Evening star., 1953-01-25
Women Volunteers
Ready toPush 1-Hour
Drive for Polio Funds

Drive tor Polio FUNDS
Plan are being completed for
the Mothers March on Polio"
to be held from Z to 8 pm.
Wednesday.
Householders may show that
they are willing to contribute to
the 1858 March of Dimes by
lighted porchlights, or, where
there is no porchlight by hand
kerchiefs or wearing apparel
draped on the door.
Heading the Mothers March"
will be Robert M. Averill, 3511
Idaho avenue NV, vice presi-
dent of Capital Airlines. Mrs.
Averill is a polio patient who has
been in an iron lung for six years.
Nevertheless, she is serving as a
captain in her area.
Raised $4,000 in '52.
The march is the local women's
own program to raise funds for
the infantile paralysis drive. It
was held for the first time in this
area last year, when it raised
about $4,000.
The men (wllo are joining in
the project) and women march,
ers will call on houses and apart
ments to pick up a contribution
if they are invited to dc SO by
the designated signals.
Assisting Mr.. Averill. as vice
chairmen for the. drive are Mrs.
Charming S. Walker, SOTO Mill
wood lane NV; Mrs. William
N. Schaefer, 4531 Dexter street
NV: Mrs. Raymond G. Lochiel.
5306 Blackstone road, West
moreland Hills, Md: Mrs. M. r.
Bernstein. 815 Juniper street
NV, and Mrs. Reid Wallace,
1925 Connecticut avenue NV.
The march will be organized
with a colonel" at the head of
each police precinct area, or two
when the precinct is large one
Other officers are captains, !"
section lieutenants" and "block
wardens." The volunteer march,
ers will call on a maximum of 10
homes or apartments each with
IN their own neighborhoods.
The marcherS will be properly
identified as participating in the
project.
Hope to Raise More.
When the calls are completed,
funds will be turned over to the
"colonels." who will report to
the chairman. 1t is hoped that
more funds will be raised than
were collected last year, in view
Of the increased polio rate in
the Washington area. Goals of
double last years collections
have been set.
In charge of the IA police
precinct areas are the following:
Precinct No. /, John L. Ingold-
shy, Willard Hotel; Prencinct No.
2, Mrs. Helen r. M. Pinckney.
2034 Twelfth street NV; Pre-
cinct No. 8, Mrs. Julius S. Nevia-
ser, 1918 K street NV. Prencinct
No. 4, Franklin Padget, 65O8
Medwick drive, Hampshire
Knolls: Prencinct No. S, Mrs.
John r. Murdoch, g1l0 Maryland
avenue NE. and Miss M. j. S.
Mcknight; BOT Seventeenth street
Sc; Prencinct No. 6, Mrs. Al
Press, 5819 Third place NV;
Prencinct No. Z. Mrs. John Lar
son, 4436 Edmunds street NV;
Prencinct No. 8, Mrs. Julius
Friedenson, 5145 Thirty-third
street NV; Prencinct No. 8.
Mrs. Alexander Bass, 1905 Mary
land avenue NE. and c. S. Jones,
1915 Trinidad avenue NE.
Also Prencinct No. 10, Mrs.
Maurice Eanet, 1921 Irving street
NV, and Mrs. Hattie r. Mason,
6040 River road; Prencinct No.
II, George L. Gregg, 2911 S
street Sc; Prencinct No. IL, Mrs.
Martin Kelly, 1720 Webster
street NE: Prencinct No. 13,
Mrs. William Coe, 2212 Wyoming
avenue NV; Fletcher Tilton,
1843 Mintwood road NV, and
Mrs. Gladys Roberts, 1447 S
street NV, and Prencinct No.
IA, Charles A. Forman, 1916 Fort
Davis street Sc.