Evening star., 1939-01-24
Visiting Film Stars
To Be Introduced
In Broadcast
Presidents Birthday
Program Will Be
Given Monday

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introduced to the motion picture
stars visiting here for the Presidents
birthday celebration during a CITY,
wide broadcast next Monday from
$50 pm. to 6:45 pm.
David B. Stein and Norman G. Kal
will act as masters of ceremonies for
the broadcast, which will be followed
by a cocktail party given by Com
missioner Melvin G. Hazen, CO.
chairman Of the Committee for the
Celebration of the Presidents Birth
day.
First event in the celebration will
be held tomorrow night when serv-
ice and civilian riders show their
skill at the Presidents birthday
horse show at Fort Myer.
Another name band" in the
parade Of orchestras that will come
to Washington for the birthday balls
was announced today. It is the Ed
die lie Baron Orchestra, which
comes here from the rainbow room
at Rockefeller Center. The tango
rhpmba orchestra will play at the
Willard Hotel and later at the gold
plate breakfast in the Carlton Hotel.
Frank Fay Joins Cast"
Latest addition to the assembly
OF stars at the famous breakfast is
Frank Fay, stage and radio come
dian, who will divide the duties Of
master Of ceremonies with Arthur
Godfrey.
The National Broadcasting Co.
Evening Star miles of dimes"
passed the one-third mark today
when a count revealed IS, 900 dimes
had been contributed by Govern
ment department employees, school
and military groups. organizations
OF all varieties and generous in
dividuals intent on doing their part
to fight infantile paralysis.
Today was Post ONCE day" at
the "Mile-of-Dimes." with Post
master General Farley expected to
make a personal appearance at the
stand as employees of his department
deposit their dimes on the line.
Secretary Ickes will broadcast from
the stand at 4:30 pm. tomorrow
over WMAL in observance Of In
terror day."
A delegation from the Little Con.
gress. made up of secretaries to
Congressman and other legislative
employees, will be welcomed to the
stand tonight at 10:30 with a broad
cast over WMAL.
Actors Will Visit Stand.
The group will include the Speak
er Of the Little Congress, Clark H.
Schooley, secretary to Representa-
tive Fries of Illinois: the clerk of
the Little Congress. Marie Harold,
from the office of Representative
Allen Of Pennsylvania: Daniel Eng
hSh, chairman of the Entertainment
Committee and an employe in the
Office Of Majority Leader Rayburn
and Joseph Clorety who is in the
office Of Representative Costello of
California.
The entire cast of Bachelor
Born" the comedy at the National
Theater this week, will come to the
Mile Dimes" stand at sos to-
night to lend its support to the
campaign. Members of the cast will
be interviewed by Jay Carmody,
drama editor of The Star. in a 10
minute broadcast from the stand
over WRC. Those expected to be on
hand include Edward Fielding,
Philip Tonge, Francis Compton,
Marcella Swanson, Leslie Barrie,
Richard Temple. Jane Sterling. Vir-
ginia Barton and Stephen Ker'-
Appleby.
Mary Mason, WRC home forum
director, was to interview a delega-
ton from Chestnut Farms Dairy led
by the president of the company.
Edward Brawner, at the "Mile-of-
Dimes at 4:30 today over WMAL.
Tennis Stars on Hand.
In the steady stream of visitors
to the stand yesterday were Donald
Bulge and Ellsworth Vines, who
kept up line of banter for 10 min
utes during the afternoon broadcast
from the "Mile-of-Dimes Later,
a number of doctors and uniformed
nurses from Children's Hospital
came to the stand to deposit their
dimes and describe to the radio
audience what the funds raised dur
ing the campaign will mean to chill
dren afflicted with infantile paraly-
sis.
The largest single contribution
from a Government department was
made yesterday, when the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation sent over
$103.40. Two Government divisions
made their presentations in novel
way. The correspondence section,
treasurer's Office of the Reconstruct
ton Finance Corp, and the ac-
counting divisions of the r. F.. C.
with the Federal National Mortgage
Co. turned in yardsticks with dimes
fastened on them from end to end.