Evening star., 1943-01-05
Invitations Sent Out
For Birthday Ball
Dinner al kayf|ower
Celebration This Year
To Be Extended Over
Two-Duy Period

To Be Extended Over
Two-Doy Period
Nine hundred invitations to the
Presidents Birthday dinner, to be
held Friday, January 20, at the May
flower Hotel. have been mailed out
to prominent local residents, in
cluding ambassadors, ministers, cabi-
net members and Supreme Court
justices, it was announced today.
The announcement followed the
first meeting yesterday of the gen.
eral Birthday Committee, headed
by Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox. An
other session will be held within
the next two weeks.
tn committee decided to charge
$40 plate, the same as last year,
and to conflne the dinner list to 700,
an increase of 200 over the 1941
maximum.
Gen. Cox said he was unable to
report at this time the number of
movie stars who would be present
for the event but that in the group
would be even more prominent per-
sonalities than those of last year.
A reception in their honor will be
given at the Mayf1ower at tbs pm.
and will be followed by the dinner
at 8 pm.
Other Plans Made.
President Roosevelt's birthday an
niversary is Saturday. January 3O
but the celebrations this year are
scattered over several days with
principal events on Friday, Janu-
ary 90, and Saturday, January 30
Meantime plans went forward for
other events throughout the city on
January 30. Dinner dances, at SO
plus the price of the meal, will be
held at both the Shoreham and
Hamilton Hotels.
Dances will be held at the May
flower, Shoreham, Wardman Park,
Washington, Willard Hotels and the
Lincoln Colonnaide. Prices of these
dances will be $3.50, except for the
Colonnade, where the admission will
be S2 At all of the events on Sat-
urday night every visiting Holly
wood star will appear, in addition
to Mrs. Roosevelt.
The command performance" at
the National Theater will be held
Sunday. January "a, with one of the
reigning Broadway hits to be an
nounced later as the attraction.
Kenneth Thompson, executive secre-
tary of the Screen Actors Guild,
visited Washington and assured the
committee that Hollywood will CO.
operate to the extent of sending
eight stars. The bands which will
play for the event will be announced
later.
Three Midnight Shows.
Midnight shows at the Capitol,
Earle and Howard Theaters. with
all visiting stars making personal
appearances are. scheduled for Fri
day, January 90.
Reservations for the MayfioWer
dinner Friday can be made at the
birthday committee headquarters in
room c on the balcony at the May
flower or by calling Executive 0666
The following menu was approved
by the committee:
Texas Grapefruit Ambrosia
Crab Flake Gumbo With Okra
and Rice, Louisianaise
Filled Puff Pastry
Hearts of Celery Olives
Breast of Capon
Smithfield Ham With Fresh
Mushrooms, Southern Style
Friday Substitute-Broiled Lake
Erie White Fish, Belle Meuniere
New String Beans au Glaise
Sweet Potatoes with Pineapple
Martha Washington Gingerbread
Chilled Stuffed Tomato Surprise,
With Russian Dressing
Whole Wheat Bread Cream
Cheese Sandwiches
Parfait Old Glory
Chocolate Cream Cake
Demitasse
Gen. Cox has named six commit
tees to carry out arrangements for
the celebration. They follow;
Decorations and foWers-Mrs.
Paul V. McNutt, chairman, David
Lynn, Eugene Ford, Mrs. Ernest H.
Daniel, Col Wrisley Brown, Mrs. w.
Ney Evans and c. J. Mack
Other Committees.
Invitations-Edgar Morris, chair
man. Marcy l.. Sperry, Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty, Arthur J. Sundlen.
Mrs. Charles H. Tompkins and
Thomas P Morgan, jr.
Dinner-C j. Mack, chairman,
Lloyd B. Wilson and Fred A. Smith.
Hostess-Mrs. John Allan Dough-
erty, chairman, and Mrs. Irene B.
Caldwell.
Personalities-Carter T. Barron
chairman; Andrew R Kelley, J. j.
Payette and Hardie Meakin.
Program-Gen. Cox, chairman;
Mr.. Kelley, Mrs Dougherty, Mr.
Barron, Mr.. Mack and Meredith
Howard.
The birthday celebrations are for
the benefit of funds, both local and
national, for treatment of victims
of infantile paralysis.