Evening star., 1938-11-20

combining characteristics of donkey
tiger, moose and elephant. A ~. S.
Purge" stamp depicted Senators
Tydings, George and Smith. The
final issue, Mr.. Karig said, had its
inspiration in the recent lunar
eclipse with the sun shining. It
showed the beaming face of Mr..
Roosevelt behind moon labeled
"Conservative." with the caption,
Liberal government is not in dan
ger"
In line with the cartoon theme,
Paul R. Leach, chairman of the ban
quet committee and correspondent
of the Chicago Daily News, intro
duced Arthur Bugs Baer, noted
cartoonist and columnist, who out
lined a few "Baer Facts"
Entertainment Program.
A political speech by a mysterious
Senator Ford" was sandwiched into
the program, which included enter
tainment by James Shields, tenor
with Eddy Duchin's Orchestra: Gene
Buck. president of the American
Society of Composers, Authors and
Publishers: Joe Howard. Vincent
Youmans and Billy Hill. popular
song composers; Ray Vir Den, ban
joist, and Edward McNamara. actor,
who delivered some oratorical "ho-
kum"
Mr.. Brayman warned autograph
hunters to "confine themselves to
the rather limited range of Demo-
Gratis who were elected in 1888" and
restricted candid camera fans to
Republican candidates who were
supported by the w. P. A."
After reviewing the history of the
National Press Club, Mr.. Brayman
said:
Mr.. President. nearly six years
ago you attended your first National
Press Club dinner and you have at
tended every annual dinner since
your Inauguration. You have taken
our joshing. You have given it back
to us with higher interest than the
Government pays on its bond issues.
LAS President of the United States
you have had many triumphs, some
adversities. But I believe I speak,
not only for the National Press Club
membership, but for the entire
newspaper profession when I say
that win, lose or draw, in triumph
or reversals, regardless of our per-
sonal opinions of your policies, we
feel that you have been newspaper
mans President.
you have kept your smile. You
have helped America to retain its
good humor when there were few
smiles justified elsewhere in the
world. You have made historic news
and you have served it hot and
steaming.
Restrictions Elsewhere.
while We have seen restrictions
gradually clamped down upon cor
respondents in many of the capitals
OF the world. such restrictions have.
not appeared in Washington.
THE news sources here have re-
mained open . the most open of
them all being the White House
press conference where questions
are still welcome, whether pertinent
or impertinent or too pertinent, and
where the free press reaches its
highst degree of freedom.
Tonight, Mr.. President, as we
celebrate our 30th anniversary, we
ask that you accept, as a token of
the esteem in which the members
of the National Press Club hold you.
this silver cigarette case on which
is engraved your club membership
certificate"
AS the President accepted the
gift, Mr.. Brayman proposed a toast
Ito our friend and fellow member,
the President of the United States"
Mr.. Roosevelt responded with of
the record" remarks, bringing the
anniversary banquet to close.
Committeeman who assisted Mr..
Leach in staging the program in
cluded: Howard Acton, director of
public relations of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board; Phelps H. Adams,
of the New York Sun; Mr.. Karig,
Raymond z. Henle, of the Pitts
burgh (PaD Post-Gazette; George
w. Simpson, of the Houston (TexJ
Post; Lawrence Stafford, of the
Grand Rapids CMich) Press, and
Norvelle Sharpe, of the Atlantic
City IN. j. Press Union.
The Guest List.
The President OF the United
States.
The Secretary of State.
The Secretary of the Treasury.
The Secretary of War.
The Secretary of Commerce.
The Assistant Secretary of War.
The Solicitor General.
Acton. Howard Anderson. Sidney A.
Adams, George NJ. Ardery. William B.
Adams, Phelps H. Arledge Hardin 3:
Ahearn v. P. Arnold. William W.
Albus. Frank j. Arundel. Russell M.
Afford, Theodore G. Atchison J. C.
Allen, Bruce r. Atkins. w. H.
Allen, Robert s.
Baer. J. NJ Bishop. H. o.
Baird Bruce Blanchard. H. B.
Baity James L. Blinn. Randolph
Baker, Joe L. Bliss: Arthur L.
Bane Baldwin B. Booth, Fenton
BsTssson BsTsss Dsy,a Ss1s. H Boyte5 Boys Roh'rd
Barkdull. W. D. Braman Harold p.