Evening star., 1935-03-03
PRESS CLUB GIVES
ROOSEVELT CAKE
500 Assemble for Birthday
Banquet-BurIeSque En-.
Iivens Program.

distinguished member and guest,
President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1t
was the second anniversary of the
Presidents membership so the cake
that Club President Mark Foote pre-
sented him bore only two candles.
The party, designated in more for
NAL fashion as the annual founders
day dinner, brought some 500 men,
bers of the club to its auditorium
Literally sprinkled with Cabinet Off
GERS, Senators and Representatives,
they feasted royalty, drank of the best
and enjoyed themselves as talent from
the radio, stage and the club itself
provided entertainment.
For the cocktail of their entertain
ment they enjoyed John j. DAILY and
Charles o. Gridley, active members, in
a skit entitled why Signals Fail" a
burlesque of famous incident where
in a newspaper man flashes court
decision scoop to the waiting world.
Degrees Only Press Releases.
The soup, or perhaps it was the
fish course, came with the presenta-
tion of degrees to distinguished men,
entationS were made by C. G. Hequen-
bourg, but their acceptance was
nipped in the bud when a recipient
discovered they were only press re-
leases.
The main fare found five busy cor
respondents resting their feet on
tables of the White House press room
while Marvin Mcintyre" presidential
secretary, attempted to furnish some
thing that would make "a piece for
the papers" He succeeded only when
the Supreme Court telephoned down
asking for recommendations for a
publicity agent who could understand
their decisions. Those taking part in
this skit included Richard w. West
wood. Frank >. Hall. Harry E. Rad
cliffe, Thomas P. Dowd, H. r. Bauk-
hage and Russell T. Edwards.
Blind" Bars in Spotlight.
A question of interest to the Dis
trict was answered during the un-
folding Of this dramatic offering as
an inquiring reporter asked when
"the blinders are coming off the bars
In the District" The answer, accord
ing to one of the assembled experts,
is when George Allen goes back into
the hotel business"
An after-dinner mint in the tasty
form of Joe Cook, inventive comedian,
topped off the entertainment menu.
Joe amazed everybody, including Pres
ldent Roosevelt, by his tale of how he
went from Evansville, Ind, to the
White House, and now he had been
living for two weeks at the Executive
Mansion. In fact, Joe confessed, 1t
has not been the hum of airplanes
which awakened Mr. Roosevelt, it has
been Joe Cook snoring In the yellow
room.
Other entertainment features spread
through the evening included solos
by Armand Girard and Donald Novis,
two songs by the Cavaliers Quartet,
and tWo-piano selections by Gould
and Shelter, duo-pianists. These en-
tertainers were furnished the club by
the National Broadcasting Co. The
Navy Band, under direction of Lieut..
Charles Benter, furnished music dur
ing the dinner
Given GiIded Lame Duck.
William P. Murphy, former presi-
dent Of the club, who retired to be-
come affiliated with the American
Liberty League, was presented the
emblem Of the Past Presidents Club
gilded lame duck, hung on a silk
ribbon. The presentation was made
by Raymond P. Brandt, predecessor
to Murphy in the club presidency.
AS the concluding feature of the
program, President Roosevelt ad-
dressed the gathering, speaking off
the record. Upon leaving the club an
ovation was rendered him by crowds
lined up at the Fourteenth street
entrance.
The committee in charge of the
affair was headed by Bascom N.
Timmons. and included Raymond P.
Brandt, George o. Gillingham, Earl
Goodwin, Charles o. Gridley, Oswald
F.. Schuette and Labert st. Clair.
List of Guests.
The guest list follows
The President of the United States. |
Wins1ow Abbey, Carl Ackerman,
New York City; PhelphS Adams, Har-
din B. Arledge. Robert B. Armstrong,
j. c. Atchison, w. H. Atkins, George
F. Authier, M. H. Aylesworth, New
York City.
Russell o. Beene, Uric Bell, Mark |
Beman, Kenneth H. Berkeley, Leslie i
L. Blff1e, H. Q. Bishop, Ulysses E. |
Blair, w. w. Blake, John B. Blandford,
1r.. Knoxville, Tenn; R. M. Boeckel, |
Stephen Bonsal, j. r. Boyd, John |
Boyle, William H. R. Brandenburg,
Raymond P. Brandt, Harold Bray
man, Reuben Brigham, James Will |
liam Bryan, Walker S. Buel, Peter @. |
Byce, Bruce Baird, James L. Baity, |
Joe L. Baker, E. w. Barrett, v. c.
Barringer, jr.; George H. Barrows,
John H. Bartlett, Walter M. Bastian,
Norman w. Baxter.
Toras Cajigas, Lawrence B. Camp
bell, Thomas H. Carens, Boston,
Mass; Vincent F. Callahan, George
H Carter, Paul Owens Carter, Walter
Chamblin. jr.; Virgil Chapman,
Fletcher Chenault. John F. Chester,
c. c. Childs, Marquis w. Childs,
Charles P. Clark, John J. Cochran,
William Cogger, Robert F. Cogswell.
William j. Collins, John B. Colpoys.
George w. Combs, Samuel T. Con-
king, Tom Connally, Leland S. Con-
ness. Joe Cook, Herbert Corey, Clay
CoSs, Ralph F. Couch, Robert G.
Covel. Paul B. Cromelin, o. H. Gross,
Homer s. Cummings, ]. Harry Cum
ningham.
Raymond Daley, William L. Daley,
Harry r. Daniel, John j. Darby, Ro-
land c. Davies, J. R. Defrees, Edwin
B. DeGraw, Robert H. Denton, Cecil
B. Dickson, Arthur j. Dodge, William
j. Donaldson, jr; James M. Doran,
Emmet Dougherty, Fayette B. Dow,
James F. Doyle and George E. Doying.
Stephen T.. Early, Max A. Egloff,
Fred A. Emery and Edmund F. Erik.
Herman Fakler, Belmont Farley,
Joseph c. Fehr, F. v. Fitzgerald,
Henry c. Flynn, Joseph Flynn,
Michael w. Flynn, Mark Foote, Ken
dali Foss, Knoxville, Tenn; Addison
G. Foster. Israel M. Foster, Albert w.
Fox. r. C.. Fulbright and Claude A.