Evening star., 1934-01-07
Staunton and Washington
Exchange Hospitality

STAUNTON, Va, January 6-Climax-
ing the holiday festivities here was New
Year charity ball, sponsored by the
Staunton Chapter of the American
Legion and held Monday night in the
ball room of the Stonewall Jackson
| Hotel
Among the patrons and patronesses
were former Mayor and Mrs Julius l..
Witt, brother and sister-in-law of Mrs,
Cordell Hull Maj and Mrs. E. Walton
Opie. Maj. and Mrs. Charles S. Roller,
ir.; Gen. end Mrs. Heroine L. Opie,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Powell and Mr.
and Mrs. PeytOn Cochran. Proceeds
from the affair went to the local unit
of the Community Welfare League, the
Salvation Army and for the Legion'S
own relief work among the local needy.
Maj. and Mrs. Charles S. Roller, jr.,
and Lieut.. Charles S. Roller, Sd, of
White Hall. at Fort Defiance, were hosts
to the Glenmore Hunt Club at a fox
hunt New Year day. the hunt being run
over the Augusta Military Academy
farms. Horses from the A. M. A. cav
airy unit were used with mounts be-
longing to the guests. Hounds were
furnished by the Glenmore Hunt Club
and Mr.. Jack Todd was master of
hounds; Mr., Ned Bush of Waynesboro
whip, and Miss Linda Todd and Miss
Agnes Sproul and DR.. Ralph B. Crosby
were huntsmen.
Following the hunt an English break
fast was served in the gun shanty of
the academy. Among the guests were
a number of hunt enthusiasts from Hot
Springs. Covington, Waynesboro and
Charlottesville.
Miss Linda Todd. who spent a part
of the holidays with her sister, Mrs.
L, c. Ware, has returned to Washing
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L Keyt are
spending several days in Washington
and later will go to New York for
brief visit before returning to Apple
dOre, their home, near Staunton.
Mrs. w. w. Cook. who with Mr. Cook
makes her home at the Shoreham in
washington, was the guest for several
days this week of her brother and sis
ter-in-laW. Mr.. and Mrs Julius L. Witz.
Miss Nancy Lewis Gibbs, who spent
Christmas here with her parents. the
Rev. and Mrs. j. Lewis Gibbs. has re-
turned to Baltimore where she is spend
ing the Winter season with her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs Chase Ridgely
who presented her to Baltimore society
before the holidays Miss Gibbs spent
the early part of the week in Phila-
NeWbold. and attended the latters de-
but party Monday night
Mr. and Mrs Kent Koiner Of Wash
ington were guests for several days this
week of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. S. H. Koiner
Mr. Wallace McAllister has returned
from Washington, where he visited for
several days
Prof. Wilmar Robert Schmidt is back
from Washington after spending week
with his niece and her husband. DR..
and Mrs. Henry T. Miller.
Mrs. Heroine L. Opie. Miss Mary Opie
and Miss Ann Bradford have returned
to Staunton from a short trip to Wash
ington. Mrs. Herbert j. Taylor has left
for st. Louis, Mo. where she will be
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James NJ
McConkey, and attend the Wedding of
her son, Mr.. Alfred Fontaine Taylor
and Miss Mary Dell McConkey, which
takes place tonight
Mr.. Robert Heydenreich Of Washing
ton spent several days here this week
with his mother. Mrs. R. r. Heyden-
reich.
Mr.. and Mrs. B F. Reed had as
their guests in their home near Staun-
ton, their son, Mr.. Earl Reed, and Mr..
Larry Roche, both of Washington.