Evening star., 1939-06-07
All Hotel Suites
Facing Parade Route
Are Sold Out
Many Occupants Will
Give Parties; Traffic
To Capital Heavy

Two kinds OF visitors were heading
for Washington today-the select
few invited to one or more of the
functions for the British mon
archs and the estimated 300, 900
. other people who are along just for
the view.
Airplanes, trains and buses re-
ported heavy traffic, while hotels
were nearing capacity occupancy
One railroad line has scheduled an
excursion from Philadelphia tomor-
row morning while another line has
been querying its branch office here
to see if parade and hotel accom-
modations are available.
Along with the parade of tourists
and guests. two stars who will en-
tertain at the White House musicale
for the King and Queen tomorrow
might are expected in town today.
They are Kate Smith, who gets into
Union Station at 7:05 pm, and
Lawrence Tibbett, who, with his
wife. will be stopping at the May
flower Hotel
Meanwhile. hotel suites along the
line of the parade from Union Sta
ton to the White House were sold
out At the Willard more than 90
-parties will be entertained in the
large corner suites and single rooms
overlooking Pennsylvania avenue
In a number of cases luncheon will
be served the guests.
Allen to Be Host to 60.
Commissioner George E. Allen will
be host to about 60 friends in four
room corner suite on the seventh
floor of the hotel. Other corner
suites, overlooking the Avenue at
Fourteenth street, will be occupied
by guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j
!, Acklin of Wilmington, Del. and
Robert Woods Bliss. Representa-
tives Byron and Sasscer of Mary
land have adjoining rooms, Mrs
Edward B. Mclean has rented a
room for party to be given by her
daughter, Miss Evalyn Mclean, and
other rooms will be occupied by DR.
and Mrs. James F. Mitchell, Miss
Marjorie Webster, Sergio Osmena
vice president of the Philippine
Islands; the English Speaking
Union, and A. F. E. Horn, president
of the Rotary Club. NeWsreel COM
Apanies and newspapermen will also
have rooms with a view"
A suite and five other rooms have
been rented at the Raleigh Hotel
by the Madeira School for its stu
dents. Harry McBridge of the State
Department, Frank Keith Officer.
Australian counselor of the British
Embassy, Maj K. w. Slauson,
U. S. A, and John L. Rogers, in
terstate commerce commissioner
have ordered suites at the Raleigh
for the parade view.
Among the numerous business
men, both from Washington and
other points, who will see the parade
from the Raleigh's windows are J.
W. Adams. L. P. Steuart, Robert
Littleton, Harold Crooks, w. L.
Bush, H. A Thornton and E. j.
Boothby. The Structural Clay
Products Institute has also ordered
space for the two-day period re-
ouired by the hotel in making
reservations.
Expected at the Carlton today are
John w. Davis, Mrs Robert Worth
Bingham, wife of the late AmbasSa-
dor to Great Britain, and two for
Roosevelt, Paul D. Cravatch and
Carl de Gersdorff, whose names are
frequently listed for White House
functions.
The White House has made res
ervationS at the Carlton for Mr.
and Mrs. James Roosevelt, son and
daughter-in-law of the President,
who were scheduled to arrive today.
They were to be joined tomorrow
by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sargent of
Boston. White House reservations
have also been made at the Carlton
for Judge and Mrs. Samuel Rosen-
man of New York, who will arrive
tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt
have already arrived at the May
flower, and other members of the
Roosevelt family are expected there
J. P. Morgan, one of the garden
party guests listed as representa-
tive American" has made reserva-
tions at the Mayflower Hotel for to-
morrow. E r. Stettinus a member
Of the same list, will stop at the
Mayfower as will Admiral and Mrs
William V. Pratt, Belfast, Me, and
Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr, presi-
dent general of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution, all garden
party guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight
Davis have already arrived, and Miss
Dorothy James. daughter of the
Governor of Pennsylvania. is ex-
pected today.
Other Reservations.
Most of the reservations made by
Shoreham Hotel guests who will
attend the Embassy party are for to-
day Expected today are Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney of New York, Mrs
Robert Bacon of New York, Mrs
Morgan Hamilton, Mrs. Bairo
Thayer of Boston and two British
consulate officials from Philadel-
phia. Frederick Watson, who viii
be accompanied by his daughter, anc
J. M Walsh.
Reservations have been made by
the Canadian Pacific Railroad for 8
party of 20 Englishmen at the
Wardman Park Hotel. They are
q coming in tomorrow. Others due al
the Wardman Park tomorrow are
Sir Bruce Bruce-Porter of London
and his daughter, Mrs. c. A. John
ston: the British Consulate Gen.
eral from Chicago and his wife. Mrs
Lewis Bernays. and five others rQn
the British consulate in Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry l.. Stimsor
made reservations some time age
for Friday. but since both are ex-
pected at the garden party will prob
ably come in today or tomorrow.