Dedication of the "Tree of Hope" Whitman, Albert "Pops" performer Williams, Louis performer Pops and Louis performer Robinson, Bill "Bojangles" performer LeRoy, Hal performer Barton, James performer Social Event 1934-11-07 Dedication of the "Tree of Hope." Performers: Albert "Pops" Whitman, Louis Williams: "Pops and Louis" "Scheduled to appear last night were such Broadway and Harlem stars as Ada Brown, Bill Robinson, Hal LeRoy, Mildred Bailey, the entire company of "Sailor Beware" "Pops and Louis", [the] Cecil Mack Choir, Paul Ash, Larry Adler, Sophie Tucker, James Barton and others equally as popular." Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Sampson, Henry T.: Swingin' On the Etherwaves: A Chronological History of African Americans in Radio and Television Broadcasting, 1925-1955. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press (2005). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html James Barton (biography) loc.music.tdabio.20 Hal LeRoy (biography) loc.music.tdabio.127 Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (biography) loc.music.tdabio.154 Albert "Pops" Whitman (biography) loc.music.tdabio.151 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.1326