Evening star., 1935-01-30
FAMILY PLANNING
ROOSEVELT PARTY
Presidents Routine Day Is
Slightly Altered by SD
Birthday.

A brand new gray suit and family
party planned for tonight at the
White House are the only things that
will make today-his SD birthday
anniversary-different from any other
day as far as President Roosevelts
regular routine is concerned.
Appearing at his press conference in
the new suit this morning, he said he
planned to spend the entire day at
work.
With a laugh, he added he was
certainly glad that his birthday came
at this time as he really needed his
new clothes. They are all wool and
yard wide, he said.
Women in Hyde Park.
furthermore, the new suit has a
sentimental appeal because 1t was
woven on a loom in a little factory
which opened in Hyde Park, N. Y,
about a year ago to provide work for
the jobbers. The President did not
say so, in mentioning this, but it is
understood members of his family
have been interested in this venture as
a medium of aiding employment.
The President wore a white rose in
his lapel and called attention to this
by saying it was the first time in their
long relationship that he had received
anything of that nature from Steve"
Early, his press relations secretary.
The family dinner at the White
House tonight will be at the customary
hour of 7:45. There will be a cake
with the customary 81 candles and
there will be present besides himself
and Mrs. Roosevelt only Mrs. John
Boettiger, their daughter. her two
small children; Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott
Roosevelt and Frederic A. Delano, his
uncle, and Mrs. Delano.
Family to Visit Shoreham.
During the evening Mrs. Roosevelt
and others of the family group will
attend the Presidents birthday ball at
the Shoreham Hotel, but Mr.. Roose-
welt will remain at home.
At 1885 pm. the President will go
to the diplomatic reception room in the
basement floor Of the White House
where he will give brief radio talk
expressing his appreciation Of what
has been done Throughout the country
on the occasion of his birthday to
raise funds in the interests of the
campaign on infantile paralysis. This
radio talk will be broadcast from coast
to coast by the two principal broad
casting companies.
AS the President sat at his desk
licnneeiro ~
papermen he pointed to several large
files of kilograms of fluctuations
friends and admirers in all parts of
the country sent to him. No count
has yet heen made of the number
of these birthday greetings but they
run into the thousands.
Greetings Unusual.
Some Of these birthday greetings
were original and unusual For in
stance, letter package containing
S28.04 worth of stamps on the face
and several hundred Cancelled stamps
inside and autographed by prominent
men and women in all parts of the
country. was brought to the White
House by John j. Songster, a letter
carrier OF Philadelphia, Pa. This
unique greeting was sent by Ernest w.
Chase Of Winchester, Mass, and
Songster was selected to personally
convey the piece Of mail matter to the
White House because he, too, was born
on January 80, one year later than the
President. Songster was accom-
panied to the White House by William
Mooney, postmaster of this city. The
birthday greeting was accepted by
Secretary Mcintyre.
Another unusual birthday present
was l90-pound cake brought to the
White House by a committee from
Uniontown, Pa. headed by Repre-
sentative Snyder. This cake. which
is 81 inches long. % inches wide and
18 inches high, was baked in Union
town by membexs of the Bakers and
Confectioners' Union of that city.
Different colored icing was used in
ornamenting this cake, and on the
top of it colored icing was used to
spell out the Presidents name and
THE New Deal-the human bill of
rights"