Evening star., 1942-01-30
Birthday Balls
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Capitals Celebration
Honoring President

honorIn9 PRESIDENT
Tonight Washington again will
dance to celebrate the Presidents
birthday anniversary-this year his
60th-and to raise funds for the ma
tional campaign against infantile
paralysis.
The Presidents diamond Jubilee
birthday celebration. of which there
will be more than $4,000 all over the
country, will be observed here with
a banquet, six dances and special
midnight shows at three theaters.
Twenty-three Hollywood stars are
to bring glamour to the evening
and will appear in each place where
festivities are to be held.
Differing from celebrations Of
other years here, the Birthday Ball
tickets this year will be non-circu-
lating. Tickets will be good only at
individual dances.
Dances will be held at the Hamil-
ton, Mayflower, Shoreham and
Wardman Park Hotels, at Uline's
Arena and at the Lincoln Colon
made, from 8 pm. to / an.
Midnight shows will be staged at
the Capitol, Earle and Howard
Theaters. Tickets for all dances are
$3.50, except at the Lincoln Colon
made, 81; tickets for theaters are
$l65, except the Howard, $l.l0
Bright Array Of Stars.
The % Hollywood stars include
Rosalind Russell, Gene Raymond,
Jackie Cooper. Bonita Granville,
William Holden, Brenda Marshall.
Patricia Morrison, John Payne, Carol
Bruce, Ensign Wayne Morris,
Michele Morgan, Gene Autry, Judy
Canova, Dorothy Lamour, 1t. James
Stewart. Mickey Rooney, Ava Gard
ner (Mrs. Rooney, Edward Arnold,
Eros Volusia, Ruth Hussey. Betty
Cradle, Pat OBrien and Jean
Hersholt.
Miss Cradle and Mr.. Payne arrived
together this morning, to Be met by
Representative Ford of California,
bearing . sheaf of roses for the
blond film star, and Mr.. Arnold, who
has made the trip to Union Station
half a dozen times to greet arriving
celebrities.
The R0oneys Arrive.
Young Mr.. and Mrs. Rooney
landed at Union Station at noon to-
day after spending three days at
Fort Bragg. N. c., entertaining the
soldiers there.
Last night Mickey went to Wilson,
N. c., hometown of his bride Of three
weeks, the former Ava Gardnsr, -.
While thers. hs met for The hrss
ttma Nrs. J. D. Gardner, hts
.mqth@-in-law.
q onaAu crowd saw ths Rooneys
step hum the train. However, whsn
they reached the ground lsvel q
the station they were surrounded By
. crowd Of about 500, mostly youth
ful admirers.
Added attractions tonight will be
the appearance Of Mrs. Roosevelt at
the cutting of the 650-pound BIRTH
day cake at Uline's Arena, where
Johnny Longs Orchestra will play
and Lucy Monroe will sing THE Star
Spangled Banner; Louis Arm
strong's Orchestra at the Lincoln
Colonnade, where Mrs. Roosevelt
will also be present; Sammy Hayes
Orchestra at the Capitol and Earle
Theaters, with combined stage
shows at both theaters, and Claude
Hopkins Orchestra at the Howard
Theater.
Stars 70 Go TO White Hs1se.
The stars viii interrupt their
party-going late In the evening to
gather at the White House for the
Presidents annual birthday mes
sage which will bs broadcast On al
major radio networks during an
hour-long program. After the broad
cast, the stars will go back to the
business Of Frightening all the places
where celebrants have gathered.
Contrary to former years, when
Mrs. Roosevelt heard the Presidents
broadcast Immediately after cutting
the cake in one of the hotels, the
Presidents wife will be on the train
when the President speaks. She
leaves for Chapel Hill, N. c., imme-
diately after cutting the birthday
cake at Uline's Arena.
Only volunteer entertainer ac-
cepted for appearance tonight Is
Joyce Romero, 16, Of 119 Eleventh
street NE, who has been blind since
birth. She will sing at Uline's Arena
accompanied by Mary Ann Mitchell,
16, of 612 Sligo avenue, Silver Spring,
Md.
Reception at the willard.
|. A reception at the Willard Hotel
will precede the annual banquet
which will be held there at pm.
Mr.. Arnold, president of the Screen
Actors Guild, will preside; Brig.
Gen. Albert L. Cox will act as
postmaster.
Among diplomatic and service Of
ficials to be present at the banquet
are the British Ambassador and
Lady Halifax; the Soviet Ambas-
sador and Nine. Litvinoff; Gen.
George c. Marshall, representing the
Army, and Admiral Harold r. Stark,
Chief of Naval Operations.
Tickets for the banquet, SO each,
were sold out yesterday. All the
stars are to be introduced there.
Meyer Davis will personally lead his
orchestra. ~
Young Greets Actors.
During the day, all the stars ex-
cept the late-arriving Rooneys were
on hand for the broadcast from the
District Building. Several hundred
fans were lined up outside the build
ing to watch the stars come and 60
while workers in the building gath
cred on the fifth floor outside the
office of Commissioner Young.
Thanking the stars for their part
t.