Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
Mrs. vinson Voices
Faith That Public VIII
Press Fight on Polio

0ony1ction that the American
people will support the fight against
infantile paralysis until 1t is COM
pletely won" was voiced by Mrs.
Fred M. Vinson, wife of the Chief
Justice, in a broadcast from the
White House yesterday.
Miss Margaret Truman introduced
Mrs. vinson to preside over the
program in behalf of the women's
division of the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis, which is
marking it's 10th anniversary with
the 1948 March of Dimes.
Mrs. Vinson told her Columbia
network listeners that nearly 5000
communities have individual chap
tiers which have used money con-
tributed to the March of Dimes to
care and provide medical treatment
for some SO, 900 polio victims.
ten years ago there were only
about 300 hospitals that were
equipped to accept polio cases" she
said. To-day there are over 7oo OF
them"
Dimes Provide Research.
March of Dimes money also pays
for scientific research by the founda-
ton on cause and prevention OF the
disease and thousands OF profes-
sional men and women have been
educated through foundation schol-
arships. fellowships and POSTCARD
uate courses in infantile paralysis
+~eo ~ o,1f she said.
Another speaker was Mrs. Jonn
Baker. Charlotte, N. c., physical
therapist, who pointed out sne was
one of nearly 1000 who are physical
therapist because of the March OF
Dimes. -.
She told how, in 1s45, when she
was college undergraduate. she
was sent by the foundation to Jer-
sew CITY. N. j., and Buffalo, N. Z,
where she worked with patients who
had been stricken in the summer
of 1914. Later, she received a scnol-
srship from the foundation.
Mrs. Baker said there were nearly
II 600 new cases in 1947 to be cared
for in addition to the thousands
still recurring treatment after the
1e46 epidemic, and that it costs an
average of $4,000 a case to care
for polio patients.
Lady Balfour Speaks.
Lady Inverchapel, wife OF the
British Ambassador, who was SUI
fering from temporary loss OF her
voice. had spokesman in Lady
Balfour, wife of the Minister OF
the British Embassy. Lady Balfour
told how Lady Inverchapel has de-
voted much time to hospital WORK
as a result of suffering polio at
tack herself as child.
3. Since she came to Washington
last June, Lady Inverchapel has
worked every Thursday in the polio
ward at Children's Hospital.
There are many people who have
had infantile paralysis and gone
on to completely successful lives"
Lady Balfour said. But the most
successful of all was your great
President Roosevelt who became the
leader Of his country-and world
figure-after he had been crippled
= by polio"
Cards to Be Distributed.
Today, distribution of $1,000
March of Dimes coin cards was
scheduled to be made to the city's
public and parochial school chill
dren. ~ 70, =. ~
The student cards will provide
space for dye dtfnes.es iii contrast TO
the 10000 adult collection cards
already distributed, which hold 20
dimes and any number of bills or
checks.
Charles Stofberg, secretary OF the
District Committee for the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,
said this year was the first time
special arrangements have been
made here for students to con-
tribute.
More than 81 100 has been re-
ported collected in the Silver Spring
area in the first campaign week OF
tba March of Dimes William ~