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| Keywords: FDR-Enrolled-Founder-1938.jpg en Photograph of President Franklin D Roosevelt purchasing a certificate enrolling him as a 'founder' of the new National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Standing around FDR left to right Thomas Parran Jr U S Surgeon General; Keith Morgan National Chairman of the Committee for the Celebration of the President's Birthday; Dr Thomas W Gosling National Director of the American Junior Red Cross; Katherine Lenroot Chief of the United States Children's Bureau U S Dept of Labor; and George E Allen Commissioner of the District of Columbia and Executive Director of the National Campaign <br> Joplin Globe Tuesday January 18 1938 page 2 <br>Washington Jan 17 AP ” President Roosevelt enrolled today as Founder No 1 of the new national foundation he organized to combat infantile paralysis ¦ The general public will be asked shortly to help the efforts against infantile paralysis by becoming founders in the new national organization One dollar will be charged for enrollment Chairman Keith Morgan hopes to enroll 2 000 000 persons LOC-image hec 47370 Harris Ewing photographer 1938-01-17 PD-Harris-Ewing Complete Library of Congress file name reads as follows <br>PRESIDENT ENROLLED AS 'FOUNDER' IN FOUNDATION FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS WASHINGTON D C JANUARY 17 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TODAY PURCHASING FROM U S SURGEON GENERAL THOMAS PARRAN A CERTIFICATE ENROLLING HIM AS A 'FOUNDER' OF THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS THE NEW FOUNDATION A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION WILL THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF CITIZENS IN EVERY TOWN AND CITY WAGE THE FIGHT AGAINST THE DISEASE ON A NATIONWIDE SCALE IN THE PHOTOGRAPH L TO R DR THOMAS PARRAN; KIETH MO NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY; DR THOMAS W GOSLING NATIONAL DIRECTOR AMERICAN JUNIOR RED CROSS; MISS KATHERINE i e Katharine LENROOT CHIEF OF THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU U S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; AND D C COMMISSIONER GEORGE ALLEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CAMPAIGN Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1938 Thomas Parran Jr George E Allen March of Dimes | ||||
