Evening star., 1935-03-10

President and Mrs. Roosevelt will
celebrate their wedding anniversary
a week from today and it is expected
that, as last year. they will be sur
rounded by members of their family
and very intimate friends. Mrs.
Roosevelt will spend tomorrow in New
York to attend the meeting of the
Monday Sewing Class in the home
of MIS-. James Roosevelt, mother Of
the President. Members of the class
have met together and made clothes
for less fortunate for many years,
Mrs. Roosevelt senior having been
among the organizers. The group
took the place, in smaller way, Of
the present-day Junior League, and
was organized for charity work
among the younger members in So
ciety. The First Lady of the Land
will return in time for the second Of
her afternoon musicales Tuesday
having planned a series of four such
parties during the early days of Lent
The Minister of Persia and Nine.
Djalal will again observe the birth
day anniversary of Ria Shah PAN
1avi, the present ruler of their coun-
try, giving a large reception Friday
evening. Such celebrations at the
Persian legation are always delight
full parties and since the new regime
In Persia the anniversary of the
Shah's birthday is observed instead
of the New Year, which. according
to the old calendar was the first day
of Spring, March 81.
Society in the National Capital,
even the most devout, is dining,
lunching and tealng quite as though
Lent did not exist. And, after all,
society must eat and the official sea
son IS not long enough to permit all
the parties hoStesses in Washington
want to give. Echoes are still heard
from the. brilliant annual dinner
party of the Women's National Press
Club Tuesday, party which cculo
not be arranged and carried out any,
where else in the world. In capitals
where brilliant women such as the
guests Tuesday evening could be
found the governments would not
permit such take-offs and burlesque
of officials and their families as the
members of the Press Club indulge
in in the various stunts which follow
the dinner
The party was followed by a num-
Der of informal supper parties and as
many were hoStesses to groups of
members and their guests at cocktails
before the dinner. The party is an
invitational affair, the club inviting a
number of women prominent through
their husbands as we'll as number
of those who have attained distinction
in their own right. Each member OF
the club, now something in the neigh
borhood of a hundred. is permitted
only three guests, making invitations
something to be coveted.
The reception wednesday afternoon
which the Minister of Czechoslovakia
and Nine Veverka gave to celebrate
the 85th birthday anniversary of their
President, Thomas G. Masaryk, was a
delightful party, many taking advan-
tage of an opportunity to greet Nine.
Veverka and her daughter, Mile. Nella
Veverka, who recently joined the Min
lister after spending the Winter in
Prague. Mile. Veverka, who was pre-
sented in Washington last season,
went home to be presented in her own
capital, and although the Minister ac-
companied them and remained there
. short time, he has been back at
his post month or more. The Min
lister and Nine Veverka have made
as many friends for themselves and
for their country as did the first dip
.Iomatic representative from their