Originally published in The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County December 4, 1945.
Mayor Accepts Moose Gift to Valparaiso
Mayor Garrett D. Conover, who accepted a $1,100 iron lung on behalf of the city of Valparaiso, is shown in the center of the picture above as he extends his thanks to Arthur Curtis, governor of the Valparaiso Loyal Order of Moose, who made the presentation.
Formal ceremonies were held at the Moose temple last Tuesday night. Richard Dowdell, in the left foreground, is seen “modeling” one of three various sized metal jackets. Witnessing the ceremony in the background, from left to right are: Chester Anderson, Wallace Gray, Frank Bender, Harold Pence, Lawrence Young (behind Mayor Conover, Roy Hewlett, Wilbur Cowdrey (standing to Curtis’ right), Fred Butterfield, Thomas Brown and Edward Stoltz.
The portable lung, which can be adapted to the needs of small children and adults, is being housed in the Valparaiso fire station. It can be used in cases of drowning, asphyxiation, suffocation, electrocution and infantile paralysis.
