Show S. S L L. HOSPITAL FOR INFANTILE CASES URGED Meeting Backs Backs- Establishment Establishment Establishment of Paralysis sis Institute By HENRY DENRY SUTHERLAND With establishment of a western infantile in infantile paralysis sanatorium here as their goal a 1 group of prominent Salt Sal Lake City men and women met to discuss discuss discuss dis dis- dis- dis cuss ways and means at a luncheon in the Hotel Utah Wednesday Mrs Josephine Goff GoH 2 2551 51 Highland High Highland land drive is the prime mover in the plan She is aided by Dr R. R J J. J Alexander county physician am and Harold B Lee city commissioner o of streets and improvements They hope to utilize the W warm buo buoyant ant waters of Wasatch Hot Ho springs ne near near r St. St Marks Mark's hospital for forthe forthe or orthe the benefit of western sufferers from the disease Western Branch Brauch Addressing the Wednesday afternoon meeting Mrs Go Goff suggested that they communicate with the national foundation for paralytic children at Warm Springs Ga on the of of- establishing the Salt Lake City institution as a's a western branch The Warm Springs sanatorium which boasts of President Franklin Roosevelt as its most distinguished p patient is the the only one one of its ki kind kinc d din in in tile the United States Stales Mrs GoLf Goff said th that t the waters vaters of Wasatch hot ho springs are ae held by physicians to be equally as good if it not superior to those of the Georgia institution in medicinal properties All that is l lacking to make them available to western sufferers is development Nephi L. L Morris served d as chairman chair chair- man manof of the meeting In a brief opening open- open fag ing ng address he praised the thought and foresight of Mrs Goff in advancing advancing advancing ad ad- the proposal after tracing the evolution of df child care and medical medi medical cal treatment fr from m earliest times until until un un- til the present Mayor layor Speaks Mayor Louis Marcus of ot Salt Lake City responding to Mrs G Goff's Goffs lUs lU's address address address ad ad- dress said this is a a. challenging sit situation Whether or not we can obain obtain ob- ob tam ain tain the cooperation o of the national foundation I think surely with the possibilities that we have the buIlding building build- build ing ng water and experience that we have lave a splendid possibility for erv- erv ervIce Ice ce to humanity in inthis this section Need for a western haven for paralysis sufferers was graphically told old by speakers Utah has been spared a real epidemic of the disease such as has stricken children and adults in sur- sur Continued on Page Face Eight Elihu S 81 L L. L PARALYSIS P ARAL YSIS HOSPITAL URGED U GED Continued from PAre Page On One rounding states Dr Alexander said aid If Ifan an epidemic came however however however how how- ever the state might conceivably have 00 cases on its hands figuring figur- figur ing ng on the basis of ot comparative ve populations Establishment of a sanatorium here would be bo a boon to the entire west vest the meeting was told Hundreds Hundreds Hun- Hun of western sufferers from Infantile Infantile In- In paralysis are unable to journe journey journey jour jour jour- ne ney to Warm Springs Ga but they could easily be taken care carD of ot and perhaps restored to health at nt a centrally een- een trally rally located western spa Two Plans Suggested Two alternatives were suggested to o tho the meelin meeting They were first to o take over St St. Marks Mark's s' s hospital or ora ora ora a portion of it and second to attempt attempt at- at tempt empt the building of oC new new ers Physicians estimate that the cost of proper development would approach approach approach ap ap- ap- ap The Tho meeting was assured that Salt SaIl Lake county would offer use of the tho spring itself without without without with with- out cost Dr Alexander explained that the use of warm water to treat infantile paralysis has been highly successful success success- ful ul ful The buoyancy of oC the water enables the patient to move and exercise exercise ex- ex ex cx- affected limbs as he could not lot do on land The warmth and medicinal values of the water also have a healing effect Much credit for development of the he scheme is accorded Mrs Goff who vho is on the staff stare of radio station Mrs Irs Goff suggested se of the he springs for infantile paralysis work vork to Dr Alexander about 12 months ago As chairman of the national presidential presidential pres- pres ball bali committee Dr Alexander Alexander Alexander Alex Alex- ander brought the proposal before the he infantile paralysis fund subcommittee subcommittee sub sub- committee of his organization and Wednesdays Wednesday's meeting was the out out- come Dr Alexander said that 2400 2 was raised by his committee in the presidents president's presidents president's pres- pres ident's dents birthday ball last winter and that hat about 1300 remains It might prop properly be used in the water project Mrs Audre Audrey Boyd of the Capitol Girls' Girls club is secretary of the sub sub- committee Other members are arc Mrs Richard R. R Lyman past president president president dent of the National L. L D. D S. S Relief society Mrs Emma A. A Empey of the he I L. L D. D S. S Relief society Dr R. R T. T president of the county medical society Thomas Faddis of the he Salt Lake Federation of Labor and Mayor G. G R R. Berger of Murray Among those invited to attend Wednesdays Wednesday's meeting w were re Mayor Louis Marcus Walter Valter H. H Alder president of or the Bamberger Coal company compan Wallace Vallace Bennett Benne t secre- secre treasurer ary of the Bennett Glass Glassand Glassand Glassand and Paint company Mrs Reed Smoot former matron of oC the L. L D. D S. S Childrens Children's hospital A. A L. L Fish general manager of The Salt Lake Telegram m G. G B B. Heal editor of oC The Salt Lake Tribune Earl J. J Glade manager of radio station I Richard L. L Evans production manager manager man man- ager of Samuel O. O Bennion general manager of the Deseret News Jews and Mark Peterson also of the he News Antone R R. ins Ivins member of the first council of seventy se of the he L. L D. D S. S church L. L A. A Loeb b secretary of J. J B. B Walker construction man M. M O. O Ashton of or the Sugarhouse Lumber and Hardware company and Nephi L. L Morris president of the hc Sons of oC Utah Pioneers |