Evening star., 1937-01-10
FEATURES ADDED
TO BIRTHDAY BALL
Noted Film Stars Invited to
Celebration Here at
Seven Hotels.

Washington's celebration of the
Presidents birthday ball, January
80, will be outstanding among those
OF all the cities of the Nation, ac-
cording to Commissioner Allen, gen.
eral chairman of the Ball Com
mittee.
Washington is the home town of
President Roosevelt, at least for the
next four years." said Allen, land
we propose to hold a real home town
celebration"
He pointed out Washington has the
outstanding statesmen and political
leaders on its committees, as well as
every class of business and profess
sional men.
Plans call for dances to be held at
the Wardman Park, Raleigh, Shore
ham. Willard, Hamilton, Mayflower
and Washington Hotels, but leaders
are considering adding other features
which will have the effect of making
the event a city-wide carnival.
Film Stars to Be Guests.
Allen said some of Hollywood,s
most noted stars will be guest attrac-
tions at the balls, and that Jean Har-
low and Robert Taylor have been in
vlted. Tickets may be obtained now
at the seven hotels, from special COM
mltteeS. policemen, f1remen and by
mail. Commissioner Hazen is in
charge OF their distribution.
Assisting Chairman Allen are COL
Edward Goring Bliss, vice chairman:
Robert V. Fleming, treasurer, and
Otto J. Cass controller. The Execu-
tive Committee consists of Chairman
Allen, Vice Chairman Bliss. Thomas
Conradis, Theodore S. Grape, Thomas
Groom, Commissioner Hazen. John
Locher. Thomas E. Lodge, Gardner
Moore. Edgar Morris, Commissioner
Dan I. Sultan, Ford e. Young and
H. l.. Rust, jr.
The General Committee includes
Postmaster General Farley, Mrs. .John
Allen Dougherty, Attorney General
Cummings, Joseph Davies, Frederic
A. Delano, Public Printer Augustus E.
Glegengack. District Attorney Leslie
G. Garnett, John Hanna, Secretary
OF Interior Ickes. Secretary of State
Hull. Hazen. United States Treasurer
William Alexander Julian, William
Mcclellan, Lodge, Eugene Meyer, Sec
retary of Treasury Morgenthau and
Mrs. Morgenthau, Edgar Morris,
Eleanor Patterson, Newbold Moves,
Secretary of Commerce Roper, DR..
Sterling Ruf1n. John Saul, Secretary
of Navy Swanson, Joseph P. Tumulty,
Justice Alfred A. Wheat and Secretary
of War Woodring.
Others on Committee.
Mrs. David A. Baer, Lewis r. Bar
rett, Carter Barron, Walter M. Bastian,
Raymond N. Beebe, William D. Berg
man, Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle, Frank E.
Birgfeld, Col. Roland M. Brennan,
Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke, John St.
Clair Brookes. Maj Ernest w. Brown,
Thad w. Brown. A. Julian Brylawski,
Fred Buchholz, Harry Butcher. Lee D.
Butler, Louis Caldwell, Thomas D.
Carson, Norman S. Case, Lawrence
Clayton, Maj. Gen. Frederick w. Cole
man, James E. Colliflower, John B.
Colpoys, Russell Conn, Albert Con-
raids, Karl w. Corby, Robert CottreI,
William Coyle, Leo T. Crowley, Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, Linn c. Drake
and Arthur De Titta.
Clarence Phelps Dodge, William
Dolph Floyd E. Dotson, Robert
Dougan, Arno B. Cammerer, DR.. E. M.
Colvin, jr.; Harvey c. Donaldson, Ed
ward Dent, Maj. D. J. Donovan,
Riley Elgen, Robert v. Fleming, Gene
Ford. Walter Fowler, Isaac Cans. P. L.
Gladmon. Arthur Godfrey, S. j.
Gompers, Earl Goodwin, Edward C.
Graham, Theodore S. Grape, Admiral
Cary T. Grayson and Mrs. Grayson,
Clark Griffith, Thomas Groom, Edwin
A. Halsey, Arthur Harnett, George C.
Havenner, Alvin w. Hall, Charles B.
Henderson, J. Thilman Hendricks,
Harry Hites, Gordon Hittenmark,