Evening star., 1934-03-04
ROOSEVELT Dimes
WITH REPORTERS
Lays Aside Cares of Office
at White House Core.
spondents' Dinner.

President Roosevelt laid aside all the
burdens and worries of his Office last
night and went out for night Of
fun with the White House corre-
spondents
The occasion was the thirteenth
annual banquet of the correspondents
association. in the ball room of the
Willard Hotel.
Besides President Roosevelt, there
we're present Vice President Garner,
Speaker of the House Rainey, MEM
bers of the Senate and House. virtual
ly every member of the Presidents s
cabinet, and others prominent in Of
ficial and political life in the Capital.
Responds to Toast.
The White House correspondents
have one rule for their annual frolics,
and that is-no speeches. This
naturally contributed to the Presi-
dents pleasure, although in response
to toast to him, he did arise and
make graceful expression.
There were more than 500 of the
correspondents and their friends sit
ting about the tables in the big din
ing hall The entertainment started
with songs by George H. O'Connor,
with Matt Horne at the piano. The
remainder of the entertainers were
furnished by the National Broadcast
ing Co. and included the pick of their
star performers, among them Al Jol-
son, John Charles Thomas, James
Melton and the Revelers Quartet,
Doc" Rockwell, the Three Sisters.
Frank Crummit and Frank Black and
his orchestra of 36 pieces
Besides all this. there was the Navy
Band in dress uniform, under the lead
ership of Lieut.. Charles Benter One
of the features offered by the latter
during their part of the program, was
German Band" just to show that
the Navy is keeping abreast of the
times" as Lieut.. Benter expressed it.
Popular Song Buried"
George O'Connor and Matt Horne
took this occasion to sing for the last
time. now that prohibition is a thing
of the past. the prohibition song made
famous by them, Saloon" An inter-
esting ceremony was arranged for the
formal burial of this popular song.
A sound picture was shown entitled
"On Our Way" which was a travesty
on the high spots of the Roosevelt
first year and in which the actors
were White House correspondents.
This was directed by Arthur De Titta,
Washington representative of the Fox
Movietone News.
One of the features Of the evening
was the Inauguration of the newly
elected officers of the association.
George E. Durno of the Mcclure
Syndicate, who had presided during
the first half of the dinner, formally
inducted into Office the new officers:
Francs M Stephenson of the Asso-
ciated Press. president: Edward B.
Lockett, International News, vice
president; G. L. Tarry. secretary
treasurer and Charles w. B. Hurd.
New York Times, and Fred B. Storm,
United Press, members Of the Execu-
tive Committee.
During that part Of the entertain
ment program furnished by the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.. John B. Ken
nedy acted as master Of ceremonies.
Besides President Roosevelt, the
members of the association and their
guests present last night were:
The list of members and guests
present follows:
Phelps Adams, Roy D. Adams M. T.
Akers. r. C. Albright, Frank Albus,
Robert S. Allen, Harold Ambrose,
Eugene Anderson, Paul Y. Anderson,
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Robert B. Armstrong. ST.; Robert B.
Armstrong, Jr.; Jack Atchison, w. H.
Atkins, George Authier, M. H. AyleS-
worth.
Senator N L. Bachman, Hugh
Baillie, Joe L. Baker Ray Baker, Clin-
ton Bardo, Carlisle Bargeron, ]. N.
Barker, J. E. Barnes, Lieut.. Comdr.
". c. Barringer, Carter Barron,
George H. Barrows, H. r. Baukhage,
William Beall, Rodney Bean, Thomas
H. Beck. Mark Beeman, Felix Belair,
Samuel Bell, Henry A. Bellows, Rob-
ert j. Bender George Benson, Lieut..
Charles Benter, Rudolph Berger, Leslie
L. Biffle, Count Fumasoni Biondi, Gov.
Eugene Black. Frank Black. Richard
S. Blaisdell, E. G. Bliss, John Boet-
tiger, Henry J. Boone, John S. Boyd,
Raymond P. Brandt, A. D. Brashears,
Harold Brayman, w. F. Brooks. Lou
Brown, Col. Thad H. Brown. Walter
F. Brown, William Bruckart, Felix
Bruner, James William Bryant, George
B. Bryant, Gene Buck. Walker C..
Buel, Senator Robert Bulkley. Harry
c. Butcher Senator James F. Byrnes,
Joseph w. Byrns.
Eugene Cadou, Vincent Callahan
DR.. Stanley Camp, Tom Carens. How
ard J. Caswell, T. w. Carroll, Thomas
Cathcart, Turner Catledge, William
Chance w. w. Chaplin, Earle Ches-
ney, J. F. Chester, g. Bowie Chapman,
Joseph H. Choate, M. Christerson,
George B. Christian, Wells Church,
Raymond Clapper, Edward T. Clark,
Kenneth w. Clark, Martin Codel, Will
liam r. Cole, Rex Collier, James E.
Collifower, Ralph A. Collins, M. E.
Comerford, Senator Tom Connally,
Francis J. Connor, Senator Marcus
Coolidge, Jesse S. Cottrell, Dr. James
F. Coupal, John p Cowan, James r.
Crane, Arthur w. Crawford, Tohn F..
Crosby, c. c. Grove, ]. j. Cullinane.
Capt C. l.. Dalrymple, C. c. Davis,
Charles J. Davis, Rear Admiral J. r.
Defrees. Robert Denton Arthur
De Titta, William T. Devlin, Rudolphe
de Zapp, c. D. Dickson, c. B. Dodds,
C.. L. Doggett, William j. Donaldson,
DR.. James M. Doran, Emmet F.
Dougherty, w. P. Dowd, Joseph F.
Dowdall, James F. Doyle. G. C..
Drescher. Pierre Dufour, Leon Dure,
George E. Durno, Rodney butcher.
Stephen T. Early, Joseph B. East
man, Thomas F. Edmonds, Joseph l..
Egan, Hanson Ely, jr.; r. G. Emerson,
Park F. Engle, William Emery, jr.;
John Erwin, Mark Etheridge, Silliman
Evans.
Louis w. Fairchild, Postmaster Gen.
eral James A. Farley, Paul B. Fanlon,
Carter Field, j. j. Fitzpatrick. Dewey
Fleming, Alfred F. Flynn, Henry G.
Flynn, Jack Flynn, Michael Flynn,
w. P. Flythe, ST.; w. P. Flythe, jr.;
Edward T. Folliard, Irwin Foos, Mark
FoOte Wilbur Forrest Rudolph For