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Show by the National Foundation to combat epidemics of iniantil paralysis, lor research, for ajd ing hospitals and institutions h the study o the treatment ot th after effects of the disease and in disseminating knowledge re garding the disease and its treat ment to the medical professio" and the public. Over Two Million Raised by Birthday Ball WASHINGTON Sweeping high above all former records, the 19-41 19-41 celebration of the President's Birthday to raise funds for tne National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, produced a net total of S2.104.4C0. 53, President Roosevelt Roose-velt has been told. This was $697,-214.79 $697,-214.79 more than the $1,407,243.74 raised in 3940, the previous high mark. Expenses of the National Committee Com-mittee for the Celebration of the President's Birthday were $136, 996.61 per cent of the total net amount raised. The President received the campaign cam-paign report in his executive office of-fice at the White House. The total figures were revealed for the first time in an inscribed testimonial test-imonial report and audit handed him by Keith Morgan, national chairman of the committee, and Basil O'Connor, president of the national foundation, and former law partner of the president Under the usual plan of the National Foundation, approximately approxima-tely one-half of the net proceeds, or $1,096,856.84 will be used by state and county chapters of the Foundation to aid those in the various communities who have been stricken with the disease. The other portion of the funds, or $1,027,594.69 will be expended |