Evening star., 1944-01-27
Film Stars Due Today
To Aid Celebration Of
Presidents Birthday
Moss Plone Flight
Over Pennsylvania
Avenue Called OFF

The advance contingent of Holly
wood stars who will help Washing
ton celebrate President Roosevelt's IS
birthday will arrive here today.
Dean Murphy, mimic of screen,
stage and radio fame, who will be
master Of ceremonies at tomorrow's
midnight show at the Earle Theater
arrived at National Airport this
morning. Walter Pidgeon is due in
by plane from Detroit at 4 pm.
Lucille Ball is scheduled to arrive
by train from Philadelphia at pm
and Red Shelton will arrive an hour
later by plane from Hollywood.
Meanwhile, the Birthday Celebra-
ton Committee announced that
Paulette Goddard has joined the
growing list Of stars who will appear
here tomorrow night.
Other Stars Expected.
Other stars who will arrive here
either late tonight or tomorrow fol-
the birthday dinner at the Mayflower
Hotel, the dances at six hotels and
the special midnight shows at the
Earle, Capitol and Howard Theaters
include Joan Fontaine and her hus-
band, Brian Aherne; Jinx Falken-
burg, John Garfield, Brian Donlevy
Maria Montez and Jose Iturbi.
Souvenir birthday programs have
been placed on sale at the birthday
ball ticket booths in the hotels where
the dances will be staged-the Stat
Ter. Willard, Wardman Park. May
flower, Shoreham and Washington
Hotels-and at all major Govern
ment agencies. They cost 25 cents
The stars will autograph Is copies
and auction them off at the Satur.
day night dances.
The mass fight of 180 American
airplanes scheduled over Pennsyl-
vania avenue at 4 pm. tomorrow
in connection with the drive has
been Cancelled, it was announced
today.
AS the Presidents birthday cele.
Ebrations approached, the Mile-o'.
Dimes campaign to aid infantils
paralysis victims reached its peak
here. The booth in front of the
Capitol Theater reported booming
business as did wishing wells" in
front of other downtown theaters
In addition a flood of coins were
dropped into five barrels O. dimes
placed at strategic points in Union
Station and another barrel located
on the Liberty Ship American
Mariner, at the Municipal Wharf
The fund is expected to be swelled
by milk bottle" collections from
various Government agencies.
Boys Club Will Help.
The Boys Club of Washington
will contribute proceeds of boxing
card to be held tonight in its gym
nasium, Seventeenth street and
Massachusetts, avenue Sc, to the
Mile-o'-Dimes.
Meanwhile Gen. Henry H. Arnold
commanding general of the Army
Air Forces; Admiral william F
Halsey, commander of the Pacific
Fleet, and 1t. Gen. Mark w. Clark
commanding general of the 5th
Army in Italy, Joined in appealing
to the public to help conquer in
fantile paralysis by contributing
generously to the birthday cele-
bration activities.
Gen. Arnold pointed out that re.
habtlitated tnfantile paralysis vic.
tins are fighting on battlefront.
all over the world In all branche.
Of the armed services.
mo modern war can be con.
Quoted without an army OF healthy
men. Infantile paralysis has beer
an ever-present threat to our ma.
tional standards of health. The
fact that 1t has been kept, for the
most part, under control is largely
result of the work of the Ma
tional Foundation for Infantile
ParalySiS," Gen. Arnold declared