Evening star., 1940-01-21
Gene Autry 10 Arrive
Tomorrow 10 Ride
In Fort Myer Show
Film Cowboy to Be First
Of Sturs on Hand for
Birthday Celebration


Of Stars on Hand for
Birthday Celebration
With the arrival tomorrow Of
Gene Autry, the Nations No. l
movie cowboy, plans for the 1910
celebration of the Presidents birth
day anniversary will pick up
momentum.
Cowboy Autry. who will ride In
the Fort Myer Horse Show Wednes-
day, will arrive at the Washington
Airport at $40 am.
President Roosevelt will be guest
Of honor at the horse show Thurs
day night. A feature of the show
will be the riding of Bill Boyd,
known for his "Hopalong Cassidy"
roles. Boyd is another of the many
Aim stars here for the celebration.
Five classes will be shown each
evening Of the two-day horse show,
high lighted by the appearance of
top riders from all over this section
Of the country. Organizations Of
the post will give two exhibition
drills. All seats are reserved at 81.
$l50 and $3.50, with the proceeds
going to the fight against infantile
paralysis, along with all the other
events of the celebration.
Second feature of the celebration
will be the command performance"
of Life With Father" current
Broadway stage hit from the best
seller. The entire cast will come to
Washington for the single perform
ance next Sunday night at the Ma
tional Theater.
More Stars Expected.
A reception and dinner in honor
Of the many visiting stars, the
birthday balls, midnight shows at
three theaters and the gold plate
breakfast will all be features of the
Presidents birthday anniversary,
January 80.
While there are half dozen Hol-
lywood celebrities yet to be heard
from, the roster of stars to appear
here already includes Dorothy La
mour. Connie Boswell, Edward
Everett Horton. Red" Shelton and
the two film cowboys.
Kay Kyser will lead his band at
the reception, which starts at 6:l5
and will be broadcast, at the dinner
in the Willard Hotel and, finally,
at the Mayfower Hotel for the
Birthday Ball there.
Walter OKeefe, the radio come
dian. will be master of ceremonies
at the Willard dinner assisted by
Arch Mcdonald Of Station WJSV
and Stephen Mccormick of VOL.
All guests at the dinner will actually
meet the stars. In fact, the slogan
of the banquet is Greet and Dine
With the Stars Tickets to the
dinner, $3.50 a plate, will also be
good for admission to any of the
series of Birthday Balls.
To Attend Dinner.
Among members of official and
social Washington who have already
purchased tickets for the reception
and dinner are Mrs. Cordell Hull,
Mrs. Joseph Letter. Representative
and Mrs. Paul Brown, Representa-
tive and Mrs. r. M Kleberg and
Miss Alice Kleberg, Mrs. G. Grant
Mason, jr, Postmaster General
James A. Farley, Mrs. Paul v. Nc
Mutt, Comte Andre de Limur, Rep
resentative Mathew A. Dunn, Mrs.
Margaret McChesney, Mr., and Mrs.
Robert v. Fleming, Representative
and Mrs. Frank E. Hook, Mrs. James
E. Helm, Rear Admiral and Mrs
Emory S. Land, Marcy L. Sperry
and party, including Miss Anne
Sperry. William H. Sperry and Miss
Allan Howell.
Among others who will be present
are Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred G.. Neal and
party, Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Houghtel-
ing, Supreme Court Justice and
Mrs. Hugo L. Black, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Warren, John Colpoys and
Representative Mary T. Norton
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose will have
in her party the Egyptian Minister
and Madam Hassan Bey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wade Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. w
S. Culbertson, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Bonham and Lucius Mahan
Of New York.
Stars to Make Rounds.
Following the dinner, the stars
will make the rounds of the Birth.
day Balls and appear at special
midnight shows at the Earle and
Capitol Theaters which will each
feature the entire performance OF
both houses. In addition, Gene
Autry will headline a midnight
show at the Atlas Theater. Mrs
Roosevelt will make the rounds Of
al the events.
Tickets for the Birthday Balls
priced at $3.50 per person, will ad-
nit dancers to any or all of the
balls, to be held at the Willard
Washington, Raleigh, Shoreham
Mayf1ower, Wardman Park anc
Hamilton Hotels.
The evening and the celebration
will wind up at the Carlton Hote
with the gold plate breakfast at $2(
a plate, where Red Shelton will in.
troduce the celebrities.
Colleges Aid Celebration.
Aiding in the celebration, repre-.
sentatives of the colleges here gath.
cred in the studios of Station WJSV
yesterday to accept consignment
Of tickets for the Birthday Balls
Each college wass given 100 ticket!