The Archive · 1939

Their Majesties

Mrs, Roosevelt to Present Guests with U.S. Music

Washington, Apr. 10.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the President, revealed today that plans are being made to present a programme of distinctive American music during the visit of the British King and Queen to the White House in June.

Mrs. Roogevelt said the negress singer, Miss Marian Anderson, probably would be included on the programme.. Mrs. Roosevelt recently resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution because of their refusal to permit Miss Anderson to sing in a D.AR, hall—United Press, Tue proposed semi-official sugar refinery is now under construction at Neikiang, in Szechuen province, says a Chungking Chinese message to the "Wen Wei Pao." The enterprise is being capitalized at $3,000,- 000, the shares of which are allotted among the Bank of China, the Szechuen Provincial Government and among Chinese sugar merchants, and fully paid up, the report adds.

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