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Special event at Town Hall for The Children's Crusade for Children.
Dorothy Lerner Gordon, musician, broadcaster and author sings and performs on the piano.
Librarian and educator Ann Carroll Moore reads letters from children's librarians from across the United States.
Also speaking are:
Chairperson, Constance Amberg Sporborg
Education Commissioner, Johanna M Lindlof who was the guest of honor.
Parent's Magazine Editor, Clara Savage Littledale
Child Study Association Director, Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg
The Children's Crusade for Children was a penny sharing relief program with the purpose of providing assistance to the war stricken children of Europe. The program was organized during the winter of 1939-1940 under the leadership of Marion G. Canby and Dorothy Canfield Fisher. The program was supported by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and special tin collection cans were decorated with artwork designed by Norman Rockwell and distributed to schools around the country. The children were instructed to give as many pennies as they were years old.
Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
WNYC archives id: 68948
Municipal archives id: LT212