Evening star., 1937-01-18

tainmentS for visitors IN tne
District who have come for the
L inaugural ceremonies will be
Eiven this evening. The party Will be
a dinnter and entertainment planned
by Mississippi residents now living in
the District in honor of the Governor
of Mississippi ana Mrs. Hugh White.
The Commissioner of the District. Mr..
George Allen. a native OF that State,
will preside at the dinner and act as
POSTMASTER.
Accompanying Gov. and Mrs. White
are the latter's sister, Mrs. j. G. Sugg;
Col. William Kendall and Mrs. Ken
dali, the latter the national Democratic
committeeWoman for MISSISSIPPI;
Lieut.. Gov. j. B. Snider, Attorney Gen
eral for the State, Mr.. Greek Rice;
Speaker Fielding Wright of the State
Legislature, Col Mai Whitehead, one OF
the two women on the Governors
staff; Brig Gen. and Mrs. John N.
OKeefe, the secretary to the Governor,
and Mrs. Jack Hancock, the collector
of internal revenue for the State, Mr..
Eugene Fly; the insurance commits
sioner and Mrs. John Sharp Williams,
jr.: the State director Of highways, MI.
E. D. Kenna; the chairman OF the
State Highway Commission, Col. H. j.
Patterson; the State controller ot
banks, Mr.. j. c. Fair, and % colonies,
members of the Governors staff, and
their wives. The members OF the dele
CATION are staying at Wardman Park
Hotel.
The party tonight will be given in
the continental room at Wardman
Park Hotel and Mrs. Ellen S. Wood
ward, assistant administrator OF the
Federal Emergency Relief Admins
tration, is chairman for the entertain
ment.
TWO balls are planned for inaugu-
- ration night, the California Demo-
cratic Club of Washington at the
Mayflower Hotel and the Southern
Governors inaugural ball at the
Shoreham. The California Democratic
Club is called victory banquet ana
ball and is in honor of the visiting
Governors and their staffs. and mem
bers of the cabinet. members of the
CONGRESS as well as Federal ofnclals
and diplomats will be among the
guests. The ball will be the largest
festivity of Inauguration night, Tor
many who will attend the concert OF
the National Symphony Orchestra,
DR., Hans Kinder conductor, will later
60 to the ball.
Representative and Mrs. Charles
Kramer will have as their guests Leo
Carrillo, one of the outstanding stars
of the stage and screen. who Will act
as master of ceremonies, and Gupe
Velez and Johnny Weissmuller, ap-
pearing at the Capitol Theater this
week. Invitations have been accepted
by Gov. Martin Davey Of Ohio, Gov.
A. B. Chandler Of Kentucky, Gov.
Fred p. Gone of Florida, Gov. Richard
w. Leche of Louisiana, Gov. Hugh
White Of Mississippi, Gov. Frank
Murphy of Michigan. Gov. Bibo
Graves of Alabama, Gov. Richard c.
McMullen, Gov. Harry w. Nice Of
Maryland, Gov. Clyde Tingley of New
Mexico and Gov. Wilbur J. Cross Of
Connecticut.
Mrs. Florence Shreve. president CT
the club. will preside and Mr.. 1sidore
Dockweiler, former Democratic nation
al committeeman from California, and
father of Representative John F. Dock
weller, will be POSTMASTER. A series
of short speeches will be made by the
Postmaster General, Mr.. James A.
Farley. chairman of the Democratic
National Committee; Representative
Clarence F. Lea, dean of the Califor-
mia delegation; Representative Frank
Buck, Mr.. Justus Wardell Of San
Francisco, Mr.. George Creel and Mr..
Frank Wickham, president of the
Young Democrats of America.
Miss Olga Nom of the Chicago
Civic Opera Company, whom Gen.
Pershing dubbed THE Star Spangled
Banner Girl" will open the affair
with the national anthem and Cali
fornia Here I Come" A Californian,
Phil Lampkin, leader of the Capitol
Theater Orchestra. will furnish the
music with his radio dance band.
The Southern Governors ball at
the Shoreham is in honor of the Gov
ernors of the 13 Southern States. Gov.
and Mrs. Ernest Whitworth Marland
of Oklahoma will head the receiving
line. Gov. Marland is we'll known
and popular in Washington where he
made his home few years ago when
he was a member of the House of
Representatives. The ball is being
arranged under the direction Of Mr..
Robert w. Reece, president of the
Oklahoma State Society. Gov. Albert
B. Chandler of Kentucky will attend
with Mrs. Chandler. Gov. Richard w.
Leche of Louisiana will be in the re-
ceiving line with Mrs. Leche.
Other Governors expected to attend
with their wives include Gov. Olin
Dewitt Johnston of South Carolina;
Gov. George Campbell Peery of vir-
ginia; Gov. James v. Alfred Of Texas;
Gov. Fred P. Cone of Florida; Gov.
Eurith Dickinson Rivers of Georgia;
Gov. Clyde R. Hoey of North Carolina;
Gov. Gordon Browning of Tennessee;
Gov. Homer Holt of West Virginia;
Gov. Carl E. Bailey of Arkansas and
Gov. Hugh L. White of Mississippi.
Mrs. Leila Glow McElroy, is CO.
chairman of the Social Committee.
Serving with Mrs. McElroy are Miss
Daisy Good and Mrs. Leila Faye Allen.
Co-chairmen of the Dance Committee
are Mr.. Edward Hadley and Mr.. Ralph