The Washington times., 1928-05-05
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY Fol.
WashingtOnians In War7entOn For Virginia
Gold Cup SteepIechnse This Afte17lOOn
Motor Into Horse Coun-
try for Picturesque
Event; House Parties
Entertained

Several groups left Wash
ington this morning to motor
to Warrenton for the sew
enth Virginia Gold Cup
Steeplechase being run there
today.
This race is rapidly be-
coming a rival Of the historic
Maryland Cup. A stiff four
mile course laid out over the
countryside mile or so
from Warrenton, bristling
with more than twenty diff
cult jumps, is the setting for
the race, which has attracted
over two score entries.
Mrs. Hit Has Entry
Mrs. "Billy" Hit (Katherine
Elkinsl, as usual, has an entry.
She spends most Of her time
on her country estate in that
section of Virginia, and is an
authority on the breeding Of
horses.
Among those from Washing
ton who have gone over for the
steeplechase are Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Cary r. Grayson, Mr..
and Mrs Breckinridge Long,
DR.. and Mrs. Cary d. Lang
horne, Mr.. and Mrs. John Philip
Hill and Mrs. J. Upshur More
head, who has with her Miss
Phoebe Quinby, William Kings
well and Edward Van Devanter.
House Party
Miss Celeste Crosby. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar T. Crosby.
II entertaining several guests
from Washington at View, Tree
Farm their country home near
WarrentOn. Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby
ana their daughter passed the
winter here.
Another group motoring over
includes Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Henry FL Rousseau. DR.. and Mrs.
John r. Jackson and konow
Bojsen OF the Danish Legation
One.time Washingtonians are
scattered all over the Virginia
horse country. many of them as
permanent residents. DR.. and
Mrs. Cary Langhorne have a
country home in Virginia and Rear
Admiral Cary Grayson is joint
owner with Comdr J. X J.. Ross.
the famous Canadian norseman.
of a fine stud farm near Upper.
vile. Gen and Mrs. Billy
MitchelFs picturesque home In at
MiddleburR, the Rozier Dulanys
have their country home near
Middieburg. and among those well
known to Washington who live
around Warrenton are Mr.. and
Mrs. John Buchanan-she was
Ruth Lester-Mr. and Mrs. Sterl-
ing Larrabee, the latter the former
Madge Stokes. and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Gouverneur Barnewall.
Before her marriage Mrs. Barne-
wall was Miss Nancy Gordon
Jones. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Gordon Jones; Mrs. Warfield
Spencer. daughter Of Mrs. Charles
@. Allen, Of Washington, also
spends much of her time in War
renton.
The Swiss Munster and Nine.
Peter are at the Weylin Hotel
in New York for a short stay.
Nine. Simopoulos. wife of the
Greek Minister, entertained at
luncheon today at the legation in
compliment to Mrs. Edward
WEIGH, of Philadelphia.
Nine. Simopoulos Is sponsoring
sale of embroideries and needle.
work from the refugee workshops
In Greece. Nine. SimopOulos Will
personally sell the articles on
Tuesday and Wednesday mornings
from 1890 to 1890 o'clock in the
Florentine room at Wardman Park
Hotel.
The United States minister 10
Ruma mia. William s. Culbertson.
has Joined Mrs. Culbertson and
their children at their home here
for several months leave.
Representative and Mrs. James
Washington from Huntington,
w. Va, and are at the Mayflower.
where they have an apartment.
Nine. Lipa, wife of the counselor
OF CZechoslovak legation, sailed
yesterday for Europe, where she
will spend the summer.
The Secrctarty of the legation
and Nine. Jan Pappanek also sailed
abroad for the next four months.
Mrs. Louis Hertle and her sis
ter. Mrs. Tracy Drake. of Chicago,
who have been abroad for two
months, have arrived in Wash
ington and are at the Willard
for a day before going to Gunston
Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Hertle's
picturesque home on the Potomac.
y
DR.. and Mrs. Wilhelm Kiessel-
bach, who have made their nome
at the MayfIOwer since the au-
tumn, are leaving Washington to-
day for New York, preparatory
TO sailing for Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor kauff-
mann will entertain at dinner
this evening at the Chevy Chase
Club.
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Card Party
A card party and dance will he