Evening star., 1945-01-29
70 Stars Will Appear
AT Midnight Shows
Here Tonight

Washingtonians will get the first
official view of all of the 20 film
stars coming here for the festivities
of the Presidents birthday at the
midnight shows tonight-but some
of the stars have been meeting
their publics since early yesterday
morning.
Crowds of autograph collectors
and movie fans met trains and
planes yesterday bringing some of
the stars to town, and over 1,700
persons crowded the National The
ater last night to see the command
performance of Dear Ruth" and to
see those of the Hollywood visitors
group who got here in time to ap-
pear.
Stars Appearing Here.
The stars appearing here on be-
half of the drive for funds to fight
infantile paralysis are Alan Ladd
Monty Woolley, Danny Kaye, Linda
Darnell, Joe E. Brown, Susanna
Foster. Myrna 10y, Margaret
O'Brien, Hal Mcintyre and his or
chestra, George Murphy, Jane wy
man, Veronica Lake, Kay Kyser
Georgia Carroll, Gale Storm
Charles Bickford. Victor Borge, Gene
Kelly, Ella Logan and Victor Moore
Today the stars will broadcast an
appeal for funds for the infantile
paralysis fight over all Washington
radio stations from 1890 to pm.
in the offices of the District Com
mlsSioners. This afternoon they'll
spend visiting the wounded service
men at hospitals here who can't gel
out of bed to come see them. To-
night they attend an official dinner
being given by the Birthday Cele-
bration Committee at the Mayflower
Hotel and then they will visit the
midnight shows at the Capitol, Earle
and Howard Theaters.
All of the stars will appear at
each theater and. in addition, the
theaters will feature their own stage
shows.
Busy Day Tomorrow. .r
The stars have just as busy a day
tomorrow. They lunch at the White
House. visit more service hospitals
and in the evening will all appear
at each of the birthday balls being
held at the Shoreham, Statler
Wardman Park, Washington, May
flower and Willard Hotels, the Lin
coin Colonnade and the Stage Door
Canteen.
Official souvenir programs listing
all the birthday activities and con-
tanning pictures of the stars are on
sale now at all the hotels where
birthday balls are being held
Twenty-Five of the programs will be
autographed by the stars and auc-
toned to the highest bidders at the
balls tomorrow night.
3 Parties in Montgomery.
Three birthday balls will be helc
in Montgomery County tomorrow
night.
A subscription dance will be helc
at the Kenwood Country Club a,
which Brooke Johns will be master
of ceremonies. Mrs. William Scholar
is chairman of the committee ir
charge, assisted by Mrs. Georg.
Matthews and Mrs. Alfred C. Paul
Music will be furnished by Jacl
Morton's Orchestra.
The committee for the dance Al
the Silver Spring Armory consist.
of the General Infantile Paralysi.
Committee headed by Alfred c. Paul
Other members are william E
Marvel, Harold Boldt, DR.. Frank,
Broschart, Newton Cashion, Bernard
Cassell, Walter S. Davis, j. D. Far.
quhar, Lauman T. Faulconer. e
Brooke Fetty.. George B. .Kissinger
H. ]. Moore, Richard Musser, Georg,
Phelps, A. j. Swaren and Jacl
Vollmer.
The American Legion post O
Sandy Spring viii sponsor a dane,
at the Sandy Spring High School
A. T. Francis, chairman, is beinl
assisted by Maj. A. j. Swaren ans
]. D. Farquhar.