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FD-216 Af 1100-26603 -3485 ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE Date of Activity Agent to File Number Identity And/or Description Date whom where of Source of Information Received Furnjghed Located RALLY FOR PRESIDENT,, LETTER UNKNOWN © INFORMANT'S ROOSEVELT ON 11/5/@§ DATED cos LRTEB eg 11/29/44 + Lao NY letter to Director dated 11/29/44. RE: CPA, DISTRICT#2, N.Y.FIELD DIVISION TS+C "There ter enciosed herewith two copies of Confidential National Informan pertaining to a rally held for President Roosevelt at the St. Nicho rena, oSth Street and Broadway, New York City on Sunday, November 5,1944e0...6" THE REPORT FOLLOWS: "T attended a rally for President Roosevelt, held at St. Nicholas Arena, 65th gt. end Broadway. This rally was sponsored by the West Side Non-Partisan Committee for Roosevelt. Admission prices ranged from .30 to $1.20. The _gapacity of the hall is 5,000 ané the hall was about heif filled. One thousand of those present were followers of FRANK SINATRA, and they left immediately after he spoke. The rally was op@ned with the singing of the National Anthem by Aubrey Pankey. The chairmen for the rally was William Gailmor, radio comnemtetor. He was introduced by Berne Hobarth. All speeches were along the same lines, calling for the re-election of President Roosevelt. Those present at the rally were typically communistic, The committee who sponsored the rally was composed of Berne Hobarth, Asron Harris,Pornar Waller and Sydney Rowen,el] members of Unity Center of the Communist Political . Association. . a Among the speakers were Louis Calhern, Mady Christians, Orson Welles, Frank Sinatra, Mark Van Doren, Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, Herman Shumlin and furiel Draper.” i \