Evening star., 1936-10-18
Lady Astor
Gives Dance
For Niece
F armville Country
Club Is Scene of At .
/ tractive Function.

= TAUNTON, Va, october IL
Among the attractive social
events Of the week was the
~ dance given at Farmville
Country Club, near Charlottesville,
by Lady Nancy Astor of London, Eng
land, who is spending some time at
Mirador, her old home in Abe
marie County. The dance was given
IN honor of her niece, Miss Virginia
Brand. There were several guests
from out of town, among them being
Miss Elizabeth Brooke Cochran OF
staunton, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph S. Cochran of Folly, their
home near Staunton.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Holmes OF
Raleigh, w. Va, have sent announce
mentS Of the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Grace Holmes, to DR.. John Will
liam Whitlock of Logan, w. Va. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
j. L. Lineweaver in the home of the
brides parents, Saturday, october 10.
DR.. Whitlock was formerly of this
city and completed his medical
training at Richmond Medical Col
lege He is now a member Of the
staff of Mercy Hospital at Logan,
where they will make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harold Kivlighan,
whose wedding was an event of late
September, returned this past week
from their wedding trip to Ber-
muda, where they spent two weeks.
After visiting Mrs. Kivlighan's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Abbott,
in Norfolk, Va, they will come to
Staunton, where they will be at home
In the Edgewood Apartments.
Mrs John L. Templeton has as her
guest. her niece, Miss Lara Virginia
Gibbs, daughter Of the late Rev.
George S. Gibbs of Hot Springs, Ark.
Mrs. M. ". Bailey and her daugh-
ter, Miss Temple Bailey, a we'll
known writer, spent Monday here en-
route to Harrisonburg from Hot
Springs. where they had been for the
early Autumn. Mrs. Bailey, now 81
years young" makes her home in
Washington with her daughter. Miss
Bailey and her mother are visiting
her cousin, Mrs. Alfredo Warsaw, in
Harrisonburg, before returning to
their Washington home.
An engagement of much interest In
Virginia is that of Miss Jeanne Neilen
Verrault to Mr.. John Laird Jacob,
announced by her parents, the Rev.
and Mrs. J. A. Verrault, of Valdese
N. C. Mr.. Jacob, who is son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Bertram Aylwin Jacob, jr.,
of this city, was educated at the Au-
gusta Military Academy and the
Washington and Lee University at
Lexington. His home, Falcroft, is near
Staunton. The wedding will take
place this Winter. Mr.. Jacob was best
man for his brother, Mr.. B. AylWin
Jacob, Sd, at his marriage to Miss
Frances A. McCray, which took place
Saturday, October 3.
Mr.. Herbert McKeldin Smith.
member Of the State Legislature, is
host aboard his cruiser, the guests
from Staunton including Mr.. j. w.
II. Pilson, Mr.. w. T. Sheehan, Mr..
John D. Crowle, jr., and DR.. Hume
Sprinkle. Former City Manager Mr..
Willard P. Day Joined them at Rich
naond.
Miss Eugenia Sproul and Miss Agnes
eproul have joined their mother, Mrs.
Hugh B. Sproul, at Braeburn, her
home near here, after spending the
Summer in the British Isles and Ire
land. They motored through Eng
land and covered some of the ground
by bicycle. While in Ireland they
attended the Dublin Horse Show, both
Of them being experienced horse
women.
Mrs. c. r. Reid of Frankford, w.
Va, is visiting her mother, Mrs. M.
C. Matheny, and other relatives here.
Mrs. Reid recently returned from
motor trip to New York, Philadelphia
and Washington. accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. E. H. Pope and their son of
Pasadena, Calf, who are touring the
continent, and are now spending some
time in Boston, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton
Brown, jr., have returned from New
York, where they went for the world
series. They were accompanied by
MIR. and Mrs. H. H. Brown OF Alder
son, w. Va, who are their guests for
O few days en- route home.
Cadet Robert Huffman of the faculty
of Augusta Military Academy has
visiting him his mother, Mrs. H. G.
Huffman, of Beckley, w. Va.