Evening star., 1933-03-12
PRESIDENT TO Be
PRESS CLUB GUEST
Membership Card Will be Pre-
sented at 25th Anniver-
sary Party.

- President Roosevelt has accepted the
invitation of the National Press Club to
attend its twenty-fifth birthday party
on the night of March %.
With the usual qualifications-"f the
eXigencies of the public business per-
mit"-the President told the newspaper
men that he would be glad to join in
the festivities. Years ago, when he was
an Assistant Secretary of the Navy Mr..
Roosevelt was a frequenter of the old
Press Club. Since becoming President
OF the United States he has made ap-
plication for membership-and his
membership card will be presented to
him at the birth night party, March
%, by Raymond P. Brandt, president of
the club.
On March 90 the Press Club cele-
brates the twenty-fifth anniversary of
the adoption of its constitution. To
commemorate that event, a mammoth
birthday party will be staged in the
club auditorium-for members only.
Despite the unusual pressure of public
business, because Of the acute financial
condition of the country it is believed
siaat President Roosevelt will find it
possible TO 81 away from the White
House long enough to help celebrate
the Press Clubs birthday party.
10 JOIN freSS SluD.
One of Mr.. Roosevelt's first acts upon
entering the White House was to apply
for membership in the National Press
Club. His application will be con-
Sidered in the regular way by the Board
Of Governors When, on March 2s. he
Is made full-fledged member, he joins
the ranks of his predecessors. All the
Presidents of the United States, since
the Press Club was born, have been
members Of the newspaper mems club
MIR. Roosevelt will be the sixth President
to hold a card.
Soon after the organization of the
club, in 1908, President Taft-"who
used to be a newspaper man himself
Joined the club as non-active member.
President Wilson, who had been a
writer as we'll as college president, also
became member of the club on the
ton-active list
President Harding. as the publisher
OF newspaper, was member of the
National Press Club long before he went
to the White House
President Coolidge was an associate
member. After he left the White House
and moved to Northampton he was
transferred to the nonresident list
Only few days before his death he
eent in his check for the 1888 dues
PRESIDENT hoover was an associate
member of the club.
Postmaster General Farley followed
she footsteps of his chief and immedi-
ately made application for associate
membership in the National Press Club
it is expected that other members of
the cabinet will also ask for member
ship, since the associate membership
includes those whose daily work bring
them in close contact with the press.
Cards To Be Presented.
Membership cards will be presented
TO all of Mr.. Roosevelts official family
who have their applications in on time
and to Col. Louis Howe, head of the
White House secretariat. who has also
applied for membership. A veteran
newspaper man, Mr.. Howe will come in
under the non-active status.
Steve" Early and Marvin Mcintyre,
the two other White House secretaries,
have been members of the National
Press Club for the past 20 years.
Plans for honoring the White House
eecretariat - newspaper men all i are
being conducted in secret. They are to
be the recipients of some sort of reccgni-
tion from their fellow members, but just
what this is no one knows, nor will
know until the night of March 29, when
the National Press Club celebrates its
birth anniversary.