Evening star., 1949-03-20
Truman Honor Guest at News Photographers Dinner

at It's Slxtn annual Qlnner at the
Hotel Statler last night.
The President also formally
opened the associations annual
exhibit of photographs and dis
tributed cups and plaques to prize
winners. The big prize winner in
the organizations annual competi-
ton was Frank Cancellare of
Acme Newspictures. He took the
grand prize in the spot news
division of the competition. first
and third in the presidential class
and first in the scenic class.
Photographers for The Star
took two prizes and eight honor
able mentions. A picture by Rob-
ert r. Brenner was awarded Sec
ond prize in the sports class and
one by Elwood Baker took third
prize in the color class.
Justices Of the Supreme Court,
cabinet members, members of
Congress and high officials Of the
armed services were among the
approximately 800 persons at the
dinner.
Elaborate Entertainment.
Byron H. Rollins of the Asso-
ciated Press. retiring president of
the organization, presided until
the induction of his successor,
George Dorsey of -Pathe
NewSreel.
An elaborate program of en-
tertainment was presented by
Hollywood stars. They included
Betty Hutton, Dick Haynes. STAN
ley Richardson, Robert Aida. Ger
trude Niesen, Billy De Wolfe,
Marina Koshetz and Liberace,
pianist. Red Shelton was to have
been present but was prevented by
illness from making the trip to
the Capital.
Mr.. Truman is counted by the
photographers as one of their
number since he is president of
the One More Club. He was
elected last year by the photog-
raphers when they gave him a
press camera and he Immediately
turned it on them.
The name comes from Mr.. Tru-
mans facetious references to the
photographers pleas Of lust one
more" when taking pictures.
Others at Head Table.
Seated at the head table with
Mr.. Truman and the retiring and
incoming presidents Of the pho
tographers' association were:
Vice President Barkley, Chief
Justice Vinson, Associate Justice
Douglas, Secretary Of the Treasury
Snyder, Attorney General Clark,
Speaker Rayburn. Secretary of De-
fense Forrestal, Postmaster Gen.
eral Donaldson, Secretary Of Agri-
culture Brannan. Secretary of
Commerce Sawyer. Secretary OF
the Navy Sullivan, Secretary OF
the Army Royal, Senate Majority
Leader Lucas, Senator Connally,
Democrat, of Texas; Senate Mi
nority Leader Wherry, House Mi
nority Leader Martin, Gen. EiSen-
hover.
Also, William L. Beale. jr., chief
of the Associated Press Washing
ton Bureau; Philip L. Graham
publisher, Washington Post: Frank
C. Waldrop. editor in chief. the
Times Herald: B. M. MckelWa1,
editor, The Star; John T. O'Rourke,
managing editor. Daily News; SID
Mautner, executive editor, Inter-
national News Photos. Fred Fergu-
son, president. Acme Newsplctures.
Also, Spyros P. Skouras. presl-
dent, Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp; N. ]. Blumberg, president,
Universal Pictures Co.; Eric A.
Johnston, president, Motion Pic
ture Association of America; Gen.
Hoyt S. Vandenberg. Air torce
chief of staff: Matthew J. Con-
nelly, secretary to President Tru-
man; Admiral Joseph F. Farley
commandant of the Coast Guard.
Also, Commissioner John Rus
sell Young. Brig. Gen. Wallace
n. Graham. physician to the
President; Arthur Scott. secre-
tary, White House News Photo
graphers Association; Barney
Balban, president, Paramount
Pictures, Inc; Harry M. Kalmine,
vice president, Warner Brothers
pictures. Inc; William Rodgers,
vice president. Metro-Goldyn-
Mayer Pictures; John R. Steel
man. assistant to the President;
Charles G. Ross. White House
press secretary; Rear Admlrai
Robert L. Dennison. naval aide
to the President, and Brig. Gen. |
Robert B. Landry, Air Force aide
to the President.
Exhibit Runs Through Friday.
Last nights dinner was in the
Presidential Room of the hotel, |
while the exhibit is in the adjoin-
ing Congressional Room. Mr.
Truman pressed button raising
a sliding wall between the two
rooms, formally opening the dis
play of 500 black and white
prints and more than $50 color
transparencies. The pictures will
be on display today through Fri |,
day and no charge is made for
admission.
The list of prizes and honorable
mentions, with the titles Of the
pictures, follows:
Spot News-Mr.. Cancellare,
""Tain't the Way I Heerd It"
grand prize winner: Alfonso A.
Muto. International News Photos,
mot l." second; William c. Chap
lis, Associated Press, Indian
Cries." third. Honorable men,
ton: John Rouse. Associated
Press, "Wet Brass" first; Mr..
Baker, High Tide Escape" Sec
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