The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27

MAAfQkA G4AAA S@QAG9 VA A0A~A0N that gala parties would be h.
 These will run a gamut of enter- fa,nment represented ct its extreme nv a birthday celebration In a stx- X0ot "baIlroom" in the Florida Ever nIades and huge social gatherings 'r the big population centers or the nation.
 Yesterday, Col. Carl Byoir, gen. erai director of the national com- nsittee for the Birthday Ball for the President. reported to Col. Henry N. Doherty, national chairman, that moro than $500 parties will be held and expressed the opinion that re- turns from the 1886 celebrations Wfll Do more than the million dol- 1ars raised at each of two previous Birthday balls, in 1884 and 1885.
 All proceeds from the parties will no toward fighting infantile paraly- sls, thirty per cent to the Warm Springs Foundation and seventy nev cent to the community in which fi1s party is held.
 Cities Active Here
 Smallest ball in the United states, according to advance re- norts, will be held by a foreigner 1t will be in Q six-by- -eighteen-fooi sshallroom" on wheels, the luxurious automobile trailer of Charles Har' Sok. wealthy Hollander now tour ang the United States. MT. Hartol hecarne interested in the birthday balI owing to the fact that hii Holland estate is only five miles from the site of the Roosevelt an. cestral home, near Flushing.
 Meantime, huge parties are beine arranged for practically every big rity in the United States, including New York, Chicago, Cleveland pittsburgh, St. Louis and San Fran cisco. winter resort centers are also planning to celebrate, with Palm Beach and Miami heading the list A parade will precede the ball il' Galveston, Texas, and Portland Maine, will choose Q 'Miss Port land" at their party.
 Among the leaders who are head sz,9 the Birthday Ball activities in largs population ccnters arc;
 Leaders Named
 J0hn r. Owens, vice-president Republic National bank. Dallas Texas: U. s. Senator George L. radcliffe, Baltimore: District Com sEisssioner George Allen, Washing tnn, D. C.; Mrs. J. Luther Moon, ]. aresident of Crippled Children's hosnital, Richmond, Va: John w. xvddick, labor leader, Gary, 1n- kIana: and M. J. Eagen, district attorney, Scranton, Pennsylvania.
 Also John c. Kelly of Philadel. s5lnia: A. L. Belle Isle, transporta- Ion executive, Atlanta, Georgia; Ssastus Wardell. publisher. San Francisco; Dr. Edward F. Carroll, Nbstmaster, Providence, R. T.: Col. A. 4. Sprague, financier, Chicago; Mrs, Louis McHenry Howe, wife Of the secretary to the president, Fall River, Massachusetts: and James q. Caffrey, father of the federal housing act, Cleveland.
 With city organization now ahead nf the same period last year for the fDa6 Ball, state organization has almost been completed. Col. Do- herty declared. Scores of governors have been among those sending messages of acceptance to serve as honorary state chairmen. Among them are:
 Governors to Work
 Till McAllister of Tennessee, Her. bert Fl. Lehman of New York Henry Horner of Illinois, Ed. c Johnson of Colorado, J. Marion Eutrell of Arkansas, David Sholtz oi Florida, Louis J. Brann of Maine Floyd B. Olson of Minnesota, Phillr r. La Toilette of Wisconsin, Guy B. Park of Missouri, Wilbur L Gross of Connecticut, Harry w Nice of Maryland, James M. Curley Of Massachusetts, Frank D. Fitz' gerald of Michigan, Sennett Con- ner of Mississippi and Walter Vel xord, acting governor of North Da' kota.
 Also Harold c. Hoffman of New aersey, Olin D. Johnston of Soutt Carolina, Henry H. Blood of Utah George Q. Peery of Virginia, Leslie A. Miller of Wyoming, Martin L Davey of Ohio, James V. Alfred ol Texas, Clarence D. Martin of Wash lflRton, Charles II. Martin of Ore noll, Frank r. Merriam of Califor' nia. John c. 5. Ehringhaus o North Carolina, Clyde Tingley o New Mexico, B. B. Moeur of Ari' zona, r. II. Cooney of Montana Richard Kirman of Nevada ans M. E. Maryland of Oklahoma.
 sAlso, Clyde L. Herring of Iowa Charles M. Smith of Vermont, A B. Chandler of Kentucky, R. L Cochran of Nebraska, H. G. Kumr nf West Virginia, Paul V. McNut Of Indiana, Bibb Graves of Ala hama, G. Ben Ross of Idaho. Ton Berry of South Dakota, George H Earle of Pennsylvania and Theo aore Francis Green of Rhode Is Annd.
 Indications from the advance re- s2orts from every state in the uniof has led to the belief at nationa keadquarters that the 1886 Birthda! 8nll will bring in more funds fo -