Evening star., 1938-01-06
HOGAN TO SPEAK
At NOYES' DINNER
Attorney Chosen to. Give
Address at Testimonial
to Editor.

ington attorney, will deliver the
principal address at the testimonial
dinner in tribute to Theodore w.
Noyes, editor of The Evening Star, on
his e0th birthday anniversary, jan
uary rs.
This was announced late yesterday
at q meeting OF the committee of
sponsors at the Willard Hotel, pre-
sided over by Edward F. Colladay,
general chairman.
The entire cabinet and many men,
bers Of the Supreme Court of the
United States have joined with the
distinguished group of officials and
local residents to sponsor the occasion,
it was explained.
A report from Frederick P. H.
Siddons, chairman of the Ticket
Committee, read by Robert j. Cottrell,
General Committee secretary, an
nounced tickets for the dinner, to be
held at the Willard, already were on
sale. But, it was said, the number
will be limited" so that the guests
can be "adequately and comfortably
seated" Chairman Colladay pre-
dicted that all tickets would be sold
soon, and that the demand, according
to present indications, would exceed
the capacity of the ballroom The
tickets, he explained, will be sold only
to individuals.
Program Starts Early.
According to plans submitted by the
Program Committee, and approved by
the General Committee, the occasion
will start at pm. and conclude at
ii pm. There will be incidental
orchestral music and selections from
the George Washington University
Glee Club. Tributes will be delivered
by a few speakers, in addition to MIR.
Hogan, and messages will be read
Mr.. Colladay will preside.
Committees were announced as fol-
lows:
Executive Committee: E. F. Cola
day, chairman; Melvin c. Hazen, Sid
ney F. Taliaferro, Robert j. Cottrell,
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, Harry G.
Meem. Frank j. Stryker, D. J. Gala
nan, l.. A. Carruthers, Dr. Arthur C.
Christie, Jesse c. Suter, John B. COL
poys. Charles F. Crane, Frederick P.
H. Siddons, DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor,
Paul E. Lesh, Lloyd B. Wilson.
Committee on Testimonial and Gift
Lloyd B. Wilson, chairman; Stephen
F. Colladay, secretary; Henry P. Blair,
Robert V. Fleming, Edgar Morris, Mark
sullivan, David Lawrence, Mrs. Vir-
ginia White Speel, E. c. Graham, AL
len c. Clark, Mrs Walter B. FRY,
Justice Wendell P. Stafford, George
E. Allen, H. Clifford Bangs. L. P.
Steuart, D. J. Callahan. joseph P,
Tumulty, w. w. Wheeler, Mrs. Eleanor
Medill Patterson, Jesse c. Suter.
Committee on 1nvitations-Dr. Gill
bert Grosvenor, chairman: George E.
Hamilton, Malcolm S. McConihe, John
Saul. Joseph P. Tumulty, Corcoran
Thorn, sr.
Committee on Tickets-Frederick P.
H. Siddons, chairman; Mrs. Lloyd w.
Blddle, John Clagett Proctor, A. j.
Brylawski, Theodore S. Grape, Miss
Eta L. Taggart, j. Eliot Wright, Ben
1amin Ourisman, John S. Bleecker, jr.;
Frank T. Hurley, Thomas j. Groom,
Sidney F. Taliaferro, treasurer, ex-
officio member.
Committee on Printing-Charles F.
Crane, chairman; DR.. George F. Bow
erman, Jesse c. Suter, DR.. George c.
Havenner, Frank j. Coleman.
Committee on Program-Paul E.
Lesh, chairman; Frank j. Hogan, Dr.
Cloyd Heck Marvin. Claude w. Owen,
David A. Skinner, Joseph P. Tumulty
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, DR.. Harry
Clifton Byrd, Frederic William Vile.
Committee on Dinner and Decora-
ton Arrangements-Mrs. Henry Grat-
tan Doyle, chairman: Mrs. Alva Pat
ten, Mrs. Eugene Meyer. Francis G..
Addison, jr.; Robert J. Cottrell, Mrs.
Evalyn Walsh Mclean. Granville
GUIDE, James E. Collifower, David
Lynn, Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, Will
liam H. Press.
Justices Join Sponsors.
The committee is already in receipt
Of scores Of letters OF congratulations
addressed to Mr.. Noyes, it was an
nounced.
Since publication of the large num-
Der OF sponsors, there have been addi-
tional sponsors who have signified
their desire to cooperate in the
success of the dinner, they include:
Justices Of the Supreme Court Mercy
nolds, Sutherland, Butler and Roberts;
Attorney General Cummings, Postmas-
ter General Farley, Secretary of the
Interior 1ckes, Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace, Secretary of Labor Perkins
and Secretary Of the Treasury Nor
genthau.
DR.. Leo S. Rowe, director general of
the Pan-American Union: Augustus E.
Giegengack, Public Printer; Patrick
j. Hurley, former Secretary of War;
Marcy l.. Sperry, William Montgomery.
DR.. William Mcclellan Abram Lisner.
Charles van der Straten, Mrs. Cabot
Stevens. Temple w. Seay, William E.
Richardson, George H. O'Connor, DR.,
Charles P. Neill, Mrs Harvey L. Mccoy
Jones. Mrs. I. William Hill, jr.; ].
Thilman Hendrick, John H. Hanna.
Miss Ann Gillis, Mrs. Herbert F. Corn,
Mrs. Rex. Collier, Mrs. Donald Stuart
warren and w. w. Wheeler,
lCa1ludu Should
Fortify Coast,
| DR.. Chen Suvs
|Chi,,ese Official Avers
u. S. and Japan
Prepare to Clash.
OTTAWA, Canada, Jan. (Ca-
madam Press) Canada some day may
regret her unfortified coastline and