Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03

Looking back over the official socia
season, only three days of which are
left, it has been one of the gayest
Winters in many years. The prospect
of the restful quiet of the Lenten
season is welcomed by many, though
not few of those prominent in
society will go South or to the mid
way" mountain resorts, where the
gayety will be less formal, but none
the less gay. The season in Wash
lngton is always interesting, with men
and women of affairs and accomplish
ment at every large or small party
This week end is a fitting close to
q brilliant season with the only woman
to make solo flight across both the
great oceans visiting at the White
House. The few days stay of Mrs
George Palmer Putnam, known better
to all the world as Amelia Earhart,
nave been filled with parties. and she
will stay for the annual stunt party of
the Women's National Press Club Tues
day evening at the Willard, to which
she Is asked as one of the honor guests.
Mrs. Roosevelt has attended each of
these parties since she took I'D her
residence in the White House and will
be the guestSf honor TUESDAY evening.
Others who are asked by the club in
clude wives of cabinet officers.
diplomats, Supreme Court justices, as
we'll as women of accomplishment in
their own right
Tomorrow, the second anniversary
OF the Presidents Inauguration, will
be celebrated by the Chief Executive
and the members of his official family
at dinner. President Roosevelt did
away with the custom of dining with
each member of his cabinet once dur
Ing the Winter, and this party was
something of substitute and given
by the official family" on that all
important anniversary. Earlier in the
day Mrs. Roosevelt will be the guest
of honor at luncheon of Mrs. Charles
Evans Hughes, wife of the Chief
Justice, wives of the other justices of
that august body being in the COM
pany to meet her. Mrs. Roosevelts
days will continue to be filled although
the official season is closed, as she
and the President are close observers
OF dictates of their church.
There has been something of a
New Deal in the manner of entertain
ing during the past season and
musicaleS are coming into their own
Perhaps following the example of the
First Lady of the Land, it is usual to
have a brief program of music or en-
tertainment after dinner or luncheon
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Morgenthau were hosts at such
a party last evening, and it has been
a popular form of entertainment at
embassies and legations for some
years, always with native of the
country of the host giving the pro-
gram.
The Lenten season is the time for
concerts and lectures. always for the
benefit of some worthy cause, and
tomorrow afternoon an hour OF Rus
sian music will be given by Nine.
Kniagevitch in the home of Mrs. Mary
Stewart at 1900 Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. Nine. Kniagevitch will talk OF
the Russian composers she has known
and will illustrate her talk with COM
positions of those composers. which
she will play on the piano. Mrs.
Cantacuzene- Grant will present her.
Mime. Kniagevitch has been the guest
of Mrs. James Roosevelt, mother of
the President, in her New York home,
and Mrs. Roosevelt has come to Wash