 1900 noon I'M
til LOO p. M. on January ID. Par
ticipating were stars Of radio, stage,
and screen. as we'll as other feleb-
rites. They included the Broadway
star. Frank Fay who was master OF
ceremonies. Jack Benny and his
troupe. who are making a special
benefit tour for the March of Dimes,
Margaret O'Brien, Basil O'Connor,
Mary Pickford. who is chairman of
the Womens Division of the Ma
tional Foundation, the 58lst A. A. r.
Band from Mitchell Field the Coast
Guard Port Security Command
Glee Club, and others. Mayor La
Guardia and Governor Dewey were
invited.
Many March Of Dimes events are
scheduled in all parts of the world
where American service men and
women are fighting global war
Many of these events are adapted to
the particular locale, such is the
sKilometre of Diecis' instead of a
Mile of Dimes in Italy, and March
of Rails Can Iranian coin worth
about cents in Iran instead of the
March of Dimes. Card parties,
shooting contests, dances. and other
events are being planned by vari-
Gus American posts in foreign
fields.
The Fund Raising Appeal
throughout the United States will
be marked by more diversity than
ever before. While New York, Wash
lngton. Boston and many Of the
other large cities will have then
big Birthday Parties as usual, the
Embarrassing events in other sec
tlons Of tho country range from CAKE
walks and RE suppers to concerts
theater parties and benefit sport
events.
To help provide funds for TIN
thousands Of new victims Of lnfan
tile paralysis who were added las
year to the long polio casualty list
the motion picture industry again
IS lending its full support. The wecl
Of January 1881 has been set asid
as Motion Pictures March Of Dime
week and more movie theaters thai
ever before will participate. DurinI
that period some $4,000 thcatcr
throughout the nation will max
audience collections
Rome, Wis, scheduled the frs
Of the Birthday Parties, setting
for Saturday, Jan. ID. the day be
fore the drive opened and II day
before Mr.. Roosevelts birthday
In Kansas 100 travelling salesme
are arranging a Birthday party an
selling tickets as they 90 abou
their rounds. That state also Wi
nave auctions, cake walks, pie sur
pers and Bingo games among i
many activities.
One of the most unusual celebr;
lions will be an old-fashioned con
munity party at Utica, a small tow
near Jackson, Miss 1t will incluc
not only games and cake walks, bl
also a museum exhibit made up
relics and souvenirs brought or SCI
back from the war zones by men
bers of the Armed Forces.
Oklahoma is going in strong Fl
basketball games in all commur
ties and Penny Parade f
schools throughout the state.
South Carolina the Paris Islal
Marine Base will hold a big dant
while in other parts Of that state
chain party idea called Polio Pr
vention Parties has been arrange
Six. women are invited to each pa
ty, paying dime, and each in tn
then holds her own party. In Ut
there will be a celebration in eve
county in addition to sports even
such as basketball and boxing
Idaho country dances, box soci
and parties will be held in rui
areas.
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