President's Birthday Concert Benefit: Infantile Paralysis Fund According to the New York Times, the final selection, which is listed in the program simply as "Operatic duet," was actually the national anthem (introduced by emcee Deems Taylor as "an old song"). "3,000 AT CONCERT OF PARALYSIS DRIVE." New York Times (1923-Current file) Jan 18 1943: 18. ProQuest. 29 July 2013. multiple performances benefit performance 1943-01-17T20:30:00