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Evening star., 1939-05-27
Woodruff Spikes Talk
Of Attempt 10 Run
4-Minute Mile
Doesn't Like Distnoce,
He Says; Title Seems
Soft for Trojons
Bv GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Cnnrts Nrr,ter

NEW YORK, May 27.-The
chances that long John Woodruff
of Pittsburgh University ever will
get out and run a mile in four
minutes practically are extinct, be-
cause the long -striding Negro has no
intention of trying.
He said so as he lay painting on
the grass after having loafed home
a winner in his preliminary heat of
the half-mile event in the I. C. 4-A
track and field championships He
said he simply didn't like to run a
mile because it was too far"
Ran Fast Mile Haphazarily.
mo, sir, I just don't like to run
that mile" John said, displaying a
show-window full of teeth. Maybe
l could run it in four minutes, like
they say. I don't know. But I'd
rather run the quarter and the half
and I would have to change my
training entirely to run a mile. 1t S
too far"
He was reminded that he had. with
very little preparation, knocked off
mile in 4:128, which is fair country
running.
Yeah" he admitted, but I didn't
know how to run it. I just followed
another fellow most of the way and
then ran a little bit toward the
finish. know how to run the half
mile, so I feel secure. That's what
I'm going to concentrate on winning
in the Olympics next summer.
After that, I'm going to try to
enter Columbia for a course in
sociology and maybe quit running. ."
The long, tall Negro was favored
to win both the quarter and the
half miles today and to anchor the
Pittsburgh team to victory in the
mile relay. 1t was suspected he
might be pushed to new meet
record of better than At seconds in
the quarter. He's won both races
the last two years. There's MOTH
ing to approach his tremendous
stride on the tracks, unless maybe
it's Johnstown's.
Looks Soft for Trojans.
For all Woodruff's individual
prowess, the Trojans from South
ern California were considered a
lead-pipe cinch to pile up a winning
margin in todays finals. They are
too strong, too fast and too numer-
Gus for the rest of the thinly-clads.
They've won times in IL attempts.
In Yesterdays preliminaries the
Western'Huskies tried for Is places
in the finals and they placed ex-
actly Is men. Two set meet rec
ords. Earl Vickery ran his heat of
the 220-yard low hurdles in 231
seconds, clipping a tenth off the
former mark, and Bob PEOPLES
flung the javelin 223 feet II. inches
which was IA inches past the pre-
vious best. In addition to the pow-
erful force they qualified yesterday,
they had an almost certain winner
of the mile race in Lou Zamperini
Pittsburgh was favored for second
place.
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Appear Capable
Of Holding Any
Pace Desired
Yonks for Second
Day in Row Win
On Four Hits
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Clncinnati's marauding Reds,
young, cocky and capable, are back
on top of the National League and
appear able to stay there until the
frost is on the pumpkins next Octo-
ber.
1t was too weeks ago tomorrow
that the pride of the Rhineland was
beaten for the fourth time in five
games and toppled into third place
and it might seem foolhardy to get
steamed up about any club on two
| week trial.
Yet the Reds have won II con-
Secutlve games with such aplomb
that nothing in baseball right now
can compare with them except the
world champion Yankees, who gen.
orally are incompatible.
Beat Cards to Take Lead.
The Reds beat the St. Louis Car
dinals, rs, yesterday in the Cards
own park for the percentage points
which finally lifted them to the
front of the race. This climactic step
served only to forge the sentiment
which had been gathering behind
Clncinanti for days.
The pitching. which was Shaky at
first, has become the sprightly MAIN
stay predicted for the Reds before
the season started. In their IL
game surge the Cincinnati starting
hl1rlar hnc fpic}onI
the other two occasions willy Bill Nc
kechnie forestalled trouble by reliev-
ing tlring pitchers. The Brooklyn
Dodgers got eight hits in one of
these instances and the New York
Giants three in the other-which
hardly is construed as cutting pitch
ers around
Meanwhile, the hitting has held up
unbellevably. With their opponents
getting 80 hits and % runs in IL
games. the Reds have rolled up 1O8
safeties for SO runs and slammed
out at least one homer in each of
nine of the contests.
Naturally Cincinnati can't be ex-
pected to maintain such stride over
a long period. But the very in
tensity of the drive to get back in
front shows the Reds are able to
make the pace just about as they
desire it.
Pirates Blast Lee.
In the only other National League
contest yesterday the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates staged a 14-5 vendetta against
the Chicago Cubs. They shelled
Bill Lee from the mound in the
fourth frame and continued a steady
assault on three succeeding pitchers.
The Yankees again proved in
domitable by beating the Philadel-
phla Athletics, 10, on Tommy Hen
rich's fourth home run of the spring.
It was the second successive day
they had triumphed while being
held to four hits.
Except for the home run ball to
Heinrich, with two out in the sixth
inning, Rookey Henry Pippen out
pitched Oral Hildebrand. but the
veteran American Lacquer received
spectacular support, which wiped out
the six hits and seven bases on balls
he gave
The Boston Red Sox, with a re-
vised batting order, halted a 3-game
slump by whipping Washington, AZ,
and in the only other American
League game the Chicago White
SoX hobbled the Cleveland Indians.
81, on Joe Kuhel's homer in the
seventh inning
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Hunt Is Seeded No. ;
Among Orange Nef
Tourney Stars
By the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press
SOUTH ORANGE, N. j., May 27.
The Orange Lawn Tennis Club
tournament for the Thomas A. Gill
lespie Cup gets under way today
with 81 players listed and Wayne
Sabin of Portland, Greg, Davis Cup
aspirant, seeded first.
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan and
Kay Winthrop. both of Boston, high
light the opening day in an eXhibi-
ton mixed doubles match with John
Doeg of Rumson and j. Gilbert Hall
of Orange as partners.
The seeded list is abbreviated. with
Sidney B. Wood. jr. of New York,
No. 2; Gilbert A. Hunt, jr, of WASH
ington, D. c., No. 3, and Francis x.
Shields of Los Angeles, No. A.
LadiSlaus Hecht, former Czecho-
Slovakian Davis Cup player, was
alone on a foreign seeding.
Evening star., 1939-05-27
(oe Reds Back Top With ame Streak Look Good to Remain The,
Win, Lose or Draw
ByFRANcisE E. STAN
The Luekiest Sport?
BY FRANCIS {. STAN,
Notes to youse


What the uckiest sport the world
and around the better
The fellow
hold the isn't necessary
for him to have been the best in
Idle thoughtWonder
We notice he nosed yesterday Portsmouth,
effort tanning half
Morris Adehol buddy
Mbbe his his wild something
What that February in
HE tOrtz will Tk tsk
BY the Tom Baker
Griffith has Thomas
well in the big leagues he will in
that amt
Smallest catchers glove Ferels
smallest OF ball
thanks
praise en-Dutch Leonard
Buddy
Evening star., 1939-05-27
WuIloch and WheutIey
Easy Track Victors

Track teams of the Wallach and
Wheatley Schools are the latest
qualif1ers for the city-wide ele-
mentary school championships
which will be held a week from
today at Central Stadium.
Both outclassed all opposition
yesterday, Wheatley taking the
Rosedale division title with 1853 a
points and Wallach winning in the
Garfield section with 88 points.
Wheatley's nearest contender"
could score only 3sla points and
Dent, runner-up to Wallach, tailed
only "a.
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Hole in Woshington's OutfieId
Yowns as WeIoj Fails Along
With EstoIeIIa and West

has hampered their chances of
climbing.
Harris is sold on the idea that the
Mats would be a vastly improved
outfit merely by the acquisition of
another outfielder. Just how much
the lack of an acceptable outfelder
has hampered the club is coniec-
tural but with Welaj hitting .257,
West smacking .180 and Estalella
biting mild 1876, there apparently
is considerable room for improve
ment.
Bucky by the same token doesn't
feel the Mats are likely to rival the
Yankees merely by adding more
dangerous hitter. There still are
too many question marks concerning
the team at least for this season. but
the outlook for the future would
be more rosy if that annoying de-
partment could be buoyed.
Meanwhile, the Mats were to
bump into their first double-header
Of the season here today with Joe
krakauskas and either Jimmy De
Shong or Pete Appleton slated to
toll for Washington and Fritz Oster-
mueller and Eden Auker poised to
pitch for the Red Sox. Joe HAYNES
Will work for Washington tomorrow,
with Lefty Grove due to labor for
Boston.
SOx Fielding Hurts Mats.
Five double plays shattered Wash
mgton'S bid for third straight vic
tory yesterday as the Red Sox
pounded Dutch Leonard, who never
has won a game in FenWay Park, for
10 hits while Boston was fielding
brilliantly behind Woody Rich and
Joe Heving.
The SoX pounced on Leonard for
four runs in the first three innings
and the Mats then proceeded to muff
opportunities to register batch of
runs.
The most disastrous of these came
In the sixth when George Case.
Buddy Lewis and Cecil Travis
singled in succession to fill the bases
with none out. Taft Wright, how
ever, drilled into his first double play
OF the season and the Mats were
able to salvage only one run out of
that promising picture.
Then in the ninth the Mats made
another threat when Buddy Myer
beat out drag bunt. advanced to
second on Welaj's infeld out and
scored on Jimmy Wasdel's sharp
single to right. The usually reliable
Charley Colbert pinch-hitting for
Angelo Giuliani, hit into a double
play, to end the game.
1t was Leonards' first loss of the
season, his three victories all having
been achieved at Griffith Stadium.
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Leemons SoftbuIIers
Humbled by Tru Blu

Tuffy Leemans' softball team was
a more humble aggregation today
after failing to make good on a
challenge to one of the city's best
tens last night.
Matched against the crack Tru-
Blu tossers, who had Abe Rosenfeld
in the box. the Leemans- -Rinaldi
Cleaners went down to a AL de-
feat. Three inield errors and two
hits gave Tru-Blu five runs in the
first inning and it was 1870 before
Leemans' team came to bat in the
fourth.
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Baseball Pays Tribute
To Muthewson Today
By the Associated Press.

COOPERSTOWN, N. Y, May 27
Organized baseball pays tribute
today to one of it's immortals-
Christy MatheWson.
The widow of the great pitcher
for the New York Giants will un-
veil a bust of her husband in base
balls hall of fame as the widow of
his teams manager-John j. Nc
GraY-aSSiStS.
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Government Leuoue

Pepco assumed an early lead in
winning an ga victory over Treas
ury in their Government League
game Roebe's hitting featured.
Evening star., 1939-05-27
National League.
MoyfIower Bows

Pirates Den softballers outslugged
the Mayf1ower Hotel nine yesterday,
but had trouble winning 4-3 VIC
tory. Three runs In the ninth
clinched honors.
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Official Score

, Runs batted in--Wasdell. VoSmik, VIII
liams, Cronin. Tabor. Two-base hits
Case, Cramer L2l. Tabor 60 Three-bass
hit-FoXx. Sacrifce-Vosmk Double
plays-Lewis TO Myer to WaSdell, Hevinz
to Cronin to Foxx. Croning to Doerr to
Foxy t2), Doerr 10 CrOnn to FoXx, Tabor
10 Doerr to Foxx. Left on bases-Wash-
ington. g.; Boston, 6. Bases on balis-Of
Leonard ]; of Rich 4. Struck out-By
Leonafd. :: by Rich, ! Hits-of Rich,
nlngs. Wild pitch---Leonard Winning
nn,lc1,tE@Rich. Umpires--Messrs Pipgras,
Basil, Summers and OrmSby Time IT
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Major League Statistics
SATURDAY NAV ,oao
NATIONAL.
ResrIfa

Gin - q 81 81 81 n 4I221OI.6sS
stLl 3 q q 81 81 81 4l2OIOI .667l /
Chi o. 81 . 3. q 81 1l1716I.5l5 5H
Pit q 0. q - q 81 4l1616I.50o
Bosl o. o. = II a a 3l14L17l .452l 71a
BklL 2 i - L Ii l 3I2L17l.414l sla
NY ? - 2 2 2 IL 1l1319l .406
Phi l o. 81 q OF q 3L-11l20l .355I1OH2
L. l1010I16l161T17l19I2OI--T
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Bucky Hopes for Outfielder.

Proposed deals with Cleveland,
st. Louis and Detroit have failed to
materialize, Griffith now is expected
to offer more bait in an attempt to
bolster the Mats. The Nationals have
been receiving more than passable
pitching, but lack of timely sWatting
Evening star., 1939-05-27
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star STAFF Correspondent.

BOSTON, Mass, May 27.-Wash-
mgtons left field situation today
was ominouS with Johnny Wela j,
Manager Bucky Harris last resort,
haVlng tailed to make more than a
feeble bid for regular berth. Harris
now is convinced Welaj isn't ready
for sustained duty, which leaves him
with nothing to do about it but
divide the job among Welaj, Bobby
Estalella and Sammy West and pray
Tor an occasional hit.
The soreSt spot of somewhat
festered club. left field, has created
batch of headaches for Harris.
who has given West, Estalella and
Welaj bountiful opportunities. Each
has failed to hit and Bucky now is
desperate.
Bucky first experimental by
alternating Estalella and West in left
field Neither responded with any
degree Of effectiveness so he tried
Welaj, whose speed and fiyhawking
tactics made him a favorite to clinch
a regular job.
Welaj Willis After Fine Start.
The Polish youngster was off to
an amazing start, collecting four
hits IN the tWo-game series with
the Browns, but yesterday, as the
Mats dropped a Al decision to the
Red SoX, he reverted to his old
form. Bucky admitted he was play
ing a long shot in hoping Welaj, a
.274 hitter with Trenton last year.
would surprise, but after his miser-
able showing here yesterday Harris
was inclined to feel either Estalella
or West would make as acceptable
shoWings.
All OF which revives reports that
Prexy Clark Griffith will snare
left fielder before the season ages
more than a few games. Welajs
sudden squirt temporarily silenced
talk of trade or purchases, but with
his collapse efforts to obtain a left
fielder have been intensified.
Welaj who failed to lift a ball
out of the infield against Boston,
appeared slightly less than promis-
ing. His hitting against ST. Louis
was heartening, but in one day he
ruined any hope Harris had of de-
veloping him into regular.
Bucky Hopes for Outfielder.
Proposed deals with Cleveland,
st. Louis and Detroit have failed to
materialize, Griffith now is expected
to offer more bait in an attempt to
bolster the Mats. The Nationals have
Evening star., 1939-05-27
GAMES TOMORROW,

New York at Phila.
Boston at Brooklyn.
Pitts. at Chicago.
Clnci. at st. L. t2).
Evening star., 1939-05-27

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Bos O. p 1 a A. Al 217lOl $50 5la
Chi l q 4 . q L 31s13n5sIl ca
Gle / p 8 - - 81 01515l.50o 9
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Phi O / ! / Ii 4 3l1l1sL.3791212
Det l i ? p q O 412l21 .3641312
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Evening star., 1939-05-27
GAMES TODAY.

New York at Phila .
Boston at Brooklyn
Pitts. at Chicago
Cinci. at St. Louis.
Evening star., 1939-05-27
GAMES TOMORROW

Wa sh. at Boston. ..
Phila. at New York.
CHICAGO at Cleve.
ST. Louis at Detroit.
Evening star., 1939-05-27

GAMES TODAY.
Wa Sh. at Boston. =.
Phila. at New York.
CHICAGO at Cleve.
St. Louis at Detroit.
Evening star., 1939-04-23

Beta Sigma Phi-Tuesday, 8 pm,
Theta Chapter. Wednesday, 8
pm, Zeta Chapter. Thursday, 8
pm, Delta Chapter. with Miss
Emma Wooten, the Miramar
Apartments, Fifteenth street and
Rhode Island avenue NV. Sat-
urday, 7:30 pm. to am, found
ers' day banquet and dance, the
Kennedy Warren.
District Federation of Women's
Clubs-Tomorrow, II am, Roose-
welt Hotel, monthly meeting; nov
el afternoon program arranged
by Department of Education.
Wheel of Progress-Tomorrow,
pm, at Washington Hotel.
P. E. o. Sisterhood-Tuesday, 1890
pm, Chapter B, luncheon with
Mrs. Robert H. Young, 1926 New
ton street NV: 8 pm, Chapter
j, with Mrs. Margaret Ward, PALS
Twentieth street NV. Thursday
8pm., Chapter M, with Mrs. Dor
othy RAIDER, 1926 Troy street, Ar
lington, Va. Friday, 8 pm, Chap!
ter c, with Mrs. r. L. Bains, 712
Montgomery avenue, Silver Spring
Md.
Housekeepers' Alliance-Thursday
2 pm, spring card party with
Mrs. Paul j. Christian, 3711 Hunt
ington street NV.
Soroptimist Club-Wednesday,
pm, luncheon. Willard Hotel.
Business Women's .Council-Tues-
day, 8 pm, Covenant-First Pres
byterian Church. Speaker, Miss
Mabel Vernon, Lima Conference. u
Evening star., 1939-04-23

Wednesday, 3 to 6 pm, tea; 4:15
pm, program. speaker, Everett B.
Wilson, Puerto Rico" with mo-
ton pictures; guitar music and
singing by Paulos Damau and
Mario Tomasini. Friday, 8 pm,
drama group; program in charge
of Matte Richards Tyler.
Kenilworth Ladies Guild-Wednes-
day, pm. with Mrs. Jesse Veil
meyer, 1912 Kenilworth avenue
NE; assisting hostess, Mrs. Mary
Veilmeyer.
Welsh Women's Club - Tomorrow
evening with Miss Jane Daniel,
1901 Sixteenth street NV
Washington Cultus Club-Tuesday,
with Mrs. Ara Daniels.
Curley Club-Today, 8 pm, Execu-
tive Committee, with Miss Dorothy
E. Barrett. Tuesday, 7:30 pm,
choral group rehearsal, Carroll
Hall. Thursday, BIS pm, Conti-
mental Hotel; dancing and bridge.
Arts Club-Today, tea for opening Of
memorial exhibition of paintings
of late Mary G. Riley; hosts, Art
Committee, Miss Clara Saunders.
Tuesday, dinner and reading of
works by members. Wednesday,
dinner and reading of works by
members. Thursday, pm, din
ner for members only, followed
by ANNUAL meeting; 3 to 8 pm,
election of officers.
Womens Alliance of All Souls Uni
tartan Church-Friday, meeting;
speaker, Edwin w. James. Pan
American Highway; hostess, Mrs.
Anna Erstgaard.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Vassar Alunnae
Will Meet With
Mrs. Cuniberti

Mrs. Fernando Cuniberti will
open her home at 1924 r street
NV. Wednesday afternoon for the
spring meeting Of the Washing
ton branch of the Associate Alum
nae of Vassar College. Tea in the
garden from 4 to o'clock will
precede the business meeting.
Miss Waldron Faulkner, Mrs. Her
bert Feis, Mrs. Lawrence Thomp-
son and Miss Julia Fieberger will
assist the hostess in serving. Part
Of the afternoon will be given over
to discussion of the alumnae coun-
Gil meeting held last week end at
the college. Three members will
make reports-Mrs. David Wing,
who presided at the council meet
ings: Mrs. Cuniberti, an alumnae
trustee, and Mrs. Paul Henderson,
president, who substituted for Mrs.
Ernest Lewis. representative of the
Washington branch.
Because many Vassar women are
temporarily resident here or have
recently come to Washington Mrs.
Henderson appointed a membership
committee this spring to revise the
list of local alumnae.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Newspaper
Women to
Receive
Distinguished
Guests Invited
ToNew Quarters

A "housewarming" reception to
which q distinguished group is being
invited will be given the evening Of
May l by the Newspaper Women's
Club Of Washington as the official
opening of the clubs new headquar-
ters, at the Raleigh Hotel
Invitations are being issued to the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, the
Vice President and Mrs. Garner,
members Of the cabinet and their
wives, chiefs of the various news
services, prominent editors Of local
newspapers and the presidents Of
local newspaper clubs, including the
Gridiron Club. the White House
Correspondents Association, the Ma
tional Press Club and the Overseas
Writers.
AS Mrs. Ned Brunson Harris, the
president Of the club, has been IN
the Georgetown University Hospital
for several weeks as the result OF an
accident, it is not known whether
she will be able to attend. In her
absence Miss Katharine Brooks,
first vice president, is the acting
president.
The clubs first business meeting
In the new headquarters will be held
at 8 pm. tomorrow. Nominations
for officers are to be made at this
meeting.
Founded nearly seven years ago
the Newspaper Women's Club re-
stricts its active membership tc
women writer's doing actual news
paper work in Washington, while Its
associate membership Is composed
of women interested in the newspa-
per profession and those coming In
close contact with women of the
press. These include wives Of cab.
met officers and others in ofnciaI
life, as well as women notable TO,
personal achievement.
Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Herbert Hoo
yer and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge are
honorary members.
The clubs first headquarters were
in the old Elsmere Hotel, the site OF
which is nov occupied by the Trans
Lux Theater. Later it maintained
rooms in the Admiral Club for two
years.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Kappa Alpha Theta
Biennial District Convention Will
Include Banquet as High Light

Miss Adelaide Emley, president Of
the Washington chapter.
Founded in Indiana in 1870, Kappa
Alpha Theta now has a total men,
bership of more than $4,000 and IS
active chapters in the United States
and Canada, The loan and fellow
ship fund established in 1903 has al
most reached the $100,O0O mark and
has provided assistance in the edu-
cation of $40 young women both in
undergraduate and graduate work.
Among the fraternity's distin-
guished members are Marjorie Kin
nan Rawlings, author of The Year
ling; Mary Beard, historian and
lecturer; Mary Margaret Mcbride,
radio commentator: Helen Jacobs
and Katherine RaWls.
Representatives from Goucher
College, the University of Pennsyl-
vania, Adelphi, William and Mary
Randolph Macon and Penn State
Colleges as we'll as alumnae chapters
in the district, will attend the meet
ing here
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Radcliffe Club
To Sponsor Concert
Next Sunday

The principal social event of the
year for the Radcliffe Club of WASH
ington will be concert next Sunday
at $3.50 pm. at the Phillips Me-
mortal Gallery, 1900 Twenty first
street NV, for the benefit of the
Radcliffe regional scholarship fund,
according to announcement by Mrs.
James S. Armstrong, president.
Guest artists, who will present the
program, will include Millard Tay-
lor, concert master of the National
Symphony Orchestra; Charlotte
Ridley Watkins, soprano, who is a
graduate of the Curtis Institute of
Philadelphia, and Ethel Blackwell
pianist, who is director of music
at the Landon School.
The Phillips Gallery is being used
through the courtesy of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ducan Phillips.
The benefit is an annual event
Of the club through which it raises
funds to send two girls to Rad
cliffe College.
Mrs. Harold Morrison, 1725 La
mont street NV, is distributing
tickets. Miss Clare Driscoli is treas
urer of the club.
PatronesSes are: Miss Grace
Durham Guest, Mrs. Alger Hiss
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mrs. L. Corrin
Strong, Mrs. Rudolph Stanley
Brown, Mrs. Jouette Shouse, Mrs
Walter Nash and Mrs. Harold Marsh
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Woman Democrats
Will Hold Fete

Mrs. Cordell Hull, who will pre-
side at the tea table during the an
nual spring fete Of the Women's
National Democratic Club, to be
held May % at the Carlton Hotel.
will be assisted by a number of dis
tinguished members of official and
residential society.
Included in the group will be Mrs
Key Pittman, Mrs. Bennett Champ
Clark, Mrs. Burton K. Wheeler, Mrs.
Jesse H. Jones, Mrs. Daniel C. Roper,
Mrs. Gilbert M. Hitchcock and Mrs.
Otis Bland.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Mrs. John Nance Garner will re-
ceive from to 4:30 pm, assisted
by the ladies of the cabinet. Wives
OF the Little Cabinet" will receive
from 4:30 to $50 o'clock.
The program for the afternoon Is
being arranged by Mrs. Curtis
Shears.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Cherry Blossom
Ball Sponsors

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt heads
the list of patronesses for the annual
cherry blossom ball to be held Sat-
urday night at the Washington
Hotel under auspices of the Demo-
cratic Women's National Council.
Other sponsors include the Vice
President and Mrs. John Nance
Garner. the Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Henry Morgentha,A jr.;;
Secretary of War and Mrs. Harry
H. Woodring, Postmaster General
and Mrs. James A. Farley, Secretary
of Labor Frances Perkins, the
Speaker of the House and Mrs.
William Bankhead, Mrs. Marion
Banister, Mrs. Ellen S. Woodward,
Mrs. Jewell Swoford and Mrs. Lu-
cille Foster McMillin.
Mrs. H. A. Dodderidge, president
of the council, has appointed Mrs.
w. B. Sirman as general chairman.
Mrs. Alma Livingston Shevlin, ticket
chairman and chairman of the
Absentee Voting Unit, will assist
in selling tickets to various State
groups.