Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Roosevelt Praised
By Boykin in Talk
Al Luncheon
WiIIkie Committee
Will Sponsor Radio
Program on Tuesday

Representative Boykln, Democrat,
Of Alabama yesterday praised the
Roosevelt administration and eX-
pressed the belief this countrys
vast resources make it safe from de-
feat by any aggressor nations. in an
address at a luncheon meeting of
the National Democratic League In
the Burlington Hotel.
The United States, with only 6
per cent of the world population, he
said, produces So per cent Of all the
corn in the world, So per cent of the
cotton, 16 of wheat, "a of coal, 81
per cent of all oil, 80 of copper, 20
Of iron and SO per cent of all timber.
Malcolm S. McConihe, Democratic
committeeman for the District. also
spoke briefly at the luncheon, at
which Hugh " Keiser, president of
the league presided.
Several events were being sched-
uled for this week by local Repub-
lcan and Democratic organizations.
Ross Garrett, head of the Health
Security Administration, a private
organization, will speak at tbs
Tuesday over Radio Station VOL
In the series of five-minute radio
talks sponsored by the Willkie
Washington Committee. Randall
Cation, attorney, of Alexandria, Va.
will speak in the series at VOL at
Ills pm. Thursday.
Meanwhile, additional plans were
being made for the rally meeting to
be held at 8 pm. Wednesday in the
Willard Hotel under auspices of the
Womens Membership Committee of
the Willkie-McNary Campaign Club.
Leading speakers will be Mrs. Kath-
leen Norris, novelist, and Mrs.
Worthington Scranton Of Scranton,
Pa, who Is vice chairman of the
Republican National Committee.
William Tyler Page, author of The
Americans Creed" will read the lat
ter at the meeting.
Taxi drivers will provide an I'M
usual feature by serving as ushers
at the dinner and John r. West,
World War veteran and taxi driver,
will speak.
A large number of workers in local
hotels have organized a committee
to work for the reelection of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. They named as
chairman James Mcnamara. who
Is vice president of Hotel and
Restaurant Workers International
Union. The committee is to func-
ton under direction of J. Leo Kolb,
national director of finance for the
Democratic Party in the District of
Columbia.
Thirty-seven States are now re-
ceiving applications for absentee
ballots, 1t was announced yesterday
at the Absentee Voters Bureau Of
the Republican State Committee in
and for the District of Columbia.
The Bureau Is in the Woodward
Building, Fifteenth and H streets
NV. Applications for ballots and
the ballots themselves are being
notarized there free of charge.
The States receiving absentee bal
lot applications are Alabama, Ari-
IONA, Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minne-
sofa. Montana, Nebraska, Nevada.
New Hampshire, New York, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Okla
homa, Oregon, Rhode Island, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Vermont, Virginia, Washington,
West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wy
oming, it was pointed out at the
bureau.
Registration is closed in Alabama,
Arkansas, California, Connecticut,
Georgia. Indiana, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Mississippi. Montana,
New Mexico, Ohio, oregon, Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Texas and Vir-
ginia. No absentee voting is per-
mitted in Delaware, Florida. Ken
lucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missis-
sippi. Missouri, New Jersey, New
Mexico, Pennsylvania and South
Carolina, it was announced at the