Mrs. Roosevelt Lauds
Gallinger Children's
Clinic After Visit
Unit Is Called a 'Tribute'
To Hospital After
Close Inspection
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt visited
the crippled children’s clinic of Gal
linger Hospital yesterday and after
a close inspection of the new occu
pational and physical therapy rooms
pronounced them “delightfully
cheerful and well equipped.”
She said the clinic is "a tribute”
to Dr. Edgar A. Bocock. hospital
superintendent: the Twentieth Cen
tury Club, which celebrated its 50th
anniversary by buying $2,000 worth
of equipment, and to the hospital
staff.
Escorted through the children’s
library, Mrs. Roosevelt spied a col
ored boy who was nonchalantly
reading despite the confusion of in
troductions. He, too, was intro
duced. His name, he said, was
Roosevelt Champion. Roosevelt and
Mrs. Roosevelt posed for a picture.
The 12-year-old boy, who lives at
2119 Fourth street N.W., got a cheer
ful smile and a pat on his head.
“I’ll have to tell the President about
It tonight,” she said.
In one of the wards she paused
to speak to Ernest Kanolopelis, 16,
of 1324 Monroe street, a polio vic
tim since he was 2 years old. in
formed he had been bedridden until
he received his first treatments two
years ago, Mrs. Roosevelt declared:
“That shocks me to see a boy who
has been on his back almost since
birth without treatment. You see
it in rural districts, but it seems
Incredible to find it in a city.”
Ernest told her he was now able
to walk without braces since muscles
were transplanted.
In the basement physical therapy
room, after inspecting the small
swimming pool and other apparatus,
Mrs. Roosevelt paused to chat with
Roy Hill, 20, of 908 Eighth street
N.W., who has had a deformity of
the wrist since he fell off a porch
11 years ago. His wrist was being
massaged by a nurse, and the treat
ment appeared painful. “I con
gratulate you on having the grit to
take those exercises,” she told Roy,
who appeared slightly bewildered by
the fanfare and photographer’s
Cashing bulbs.
Chidren worked at weaving and
woodworking machines as she
walked through the basement rooms.
Dr. Bocock told her there were 30
in the wards and 400 others were
receiving treatment, although living
at home.
Members of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club, including Mrs. Thomas
West, chairman of the Anniversary
Committee, and Mrs. E. G. Mont
gomery, club president, were in the
guide group, together with Dr. Ella
Oppenheimer, director of the Di
vision of Maternal and Child Wel
fare of the District.
15 Scouts Advanced;
27 Get Merit Badges
Fifteen Boy Scouts were advanced
In rank at the March meeting of
the Arlington, Va„ Board of Re
view, held Saturday at the Ballston,
Va., Scout Hall. The Scouts, with
their new rank, are:
Albert Matlack, eagle: Lawrence
Woodward, life; Kenneth Dooley,
first class; Kenneth Brickmer, Rey
nold Preston, Richard Cumings,
Robert Corish, Berrard Arndt,
Richard Cigledy, Rynix Drury, El
lery Green, Max Hoover, Billy Lan
den, William MacDonald and Ken
drich Parks, all second class.
At the same time, 27 Scouts were
awarded merit badges. They are
Kendall Curran, Robert Bayles, Rob
ert Stockett, Sidney Wellborn. J.
Collins, R. Bauman, R. M. Dowe,
Hugh McGrath. John McGrath,
Leslie P. Holcomb, Billy Young, Joe
Forrestor, Bobby Williams, Gordon
Pigg, F. B. Adams, Raymond Bearse,
Ralph Longacker, Robert Custard,
John Dudley, Ray Benkert, Carl
Benkert. Maurice Dugard, John Til
lenia, Charles Biler, Donley Stock
ing, Rene Couleman and Ben Sims.
Meat Display Includes
New Kinds of Products
Visitors to an exhibit illustrating
the work of the Bureau of Animal
Industry, opening at the Agriculture
Department today, will have a
chance to vote whether they like
their rib roasts of beef fat, lean
or medium.
The meat display includes a pic
torial exhibit of the three kinds of
beef roasts, along with examples
of new palatable meat products
developed by Federal research
smoked turkey and cured leg of
lamb. There also are realistic
wax models of the newly-developed
6mall-type turkey.
The exhibit, scheduled to run from
today until March 28, will be open
to visitors from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45
pm. week days, except Saturday
when the closing hour will be 1:15
p m. It is arranged in the patio of
the Agriculture Department Admini
stration Building.
A central feature of the display
shows a series of “milestones” in
the activities of the Bureau of Ani
mal Industry. Illustrated are the
bureau's success in eradicating cattle
ticks, bovine tuberculosis and sev
eral other livestock pests and dis
eases. Typical services, also illus
trated, include Federal meat in
spection and the supply of informa
tion on breeding and feeding.
Anderson to Speak
F. Ray Anderson of the Federal
Savings & Loan Insurance Corp. will
apeak on “Why Insurance of Ac
counts” at a luncheon meeting of
the Federal Bar Association at 12:30
pm. tomorrow at the Army and
Navy Club,
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VISITS THERAPY CLINIC—Mrs. Roosevelt Is shown with Mrs.
E. G. Montgomery, president of the Twentieth Century Club,
watching 10-year-old Harold McDonald, jr., 1330 D street S.E., as
he saws wood in the new occupational therapy clinic at Gallinger
Hospital. Mrs. Roosevelt visited the clinic, for which equipment
was provided by the Twentieth Century Club, yesterday.
—Star Staff Photo.
Race Track Backed
By Association in
Columbia Heights
Dr. Carrie Smith
Attacks Failure to
Find Welfare Needs
A race track in the District,
properly regulated and policed, was
indorsed by the Columbia Heights
Citizens’ Association last night after
it was pointed out that revenues
would be a substitute for tax funds.
The association also called for the
liquor dispensary system for the
District and reiterated its stand for
suffrage “before consideration of
any reorganization plan” and an
elective city council, headed by a
city manager.
Dr. Carrie Weaver Smith, former
head of the National Training
School for Girls, addressed the
association, declaring that "it is a
ridiculous and anomalous situation
that District welfare inadequacies
should be brought to light by Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt after the
Board of Commissioners and other
responsible parties had had ample
time over a period of years to make
these discoveries.”
Dr. Smith charged the Commis
sioners, with the specific exception
of Col. David McCoach, were “un
qualified” to govern local affairs
properly.
“The real dictator of the local
administration is Daniel Donovan,
District auditor,” she said, adding
that “I would recommend that a
civil service examination be required
of prospective civilian commissioners
in the District.”
Victor Sadd, manager of the D. C.
Field Office of the Social Security
Board, also guest speaker for the
evening, outlined the functions of
the board, and predicted that event
ually the social security program
will cover employers of one or more
persons Instead of the present
minimum of eight.
Col. Luther Maddox presided over
the meeting which was held in the
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church. Three new members were
admitted.
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Opposition to Racing
In or Near District
Is Voiced
Forest Hills Citizens
Act on Resolution
Of Wilbur La Roe
Opposition to both pari-mutuel
betting and the establishment of
a race track In or near Washing
ton was voted by the Forest Hills
Citizens’ Association at its meeting
held last night ia the Ben Murch
School.
The resolution, submitted by Wil
bur La Roe, chairman of the com
mittee on Civic Affairs of the Wash
ington Federation of Churches and
member of the Forest Hills organiza
tion, stated that it was not alone a
moral issue but that undesirables
would be attracted, large sums of
money would be diverted from local
merchants into the hands of out
side interests and possibly there
would be an Increase of crime in
the District.
Mr. La Roe was praised for his
good work while testifying before
the hearings of the House District
Committee concerning the Liquor
Board.
The stand of the District Com
missioners at the recent hearing on
the horse racing bill was com
mended.
Urges Alertness on Resonlng.
Mrs. Leslie B. Wright, associa
tion president, cautioned the group
to be on the alert for any zoning
problems in the Forest Hills area
and to report them immediately, so
action could be taken by the asso
ciation.
J. Sanders, delegate to the Fed
eration, spoke on the question of
association boundaries now before
the Federation and said boundary
disputes should be settled by the
associations concerned, with the
Federation as arbitrator. “Direct
settling of boundaries by the Fed
eration would lead to feuds,” he
added.
Representative Cooley, Democrat,
of North Carolina was supported
for his bill to repeal the District
income tax levy. A sales tax was
recommended as a substitute.
Traffic lights were again asked for
at Reno road and Nebraska avenue
N.W. and at Thirty-fourth and
Porter streets N.W. More buses at
morning rush hours also were urged.
Mall Survey Conducted.
It was announced that a mail sur
vey was now being carried on by
the Post Office Department with a
view to supplying earlier and better
service in the community.
Flowers and messages of sym
pathy were ordered sent to Dr.
George C. Havenner, prominent civic
leader and member of Forest Hills
Citizens’ Association, after the
members were told Dr. Havenner is
seriously ill.
The annual dinner of the associa
tion was set for the second week in
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