Evening star., 1939-01-27
Film Stars 10 Arrive
Tomorrow, Sunday
For Celebrations
Stunder and Ates to
Broadcast Tonight in
Anti-PoroIysis Drive

A dozen film stars, dispatched
from Hollywood to do their part
in fighting infantile paralysis, will
arrive in Washington tomorrow and
Sunday to make personal appear
ances at the Presidents birthday
celebrations.
Annabella is scheduled to arrive
at Washington Airport at 1925 am.
tomorrow, while Luise Rainer, An
drea Leeds, Bruce Cabot, Jean
Hersholt, Frank Fay and Ralph
Bellamy will be dropping in at vari-
Gus times over the week end. Enrol
Flynn, who was here only long
enough Wednesday to ride in the
horse show, will return with his
wife, Lili Damita, Sunday.
Lionel Stander and Roscoe Ates,
here to be guest stars at the Earle
and Capitol Theaters, respectively,
will broadcast over WJSV at 2:3O
pm. tomorrow. They will be joined
by the Eight Men of Manhattan
and other acts from both stage
shows, all of whom will urge at
tendance at the two midnight shows
Monday and at the birthday balls
George Brent, an early arrival
was determined to visit the Smith
sonian Institution today. A flyer
since 1924, Mr.. Brent is anxious to
see the collection of old airplanes.
He also was scheduled to 60 through
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and pay a visit to Children's Hos
pital.
Programs on Sale.
Official programs for the birthday
celebration went on sale yesterday.
A space is reserved in the programs
for the autographs of visiting stars
and the movie celebrities will be
asked to autograph only the pro-
grams.
With only a few days remaining
to stretch the line of dimes to a
mile, dozens of delegates from
schools, clubs, Government depart
ments and organizations of all kinds
were scheduled to file past the
N. B. C.-Star "Mile-o f-Dimes" today
and tomorrow
Mr.. Brent was to be one of the
feature attractions at the stand to-
day. He was scheduled to broadcast
from the scene at 4:30 pm. over
WMAL, the same time that Under
secretary of Agriculture M. L. Wilson
was to make the presentation of
dimes from the Agriculture Depart
ment in observance of agriculture
Day" at the stand.
Miss Perkins to Appear.
Secretary of Labor Perkins has
promised to 60 to the ''Mile-of-
Dimes" stand at 12:45 pm tomor-
row. She will speak during a half
hour broadcast over WRC while
employees of her department file by
the stand to make their contribu-
tions for Labor Day."
Others who will appear at the
stand tomorrow include Watson B.
Miller, director of the National Re-
habilitation Committee of the Amer
lean Legion, who will deposit dimes
for the Legion; Mrs Ned Brunson
Harris, president Of the Washington
Newspaper Women's Club. heading
q delegation from the club; Miss
Marjory Webster, accompanied by a
group from her school, and the
Sons of the American Legion.
The Knights of Columbus Band
will play a concert at the stand
Sunday. 1t will be heard over
WMAL at 4:30 pm.
The largest individual contribu-
tion from a Government depart
ment was made yesterday when the
Veterans Administration presented
the Mile f-Dimes" with 1912, or
S,120 dimes.
Secretary Gives Dimes.
The Chinese Ambassador was rep
resented at the stand by T. L. Tsui,
first secretary Of the Chinese
Embassy.
As he placed his dimes on the
line he said, ITO save one life is a
nobler act than to build a seven
story pagoda."
. A mammoth cake, weighing 80
pounds and topped with the Presi-
dents seal around which more than