Evening star., 1934-06-03
Garden Club of Virginia
Holds Annual Show

STAUNTON, Va, June 2.-The
third annual rose show of the Garden
Club Of Virginia, sponsored by the
Augusta Garden Club, which was held
Thursday at the Stonewall Jackson
Hotel, drew a number of prominent
members of the American Rose So
ciety as well as other interesting visi-
tors
Mr.. Richardson Wright of New
York president of the American Rose
Society and editor of House and Gar
den, and Mrs. Wright; DR.. Mcfarland,
editor OF the Society Annual, of Har-
risburg, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
BannOn of Garden City, Long Island,
were among the house guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Gibbs at Rose Hill
during their stay here, and visitors
from Washington included Mr.. Towns
end BurWell, Mr.. E. G. Butler, and DR..
Whitman Cross Others from afar in
cluded Mrs. John Cochran of The
Plains, Va, and Mrs. Richard Dannett
of Alexandria, who were house guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Erskine Miller at
Capote; Mrs. Benjamin H. Smith and
Mrs. Lewis LaruS of Richmond, who
were guests at Waverly Hill, the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert NICK Smith;
Mrs George Sloan, Mrs. L. Victor
Froment and Mrs. George C. Law
renee of Warrenton, who stopped with
Mrs. Fitzbugh Elder; Mrs. G. Freeland
Peter and Miss Peter of Gotham, who
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. T.
Moore in the bungalow atop the Stone
wall Jackson Hotel, and Baroness
Roseknantz and Mrs. Lanier Pole of
Hot Springs, and Mrs. A. C. Ford of
Clifton Forge, who motored here for
the day.
Among the parties given for the
out-of-town guests was the buffet sup
per at which Mr and Mrs. Thomas
Hogshead were hosts Wednesday eve
ming. On Thursday Mr.. and Mrs.
Duncan Curry were hosts at luncheon
for number of the visitors, as also
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Gibbs.
Mrs. George Peery, wife of the Gov
ernor of Virginia, was the house guest
of Maj. and Mrs. Charles Roller for
several days this week, having come
here to attend the finals at Mary
Baldwin College, of which she is an
alumna.
Mrs. Carl H. Shaifer Of Washington,
D. c., arrived this week and is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Alan Pease in
her apartment at the Edgewood.
Capt. Porter McCray, member of the
faculty of Augusta Military Academy,
has returned from Princeton, N. j.,
where he attended the wedding of
Mr.. George Cole Scott of Richmond
and Miss Anne Blair Clarke, which
took place there several days ago.
Miss Imogen Byrd, student at Mary
Baldwin College, which held its clos
ing exercises here Tuesday, has left
to join her parents at their home in
Washington.
Miss May Young of Washington
and Mrs. Henry Fairfax of Aldie, Va,
are house guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Dun
can Curry at their home on East Bev-
erley street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Doub of Balti-
more were week end guests here of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton Cochran.
Mr.. Rupert Mohler of Washington
spent the week end at his old home
near the city.
DR.. David Allen Robertson, presi-
dent OF Goucher College, Baltimore,
who delivered the commencement ad-
dress at the final exercises of Mary
Baldwin College this week, was the
house guest during his stay here of
Mrs. Thomas H. Russell, at her home
on the Hill.
Mrs. William Owen, widow of
Comdr. Owen, U. S. NJ, and her small
daughter, Betty, have left for An
napolls, whore they will be guests for
some time of the formers brother-in-
law and sister, Capt. G. S. Bryan,
U. S. N, and Mrs. Bryan. Mrs. Owen
was accompanied by Miss Mary Bell,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Richard P.
Bell OF Staunton, who will be the
house guest of Miss Augusta Melvin
during June week.
State Senator and Mrs. w. H. East
were hosts Saturday evening at East
leigh, their home near the city, honor
ing Miss Caroline Crawford, whose
marriage to Mr.. James Jamison of
Charlotte, N. c., will take place short
ly.
Assisting Senator and Mrs. East
were Mrs. John Speck, Miss Josephine
Wayland and Miss Isobel Brown.