Evening star., 1944-01-29
Birthday
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will cut his two-tiered birthday cake
at the Statler Hotel.
Maj. Edward J. Kelly, superin-
tendent of police, has detailed 16C
police around the hotels, over loo
plainclothesmen and more than a
score of motorcycle police to attend
the stars.
Police on duty in the bathrooms of
the Staler, Shoreham and Mayflow-
er Hotels will wear summer blouses
and white gloves and leave their
nightsticks home.
The President will celebrate his
own birthday in his customary fash
iona small dinner for friends and
relatives at the White House at 7
O'Clock tonight. He expects to attend
the White House luncheon given by
Mrs. Roosevelt tomorrow at noon for
the Hollywood group.
The guests at the Presidents
birthday dinner will include the
Crown Prince and Crown Princess
of Norway, Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Morgenthau, Stephen
T. Early, Maj. Gen. Edwin M. Wat
son, Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire,
Rear Admiral Wilson Brown. Mr..
and Mrs. John Boettiger and her
children, Curtis and Eleanor; Maj.
Henry S. Hooker, Mrs. Harry l.. Hop
kins, Charles H. Mccarthy, Basil
O'Connor, Stanley w. Prenosil,
Henry Roosevelt, Col. James Roose-
welt, Judge Samuel L. Rosenman,
Robert Sherwood, Kirke L. Simpson,
James P. Sullivan, Miss Malvina G.
Thompson and Miss Grace G. Tully.
Hollywood celebrities competed
with celebrities of the Army. Navy
and United Nations for attention
at the reception and banquet in
honor of the stars at the Mayflower
Hotel last night.
Approximately TOO invited guests
politely stared at the three beauteous
members of the feminine Hollywood
contingent-Miss Ball in long
sleeved black velvet gown, Miss
Falkenberg in a gold-striped white
silk number and Miss Montez in a
black dinner dress with two Domini-
can decorations.
On the official side there were
Gen. George c. Marshall, Admiral
William D. Leahy. Maj. A. D. Surles
and ranking diplomats of the United
Nations.
Executing a rapid change of pace,
the stars hurried from the formal
banquet to the very informal mid
night shows where cheering fans
both inside and outside the Earle
Capitol and Howard theaters greet
ed the performers.
Stars Get Warm Greeting.
Backstage at the theaters, the
stars got good idea Of what's ahead
of them tonight Everybody wanted
an autograph-from chorus girls tc
policemen (who always explained
that didn't go in for that sort OF
thing, but had two little children
and they'd promised.
Miss Falkenberg, taking her ease
for moment backstage, commented
that she'd never had such service
The stage doorman, her escorts and
any other men who could get Close
enough rushed to reload her plate
with refreshments from table
heaped with food.
! A policeman commented to a fell
low member of the police glamour
squad:
That man plays a nice piano"
TT isn't just nice, it's good,
shouted back his friend. That's
Iturbi"
Tough Guy" Won't Smoke.
Somebody wanted Mr.. Garfield tt
smoke cigarette like you do ii
the movies"
'If did I'd asphyxiate myself,
responded the tough guy"
Mr.. Pidgeon drew the loudes'
shrieks of the evening from tht
stage-door contingent.
What are all these kids doing
up so late?" he wanted to know a.
he tried to break a path through
to the door. Shouldn't they be IL
bed?"
The stars had not been resting
earlier in the day. Miss Falkenbers
and Mr.. Garfield visited Children
Hospital and Walter Reed while Mr.
Shelton and Mr.. Iturbi entertained
for more than an hour at the Be
thesda Naval Hospital.
The stars chatted with 3-year-ol
Maria Arquelle, whose right leg wa
left limp by infantile paralysis. Sh,
had been flown to Children's Hos
pital from Nicaragua for treat
ments, but her smile for the star
matched Miss Falkenberg's smile TO-
her. In fact, Maria's smile wa
bright enough to give the stars tn
energy they need to greet the thou
sands of fans they will entertain
before the last dance tonight.
Miss Falkenberg and Mr.. Garfield
talked and autographed their wa,
through the Walter Reed wards
Miss Falkenberg inserted signet
hello" into the letter one soldier
was writing his girl and auto.
graphed everything from "shor'