Evening star., 1937-06-11
In the Hunt
Country
BY NINA CARTER TABB.


L and inspiring sight, Eighty
girls walked through the garden and
down the stone steps to take their
places in seats facing Miss Charlotte
Noland, Rev. Campbell Mayors, DR..
William A. R. Goodwin of Williams
burg, the faculty and guests. They
looked so pretty in their simple white
dresses and their faces were grave
with sadness at leaving Foxcroft. DR..
Goodwin made the commencement ad-
dress. Miss Charlotte HaXall holland
Smith, niece of Miss holland, delivered
the ValediCtory.
After the singing of many class
songs diplomas and prizes were award
ed. Among the prizes was beautiful
silver cup for the best rider in the
school, riding being a great feature at
Foxcroft. This year it was won by Miss
Nancy Penn Smith, daughter of the
late Penn Smith and Mrs. Plunkett
Stewart of Philadelphia. Nancy hunts
with the Middleburg and Orange
County hounds and is an expert horse
woman. having ridden since she was a
small child
After graduating exercises supper
was served on the front lawn where
the guests sat at small tables and
were waited upon by the girls.
In the graduating class of 20 were
girls from different parts of the
country who will be among the deb
utantes of next Fall and for whom
many entertainments will be given.
Miss Josephine Winmill, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Winmill of
Warrenton, Va, and Long Island, was
among the graduates. She will be
given large supper dance at the
Piping Rock Club, Long Island, on
June % by her parents, Miss Mary
Hartman, daughter of Averill Harri-
man, will give dinner party for $50
young people before the dance in
honor of Miss Josephine Winmill and
Miss Nancy Penn Smith. Miss Harri-
man graduated from FoXhall last
year.
Following is list Of the girls who
graduated from FoXcroft Tuesday:
Agnes Dana, Sue ingalls,, Nancy Iselin,
Frances Howell Lewis, Jane Pillsbury,
Katherine Putnam, Joan Sharples,
Constance Shepard, Charlotte Smith,
Nancy Penn Smith, Adelaide Chat
feld-Taylor, Phyllis Tuckerman,
Nancy Victor, Josephine Winmill,
Susie Seyburn, Barbara Blyth. Julia
Bruce Alice Whitney, Kitty Rogers
and Ann Wright.
COL. LEVIN POWELL was granted
5000 acres of land long ago be-
tween Upperville and Aldie, Va. In
1877 he gave SO acres of it for a town
which was called Middleburg, as it
was midway between Winchester and
Alexandria. Tomorrow the descend
ants of Col. Powell and his wife Sarah
will hold a reunion in Middleburg and
honor their ancestors on their 200th
wedding anniversary by unveiling a
tablet to them in the Episcopal
Church. There will be about ESQ de-
scendants present for the reunion,
coming from Washington. Alexandria.
Richmond and all over Virginia. The
Meeting at the church at l pm, a
picnic luncheon on old Powell land
will be served. Those coming will
stop at the church for information.
At 2:30 there will be the church
ceremony. At which James Evans will
be the speaker. Then the clan will
visit old Powell sites. The Hill. in
Middleburg, now owned by Miss Julia
Whiting; the Shades, owned by
Mrs. Raymond Belmont; the old
Humphreys House, Burrland, now
owned by William Ziegler, and Liam
gollan, owned John Hay Whitney.
The latter was built by Levin Powell.
The mural tablet at the church will
be unveiled by little Miss Jane Fair
fax Washington Dudley, Who is Of
the eighth generation Of Powell
descendants. Her grandparents and
great-grandparcnts we're married in
the church. Jane is the daughter Of
Thomas u. Dudley, ir., and grand
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas U.
Dudley, sr, of Middleburg Great
preparations have been made in Mid
dleburg for the guests that will be
here. A cold plate luncheon will be
served and the Levin Powell descend
ants will have a good time meeting
relatives, some of them not having
seen each other for years. Mrs. James
Ball of Richmond, formerly Miss Rosa
lie Noland of Middleburg, is chairman
OF the reunion. Among those who will
be in Middleburg for the occasion are
Miss Charlotte Noland, Mrs. Edmond
Smith and her daughters, Miss Char
iotte Noland Smith and Miss Kitty
Smith; Mrs. Laird Dunlop, sr.; Mr..
and Mrs. Laird Dunlop, jr., and Mr..
and Mrs. Powell Minnegerode of