Evening star., 1937-11-24
In the Hunt Country
Activities Among the Horse-Lovers in
Virginia and Maryland.

| afternoon to attend the reception given
by DR.. and Mrs. Jack Burke in honor
of their debutante daughter, Miss
Louise Burke, are Mrs. Burke's sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Spencer Carter; her brother and his
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Atkinson,
and Miss Neville Atkinson, who is a
debutante this season.
Miss Mary Owen Lyon of Black Oak
Ridge, near Purcellville, another
debutante of the season, who Is spend
ing the winter in Baltimore with her
grandmother, Mrs. Robert Bentley,
spent few days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Moncure Lyon, last week
and is now in Richmond visiting Mrs
Henry Cowardin. While there Miss
Lyon attended coon hunt and barn
dance given in honor of Miss Doughlas
Donnan, Richmond debutante this
season.
Miss Fanny Nelson Lyon and her
younger sister. Miss Betty Lyon. will
go to Lexington, Va, on Friday to at
tend the ring figure dance that night
of the second classmen of v. NJ. I.
THE Ring Figure Dance is an i'm
portant and lovely entertainment
at the institute each year and plans
are to make this one the most elaborate
of all. Young men of the second
class have been practicing for the
figure for some time. Each man re-
ceives his class ring that night, placed
on his finger by the girl he takes to
| the dance. After marching around the
dance hall in intricate german figures,
they come to BEAUTIFULLY decorated
arches where the girl takes the ring
handed her and places 1t on the young
mans finger. He bestows a kiss upon
her and they dance off together.
Among those in the second class
from this part of the State are E. l.
Williams of Front Royal. N. M.
Walker and j. Plunkett OF Lynchburg,
H. L. Thornton and j. L. Savage, jr.,
of Fredericksburg; F. Maxey, jr. Of
Charlottesville and w. W. Middleton,
jr., and j. L. Meem, jr., of Mount
Jackson, w. I. Jeffries and c. c.
Crump of Alexandria. j. S. Hughes of
Warrenton, o. B. Knight of Win
chester. P. w. Riddleberger Of Wood
stock, W. R. Smithey, jr., of the Uni
versity of Virginia, Mackenzie Tabb
and Hugh Kerr Of Middleburg, j. M.
| Woolf, L. F. Jones, B. F. Branson, jr.,
and j. J. Barry of Washington; B. P.
Carter, H. w. Ellerson. A. w. Ellis,
| c. V. Frazier, jr; c. w. Frazier. c.
M. Glenn, jr.; L. M. Griffin, jr.; J.
P. johnson, jr.; E. ]. kaufman, jr.;
c. M. Little, jr. E. c. Maxwell, w. j.
Mccarthy, H, E. Smith and P. F.
| Tlnsley, jr., all of Richmond; E. N
Logan of Luray, M. N. Kadick of The
| Plains, S. H. Graves of Orange, j. S
Higgins of East Falls Church, G. c.
Weston and j. E. Seaton, both of
Staunton; r. S. Harris and w. B.
Harris of Lynchburg. ]. j. johnson
OF Fredericksburg and P. L. Treide
and P. W. Chase, jr.. of Baltimore.
TOMORROW'S MEETS.
| Virginia.
Old Dominion Hounds-St Sterling
| Larrabee, M. F. H; the kennels, m
Orange County Hunt-Fletchel
Harper, NJ F. H.: Frogtown School.
house 10 am
The Fairfax Hunt-William McClel-
Ian and Reed Thomas, joint masters
kennels, 9 am.
Keswick Hunt Club-Hunt Commit.
tee: Miss Jamie Terrill Mrs. Cary
Jackson and Mr.. George Barkley
huntsman, Richard w. Hall. Grace
Church, Thanksgiving service, 9 am;
hunt breakfast at clubhouse, pm
Middleburg Hunt-MiSs Charlotte