The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-05
MRS. MANTHEY H
 CHOSEN CHAIRMAN
 NEW NFIP CHAPTER


 Southeast Alaska chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis was effected at a meeting held in the Baranof Hotel Gold Room last night.
 An executive committee was named representative of Southeast Alaska. Going into session imme- diately following the dinner meet ing. the executive committee named it's officers and prepared an apph- cation for charter for the new chapter.
 Officers named were: Mrs. Doro- thy Manthey chairman; Mrs. Verh Lee. secretary: B. D. Stewart, trea- surer. all of Juneau; and Mrs. Annie Whaley of Ketchikan, vice chair man.
 West Altenburg, national repre- sentative of the Foundation, assisted with the organization plans.
 He was introduced to the group of 50 attending the dinner meeting bv pr. c. Earl Albrecht, commits sioner of health. who acted as tenn porary chairman until the execu- tive committee was nominated from the floor.
 MT. Altenburg commented that Alaskans have been contributing generously to the annual March of Dimes campaigns for many years. He said that there is S29,000 on de- nosit with the national foundation for Alaska, but that until an Alas kan chapter of the National Foun- dation for Infantile Paralysis was organized there was no legal entity to whom the funds could be turned over.
 Funds for treatment and care of victims of the current polio out break in Alaska, he said, were set I'D by the national foundation on an emergency basis.
 He suggested that Alaska nave three chapters of the NF1P, rep resenting southeast. central ana northern Alaska. The state and ter ritorial chapters operate their own programs without interference from the national foundation, he pointed out. but are eligible to funds and equipment as needed from the na- tional organization in cases o1 emergency.
 Dr. Philip Moore, health depart ment orthopedic surgeon who was in Juneau last night upon his re- turn from examining polio patients in Anchorage and Fairbanks, spoke briefly at the meeting. He stated that much aid had been received from the NFIP by Alaska in its current polio epidemic. Dr. Moore is enroute to Ketchikan where he will also examine polio patients.
 MT. Altenburg planned to leave today for Anchorage and Fairbanks to assist in organization of NF1P chapters in those areas. He said that application for the southeast chapter was already in the mail.
 Members of the Southeast Alaska NFIP chapter named at last nights meeting are:
 Frank Heintzleman or Juneau Ted Harris of Mt. Edgecumbe, Mrs Annie Whaley of Ketchikan, Mrs Marcus Jensen of Douglas, Majol Eric Newbould of Juneau, Mrs. Kate Smith of Juneau, B. D. Stewart O. Juneau, Jack Talbot of Ketchikan Chris Wyller of Juneau, Mrs, Bett. Mccormick of Juneau, Mrs. L. $ Grant of Douglas, Bob Ellis of Ret chikan, Fred Hanford of Wrangell Mrs. Doris Barnes of Wrangell Elkins of Petersburg, MT. Kettelsol of Sitka, Miss Lois Jund of Aul Bay, William Feero of Skagway Mrs. George Dudley of Juneau, Mrs Bernice Stokke of Petersburg, Mrs Mildred Young of Haines, Rev Walter Soboleff of Juneau, Mrs Mabel Jackson of Yakutat, Car Heinmiller of Haines, Harry Doug las of Hoonah, Mrs. Prosper Cant. of Pelican, Earle Hunter of Juneau Frank Peratrovich of Klawock John Smith of Metlakatla, Josepl Kahklen of Angoon, Mrs. Johl Somerville of Craig, Mrs. Vern Le of Juneau, Mrs. Dorothy Manthe, of Juneau, Mrs. Willie Dugaqua o Rake, and Mrs. Wesley Morrisol Of Huda hIJrp