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The President's Birthday Ball At The Waldorf-Astoria
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| 44 | GRAND BALLROOM -- Musical program by Meyer Davis and his orchestra | |
| 45 | ARRIVAL OF MRS. JAMES ROOSEVELT. | |
| 46 | MILITARY PAGEANT: | |
| 47 |
16th Infantry Regimental Band from Fort Jay. | |
| 48 | PRESENTATION OF THE BIRTHDAY CAKE | |
| 49 | STAR-SPANGLED BANNER -- Miss Lucy Monroe | |
| 50 | UNVEILING OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S OFFICIAL BUST by Mayor LaGuardia | |
| 51 | On the Air at 11:15 P.M. | |
| 52 | BASIL O'CONNOR -- President of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis | |
| 53 | GENERAL HUGH S. JOHNSON -- Chairman, Greater New York Committee | |
| 54 | PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S ADDRESS | |
| 55 | STARS OF THEATRE, RADIO AND SCREEN | |
| 56 | Show under the direction of MR. JAMES E. SAUTER Master of Ceremonies, WALTER O'KEEFE | |
| 57 |
Phil Baker | |
| 58 | Dancing in the Grand Ballroom -- MEYER DAVIS and his orchestra | |
| 59 | Guest Orchestras: JOHNNY GREEN, SAMMY KAYE, HORACE HEIDT, GLEN GRAY and the RAYMOND SCOTT QUINTET | |
| 60 | All Entertainment Approved by the Theatre Authority, Inc. | |
| 61 | ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | |
| 62 | General Hugh S. Johnson, Chairman of the Greater New York Committee, and Mrs. Sumner W. Taylor, Chairman of the President's Birthday Ball. and her committee wish to express their great appreciation for the valuable assistance and generosity of all those who have contributed to the success of the Ball, and in particular to: | |
| 63 | MAJOR GENERAL HUGH A. DRUM, U.S.A., Commanding Second Army Corps; REAR ADMIRAL CLARK H. WOODWARD, Commanding Third Naval District; MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM N. HASKELL, Commanding N. Y. N. G., and MAJOR GENERAL JAMES G. HARBORD, retired, for their cooperation in the military pageant. | |
| 64 | MRS. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST for her valuable assistance and kind cooperation. | |
| 65 | Miss ANITA VILLAR for the publicity for the Ball and her invaluable assistance to Mrs. Taylor and her committee. | |
| 66 | MR. A. GUNNING LOOMIS for the artistic decorations in the informal cabarets and the main ballroom. | |
| 67 | MR. WALTER RUSSELL for the beautifully sculptured bust of President Roosevelt which he has so generously loaned for this premiere showing. | |
| 68 | MR. NORMAN PRICE for the original and inspiring design used for the cover of this program. | |
| 69 | MR. PHILIP N. SCHUYLER, publicity director of the Greater New York Committee for the splendid press relations. | |
| 70 | MR. G. E. ORLEY for his untiring energy and great assistance. | |
| 71 | MR. JAMES E. SAUTER for arranging the entertainment. | |
| 72 | MR. ALLEN CORELLI for assistance in the theatre. | |
| 73 | MR. BEN BOYER for his kind cooperation in the entertainment. | |
| 74 | STARS of the stage, screen and radio as released through the courtesy of THEATRE AUTHORITY, INC. | |
| 75 | THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY. | |
| 76 | THE COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC. | |
| 77 | MUTUAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM. | |
| 78 | GREATER NEW YORK RADIO STATIONS: WABC, WBNX, WEAF, WEVD, WFAB, WHN, WINS, WJZ, YMCA, WNYC, WOR, WOV, WLTH, WNEW, WQXR, WARD, WBBC, WCNN, WVFW, WWRL. | |
| 79 | ORCHESTRAS -- to the leaders and members of the orchestras contributing to the Ball, and to the MUSICIANS UNION LOCAL No. 802: | |
| 80 | Meyer Davis and his orchestra Horace Heidt Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra Sammy Kaye Johnny Green Raymond Scott Quinlet | |
| 81 | THE PRESS, newspaper publishers, reporters and photographers. | |
| 82 | AJELLO BROTHERS for the birthday candles. | |
| 83 | THE STAFF of the Birthday Ball headquarters. | |
| 84 | SALVADOR NELSON, who produced this program. | |
| 85 | MRS. MORITZ ROSENTHAL for her kind cooperation. | |
| 86 | Miss MARY T. EDWARDS for contributing so much of her time and help. | |
| 87 | MRS. OSCAR STEVENS for her great help. | |
| 88 | THE ZIEGFELD GIRLS CLUB for the generous time and help they have given. | |
| 89 | MRS. ALVAR MOLLER for cooperation. | |
| 90 | MR. JOHN J. BAME for cooperation. | |
| 91 | THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. | |
| 92 | MR. J. P. HOENIG of the Waldorf-Astoria for cooperation. | |
| 93 | THE WALDORF-ASTORIA HOTEL. | |
| 94 | Miss NAOMI POST, who donated a case of Piper-Heidsieck Champagne as a door prize. | |
| 95 | DE REVUELTA DANCE STUDIOS for their generous donation of a course of dancing lessons as a prize to the debutante selling the most tickets to the Ball. | |
| 96 | ELIZABETH ARDEN, for her kind donation of Cyclamen Perfume as a door prize. | |
| 97 | The shops that have generously responded by making special contributions: | |
| 98 |
BONWIT TELLER | |
