Evening star., 1934-01-28
WASH|NCTONREADY
FOR BIRTHDAY BALL
Shoreham Dance Honoring
Roosevelt Main Event on
Program Here.

Washington is just about ready for
its part in the Nationwide celebration
of President Roosevelt's birthday ami
versary
The Chief Executive will be So Tues
day, and that evening the Capital,
along with approximately 1000 other
communities in all parts of the coun-
try, will do its bit toward giving him
the one birthday gift that he desires
above all other-a 100000 endow-
ment fund for the Warm Springs
Foundation.
It was at the Georgia institution that
the President fought his way back to
health, after he had fallen prey to in
fantile paralysis. Since then ne has
always been deeply interested in the de-
velopment of Warm Springs into a
great medical center, to which all vic
Tins OF infantile paralysis may look for
aid.
First Lady to Attend.
Washington's part in the birthday
celebration will center around the ball
to be held at the Shoreham Hotel.
Mrs. Roosevelt will be there, accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Curtis
Dali. and so will hundreds of other
notables.
At least $500 persons are expected to
attend the ball, music for which will be
provided py a half a dozen or more
bands and orchestras. Among them
will be the National Symphony Or
chestra, conducted by DR.. Hans Kind
Ter; the Central Park Casino Orchestra
OF New York, led by Eddie Duchin;
George Gaul's Orchestra, Barnee's Or
chestra, Meyer Davis Orchestra and
the Philadelphia Harmonica Band, di-
rected by Albert NJ Hoxie
All the florists in the city will join
In donating the floor decorations.
Entertainment will be furnished by
Jack Pearl Baron Munchausen), Of
Vas you dere. Sharlie?" fame, and
other radio and stage stars. Later in
the evening a radio receiving set will
be installed SO that every one present
may hear Mr.. Roosevelt speak from
the White House
Tickets on Sale Now.
Tickets still are on sale in hotels and
Western Union Offices throughout the
city, as well as at 1881 H street, head
quarters of the committee in charge
Ball tickets are SIS and table tickets
81 additional. Holders Of ball tickets
will be admitted through the west en-
trance to the hotel, and holders of
table tickets through the middle en-
trance. Both kinds Of tickets will be
on sale at both entrances, however.
Numerous other events will be held
in all parts of the city, and the pro-
ceeds of all of them will be turned
over to the committee, headed by Mrs.
John Allan Dougherty, for addition to
the endowment fund. Some other af-
fairs scheduled are:
Vaudeville, featuring the Ryan Twins.
Gypsy Sylvia, Barney Puckett, George
Reid, Harry Bateman, Dorothy Daven-
Garrett Rush, at the Government
Printing Office; admission, so cents for
ADULTS, Is cents for children.
Dinner, by the Knights Of Columbus,
at the Willard Hotel.
Colored Citizens to Dance.
Balls, Raleigh Hotel and Jewish
Community Center; admission, 81 and
sl.50, respectively.
Dinner dance, Elks' Home, 919 H
street.
In addition, the Nonpartisian Com
mittee of Colored Citizens will hold q
ball in the Masonic Temple, Tenth
and U streets. with Duke Ellington's
Orchestra scheduled to make an ap-
pearance between its acts at the Earle
and the Fox Theaters. At the latter
theater the orchestra will participate
in the midnight show arranged by all
the motion picture theaters Of the
Capital for the benefit Of the fund.
Arrangements for the colored ball
were made by committees which in
cluded Mack D. Rowe. M. Grant Lucas,
w H. c. Brown, Miss Bern1ce Davis,
Edwin G. McDuffy, Mrs. Elizabeth Nc
Duffy, J. Finley Wilson and Judge
James A. Cobb. Mrs. McDuty Is Mrs.
Roosevelts personal maid.