Show BIRTHDAY BALL BALL- BALL WilL BE GIVEN JANUARY 30 3 Henry Henr L Doherty of New York CIty national chairman of the Birthday full Bali for the President has wrItten The Trines Independent stating that a a bIrthday ball will again be held in honor of President Roosevelt on Jan Jan- January January uary 30 all funds to be raised to be used m in the fight against Infantile paralysis On the recommendation of The Independent Times Mrs Clara D DPatterson DPatterson Patterson was last year appointed to act as chairman chauman of the birthday ball and the event given last winter was a great financial success Mrs Patter Patter- Patterson Patterson son has been requested to serve in this capacity again this year but she will willbe willbe be unable to accept Another chairman chair chair- chairman man will be recommended for appoint appoint- appointment appointment ment as it is believed Moab will again wish to do its share in the fight against infantile paralysIs Excerpts from Chairman Doherty's letter follow New York City Dee Dec 5 Dear Mr Taylor President Franklin D RoOsevelt as you ou are aware has again consented to lend his birthday as the occasion for another wide nation series or of benefits to raise additional funds to combat infantile in- in infantIle paralysis The original I birth birth- birthday day ball held last January n in which you so generouslY participated result result- resulted resulted ed n in the raising of a fund n In excess of one million dollars to enable Georgia Warm Springs Foundation to continue its work or f treating victims of this dread disease At the Presidents President's o own suggestion which is also the recommendation or of orthe the trustees of the Foundation no part of this years year's proceeds will go to the Foundation seventy per cent of the proceeds raIsed by each local bIrthday call ball will be retained in its respective area tinder the direction of a committee of each such area to their infantIle paralysis victims Thirty per cent of the pro pro- proceeds eeds will be turned over to the na- na national lonai commIttee for delivery to the resident President to be presented by him to a commission which he will create reate to widen research efforts aimed to o wipe out the disease itself exactly I I |