Evening star., 1934-01-28
Presidents Birthday
Ball to Be Brilliant Fete
Elite Of Capital Will Pay Tribute and Con-
tribute Funds to Warm
Springs Fund.

Seldom in the Capital does an event
receive such warm and enthusiastic
reception as the brilliant ball which
will be given at the Shoreham Tuesday
not only as tribute to the President
of the United States on his natal day
but the proceeds realized will go to the
project nearest to President Roosevelt S
heart. the permanent endowment fund
for the Georgia Warm Springs Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis. An added
appeal centers about the little children
who are now receiving treatment at the
sanitarium in Georgia, and by way of
the endowment will be able to remain
at the worthy institution for further
care.
Similar balls to that in Washington
will take place simultaneously Tuesday
night in every village, town and city
throughout the country, and there is
little doubt but that the $4,000, 900
needed for the endowment will be
raised through the events
As for the ball in the Nations Capt.
tai, it will be attended by diplomats,
Government officials of high degree.
ranking officers of the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps, prominent citizens
and society leaders. 1t will attract the
attendance of many men and women
from other cities, who will come to
Washington just for this event. 1t will
be the ball of the occasion.
Mrs. Roosevelt will attend the ball
arriving shortly after 10 o'clock, when
the festivities officially open. Mrs
Curtis Dali will come with Mrs. Roose-
velt. and they will be escorted by men,
bers of the Presidents official house
hold. The Floor Committee. headed
by Gen. William E. Horton. will greet
the party and will take them to the
box especially placed in the south end
Of the lounge, surrounded by the honor
tables. filled with distinguished men
and women of Washington.
Other tables will be placed in the
adjacent ball room where popular hosts
and hoStesses will entertain through
out the evening, and from which points
of vantage the kaleidoscope scene may
best be viewed. Continual dancing in
the west ball room and constant di-
version In the lounge and main ball
room will be the order of the eve
ming. In the dining room, the National
Symphony Orchestra will be heard in
o'clock, conducted by DR.. Hans Kinder.
At the tables and elsewhere hosts
and hostesses desiring to do so may
order supper at a reasonable fee, es-
pecially arranged for by the Washing
ton committee headed by Mrs. John
Allen Daugherty and Mr. Ray Baker,
in response to literally hundreds of
requests from leaders of society and
the public at large. The ball will con-
tinue until o'clock, or later if the
dancers so desire, and q constant ex-
change of orchestras from place to
place will add fresh impetus to the
dancing set.
To mention all Of the many prom
inent persons who will sit at the tables
for this ball would but repeat the So
cial register, indeed. but perhaps few
Of the many may be listed, including
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Breckenridge,
Mr.. Ray Baker, Senator and Mrs. Mar
Gus Coolidge, Senator and Mrs. Royal
S. Copeland, Attorney General and
Mrs Cummings, Mr.. Charles N. Cros-
by, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Chiswell. Mrs.
Henry c. Corbin, Miss Deborah Dows,
Mrs. Tracy Dows, Mr.. Walter D.
Denerge, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Della
no. Miss Alice briggs, Mrs. John EN-
brey, Mrs. Hayne Ellis, Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock. Mrs. Arthur Forbush. Mr..