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Roosevelt Breaks Precedent To Act in Gridiron Dinner Skit Half a Century of Political History Crosses Stage as Club Observes Golden Anniversary. (Continued From First Page.) chaos always has been just around the corner. But somehow the coun- try has survived not only these na- tional administrations. but 127 other Gridiron dinners. You are taking your own chances on this one—we mean this Gridiron dinner.” Security—For Tonight. “We have a program. We guar- antee you social security—for tonight. We propose to get you out of the doldrums and give you the works— not too public or too painful, however. ‘We tender you pure food and drink | and, if you are under an old-age tension, we'll share a health or two with you. For a few hours we'll take you back to our own golden jubilee standard.” The skits included a formal open- ing of the Frank J. Hogan room in the new Mellon National Art Gallery. A member who might have been the ‘Washington lawyer's double asked his butler if every one had paid his fee. When assured that this had been done, he said: “From the unselfish depths of my heart I want you good people to share the pleasure I have had in col- lecting these works of the masters. In all of this I have played a most humble® role. I know nothing about art: I am only a collector. “The man who has made possible this magnificent temple of art. gen- tlemen of the jury—I mean, just gen- tlemen—is none other than Andrew W. Mellon, the greatest Secretary of the Treasury—I have ever defended. Millions Are Shaved. “I wish that I could picture to you the patient effort of this great man to bring art to the plain people he loves. The long nights he spent with pencil and paper, shaving off a million dollars here, diverting a million there. Arranging to sell these securities at a loss and buy them back at still lower figures. The inti- mate family councils with his loyal children. ‘Don’t worry, father, I'll take another five million off your hands. The tax collectors shall not have it’ Even the faithful old serv- ants, running to the bank—one to sell the securities, the other to buy them back. The world little knows his sacrifices. In fact, he dcesn't even know himself. “I have called this portrait ‘an un- finished picture.’ You understand, we baven't heard from the Supreme Court.” “Nor collected the fee,” interrupted the butler. 3 Mr. Hogan also displayed a pic- ture of Albert B. Fall, former Sec- retary of the Interior, labeled “A Por- trait of a Pioneer,” and one of Rob- ert W. Stewart called “A Portrait in Oll” The masterpiece, however, was one called “This Pcor Old Man,” & portrait of Edward L. Doheny. Contrast Offered. ‘The birth of the club at Welcker's in 1885 was in striking contrast to tonight's dinner with 400 guests. “Let’s organize against the poli- ticians,” one charter member said. “That's the purpose of this meet- ing. The guestion is what form shall this organization take,” replied an- other. “What about an American News- paper Guild?” “Well, I don't care for that word ‘guild” a third observed. “It's too old-fashioned.” “Newspaper work is a profession, and its rewards are invisible,” de- clared another member. “It's known as freedom of the press,” a cynical member agreed. “That’s the idea,” declared the first member. “Let’s be free for once. Let's get together just for fun.” Presidents Parade. The fun continued and after sev- eral rounds of beer one member de- olared that he could foresee the day when a President of the United States might attend one of the dinners, Then followed a parade of Presidents, dip- lomats, Governors and other dis- tinguished guests. A duet sung, presumably by Secre- tary Swanson of the Navy and Con- troller McCarl to the rollicking tune of “Barnacle Bill the Sailor,” follows in part: McCarl— Who's that knocking at my door? And what are you knocking for? Please don’t do it any more, Said the proud Controller. Swanson— Why, this is me from over the sea, Said Barnacle Claude the Sailor; T'm sore as hell and I ought to be Said Barnacle Claude the Sailor. The Navy sends its men to roam— ‘When they retire across the foam You've got to pay their passage home, Said Barnacle Cjaude the Sailor. McCarl— ‘Well, if things are as you say, Perhaps we can find a way; How about P. W. A.? Said the proud Controjler. Against sideshow B Mbiation | Barnum, the “historic predecessor of | Franklin D. Roosevelt,” introduced | his star performers in the following | words: “First we have the fat philatelist, patron of the mails, known around the world for her generous nature— | Fatima Farley. She will be glad | present to each and every one of you | absolutely free, and for nothing, a stamp bearing her own likeness. “Next we have the living skeleton. | He plows under pigs and plant | platitudes. He thinks he’s prosperous | but he's starving—Senor Enrico Wallace. “Gaze now on the world's most | accomplished word _ swallower, the | |man with the flexible gullet. He can | swallow anything from a nutmeg to a | | Farley appointee, from a china egg‘ to a Chief Justice—Pasha Homer | Cummings. “And now the midget of the| Midwest. This little freak. left over | from the Chicago Fair, was brought here tonight at a cost of $4,800,000,- | 000—Gen. Tom Thumb Ickes. “In all my experience in collecting | | new and amazing rarities for the | amusement of the American people I | have never presented an aggregation | equal to this." 1 Jumbo G. O. P. Present. As Barnum tried to prove that his | group was “just one happy family,” | the members recited derogatory verses | about their associates. The scene was closed by Jumbo G. O. P. collapsing when he heard a “clarion call” from Herbert Hoover. An unsuccessful attempt to give the country back to the Indians was introduced by Senator Borah reciting in Hiawatha manner the theme song of the Indians who were “off the reservation”: By the shores of Getcha Givme, By the broad Potomac wa.ers Stands the wigwam of t'~ Indians Who are off the reserva From the South Dakota From the wild grass of ’ From the Idaho potatoe , And the cheese vats of * % :onsin Come the warriors of 1o/ -oices, Fond of hearing their ca® voices, With their frequent repe” €ns And their wild reverber; *®as, Shouting, “Whither arean ing?” Borah's tribesmen were Hugh Johnson, who open‘-z writer in his wigwam, an¢ McCarran. When Secrete¢d and N. R. A. Chairman R peared the Indians hid. - from President Rooseve'y them back to the scene. Thousands of N The Indians refused to the country, singing to t “No! No! A Thousand Tir He is the New Deal cre: He’s known as Franklin’ He is the great dictato Who owns the whole c Now the New Dealers fled the pack, He finds they've just cuf He wants the Indians back, But he will find it’s nc, ‘The question was set declaration that the covy 4 Lands, rraska, drift- % Chief « type- " Chief Perkins erg ap- message George M. Cohan’s Trees,” in part as follow According to “Who's Columbus and his cre! They landed here that And stepped upon the! Now how to rule thi: found Columbus couldn’t say- And Franklin is no betf For no one knows Fun Over Arn, A “rearmament” skit ryked fun at the unsuccessful efforts $#{ European and American statesmen’ to come to an agreement on gener | disarma- ment. Sir John Simc's British House of Comm: naval budget because he two new fishing smacks in the Baltic, Foreign": suggested to Prime Min' Flandin of France that the clas’Rof 1934 be vinoff told Dictator St a few toasts—to the Dife cester and Jimmie then ordered 10,000 Minister Mussolint taxes 25 per cent and ordered that the co- efficient of the birth rat# be doubled. Chancellor Hitler awarddd the Order of Merit to the executiner and de- manded & half-hour hine gun instruction in all kinder The conference came ito & unani- mous agreement after Sir John had read the following telegrdm: “Ever mindful of pur -historic i-- and our | their left hands. ‘horross 0/ War, I have THE SUXNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, FIFTY YEARS OF THE GRIDIRON PARAE D. C, "WPRIE 14 1935—~PART ONE. 1935 } turned loose the Philippines, ordered fleet maneuvers in the Pacific, in- creased our standing Army 75 per cent and laid the keels of 10 new cruisers. The Government will take over the munitions business and I've got a clever model of an aerial tor- pedo for the White House mantel- piece. (Signed) “FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.” Lobbyist Dictates. The traditional Washington lobbyist was satirized. After a chase from the Capitol to his office, in which he barely bested Chairman Rayburn of the House Interstate Commerce Com- mittee, the lobbyist dictated a letter to his stenographer. It was ad- dressed to Adam Sap, chairman of the board of the American Umbrella Menders’ Association. He reported that he had just enade great prog- ess with Representative Rayburn, | who had just left his office. When his stenographer told him | that Senator Norris had threatened to break his neck the next time they met, the lobbyist dictated the follow- ing sentence: “You will be pleased to know that Senator Norris is getting warm and I can look for action the next time I see him.” In a Pied Piper musical skit, the | Burgomaster informed the guests that the country was under a plague. “We are gathered tonight,” the Burgomaster said, “to free ourselves from the truculent therapeutics of Aesculapian idiots, from the doleful dietetics of disaster, from the pre- carious paregoric of preachers of pediculous prescriptions, from the cataleptic ipecac of economists, and from the quasi- scientific sassafras of self-seeking saps. To wit and to witness—Dr. Long. Senator Coughlin and Father Townsend.” While the chorus sang “The Rats Have Come to Town,” three char- acters appeared on the stage. The Jurgomaster inquired of the first if his name was Long. 'Yes, sir. I am the head rodent round here. These others are just amateur cheese chasers. I want rich cheese—the Rockefeller that Couzens camembert, that Gug- genheim gorgonzola, and when I get it, I'll wrap it up in small bundles and pass it around.” Fingerprints Inspire Song. “So yours are the fingerprints that are found in all our best pantries,” a burgher observed. “What a cute little rat_he is, after all.” ‘This prompted a soloist and chorus to sing “Tiny Little Fingerprints.” Tiny little fingerprints are all around the house, Fingerprints of Moscow and of Rome; Tiny little mischief-maker, busy as a mouse, But still he sings of “Home, Sweet Home.” little fingerprints upon the White House pane, On the door and more upon the Tiny chair, What's the good of scolding when it seems to be in vain, For we can always find them there. Senator Coughlin refused to make a speech because no microphone was present, but Father Townsend prom- ised that each person on reaching the age of 50 would be given $500 a month, a pilot’s license and a -pair of polo ponies. “If arteriosclerosis is present,” he added, “a record of Reval's ‘Bolero’ Txxn“" a rifumba teacher will be thrown Piper Pipes Optimism. ‘The Pied Piper of the Potomac ar- rived on the scene playing “Happy Days are Here Again.” It had no ef- fect on the rats. A burgher remarked that if he could believe in miracles he would believe in the piper, since the piper had put the country in debt to the tune of $30,000,000,000. This caused a soloist to burst forth with “I Believe in Miracles.” I believe in miracles, Strange as it may be; No wonder I'm hysterical, At his exploits numerical, Since ’33. He can work a miracle Right before your eyes; At sight of him I seem to see Houdini walk right up to me, From out the skies. Some magical power Makes us believe in his skill, In one radio hour He can convince us, but who pays the bill? Oh! I believe in miracles, Yes, indeed, I do! We'll watch him do his famous tricks Again in 1936, Like '32. The piper tried several tunes in vain to entice the children and the rats, Long asked all children who wanted to share the wealth to raise All hands went ug. With this assurance he sang “Louis- jana Hay-ride” and called the roll. Get goin’, Louisiana hay-ride! Get goin’, we all is ready! Start sumpin’, Louisiana hay-ride! No use fo’ callin’ de roll. Oh, we'll have such sport, Ev'y man a king! (Doesn’t mean a thing, oh! oh) Fo' de time is short; Crack yo’ little whip! Soon you'll get a tip to go! pin’, Louisiana lluy-fldel ready! Get goin’, Louisiana hay-ridel No use fo’ callin’ de roll! ‘The Supreme rt’s decision in chiropractic | rouquefort, | in a| Weber and Fields dialogue. One of the German comedians announced that he had inherited $50,000 in United States gold bonds from his Uncle Oscar. The other asked if | his Uncle Oscar wasn't “very bright.” The dialogue continued: You mean I can't gollect2” “Sure you can gollect. The Supreme Court said so.” “But I thought the Senate turned the court down.” “Turned vat down?” “The Vorld Court.” “Listen, I'm surprised”— “So vas Mr. Rosenfelt.” It developed that the Gnvrrnmrntl | had more gold than ever, but it was |all in the stabilization fund. Baby Bonds Explained. “They processed the people who had the gold,” the first comedian said. “They called it sound financ- ing.” “Vy did they say sound financing?” “Because it's a racket.” In the end the second comedian | was perplexed over the constitution- ality of the baby bonds and the re- plies of his ccmpanion, *no-yes.” ell, vhat you mean, dis no-ves>” “Dot's vhat the Supreme court said.” The following is the list of guests and club members: The President of the United States. The Vice President of the United States. The Ambassador of Great Britain. The Ambassador of Germany The Ambassador of U. 8. S. R. The Ambassador of Belgium. The Ambassador of Cuba. The Speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives. ‘The Secretary of State. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury, The Secretary of War. The Attorney General. The Postmaster General. ‘The Secretary of the Interior, The Minister of Switzerland, The Minjster of Rumania. The Minister of Hungary. The Minister of Finland. A. | Alva B. Adams, Senator from Colo- rado; Eugene Adams, Phelp H. Adams, the New York Sun; Alfred L. Alken, New York; Commissioner George E. Allen, Walter Fox Allen, Newark; Melvin T. Allpress, Ellsworth C. Al- vord, Paul Y. Anderson, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch; George B. Armstead, the Hartford Courant; Matthew C. Armstrong, Hampton, Va.; Robert B. Armstrong, Stanley Armstrong, the | Bay City Daily Times, Mich.; Harmon | S. Auguste, New York, and M. H. Aylesworth, New York. { B. Harry Bacharach, mayor of Af- lantic City; Isaac Bacharach, Repre- sentative from New Jersey; J. Henry Bacheller, Newark; Robert L. Bacon, Representative from New York: Hugh Baillee, the United Press Associa- tions; Charles H. Baker, Raymond T. Paker, Lieut. Comdr. John J. Ballen- tine, U. S. N.; Alben W. Barkley, Senator from Kentucky; Hugh W. Barr, John T. Barrons, the Kansas City Star; Robert Barry, New York; J. Hampton Baumgartner, New York; Chester A. Bell, Louisville; Ulric Bell, Louisville Courier Journal; William J. Bell, the Louisville Times; Paul Bel- lamy, the Cleveland Plain Dealer; Ira E. Bennett, George A. Benson, the Minneapolis Journal; James A. Beres- ford, the Booth newspapers; Richard Berlin, the Cosmopolitan Magazine; C. K. Berryman, Washington Evening Star; James T. Berryman, Washing- ton Evening Star; Barry Bingham, the Lousville Courier-Journal; H. M. Bitner, the Hearst newspapers; Howard | E. Black, Paul Block, the Paul Block newspapers; Dr. Walter A. Bloedorn, Sol Bloom, Representative from New York; Frank H. Bloomer, the Buffalo Evening News; Stuart O. Blythe, the Ladies’ Home Journal; Harold Boeschenstein, Toledo, Ohio; Fredrich von Boetticher, lieutenant general, German military attache; Chester C. Bolton, Representative from Ohio; Arthur E. Boswell, Muskegon Chroni- cle, Mich.; G. C. Bowie, Thomas W. Brahany, Raymond P, Brandt, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Capt. Taylor Branson, Harold Brayman, Philadel- phia Evening Ledger; Henry P. Bridges, Hancock, Md.; Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, U. S. N, (retired); Ashmun Brown, Providence Journal; George Rothwell Brown, King Fea- tures; Harry J. Brown, Salt Lake Tribune; Lieut. Rothwell H. Brown, U. 8. A; Thomas F, Brown, New York; Powell Browning, Edward Bruce, H. E. C. Bryant, Charlotte News; Gene Buck, Great Neck, Long Island; Robert J. Bulkley, Senator from Ohio; E. A. Buel, Chevy Chase, Md.; Walker Buel, “jr.; Walker S. Buel, Cleveland Plain Dealer; Alfred L. Bulwinkle, Representative from North Carolina; Ellsworth Bunker, New York; George M. Burbach, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Edward H. Butler, the Buffalo Evening News; | Byrnes, Senator from South Carolina. C. Louis G. Caldwell, Comdr. Arthur 8. Carpenter, U. 8. N.; Harry C. Carr, deputy administrator, N. R. A; Charles W. Carroll, Philadelphia, Pa.; Raymond G. Carroll, the Saturday Evening Post; Fred W. Catlett, Oscar L. Chapman, Assistant Secretary of Interior; Lieut. Col. S. L. Chappell, U. S. A; G. Bo Stanley Chipman, the Providence Journal; Robert B. Choate, the Boston Herald; Roymond Clap:-r, Washington Pcst; }Edward 8. @lark, Frank 8. Clark, ! Rudolph Forster, .Brooklme. Mass.; Thomas A. Clark, |New York; Richard F. Cleveland, Baltimore; James E. Coiliflower, William J. Collins, William H. Combs, New York; Frank D. Comerford, Boston; Henry H. Conland, the Hart- ford Courant; Tom Connally, Senator from Texas; J. V. Connolly, King Features Syndicate; George M. Cook, Kent Cooper, general manager, the Associated Press; John Coolidge, New Haven; Marcus Coolidge, from Massachusetts; Royal S. Cope- | land, Senator from New York; Horace K. Corbin. Elizabeth, N. J.: Karl W. Corby, William 8. Corby, Edwin Cos- | tigan, Joseph J. Cotter, James Couz- ens, Senator from Michigan; Frederic V. Coville, John Cowles, the Register and Tribume, Des Moines; Gardner Cowles, the Register and Tribune, Des Moines: Marvin H. Creager, the Milwaukee Journal; Harry M. Cran- dall, H. M. Crist, Brooklyn; Lawrence Crolius, Andrew J. Cummings, Harry | F. Cunningham, J. Harry Cunning- ham, J. Max Cunningham, and Fran- cis M. Curlee, St. Louis, D. Jo Davidson, Paris, France: Don- ald M. Davies, the Booth Newspapers; Howard Davis, president, American Publishers’ Association; John Dickin- son, Assistant Secretary of Com- merce: Everett N. Dirksen, Repre- sentative from Illinoi: Arthur J. Dodge, Henry L. Doherty, New York; A. V. Donahey, Senator from Ohio; Albert [E. Donaldson, Baltimore; William J. Donaldson, jr., superin- terldent House of Representatives press gallery; James J. Dooling, New York; Lewis W. Douglas, New York: James W. Douthat, the Associated Press; Jucdge Michael M. Doyle, J. Roscoe Drummond, the Christian Science Monitor; Eugene S. Duffield, | the Chicago Tribune; Dr. James F.| | Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president, | Du Vally. Boston, Dwight, New York. E. Stephen T. Early. assistant secre- tary to the President; Fred East, Charles G. Edwards, New York: J. Fred Essary, Baltimore Sun; Joshua Evans, jr.. P. Wilson Evans, Chi- cago; W. W. Everett, and Henry T. Ewald, Detroit. and Maitland F. Warren C. Fairbanks, the Indian- apolis News; Fred 8. Ferguson, New York; Carter Field, the Boston Her- ald; Henry P. Fletcher, chairman, Republican National Committee; Mark Foote, Grand Rapids Press; executive clerk, White House; J. D. Perry Francis, St. Louis, and Wilfred J. Funk, New York. G. Edwin W. Gableman, Cincinnati Enquirer; James R. Garfield, Cleve- land; John P. Gavit, New York; Charles R. Gay. New York; Donald G. Geddes, New York; Gus Gennerich, Stephen B. Gibbons, Archer Gibson, New York: August E. Giegengack, Vincenzo di Girolamo, Italian Em- bassy; Mark L. Goodwin, Dallas News; Henry F. Grady, Bibb Graves, Governor of Alabama; Howard C, Gray, Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, U. S. N. (retired); Willlam Green, New York; Charles O. Gridley, the Denver Post; Gerald E. Griffin, the Baltimore Sun; Edward J. Grimes, Minneapolis; Carl D. Groat, the Cin- cinnati Post; Charles S. Groves, the Boston Globe; Churchill B. Groves and John Groves. H. Horatio B. Hackett, director of housing, P. W. A.; William Haggard, the Washington Post; Randall H. Hagner, A. W. Hall, director, Bureau of Engraving and Printing; Percy Haly, Louisville; Edwin A. Halsey, sergeant at arms, United States Sen- ate; Harry G. Hamlet, commander, U. 8. Coast Guard; John M. Hancock, New York; Victor J. Hanson, the Birmingham News; M. E. Hanson, the Duluth Herald; George U. Harris, New York; George W. Harris, Pat Harrison, Senator from Mississippi; Walter M. Harrison, Oklahoma City Oklahoman; Dow W. Harter, Repre- sentative from Ohio; Arthur J. Har- nett, Daniel O. Hastings, Senator from Delaware; W. W. Hawkins, the Scripps-Howard newspapers: J. G. Hayden, Detroit News; Dr. Joseph M. Heller, Arthur S. Henning, Chicago Tribune; Thomas C. Hennings, jr., Representative from Missouri; Philip Herrmann, William E. Hess, Representative from Ohio; Dr. D. Percy Hickling, Frank Hight, Edwin C. Hill, New York; Charles D. Hilles, New York; Joseph H. Himes, Frank H. Hitchcock, Tucson, Ariz.; Paul Hodges, the Cleveland Plain Dealer; Harold G. Hoffman, Governor of New Jersey; Frank J. Hogan, John B. Hol- lister, Representative from Ohio; George R. Holmes, International News Service; Harry L. Hopkins, relief ad- ministrator; Hilton Hornaday, the Buffalo Evening News; James H. Hornaday, the Indianapolis News; Frank H. Houston, New York; Will D. Howe, Scribner’s Magazine; William W. Howes, First Assistant Postmaster General, and Emil Hurja. I William A. Irvin, New York. X J. Dr. J. L. Jarman, president, Vir- ginia State Teachers’ College; Frank R. Jellefl, W. W. Jermane, George S. Johns, the St. Louis Post Dispatch; Earl J. Johnson, the United Press As- sociations; Brig. Gen. Hugh S. John- son, U. 8. A. (retired); Manual J. Johnson, New York; Dr. Charles B. Joliffe, Federal Communications Com- mission; Charles A. Jones, Dr. Daniel Fiske Joneg Boston: Jesse H. Jones, Pinence Senator | Corp.: Sam M. Jones.and Theodore G. Joslin, K. D. J. Kaufman, R. M. Kauffmann, The Washington Evening Star; Pres- ton B. Kavanaugh, George deB. Keim, Edgewater, N. J.; Clement E. Ken- nedy, Swamscott, Mass.; Joseph P. Kennedy, chairman. Securities and Exchange Commission; Frank R. Kent, the Sun, Baltimore, Md.; Dr. | Harry H. Kerr, David M. Key, Charles P. Keyser, St Louis Globe-Democrat; William H. King, Senator from Utah; Willlam E. Knight, Green River, Vt.; | Frank Knox, the Chicago Daily | News: Arthur Krock, the New York | tive from Minnesota. L Wisconsin; Fiorello La Guardia, mayor of New York: Elliot C. R. Laidlaw, New York: Robert R. Lane, Newark Evening News; Alfred H. Lawson, Paul Leach, the Chicago Daily News; Rudolf Leitner, coun- selor, German Embassy: Emanuel Levi, the Louisville Courier-Journal: William E. Levis, Toledo; Fulton Lewis, George A. Lewis, Lawrence Lewis, Representative from Colorado; Charles P. Light, G. Gould Lincoln, Washington Evening Star; Allen L. Lindley, New York; Ernest K. Lindley, the New York Herald Tri- | bune; Walter Lippmann, Johann G. Lohmann, German Em- bassy; Edward G. Lowry, Henry R. Lur, Time Magazine, New York, and Louis M. Lyons, the Boston Globe, M. Chesly Manly, the Chicago Tribune; Edgar Markham, John Marshall, Lorenzo Martin, the Louisville Times; George Washington University; Royce C. Martin, Toledo, Ohio; Frank E. Mason, New York; Guy Mason, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff, U. S. A. R. McCarl, |controller general of the United States; Pat McCarran, Senator from Nevada; John S. McCarens, the Cleveland Plain Dealer; Dr. Lee McCarthy, William McClellan, Brig. Gen. Douglas C. McDougal, U. S. M. C.: Alfred J. McCosker, Newark; Stewart McDonald, Federal Housing Administration; Thomas McInerney, New York; Marvin H. McIntyre, assistant secretary to the Pres- ident; O. O. Mcintyre, New York; Clare H. McKinley, the Ann Arbor Daily News, Mich.; Walter S. Mc- | Lucas, Detroit, Mich.; Charles L. McNary, Senator from Oregon; Frank R. McNinch, chairman, Federal Power | Commission; Lowell Mellett, the ‘Washington Daily News; Keith Mer- rill, Eugene Mayer, Charles Michel- son, Justin Miller, James S. Milloy, the Minneapolis Tribune; Dr. John Minor, Sherman Minton, Senator from Indiana; James A. Moffett, Fed- eral housing administrator; Raymond Moley, Today Magazine; William Montgomery, William E. Moore, the Sun, Baltimore; Edward E. Moore, A. Harry Moore, Senator from New Jersey; William H. Moran, Frederick H. Morhart, jr., the Indianapolis News; Felix Morley, the Washington Post; Charles M. Morrison, the Phila- delphia Evening Ledger; George F. Morrison, New York: George H. Moses, Charles S. Munson, New York, and George A. Myers, Bethesda. N. Arthur G. Newmyer, Washington Times; Alexei F, Neymann, first secre- tary U. S. S. R. Embassy; Robert A. Nordblom, Boston; E. E. Norris; Rob- ert L. Norton, Boston Post: Frank B. Noyes, president Associated Press; Newbold Noyes, Washington Evening Star; Gerald P. Nye, Senator from North Dakota; Judge George D. Nye, ‘Waverly, Ohio, and L. Bert Nye. 0. Robert L. O'Brien, chairman U. S. Tariff Commission; Daniel F. O’Con- nell, Fitchburg, Mass.; John J. O’Con- nor, Representative from New York; John C. O'Laughlin, Army and Navy Journal; Lee Olwell, New York Eve- ning Journal, and Carey Orr, Chicago Tribune. P, Richard L. Palmer, Denver; Geoffrey Parsons, New York Herald-Tribune; Geoffrey Parsons, jr., Boston; Robert H. Patchin, New York City; Grove Patterson, president Society of News- paper Editors; Richard C. Patterson, jr., New York; George Henry Payne, Federal Communications Commission; John J. Pelley; John C. Persons, Bir- mingham, Ala.; Thomas W. Phillips, jr., Butler, Pa.;. A. B. Pierce; Camp- bell Pilcher, New York; Ralph Pollio; Hobart Porter, New York; Seton Por- ter, New York; Charles Presbrey, New Vork; Frank Presbrey, New York; James D. Preston; Byron Price, Asso- ciated Press; Dr. Arthur W. Proetz, St. Louis, Mo.; Raymond S. Pruitt, Chicago, Ill, and Ernie Pyle, Wash- ington News. R. George L. Radcliffe, Senator from Maryland; A. A. D. Rahn, Minneap- olis; C. E. Ramsey, jr.; C. J. Randau, United Press Associations; Henry Ra- venel; J. H. Rayburn, Salt Lake City; William F. Raymond; Roland L. Red- mond, New York; A. P. Reeves; Guy A. Richardson, Chicago, Il; J. T. Richardson; Donald R. Richberg, chairman National Industrial Recov~ ery Board; Lawrence Richey; Albert C. Ritchie, Baltimore; Bertrand H. Roberts; James O’Connor Roberts, Roy A. Chase, & James Rcosevelt, Boston; velt, New York; Charles Times, and Paul Kvale, Representa- | Robert M. La Follette, Senator from | the New | York Herald Tribune; Emil A. Loehl, | b G. Ross, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; F. W. Russe, St. Louis; Horace Russell; John H. Russell, major general com- mandant, U. §. M. C; H. L. Rust, jr.; Carl D. Ruth, Toledo Blade: John P. Ryan, New York: Lewis Edwin Ryan, and Quin Ryan, Chicago Tribune, ' el S. New Adolph J. Sabath, Representativ from Iilinois; David Sarnoff, | York; Julius P. Schuh, Cairo, George H. Shaw, New York; Ji Shouse, E. H. H. Simmon: York; Prank H. Simonds Sinnott, Newark Ev Joseph J. 8innott, m ouet |bury Smith, the Interna Service; Robert B. Smith, Ro! Smith, jr.; Bertrand H. Snell |sentative from New or Snure, Des Moines Register: Edz Snyder, Wladyslaw Sokolowski ley, William Stanley, assistant to Attorney Gener E W. St LaBert St. Clair, New York; Ed C. Steffe, Francis M. Stephenson ens, jr., New York: Donaid S the Oregon. Journal; L. P. Steuart Alfred J. Stofer, Birmingham News; William T. Stone, Michael W. Straus C. D. Sturtevant, Chicago, Iil.; Mark Sullivan, New York Herald Tribune Syndicate; James A. Sullivan. Henry | Suydam, Thcmas Bell Sweeney, | Charles P. Swope and Gerard Swope, | New York. | T | Robert A. Taft. Cincinnati; A. E Tate, Harold M. Talburt, the Wash- | ington Daily News: Davis Taylor, the | Boston Globe; John I. Taylor, ir. the | Boston Globe: George O. Tenney,| Corcoran Thom, Lowell Thomas, | Pawling, New York: Merle Thorpe, the Nation's Business: Elliott Thurs- | ton, Washington Post: Theodore | Tiller, Charles T. Tittmann, Laurence | Todd, Charles H. Tompkins, Dr. | Prancis E. Townsend, Los Angeles, | 1Cuhf.: John G. Townsend, jr., Sena- | |tor from Delaware; Dr. George B.| | Trible, Carll Tucker, New York; Wal- ter R. Tuckerman, Joseph P. Tumulty, | William Thayer Tutt, Colorado | Springs, Colo,, and Millard E. Tydings, | Senator from Maryland, | . Frederick D. Underwood, New York. | V. Arthur H. Vandenberg, Senator from Michigan; Earl Venable, executive sec- retary Republican Congressional Com- mittee; Leroy T. Vernon, Chicago Daily News; Mercer Vernon: Eugene L. Vidal, colonel, U. S. Army. director |of air commerce; Oswald Garrison Villard, New York, and Carl Vinson, Representative from Georgia. W. James W. Wadsworth, Representa- tive from New York: Richard H. Ernest G. Walker, Army and Navy Journal; York Herald-Tribune; Franklyn Walt- man, jr., Washington Post; Albert L. Warner, president White House Cor- respondents; Otho H. Wathen, New York; James E. Watson: Kenneth W. Watson, Baltimore: Arthur T. Weil, Buffalo Evening News; D. K. Weis- kopf, New York; Sumner Welles, As- sistant Secretary of State; Herbert G. Wellington, New York; Henry L. West; Vernon E. West; V. C. Bruce Wet- more, Boston; Warren Wheaton; John N. Wheeler, North American News- paper Alliance; Roy B. White, New York; T. J. White, Hearst Publica- W. F. Wiley, Cincinnati Enquirer; E. M. Williams, commander, U. S. N.; Edwin Moss Willlams, United Press Associations; John O. Williams; Fran- cis T. Willis, Richmond; George H. ‘Wilson; Lyle C. Wilson, United Press Associations; Sidney W. Winslow, jr., Boston; Lewis Wood, New York Times; Paul Wooten, New Orleans Times Picayune; Prank W. Wozencraft, New York City; James L. Wright, Buffalo Evening News, and John Shriver V{ynne. X. Henry Xander. Y. Casper S. Yost, St. Louls Globe- DemY kocrl(ti:JAthhur H. Young, New ork, and J. Russell Young, Washing- ton Evening Star. “ i BUS SERVICE PLAN GETS ROBERTS’ INDORSEMENT Doubt Expressed, However, Shift From Street Cars Will Tap City Center. General approval of the substitution of bus service for the Anacostia-Con- gress Heights street car line, ordered by the Public Utilities Commission, was voiced yesterday by People's Counsel William A. Roberts. He raised the question, however, of whether the new line would afford a sufficiently close approach to the heart of the downtown business section. The bus line will run along Constitution avenue from Sixth to Twentieth streets. Roberts also suggested extension of the Massachuseits avenue bus line from its present terminus at Seven- teenth street and Pennsylvania ave- nue to the vicinity of Tenth street and Penrsylvania avenue would provide a @ood transfer scheme, if ‘Waldo, McClure Newspaper Syndicate; | Theodore C. Wallen, New | tions; Wallace H. White, Senator from | Maine; Richard Whitney, New York: | SESSION TO WEIGH NEUTRALITY LAWS Hull, Stimson and Many In- ternational Authorities to Speak. The twenty-ninth annual meeting an Society of Interna- open at the Willard Hotel Thursday, April 25, and con- t h the following Saturday, vesterday. ' has been chesen as the eme for a series of discussions which be led by a number of prom- national officials, university essors and pron: members of Dr. James Brown Scott of ngton, president of the society, ary of the Carnegie En- International Peace, will ro nced t the opening address on April 25 at 8 p.m,, speaking on “The Neu- trality of the Good Neighbor.” Sea Rights Is Topic. Fred K. Nielsen, former solicitor in the State Department. will also speak during the opening session, taking as his subject “The Future of Belliger- ent Rights on the Sea.” A discussion will follow, led by Frederic R. Cou- dert of the New York bar. Edwin M. Borchard. professor of law at Yale University, and Charles G. Fenwick, professor of political science, Bryn Mawr College. Henry L. Stimson. former Secretary of State, will be one of the principal speakers, discussing “Neutrality and the Keilogg Pact.” Others to Speak. Other prominent speakers scheduled for the sessions include the following: Josef L. Kunz, professor of political science, University of Toledo, “The Government of the League of Na tions and Neutrality”; Edwin D. Dick- inson, professor of law, University of California, “Neutrality and the Muni- tions Traffic”; Lester H. Woolsey, for- mer solicitor, State Department, “Neu- tral Persons and Property on the High Seas in Time of War”; John Dickin- | son, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, “Neutrality and International Eco- nomic Relations.” The annual banquet will be held the final day, with the following scheduled as speakers: Secretary of State Hull, Japanese Ambassador Saito, Brazilian Ambassador Aranha, Sentor Nye and Robert Lincoln O'Brien. BODY EDUCATIONAL TO INSTALL SOCIETIES National Institute Plans Three New Units Here and in Baltimore. Three new societies of the National Institute of Adult Education will be installed within the next two weeks here and in Baltimore, and field rep- resentatives are preparing for extene sion of the institute’s course to eight other cities soon. On Tuesday a society will be in- | augurated in Baltimore, where Ralph Williams is field representative of the | institute. Dr. Charles B. Hale of the University of Maryland and Dr. Wal= ter H. E. Jaeger of Georgetown Uni- versity, national directors of educa- tion, will conduct the initial meeting. The Plato Society of the institute will be inaugurated here on Wednes- day, the third group to be organized in Washington. On April 23, the Stevenson Society will be inaugurated at Takoma Park. The national institute offers courses in economics, history, literature, poli- tical science and international rela- tions, which for the college-trained | man or woman brings his instructicn up to date and correlates each of these phases of instruction. For the high school graduate the institute largely makes up the deficiencies lacking without college training. Dr. William F. Notz, dean of the School of Foreign Service at George- | town; Dr. James Brown Scott, secre- tary of the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace; former Ambas- | sador William S. Culbertson and Dr. | Lewis C. Cassidy, California educa- tor, constitute the institute’s Advisory Council. —_— SEDER TO BE HELD Jews to Celebrate Liberation From Egyptian Bondage. A community Seder, commemo- rating the liberation of the Jews from Egyptian bondage, will be held at the Jewish Community Center at 6:30 pm. Wednesday, the day beginning the Passover season. This is the tenth annual Seder to be held at the center. The Seder is being conducted in conjunction with the Jewish War Vet- erans commanded by Dr. Ivy Pelz- man. Strangers in the city, as well as Jeweish veterans who are patients in the nearby hospitals, have been Hinvited. !