Honoring writer VP Kataev in the Central House of Artists in connection with the 60-year anniversary of the birth. Solemn meeting opens writer BN Field. Writer VA Kochetov delivers a report on the work of VP Kataev. Hero of the day welcomed the poets AA Surkov, MF Rylsky; writers LA Kassil, Yu Yakovlev; artists of the Central Children's Theater: V. Sperantova, K. Koreneva. VP Kataev advocates a return statement.