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![A.F. OF L.'S $5800 CHECK PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS FIGHT, WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 24. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TODAY RECEIVED A CHECK FROM WILLIAM GREEN, PRESIDENT OF THE A.F.OF L. TO AID IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INFANTILE PARALYSIS. THE A.F. OF L. ALSO PRESENTED A HUGE CAKE TO THE PRESIDENT, BUT THE CAKE HASN'T BEEN DELIVERED AS YET BECAUSE THE DRIVER OF THE DELIVERY TRUCK TOOK THE BUMPS TOO FAST AND BROKE IT. SHOWN IN THE PHOTO, L TO R: ELINORE MYRUP, DAUGHTER OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER OF THE BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY WORKERS UNION; CHESTER WRIGHT, DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION, LABOR DIVISION, OF THE FIGHT INFANTILE PARALYSIS' DIVISION OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY; CHARLES E. HANDY, ASSISTANT OF CHESTER WRIGHT; WILLIAM G[...]; OLIVER HOYENS, ASSISTANT TO CHESTER WRIGHT; MARIL[...] NTER, DAUGHTER OF THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY OF THE BAKERY AND CONFECTIONARY WORKERS UNION; AND ELSIE SCHMIDT, DAUGHTER OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY OF THE SAME UNION](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDAvMDEvMDEvYWYtb2YtbHMtZG9sbGFyNTgwMC1jaGVjay1wcmVzZW50ZWQtdG8tcHJlc2lkZW50LWZvci1pbmZhbnRpbGUtcGFyYWx5c2lzLWZpZ2h0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/30/webp "A.F. OF L.'S $5800 CHECK PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS FIGHT, WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 24. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TODAY RECEIVED A CHECK FROM WILLIAM GREEN, PRESIDENT OF THE A.F.OF L. TO AID IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INFANTILE PARALYSIS. THE A.F. OF L. ALSO PRESENTED A HUGE CAKE TO THE PRESIDENT, BUT THE CAKE HASN'T BEEN DELIVERED AS YET BECAUSE THE DRIVER OF THE DELIVERY TRUCK TOOK THE BUMPS TOO FAST AND BROKE IT. SHOWN IN THE PHOTO, L TO R: ELINORE MYRUP, DAUGHTER OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER OF THE BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY WORKERS UNION; CHESTER WRIGHT, DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION, LABOR DIVISION, OF THE FIGHT INFANTILE PARALYSIS' DIVISION OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY; CHARLES E. HANDY, ASSISTANT OF CHESTER WRIGHT; WILLIAM G[...]; OLIVER HOYENS, ASSISTANT TO CHESTER WRIGHT; MARIL[...] NTER, DAUGHTER OF THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY OF THE BAKERY AND CONFECTIONARY WORKERS UNION; AND ELSIE SCHMIDT, DAUGHTER OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY OF THE SAME UNION")