Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-31

changed wise-cracks with RED"
Shelton at the midnight shows.
The first invitation reception and
dinner at the Willard brought some
500 guests to help celebrate the
Presidents birthday. The broad
cast, principal feature of the recep-
ton, meant seeing rather than hear
ing the stars in the absence of
public address system, but imme-
diately after the broadcast diplo-
mats, city officials and society
matrons swarmed across the plat
form to introduce themselves and
ask for autographs.
At the dinner, Gen. Albert Cox.
chairman of the Dinner Committee,
had to issue request that no auto
graphs be sought while the meal
was being served.
The guests weren't the only ones
to get thrill out of viewing the
celebrities who lined the head table.
Girls in the checkroom dropped
their checks and ignored coats thrust
in their hands when the stars enter
ed the lobby, while one waiter asked
another, did you see Gagney down
there-and Pat O'Brien?"
No Autographs, Boyd Told.
To the policemen, firemen and
marines, however, 60 the laurels for
earnest effort as far as protecting
the stars was concerned.
William Boyd thought it was
funny to ask Miss Lamour for an
autograph. but her police escort, not
recognizing "Hopalong Cassidy"
showed him aside.
mo autographs" was the dictum.
But all the stars agreed that eff
cheney was the keynote of their
tours of the city. Even if they had
to take their ermine capes and top
hats into back alleys and kitchens,
they still thought it was fun and
were still talking about their ad-
ventures when the Gold Plate Break
fast endeo at dawn.
While the hilarious thrCng was
enjoying Washington's public par
ties, President Roosevelt entertained
a group of close friends at the White
House, among them some of the
Cuff Links Gang" the cronies to
whom young Mr.. Roosevelt, while
Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
once presented gold cuff links as
gifts.
Guests at the Presidents own
birthday dinner numbered % and
included, besides White House at
taches, James Roosevelt, his eldest
son; Hall Roosevelt, Mrs. Roose-
velt's brother; Judge Samuel Ro-
seminar, a former Roosevelt asso-
ciate; Kirke Simpson, Charles Nc
Carthy, James P. Sullivan, Secre-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Nor
genthau, Secretary of Commerce
Hopkins, Stanley Prenosil, Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, ir.:
Mr.. and Mrs. David Gray and Basil
O'Connor, former law partner of
the President.
While the President sliced his own
cake at the White House, his mother.
Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt. in New
YORK, cut for him creation by the
famous Oscar of the Waldorf, where
the Circus Saints and Sinners Club
staged a show at the most glitterinp
OF three big celebrations.
Chicago swarmed with box office
1avorltes, too. Gaffney, S. c., and
Macon, Ga, took a cue from the
Presidents earlier THANKSGIVING and
celebrated night before last
Gahney, because 1t could get an
orchestra cheaper; Macon, because
1t could hire top-notcher Eddy
Duchin.
At the Warm Springs (Ga)
Foundation, where the birthday has
its keenest significance, infantile
paralysis patients were given a spe-
cial dinner.
Indianapolis had 10 celebrations.
with ice skating and roller skating
for those who don't dance. Omaha
had six balls and an amateur ice
carnival with So children skating
up to 12-foot cake to shout Happy
birthday" to the President by radio.