The Washington times., 1935-01-31

T. G. Perrin, of the United
First Lady Arrives
The "First Lady," and mem
bers of her party which included
Mrs. John Boettiger, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, and Mrs.
Malvina Scheider, were es-
corted by the Presidents Mill
tary Aide. Col. Edwin M. Wat
son, and his Naval Aide, Capt.
Wilson Brown.
After being received by Mrs.
John R. Williams, general chair.
man of the ball, and Adm.
Cary T. Grayson, honorary
chairman, they repaired to the
honor table reserved for them
at which Mrs. Williams acted as
hostess and at which the other
guests were the Assistant Secre'
tary of the Navy and Mrs. Henry
L. Roosevelt, Mrs. Joseph Letter,
Mr.. Raymond T. Baker, Captain
Brown, Colonel Watson, and Mr..
Edward L. Reed.
The White House guests,
members of the Cabinet and of
the Diplomatic Corps, and high
ranking officials were escorted
to their tables by the Aides, who
were resp1endent in full dress
uniforms.
Immediately following Mrs.
RooSevelt's arrival, group of
young pupils of Miss Minnie
Hawke gave two dance numbers,
a polka and minuet. The girls
in the first dance wore the
most charming little tulle frockS
reminiscent of the crinoline age,
and both the boys and girls
were in Colonial costume for
the second dance.
Thereafter, the program was
continued in the main dining
room, which was used for
dancing, as were the Lounge
and the West Ballroom. Meyer
Davis, Sidney's, and Barnee's.
orchestras furnished the music,
The floor Slac:".'," for which
Floyd Gibbons, who is known to
thousands on the radio, acted as
master Of Ceremonies" con.
sisted of violin solos by Rubin
off, famed as a radio enter.
tainer, and dialogue by Eddie
Cantor, who came down
especially from New York to
be the chief attraction, and who
had the guests fairly convulsed
with his nonsense. This is true
also of Joe Penner, the Wanna
Buy a Duck" chap, who was at
his best; Ray Perkins. another
radio star, who took turns with
Floyd Gibbons on the mike;
and Phil Baker.
Nan Johnson, who has been a
patient at the Warm Springs
Sanitarium, and who sang at the
White House last year, was
heard in popular solo number.
A Russian group from the Club
Troika, featuring Boris Yourloff,
Cossack sword dancer, gave sew.
eral numbers while the guests
were assembling and that de-
lightful ballroom dance team,
F'rederica and Barbara, who are
now being featured at the Shore
ham were also on the program.
Presidents Broadcast
The ball took on the char.
acter of a gathering of friends,
who embraced the opportunity
to wish the Chief Executive joy,
health. and happiness on his
natal day, the sort of party the
President likes best. What hap
pinesS it must have given him
last night, to know that practi-
cally everybody in the United
States was celebrating his birth
day, either by participating in
the chain of balls given in his
honor, or by listening in on his
broadcast, which was the peak
Of the evening for everyone.
AS his voice ESQ familiar to
thousands) came over the radio,
everyone paused to listen to his
greeting. which was delivered
with deep feeling. The affec-
tionate regard with which the
Chief Executive is held was dem.
onstrated by the rapt attention
with which his remarks were fol.
lowed and amplifiers placed in
the various bathrooms made it
possible for all to hear.
The Stars and Stripes, and the