Evening star., 1932-01-27
CURTIS APPEALS
FOR DEFENSE ARMS
Tells Chamber of Commerce
WaShington'S Warning Is
Pertinent Today.

defense at all times, Vice President
Charles Curtis, addressing the twenty
fifth anniversary banquet of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce in the
MayfoWer Hotel last night advocated
the upbuilding Of the countryS ar
forces and avoidance Of "entangling
alliances" in accordance with the ad-
vice Of George Washington.
Guests at the banquet, which was
dedicated to the Bicentennial ami
versary of the birth of Washington,
heard Curtis denounce men of alien
thought and race who would SOW the
seeds of disCOrd and diSunion among
us" and call for the riddance in the
United States of all alien criminals and
Tacketeers.
The words of George Washington
are as pertinent to our welfare now as
they were then" Curtis declared. 1T
was never more necessary that, as
Washington advised the country be
kept in state of complete national
defense.
Fear Prevents Cuts
1T would be wonderful if the strong
nations Of the earth would agree upon
q plan Of disarmament which would
reduce their armies and navieS to the
smallest strength needed for defense.
But the fear of Offense keeps them from
doing SO. Unless all will disarm, none
will. So We must keep both our Army
and Navy strong enough for complete
national defense, likewise, that new
branch Of defense-the air force"
Eulogi2ing Washington and citing
some Of the dramatic events in the ca
reer Of the first President, Curtis said:
I'VE have always needed Washingtons
advice to observe good faith and justice
toward all nations. To cultivate peace
and harmony with all, is still one Of our
principal aims. We hope for, have
done and are doing everything possible
TO bring about world peace. But it
must be peace with honor; peace not
involving us in the quarrels Of other
nations"
Curtis paid tribute to the chamber
for its 25 years of accomplishments in
the field of civic endeavor in Washing
ton, and congratulated the trade body,
as well as Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
for the creation of the talking motion
picture, Washington, the Man and the
Capital" which had its premiere as
feature Of the banquet.
500 Guests Attend.
More than 500 guests attended the
anniversary affair, which was the out
standing event of its kind in the his
tory of the chamber.
In addition to the Vice President, the
chamber had as guests Of honor Harry
NJ. Warner, president of Warner Bros;
Clarence Whitehill, who plays the role
of Washington in the Warner film;
Senators John H Bankhead, Simeon D.
Fess, Thomas P. Gore, James Hamilton
Lewis and Warren B. Austin, and
Representatives Sol Bloom, Byron B.
Harlan, Mary T Norton. Vincent L.
PalmiSanO, James L. Whitley, Gale H.
Stalker and Frederick NJ. Davenport.
Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M.
Fyde also was at the speakers table,
as were Corporation Counsel w. w.
Bride, Acting Supt. of Police E. w.
Brown, Commissioners Luther H.
Reichelderfer and Herbert B. Crosby,
Bishop William F. Mcdowell Silas H.
StraWn, president of the United States
Chamber of Commerce; Director of
Traffic w. A. Van Duzer, Fire Chief
George S. Watson, DR.. Cloyd H. Mar
win, president of George Washington
University; DR.. Lucius C. Clark, presi-
dent Of American University; Assistant
Engineer Commissioner H. L. Robb,
c H. Pope, president of the District
l.
Whltehurst, District highway engineer
Makes Plea for Movies.
In brief talk Mr. Warner made a
plea for stronger support of the motion
picture industry, declaring he believed
the peace Of the world hinged in a
large degree on moving pictures, which
today are distributed from a central
point to all parts Of the world. He
said this is step toward universal
language.
The Bicentennial picture, which has
fer its setting local scenes, depicts
ton, leading up to his planning of
the National Capital with Maj. Len
FAINT At this point in the picture,
the scene shifts effectively to the
Washington Of today, and there follows
a camera tour of the points Of out
standing interest in the city
Entertainment was furnished by
talent from the Earle Theater includ-
ing Ed Miller and accompanist; Miss
Bernice Claire, who appeared through
courtesy Of R-K-O Keith's; George
O'COnnor, popular local singer; the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone CO.
Glee Club and Meyer Goldman's Or
CheStra.
Mr Whitehill, for many years
baritone with the Metropolitan Opera
Co. sang several old-faShioned num-
bers. Strickland Gillian, humorist,
also was among the entertainers.
George A. G. Wood, vice president of
the chamber, presided at the banquet
IN the absence of Harry King, president
OF the body Thomas P. Littlepage, Sec
ond vice president, was POSTMASTER.
The invocation was said by Rev.
James Shera Montgomery, chaplain of
the House Of Representatives.
Other guests included:
Arthur Abbott, Joseph Abel, Mrs.
Joseph Abel. Edwin Aderer, D. P. Al
len, Charles w. Alpaugh, Victor An
April, Warren S. Austin.
DR.. Bernard A. Baer, Mrs. Bernard A
Baer, w Gordon Bailey, w. W. Bailey,
M r. Baker, Walter c. Balderson, o. F.
Ballou, Charles P. Balsam, Dr. Noble P.
Barnes, Mrs. Noble P. Barnes, Arthur
H. Baum, Leo Baum, T. N. Beavers,
Julian Behrend, Mendel Behrend, J. G.
Bell, James F. Bennett, John S. Ben
nett, Mrs. John S. Bennett, R. E. Binns,
Col E. c. Bliss, Samuel II. Blumen-
thai, J. F. Brown, A. Julian Brylawski,
Mrs. A. Julian BrylaWski, Dudley Bur
CESS. Mrs. Dudley Burgess.
Morris Cafritz, Daniel J. Callahan, E.
L. Callahan Mrs. E. L. Callahan, Miss
Elsie A. Cannon, DR.. Eugenio Cantero,
Robert D. Carey, Edmund o. Carl, Mrs
Edmund o. Carl, Louis C.. Carl, F. P.
Carr, A. c. Case, Mrs. c. D. Cassell,
w. H. Churchill, Charles T. Clagett,
DR.. Lucius c. Clark, w. B. Clarkson,
Miss Marie ClavelouX, Troland Cleare,
P o. Coffin, Abe Cohn, Mrs. Abe Cohn,
John ~ Comedian, Oscar Coolican,
Walter A. Cornnell, Robert J. Cottrell,
James L. COyle, Miss Mary E. Croggon,
Miss Lillias Cropper, George Crouch.
Robert H. DalgleiSh, Harry Davidow,
Edwin L. Davis, Mrs Edwin L. Davis,
z. w. Davis, Mrs. E. w. Davis, John
Harrison Davis, Miss Lula Davis, Mar
shall Davis, Mrs. Marshall Davis, Maj.
D. A. Dawson, A. L. Dawson, e. B.