Evening star., 1934-09-23
Miss Witt, Niece of Mrs: "
Hull, Here for School

The ball Wednesday evening at the
Fairway Tavern, given in connection
with the Staunton Autumn Festival,
which the city celebrated for six days
this week, was the big event of the
week, which has been unusually
crowded with social activities for this
season of the year. Many out-of-
town visitors attended the affair and
numerous formal and informal din
ners we're given before the dancing,
which started at 10 o'clock. s~~
Several parties have been given
this week in honor Of Miss Mary
Caperton Holt, daughter of Judge
and Mrs. Henry Winston Holt, who
will wed Mr.. George S. Rosenberger.
jr. of Staunton, october 6. and also
for Mrs. Hugh B. Sproul, jr., a bride
of last month.
Mrs. Charles A. Burruss entertained
for Mrs. Sproul and Miss Holt Tues
day afternoon in her apartment in
Woodrow Terrace, having five tables
at bridge .---.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Erskine Miller were
hosts to 40 guests Thursday evening
at Capote, their lovely home, honoring
Mr.. and Mrs. Sproul at a buffet sup
per, followed by dancing. Monday
evening Miss Holt and her fiance were
honor guests at buffet supper and
reception given by Mr.. and Mrs Har-
rlson S. Day at Florodale Lodge, near
the city.
Miss Sara Deane WITT, daughter of
former Mayor and Mrs. Julius l..
Witt, will leave early in the week for
Washington, where she will enter the
| junior college at Gunston Hall. Miss
Witz who is a niece Of the Secretary
of State and Mrs. Cordel Hull and
also a niece of Mr. and Mrs w. w.
Cook, who make their home at the
Shoreham, is one of the most attrac-
tive and popular members of the
younger set here, and graduated in
June from Stuart Hall, this city.
Capt. Henry Winston Holt, r.,
U. S. A., Mrs Holt and their small
son, Henry Winston Holt, Sd, are
visiting the formers parents, Judge
and Mrs. Henry Winston Holt. Mrs.
Holt, accompanied by her son, will
also visit her mother, Mrs. F. D. Will
liams, at Stoneleigh, her Summer
home near Natural Bridge, while in
Virginia
Mrs Nettie c. Newman has returned
from Washington, where she spent
some time with her son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs Jack Newman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hays, who were
members of a fishing party enter
| tained by Mr.. Hope Burlington at his
camp on the Rappahannock River,
have returned home.
Mrs. w. C. Abeel Of Waco. Tex. a
sister of Mr.. Hays. has leased an
apartment in Woodrow Terrace here
for the season, to be near her son,
w. C. Abeel, jr., who has enrolled as
student cadet at Staunton Military
Academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace B. MacFar-
land have returned from an ocean trip
to Boston. from where they motored
through Maine into Canada and be-
fore returning home they stopped IN
New York and Washington.
Mrs. Thomas Hogshead and her son,
Mr.. Thomas Hogshead, jr., left early
in the week for Boston. where the
latter is entering his third year at
Harvard Medical School Mrs. Hogs
head will remain in Boston for several
| weeks
Mrs. John A. Moore IS spending
some time in Washington, the guest Of
relatives.
Miss Frances Fletcher of Washing
ton arrived several days ago to take up
her duties as a new member of the
faculty at Stuart Hall
~ L.,
gone to Washington to resume his
studies at Georgetown University.
Mrs Roland Haddon Mclean, who
spent the Summer months with he
parents. Mr.. and Mrs j. Lester Hoy
left this week by motor to Join Mr.
Mclean at their home in TaWksbur,:
Ontario, Canada. She was accomJI
anled by her small son. Hugh Ma
colin, and her brother, Mr.. James Ho,.
Mrs. David c. Eberhart and h 4
little daughter, Betty Todd who spel :
the Summer with the formers mothe,.
Mrs L. c. Ware. has left to join Mr..
Eberhart, who preceded her several
days ago to their home in Norfolk.
While here Mr.. and Mrs. Eberhart
spent much of their time at Silver
Cliffs, Mrs. Wares camp in the Deer
field Valley. where they entertained
several groups of friends through the
Summer months.
Miss Linda Peyton Todd. daughter
of Mrs. John Todd. jr. and the late
Mr.. Todd of Glenmore, near Staun-
ton, became the bride of Mr. Charles
S. Roller. Sd. son of Maj. and Mrs.
Charles S. Roller of Augusta Military
Academy. at Fort Defiance, Thursday,
September l3. in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roller are at home in
the academy grounds, where he is a
member of the faculty.