The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-15
HEARST FETES
NAVY, MOVIE
= OFFICIALS

HOLLYWOOD, May is. (U.SJ.
Col. Henry L. Roosevelt. Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, was the
guest yesterday at a brilliant
luncheon arranged in his honor,
In behalf Of the Warner Brothers
Studio, by William Randolph
Hearst.
The luncheon. which served to
give the film capital its opportun'
1ty for paying it's respects to the
Navy chieftain, brought together
q distinguished host of guests at
the Cosmopolitan Administration
Building on the studio lot.
Nobility Are Guests
Among the guests we're nobility,
leading figures of the film world
and newspaper publishers. The
charming hostess at the luncheon
was Miss Marion Davies.
Colonel Roosevelt's two aides,
Comdr. w. r. Munroe, of the
Navy, and Major John w. Thoma-
son, jr., of the Marine Corps,
shared in the honors heaped on
their chief.
Likewise present was Henri
Rothschild and the Baron and
Baroness Philippe De Roths
child, Louis B. Mayer, head Of the
Metro-G oldwyn-Mayer Studio, and
his production executive, Irving
Thalberg, as we'll as three pub
fishers, DR.. Frank F. Barham,
George G. Young and Harlan
Palmer.
Other leaders in the motion pic
ture industry who attended the
outstanding studio function in
cluded William Koenig, Hal G.
Wallis, Henry HerZbrun, Ben Ka'
hane, Harry Cohn and J. r. Mac
Donough. Collector of Customs
Al Cohn also was present.
Mr.. Hearst's Speech
In a gracious tribute to the
guest Of honor, Mr.. Hearst said
Il could say marvellous things
Of Secretary Roosevelt II he
weren't present, but since he is
. modest man must temper my
compliments.
II cannot speak Of our glOri-
GUS climate, for it has gone sour
ON us of late; no use to speak
of our glorious girls, Tor the
Secretary already has said they
are the most beautiful he has
ever seen.
Colonel Roosevelt ably COW
cred the whole subject Of COM
munlSm in an address at San
Francisco, and the interesting
subject of the Navy was fully
treated at the Chamber Of Com
merce luncheon.
'But / do want to say that /
have never had a better time
than during the last few days.
when it has been my privilege
to be associated with Colonel
Roosevelt. I want to extOl him
rs a grand, good fellow.
"He is q wonderful Secretary.
He knows all about the Navy
and all about salt water. Water
for war and wine for peace,
you know"
Then in proposing a toast tc
the Naval official, Mr.. Hearst
concluded:
Let us drink to the health
and continued success Of Colonel
Roosevelt, and now that the
people have gotten in the habit
nominating ROOseveltS for PreSi-
dent, when Franklin has done
his work may we have the
pleasure of seeing Colonel
Henry in the chair!"
PRAISES THE INDUSTRY
Following a brief speech Of
compliment to the hospitality Of
Mr.. Hearst and the distinction Of
the luncheon by MIR. Mayer
Colonel Roosevelt spoke in appre
citation of his intimate glimpse
into the motion picture industry
He said:
"This delightful luncheon is
indeed an outstanding high
light in my trip to the Pacific
Coast. I'm having a granG time
in Hollywood and it has been
most interesting to see how mo-
ton pictures are made.
"Making pictures is not as
simple as I hat. thought, but it's
a great and wonderful industry
and / want to say that it is as
close to I'll: hearts of the Ameri-
can people as anything 1 know"