Evening star., 1941-03-16
Roosevelt and Wi||kie
Safirized at Dinner
As BedfeIIows
'Bundling for Britoin'
Movie q Feature at
Correspondents Fete

correspondents Tere
From the solemnity of an address
by President Roosevelt to a special
motion picture poking fun at ad-
ministration leaders-that was the
range of the entertainment menu
last night at the annual dinner OF
the White House Correspondents AS
sociation at the Willard Hotel.
The tone of the dinners always
has been gay, and when the Pres
ident asked permission on Friday to
make his radio broadcast at the
dinner, officers of the association
held a hasty consultation and
decided to retain the tempo of fun
in the remainder of the program.
Thus the President spoke only a
few minutes after he had seen him
self characterized in movie scene
in which he was shown in bed with
Wendell l.. Willkie, his 1910 cam
paign opponent. The title of the
scene was "Bundling for Britain, ="
symbolizing the Joint interest of
both leaders in the British fight for
democracy.
700 Attend Dinner.
More than TOO persons attended
the dinner and saw brief induction
ceremonies for John c. OBrien Of
the Philadelphia Inquirer, the new
association president, and other Off
GERS. Others introduced were Claude
A. Mahoney of The Star, vice pres
ident; Paul Wooton of the New
Orleans Times-Picayune, secretary
treasurer, and the following mem
bers of the Board Of Governors:
Douglas B. Cornell of the Associated
Press. Bruce Pinter of the New
York Herald Tribune and John c.
Henry of The Star. Thomas F.
Reynolds of the United Press is
retiring president.
1t. Charles Benter presented the
Navy Band, Navy orchestra and
a chorus from the Navy Music
School. Fred East and William Ray
mond sang, and George OConnor
appeared in his customary musical
role, with George Wilson at the
piano. The National Broadcasting
Co. staged an hours entertainment.
The movie, specially made by
Paramount News, was titled "All
We Know Is What They Let Us
Write in the Papers" or 1T Amt
Necessarily So" The bundllng
scene was enacted by reporters
wearing life-like masks. In addition
to the "Bundling for Britain" label,
smaller captions were on the foot OF
the bed. On Mr.. Roosevelt's side
was the sign Tremendous Vast
Assistance" and at Mr.. WILKES
feet British Commonwealth (and
Southern) The former differences
over the T. v. A. development were
recalled by the labels.
Screams for Help.
As soon as Mr.. Willkle discovered
the identity of his bedmate he sat
up in bed and screamed Help me,
help me, help me-" The President
merely puffed on his cigarette.
Horses were brought into the pic
ture to satiriZe the lease-lend fight.
A sway-backed animal labeled Sen
ator Wheeler" explained to another
tagged Senator George" that this
r. D. r. got on my back and rode
me, and rode me and rode me. He
is the biggest load 1 ever carried"
The Defense Commission was
heckled in a scene entitled ALI
Biggers and His 40 Dollara-Year
Men" A suggestion was made that
the Government pay the experts
two dollars year "and get better
grade of men,"
White House Press Secretary
Stephen T. Early was shown in
Producing his source of 'inside in
formation" Mr.. "KnoW-All Yehudl,"
PLAYED by Comedian "DoodleS"
Weaver, who acted as commentator
throughout the picture.
n. B. C. Stars Appear.
Assisting in direction and produc-
ton of the film were Al Richard,
William c. Park and William Mon
tague, all of Paramount's New York
Office, and Robert Denton, Hugo
johnson, president of the White
House News Photographers ASSocia-
ton, and Alfred O'Eth of the Wash
ington office.
The N. B. C. entertainment, ar
ranged by Clarence L. Mesner, ma
tional production manager in charge |
of programs, included Jay Flippin, |
master of ceremonies; Rose Bamp- |
ton of the Metropolitan Opera Co.;
Dinah Shore, blues singer; Larry |
Adler, harmonica artist; Russell |
Swami, magician; the Varsity Eight.
male chorus, and Carmen Amaya,
South American dancer. Frank |
Black, N. B. C. musical director, pro-
vided music with an orchestra COM
posed of members of the N. B. c.
Symphony and the broadcaStlng |
companys local studio orchestra.
The guest list included:
The President of the United States,
the Vice President of the United
States, the Secretary of the Treas
ury, the Postmaster General, the
Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary
of Agriculture, the Secretary OF
Commerce, the Speaker of the
House, the Ambassador of Great