Evening star., 1935-03-31
BY SALLIE v. H. PICKETT.

Mrs. Roosevelt paid tribute twice
yesterday to the Children's Hospital
once when she visited the young pa
tients there early in the day and
again last night when she occupied
q box at the newspaper women's ball
ut the Willard, the proceeds from
which will go toward the heating plant
fund for the hospital and for the
relief fund of the club. The first
event made a lot of little hearts glad
and gave them a tale to tell in years
to come and the ball last night was
made more successful by her presence.
While the President. in Southern
waters. received a visit Friday from
their highnesses, the Duke and
Duchess Of Kent, Mrs. Roosevelt re-
turned from New York to resume her
inactive" program discussed in the
press a few days ago, after her weekly
conference with newspaper women.
That inactivity included going over
her mail, making plans ahead. which
include her attendance at the gi-
gantic luncheon at the Mayfower
given by the women's division of the
Washington better housing program,
and similar events, as well as re-
ceiving guests by appointment at the
White House, attending the DR.. Serge
Koussevitzky conducted concert in
Constitution Hall Wednesday after
noon at the Boston Symphony con-
cret put on by Mrs. Dorsey and other
things both on and off the schedule.
OF music there Is a sweet refrain
running all the way from embassy
musicales and private recitals to the
last concert Of the National SYM
phony IN Constitution Hall today.
Last week the Soviet Ambassador gave
genuine treat in the TschaikovsRy
recital at the embassy Wednesday
hight. there was musicale at the
Polish Embassy, and now the Am
bassador Of Germany, Herr Hans
Luther. has invited guests to a con-
cert tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
given by the Kreuzchor of Dresden
In the large ball room at the May
flower, where the Townsend morning
musicales take place. and after the
concert the Ambassador will hold a
reception, when his guests will meet
the musicians.
But that is not all, for music and
more music fills the air and will en-
gage society throughout this week
and in days to come. Mrs. Roose-
velt has shown her appreciation Of
sacred music and this year as last
heads the last Of those interested in
the A Capella Choir of Washington,
which gives its fifth annual Lenten
concert tomorrow night, the event
being in the ball room at the May
flower. Nine. de Laboulaye, wife of
the Ambassador Of France, and Mime.
Troyanovsky, wife Of the Soviet Am
bassador, with many others from
the corps are sponsoring the only
appearance in concert in America
this season of Carlton 0auld-oddly
enough with the above sponsors-a
truly American artist who takes the
place at the concert Thursday of the
delightful Russian basso, Feodor
Chaliapin, prevented by illness from
appearing and whom they were to
sponsor. Mr.. Gauld is a star from
the Opera Comique in Paris and is
o native of the Hoosier State. T.
Arthur Smith Is bringing him on.
Mrs. Garner, wife of the Vice Presi-
dent. and Mrs. Byrns, wife Of the
Speaker, are the Democratic top
notchers who will assist Mrs. Maurice
u Thatcher at her "at home" this aft
Hfnoon at the Willard Hotel from to
O'Clock. But really the feature of
the afternoon will be the group of
Latin American ladies-both former
Representative and Mrs. Thatch9