Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02
Young Democrats
Plan To Attend
Roosevelt Rally
President Expected To Address
$4,000; Local Club En-
thusiastic

James w. cummings, Jr., President
of the United Young Mems Demo-
cratic Clubs of Montgomery County
announced today that the club mem
bers and many friends of the Roose-
welt Administration in the County
were planning to attend the Roosevelt
Rally and Ball to be held in Baltimore
on the evening of Monday, April 9Th,
at which time the President is ex-
Ipected to address more than $4,000
people at the Fifth Regiment Armory
in honor of the birthday of Thomas
Jefferson-the founder of the Demo-
cratic Party.
A reception such as never before ac-
corded any dignitary in Maryland will
be given President Roosevelt The
Presidents speech which will be
broadcast over nationwide hook-up
at 10:30 P. M. will be delivered in the
same armory that saw Woodrow Will
son nominated for the Presidency in
1912. The rally and ball to be given
in celebration of the occasion is being
sponsored by the Young Democratic
Clubs of Maryland and the Young
Democratic Clubs of America. The
Democratic Clubs of Montgomery
County are planning to take an ac-
tive part in the rally.
Arrangements have been made to
have an old-fashion torch light parade
which will form at Camden Station at
$50 and follow a five mile route
through Baltimore City to the Fifth
Regiment Armory where the Presi-
dent will speak. A dance which will
begin at 900 on the Exhibition floor
of the Armory is expected to draw
large crowd of enthusiastic Demo-
Gratis. Music will be furnished by Lou
Becker and his 40 piece orchestra and
dance tickets which will give the hold
ers reserved seat for the Presidents
speech are being sold at $1.10 per
person.
At 1915 the dancing will be dis
continued in order for everyone to
get to the drill floor of the armory
to hear the Presidents speech after
which dancing will be resumed on the
Exhibition floor of the armory.
Fifteen thousand two hundred seats
will be set-up in the Armory and four
thousand of these will be given to the
members of the Young Democratic
Clubs of Maryland. On the main plat
form with President Roosevelt will be
many distinguished persons, among
them Postmaster General James A.
Farley; w. Forbes Morgan, Secretary
of the Democratic National Commit
tee; Maryland's Congressman: Mayor
Howard W. Jackson of Baltimore, the
48 State Presidents Of Young Demo-
cratic Clubs and the Executive Com
mittee of the Young Democratic Clubs
Of America.
Lawrence B. Fenneman, President
of the Young Democrats of Maryland
will introduce the National President
of the Young Democrats of America
who will in turn introduce the Presi-
dent of the United States who will be
in Baltimore to make the first address
lin his campaign for reelection.
The President will arrive in Bal
timore early in the evening and plans
are being made to welcome him by a
parade which viii assemble on the
outskirts Of the city as he arrives by
motor. The parade will include floats
of all descriptions depicting the ac-
complishments of the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration during the past three
years. There will be military and
police escorts, bands, marching units
and automobile professionals. Special
awards will be given to the best floats
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