Evening star., 1934-01-07
TRADE UNIT PUSHES
PLANS FOR DINNER
Roosevelt to Attend Banquet
Paying Tribute to Ad-
miraI Byrd.

With acceptance by President Roose-
Welt yesterday of an invitation to be
guest of honor at its Midwinter din
ner in the Willard Hotel February g.
the Washington Board Of Trade is en-
Enthusiastically pushing forward plans for
this outstanding event in the trade or
ganizatlon,s calendar OF social func-
tions.
Under leadership of Granville Guide,
appointed by President Claude w. Owen
as chairman Of the Dinner Committee,
elaborate preparations are being made
for the affair, the setting for which will
be the land of the midnight sun"
A non-speechmaking event, the din
ner will be attended, besides the Presi-
dent, by members Of the cabinet, diplo-
matte corps Senators and Representa-
tiveS in Congress and leaders in the
civic and public life of the Capital.
Tribute to Byrd.
The theme of the dinner is a tribute
to Admiral Richard E. Byrd. now at the
South Pole. who addressed the Board
of Trade Just before beginning prepara-
tons for his trip last year. Arrange
n1ents are being made to have Admiral
Byrd extend his greetings and good
wishes to those attending the Antarctic
affair in the ball room of the Willard.
Members of the Entertainment Com
nnittee. under the leadership of James
3. Edmunds. have spent several days
In New York selecting performers for
the show. Preston w. PerkinSon is
chairman of the Dinner and Decora-
tions Committee, which is making prep
erations to convert the ball room into
q realistic Antarctic scene.
In addition to Mr.. Guide and Mr..
owen. other members of the Midwin-
ter Dinner Committee are Karl E. jar
rell, first vice chairman, Hollis B. Fritts,
second vice chairman; Ross H. Snyder,
secretary: Raymond NJ. Florence. au-
ditor, and DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald
physician Harry H r. Helwig and
Wallace B. Robinson have been desig-
mated special assistants.
Other Committees Named.
Other committees named by Mir
Owen for the dinner include:
Advisory Committee-Mr. Robinson
chairman: John T. Bardroff. Elmore T,
Burdette F. George Clendanied, Robert
y. Cottrell Thomas L. Eagan, James B.
Edmunds, William R. Ellis. Raymond M
FLORENCE Harry H. R. Helwig, Karl E.
FARRELL. George Miller, Claude w. Owen,
y. Mitchell Ovens Preston W. Perkin-
son, John Saul. Fred A. Smith, j. HaW-
iey Smith and w. Crosdale Wits.
Reception Committee-Ben T. Web
ster, chairman; Francis G. Addison. Jr.;
r. Brooke Amiss. John T. Bardroff,
Jerome F Barnard, E. c. Brandenburg,
Gilmore T. Burdette, Herman F. Carl, A.
e. Case, Edward F. Colladay, Robert j.
Cottrel, w. w. Everett, Robert V.
sr-5- lNo, Intrf nd
Moran. Edgar Morris. George w. Ofutt,
Claude w. Owen. George Pitt. John
saul, Milton F. Schwab, Odell S. Smith,
l. e. Williams and Lloyd B. Wilson.
Invitation Committee = Claude w.
Owen, chairman; Harry Blake, Joseph
IA. Burkart. j. Harry Cunningham,
James B. EdmondS, John Joy Edson,
George B. Farquhar. E. c. Graham,
Eotn H Hanna. Frank S. Hight, Frank
r. Leech and E. j. Murphy.
Entertainment COmmittee-JameS b.
Edmunds. chairman; D. Randall Buck
bingham, first vice chairman; William B.
&ombs, second vice chairman: l.. Pierce
4Boteler, Charles T. Clagett, Charles F.
Mrane, Fred East William r. Ellis,
h5ollis B. Fritts. Paul F. Grove, Harry
"a. R. Helwig E. J. Lessnitzer, Joseph
E. McGarraghy, John T. Meany, George
miller. Herbert A. Poole. William F.
Raymond and Fred A. Smith.
Dinner Group.
. Dinner and Decorations Committee
Preston W. Perkinson, chairman; C.
Eayward Marshall. first vice chairman;
Hharles H. Jerman, second vice chair
Anan; Fred D. Allen, Jerome F. Barnard,
Robert F. Beresford, Herbert l.. Davis,
Kari E. farrell, Harry E. Mockbee, sr''
George Pitt. Wallace B. Robinson,
frank A. Sebring Odell S. Smith, VIII
%not w. Trew, John F. Webster and A.
: Ticket Committee. George Glen
haniel chairman; Charles j. Waters,
1hrst vice chairman: A. Gray Dawson
second vice chairman; Inspector WI
3tsn H Harrison, j. MitcheA owens
@filton F. Schwab and Henry A. VII
Hard. ID
Souvenir Committee j. Sardo
.khairman; Robert w. Davis, vice chair
man Fred M. Bradley, George A. EN-
&nons. A J. Gumpert, j. Stanley Long
Houis Lowe, Karl Pitt, Arthur c. Smith
MAX Walten.
Floor Committee-Henry S. Owens
chairman; J. Hawley Smith, first wee
ahairman; Richard D. Stimson, second
Nice chairman: E. j. Armstrong. Harry
Az, Almond. Hugh w. Barr, Wilbur N
Raughrnan Hubert T. Bisselle, Thomas
"A. Cantwell. w Porter Cox, F. E. Cum
mingham, Ernest GUIDE. c. j. Mattimore,
Branson Thomas, Oliver T. Carr, LOUIS
Lowe. Ralph H Houser, Stephen E
kramer, Adelbert w Lee, Robert q
lee, DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald
Eoseph c. McGarraghy, H. Glenn Phelps
Eharles w. Pimper, DR.. j. Rogers
Koung, Fred Wilken. William w. Ross
Eeorge C. Shinn. Archie K. Shipe, Ross
AH. Snyder. Lewis F. Strieter, J. Pau
Ward, William E. Wise. w: Crosdade
fWitts, Carol Farquhar, Ralph c. BOYD
hand James B. Evans.
Lights and Anplifiers Committee
fHerman F. Carl chairman Charles I
Eaagett. vice chairman; Charles A. Ap-
hieby. Clarence F. Donohoe. 0. R
evans Raymond NJ. Florance and Her
bert W. Primnl.
Printing Committee-Diller 3. Groh
chairman: Adelbert w. Lee, vice chair
Nnan; Ralph H. Bangs. Robert j. Cot
Ayell, George v. Graham, Harry G
erove and Joseph c. McGarrashy:
Publicity Committee. NJ. Graham