Mary Jane Roach Masters Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield

Q. You don't know who got the money from the campaigns?
A. We sent it to the March of Dimes. We sent it to the National Organization.
Q. Was that money used for research or sewage management, education?
A. Yes, and when we had the epidemic here, they poured in money to help. This was in the rnid-
'40's.
Q. They were supportive.
A. Very supportive.
Q. Who determined who got the money?
A. The March of Dimes.
Q. But who were working with the March of Dimes.
A. We were locally. It was a committee working for the March of Dimes. It was a chapter.
Q. So it was a local decision?
A. Yes.
Q. What was their major rallying cry?
A. Polio.
Q. Totally? Because there were some other diseases and problems later on . . .
A. Later. They came later. Polio was the great issue and, of course, when Salk's vaccine came
through that changed the picture.
Q. Did the March of Dimes carry that? Were they behind that?
A. I'm surprised you didn't know that.
Q. Yes, well I did but for the sake of information I thought it could be documented here. Was
there great support from volunteers?
A. Yes.