Evening star., 1935-10-27
Fort BelvOir
Hunt Season
Under Way
Drag Hunt Guests In
clude Assistant Secre-
tary, Mrs. Woodring.

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FORT BELVOIR, Va. october 90
The Fort Belvoir Hunt opened its
season with a drag hunt last Sunday
followed by a breakfast at the OH
GERS Club. Included in the company
were the Assistant Secretary OF war
anad Mrs. Harry H. Woodring. Guests
from Fort Myer were Maj. and Mrs.
Alec B. Mac Nabb, Capt. Marion
Carson. and Lieut.. Riebold and Miss
Riebold Mr.. and Mrs. William
Sprague of Washington also were in
the field.
Keen interest has been exhibited
In the hunt from its beginning, and
in addition to the large field at Sun
days drag hunt. there was also a
large group of mounted observers.
The club begins its first season with
pack of seven couples of hounds,
and six pups are being groomed
Mai. Mac Nabb is honorary master
of fox hounds. while Capt. Homer
B. Petit is the hunts NJ F. H.
Capt. Petit was field master in a
hunt Wednesday afternoon. when the
course was over reservation grounds.
and local residents participated The
next hunt fixture will take place
Sunday morning. when the field will
meet at the Washington Grist Mill,
and Assistant Secretary cf War and
Mrs Woodring will entertain the
company at a breakfast later at
Woodlawn Mansion.
Fort Belvoir officers and ladies were
delightfully."- entertained by Brig. Gen.
George B. Pillsbury, assistant chief
of Engineers. and Mrs. Pillsbury, at
large tea in their home in Wash
ington yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Karl B. Schilling was hostess
at a beautifully appointed bridge tea
in her home Wednesday afternoon.
Colorful Autumn flowers decorated
the drawing room sun room and din
ing room. and prizes were awarded at
each of the five tables of bridge.
A five o'clock tea was served to 35
guests.
The Engineer mess gave a radio
foot ball party in the main lounge
of the Officers Club this afternoon,
when large play-by-play chart was
kept during the Army-Yale foot ball
game. and refreshments were served
between the halves.
Cards have been issued to a dance
which will be given at Mackenzie
Hall Saturday night, November 9, by
r
Capt. and Mrs Robert J. Hoffman,
and Capt. and Mrs. Arleigh T Bell.
The bachelor officers of the post
will entertain Saturday night with a
masquerade Halloween dance at the
Officers Club. This promises to be
particularly delightful evening. since
1t will be the first costume party of
Post Orchestra has been enlarged to
include 10 musicians. Several large
dinner parties are scheduled for the
earlier part Of the evening Hosts
at the dance will be Lieut.. Leroy
Bartlett. jr.: Lieut.. Walter H. Esdorn.
Lieut.. William F. Cassidy, Lieut..
Alfred D. Stalbird, Lieut.. Ferdinand
j. Tate. Lieut.. Donald A. Phelan,
: Lieut.. Charles A. Symroski, Lieut..
John H. Donoghue and Lieut.. Charles
F. Leonard, jr.
Mrs. Thomas Russell Howard, wife
OF Capt. Howard, returned to Fort
Belvoir yesterday after having spent
several weeks at Rochester, Mimi,
and at Fort Thomas, Ky.
Among the several children's parties
given this week was a Halloween
party yesterday afternoon. at which
Ruth Twichell. daughter of Capt. and
Mrs. Heath TWichell, entertained a
group Of young friends from to 7
o'clock.
Mrs. Herman H. Pohl. Mrs. Philip
F. KRONER. jr., and Mrs. David l..
Neuman were awarded prizes at a
bridge party given in Mrs. Neuman's
honor Tuesday afternoon by Mrs.
Kenneth NJ Moore.