Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1942, Page 100

7 Vi THIS little 7-year-old, sitting in the Whirlpool Hubbard tank, is one of the patients at Children’s Hospital here that you'll be helping, through the National Foundation tor Intantile Paralysis, by joining in the cele- bration of the President’s birthday at the Birthday Balls next Friday night, January 30. The hospital’s maintenance of the most advanced treatment and clinical equipment means that the little paralysis patients there are given the very best chance of recovery for full and useful lives. A little 3-year-old learns to walk again. Painted foot marks quide her steps as she holds onto the parallel bars with the aid of the physiotherapist Leoking forward to the early day when It seems that before long this youngster at Children’s she’ll be up and around, this young patient Hospital will be riding a real bicycle. This bike, how 1s just as interested as ever in having her ever, 1s stationary and is used as an exerciser to hair nicely combed. Her nurse is the “beau strengthen the legs. tician.” A cheerful little 2-year-old has her doll for .company as her legs, with braces removed, Checkers while away many hours on the road to happier days— are massaged by the physiotherapist, Mrs. Iris Warner. Star Staff Phot to which others’ care and their own courage will bring them. | * ]