Evening star., 1935-09-22
Loudoun County, Va,
Flower Exhibitions

The Fall hover shows are occupy
ing the attention in Loudoun during
September The Hamilton Book Club,
gave a wonderful small show in the
hospitable home of Gen. and Mrs. Ben
H. Fuller in Hamilton last week. The
Round Hill Demonstration Club in
augurated their first show Friday with
about 40 exhibitors and goodly num-
ber of exhibits. The Leesburg Garden
Club is making extensive preparations
for a show this week. This show is
a benefit, given for the Loudoun Hos
pital garden, and ranks with more
important shows of Northern Virginia.
Mrs. David N. Rust is the general
chairman, with the following assistant
chairmen: Mrs. M. N. Lyon, publicity;
Miss Eleanor Chamberlin, program;
Mrs. Thomas Fendall and Mrs. G Pey-
ton Craighill, floor; Mrs. Edwin Rust,
registration; Mrs. Talbot Pierce, clas-
sif1cation; Mrs. Robert Mcdonald and
Mrs. John A. Gibson, decoration; Miss
Ellen Meter, plant sales; Mrs. v. T.
BLY,, Mrs. Robert Walker, Miss Alice
Davis, Miss Florence Giddings, re-
freshments; Mrs. r. H. Patton, con-
tainers; Mrs. Perry Wilmer, prizes, and
Mrs. H. H. Trundle, boutonnieres.
Mrs. Lee Van Deventer entertained
a company at bridge Saturday after
noon, her guests including Mrs. Terry
Hirst, Mrs. John Bleeker, jr.: Mrs.
Robert McCray, Miss Stella Norman,
Miss Margaret Taylor, Mrs. Contee
Adams, Mrs. o. L. limerick, Mrs. Ed
ward Norman, Mrs. George Hasel, Mrs.
Oscar Braden, Mrs. Lewis McGavack,
Mrs. Derry Tribby, Miss Margaret
Hansbarger, Mrs. Floyd Dillon, Mrs.
Roy Pancoast, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. N.
B. Hawthorne, Mrs. Julia Thomas,
Miss Frances Whitman, Mrs. Jean Mil
Ter, Miss Kate White, Mrs. Howard
WEIGH, Miss Alice Kerr and Mrs
Theodore Reid. PRIZES were awarded
Mrs. Hirst, Mrs. Blocker and Mrs.
McCray.
Miss Dorothy Love entertained a
number of young friends at a dance
Tuesday evening at her home in
Hamilton.
The marriage of Miss Mabel Furr,
daughter of the late John Furr, mem
ber of an old Loudoun family, and C..
w. Thomas Of Aldie, son of the late
Phineas Thomas, took place at the
Methodist parsonage in Upperville,
September IL, in the presence of a
few close friends. The Rev. John w.
Seay performed the ceremony.
The bride wore a navy blue en-
semble with hat to match. Her how-
ers were pink rosebuds. Mrs. Thomas
has been a popular teacher in the
public schools of Loudoun County for
a number of years. Mr.. Thomas is
a prominent business man of the
county. They will make their home
near Philamont.
Mrs. John Galleher, newly elected
vice president of the National Young
Democratic Club, headed the delega-
tion from Loudoun to the State con-
vention Of the organization at Rich
mond, Friday and Saturday, Septem-
Der IS and IA. Officers of the county
who were in attendance included, the
new president, Mr.. John F. Kincaid;
vice president, Mrs. Frank Smoot; Miss
Mildred Russell, secretary. and Mr..
John Allen johnson, treasurer. Mrs.
Galleher's husband Is the State
president
Mrs. Lucille James Rogers was host
ess to the members of the Executive
Board of the Woman's Missionary
Union of Potomac Association, at a
buffet luncheon at her home in Round
Hill on Saturday.
Miss Janet Harrison of Leesburg
was maid of honor at the wedding of
Miss Catherine Tompkins Booth, to
Mr.. Horace Ely Britton at Governors
Island, N. Y, Saturday.
The Rev. and Mrs. A. D. Pollock
Gilmour were guests a few days last
week of Mrs. Gilmour's sister, Miss
Lillias Janney in Leesburg. DR.. and
Mrs. Gilmour have been passing sew
eral weeks in the New England
States and stopped In Leesburg en-
route to their home In Wilmington,
N. c.