Evening star., 1933-03-12
ROOSEVELT FETED
BY NEWS WRITER'S
President, Cabinet and Others
Guests of White House
Correspondents.

Correspondents.
worrisome affairs of state, President
Roosevelt members of his cabinet ant
other high officials enjoyed a good
laugh at one another's expense last
night as the White House correspond
ents burlesqued the new deal" at their
annual banquet and frolic at the VIII
lard Hotel.
1t was Mr.. Roosevelts first public ap-
pearance since his Inauguration and
he seized the opportunity for relaxa-
tion and entertainment with evident
enthusiasm.
Although oratory of any type is
strictly taboo at these feasts Of the
White House Correspondents Associa-
tion, the President was permitted" to
say few words to the more than 500
gentlemen of the press and their dis
tinguished guests. who filled the large
ball room on the top floor. His re-
marks, of course, cannot be published.
because it is the rule of the association
that reporters are never present" at
Its banquets.
Diplomats Are Present
Among dignitaries at the head table.
In addition to Mr. Roosevelt and the
cabinet members. were the japanese.
German and Italian Ambassadors, the
Albanian Minister Speaker Henry r.
Ra1ney, Senator Joe Robinson, ma ajor-
lty leader Of the Senate; Senator
Charles L. McNary, Republican leader;
Representative Bertrand N. Smell.
House minority leader; Undersecretary
OF State Phillips. Assistant Secretary
OF State Moley. Gov. Eugene Never of
the Federal Reserve Board; the Presi-
dents secretariat, Col. Louis Howe,
stephen 7. Early and Marvin H. Nc
ntyre; Frank c. Walker treasurer of
the Democratic National Committee
1ho Everett Sanders, chairman of the
Republican National Committee.
The program, frequently bordering on
the hilarious, included skits lamnoonino
ofilcial life in Washington, with Special
reference to the new administration. a
novel movie, of the Record, or Just
Between Us Girls" written, acted and
produced by the correspondents them
selves, under direction of Arthur
DeT1tta of Movietone News; feature
acts by radio stars of the Columbia
Brcadcast1ng System: original parodies
by George O'Connor and his accom-
panlst, Matt Horne and incidental
music by the Navy Band under direc-
ton of Lieut. Charles Benter. who pre-
sented a new march dedicated to Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
New Officers Inducted.
The banquet celebrated the induction
respondents organization, headed by
George E. Durno of International News
Service, president, who became master
OF ceremonies Immediately following his
installation. j. Russell Young, White
House correspondent of The Star and
past president of the association, pre-
sided at the installation in the absence
OF Paul R. Mallon of the Mcclure
Syndicate, who was i'll. Other new
officers are Albert L. Warner of the
New York Herald Tribune. vice presi-
dent; Gus L. Tarry, Wall Street Journal.
Secretary-treasurer (re-elected), and
William P. Flythe, Universal Service,
and John F. Chester, Associated Press,
member of the Executive Committee.
Lewis Wood of the New York Times
Benny, Columbia comedian, took charge
OF the radio stars program. The talent
in this show included Ruth Etting,
Little Jack Little, Stoopnagle and Budd,
Gertrude Nielsen. Aileen Stanley. Nino
Martini the Hickory Nuts, William
ONeal, Mary Eastman and Phil Regan.
The guest list follows:
Phelps Adams, George AkerSon, Theo-
dore Afford. r. A. Allen, Robert S.
Allen. Eugene Anderson, Robert c. An
derson, Edward Anthony, Robert B.
Armstrong, r. B. Armstrong. jr.;
George P. Arnold, Jack Atchison, w. H.
Atkins, Y. Azodi.
Joseph H. Baird, Joe L. Baker, Ray
Baker, Carlisle Bargeron, Frederick R.
Barkley. j. E. Barnes, John Barnett,
Garter Barron, George Barrows, william
Beale, Edward Beattie, Max Beeman,
Felix Belair, Uric Bell, Henry Adams
Bellows, George Benson. Lieut. Charles
Benter, K. H. Berkeley, Barry Bingham,
Judge r. w. Bingham, Leland S. Bisbee,
Hilaire Bittner, w. E. Blackley Richard
Blaisdell, E. G. Bliss. Sol Bloom,
John Boettiger, Capt. Joel T. Boone,
Thomas w. Brahany. Raymond p
Brandt. A. D. Brashears, Adolf Bremen,
Ned Brooks, Lou Brown. COL Thad H.
Brown, w. L. Bruckart, Gene Buck,
WdlhCl ouCl, 11dlly ~. bulClleI, ftcdT
Admiral H. " Butler, Senator James F.
Byrnes.
Vincent Callahan, Michael Calman,
E. D. Canham, Joe Carey, T. w. Car
roll, George H. Carter, William r.
Castle, jr.: Thomas E. Cathcart, Tur-
ner Catledge, William w. Chance. Roy
P. Chase. ]. F. Chester, Maj. C. C.
Childs, Bowie Chapman, George B.
Christian. jr. M. Christerson, T. W.
Church, C. T. Clagett Raymond Clap
per, Edward T. Clark, Kenneth W.
Clark, Martin Codel, W. H. Collier,
James E. Collif1ower, Ralph A. Collins,
William j. Collins, George, H. Combs,
Ray Connolly. Jack S. Connolly, L. l..
Conness, Senator Marcus A. Coolidge,
Karl w. Corby, James Corrigan, John
F. Costello, Felix Gotten, Joseph j.
Cotter, DR.. James F. Coupal, Arthur
Crocker Pete Crognan, z. H. Crump,
Homer S. Cummings, Richard D.
Curtis Dali, Capt. c. L. Dalrymple,
John j. Daily, r. H. Davidson, Charles
j. Davis, AL J. Day, Katsuji Debuchi,
James, Vincenzo De Francis, Vincenzo
De Girolamo, Arthur De Greve, Pierre
Denoyer. r. H. Denton, George H.
Dern, Arthur A. De Titta, William T.
Devlin, Rudolphe de Zapp. c. B. Dick
son, G. B. Dodds, C. L. Doggett, Will
liam j. Donaldson, DR.. James H.
.Doran. George NJ Dorsey. Emmet F.
Totgherty, T. P. Dowd, J. F. Dowdall,
Eddie Bowling. James Doyle. George
C Drescher, Peter A. Drury, E. j.
Duffy, George E. Durno, Rodney
butcher
Stephen T. Early, T. F. Edmunds,
Russell T. Edwards John D. Elwood,
H. E. Ely, Park Engle, Harry Engle-
bright, Leslie Erhardt, John D. Edwin,
j. Fred Essary.
Walter Fahy, Herman Fakler, James
A. Farley, H. B. Faroat. James Far
raher, Paul Fenlon. Harry Ferguson. A.
F. Field, Carter Field, J. ]. Fitzpatrick
Thomas F. F1aherty, John A. Fleming
A. F. Flynn. F. NJ Flynn, H. C. Flynn
W. P. F1ythe. Edward T. Folliard
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