Evening star., 1935-01-30

diana will attend five balls in In
dianapolis.
Theren be plenty of fun at Mount
Carmel, ILL.,, where the most "un-
| popular citizen" Is to be selected,
with votes costing / cent each. There
are seven candidates-and their plat
forms range from advocacy of "eat-
ing crackers in bed" to throwing
gum on sidewalks"
Detroit, with Edsel Ford taking the
| leadership, already has collected
| $25,004 for the foundation.
Cleveland anticipated turnout Of
$4,000 at the public ball.
Cincinnati pooled the efforts Of
IA organizations with the purchase
of a ticket from one permitting at
tendance at all.
A progressive party will be held in
| relays in Kentucky, l6 balls to be held
| tonight, one tomorrow and two
Friday.
Towns in the Tennessee Valley are
| sending Miss Jane Brown, 15-year-
| old Decatur, Ala. lass, to Washing
ton to present the valleys greeting
personally.
First Party in Manila.
Hours before the earliest point in
the Continental United States began
their parties, Manila, Philippine Is
lands, observed the Presidents birth
day with a pageant and ball, accord
ing to the Associated Press.
The FIRST party" added several
thousand dollars to the Golfers for the
war against infantile paralysis. Fill
pinos and Americans, alike, Joined in
the celebration arranged by a COM
| mittee named by Governor General
Frank Murphy before he departed re-
| Gently for Washington to confer with
the President.
The Associated Press reported that
all Alaska prepared today to observe
the Presidents birthday tonight to the
tunes of native Indian bands and
| orchestras.
Nome, ravaged by fire last Fall, has
| no hall big enough for a dance, but
amateur theatricas will be held in
the theater.
Symbolizing the purposes Of the
Nationwide celebration, little s.
| yCdI ~OlO 0CUllb OLoCAly tAARRlCA 0AAN
| unable to walk, will be the guest of
honor at Anchorage's celebration. She
was flown 500 miles from her home
| in Dillingham; on the Alaska Penin-
sula to be present at the observance.
Alaska's Weather Mild.
Mild Winter weather aided attend
| ance at Alaska's celebrations where
many residents travel more than 100
miles by dog sled to be present.
Organizations in nearby Virginia
also will sponsor balls tonight in
honor of the Presidents birthday.
At Windsor Arms, on Glebe road in
Arlington County, the Democratic
county organization, headed by
Charles r. Fenwick, is staging one
of the dances to be attended by
Virginia's United States Senators,
Carter Glass and Harry Flood Byrd,
as well as Representative Howard w.
Smith and State Senators John w.
Rust, c. w. Darden and A. w. Robin
son. I. c. Buchanan Is chairman in
charge.
At Falls Church birthday ball will
UC IlClO Ill MdulSOIl oCllOOl
um, sponsored by special committee
from Falls Church and Fairfax Coun-
ty young Democrat groups
Lewis Guild of the Church Of the
Holy Comforter in Vienna will spon-
sor a ball at Vienna School under
Craftsmanship Of Mrs. Herbert Will
hams.
Many prominent residents of Mont
gomery County, Md, will participate
in a county ball in honor OF the Presi-
dent tonight in the State armory at
Kensington. F. Byrne Austin of Ia
koma Park Is chairman of the Ball
Committee.
Citizens Of Fairfax and Falls
Church, Va, will celebrate at the
auditorium in the Madison School at
Falls Church. Mayor Daniel is in
charge of the general committee.