Evening star., 1938-03-28
In the Hunt
Country
BY NINA CARTER TABB,

" HE POlnt-to-P0lnt races OF the
Middleburg Hunt celebrating
the ending of their hunting
season, held Saturday, were a
great success from sporting point of
view and were enjoyed by those who
went not only to look at the horses run,
but to meet their friends Numbers of
prominent and attractive members of
society and those OF the sporting world
were out, looking very smart in
checked and plaid tweeds and all sorts
OF lovely spring clothes
Many parties were given after the
races and there were numerous din
ners that night. Mr. and Mrs Cromp-
ton Smith gave the largest party of
the week end when they entertained
many friends in the late afternoon.
Their home. which is one of the most
attractive in the neighborhood, is an
old house they remodeled in the last
year without changing the charm of
the old place. Their 5-months-old son.
Crompton, jr., was on display and
seemed to enjoy the admiration he re-
ceived Harry Worcester Smith, the
youngsters grandfather, as usual was
the center of those who know a lot
about horses, hunting and racing, but
are always ready to learn more, and
certainly there is no better person in
America toda yto tell them more than
Harry Worcester Smith. Mr. and Mrs
Crompton Smith, after entertaining
most of the countryside with tea,
cocktails, delicious sandwiches, bis
cults and other delicacies-later served
a buffet supper to number of guests
who fingered on after dark and long
into the night
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Read gave a
delightful afternoon party also in
honor of their house guests, Miss
Eleanor Dodge OF Boston and Mr..
Frederick Warburg of New York.
They later dined with Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Tartiere at Huntland.
Others there for dinner were Mr..
James Skinner and his house guests
for the week end and Miss Betty
Hardie and the Marquis Capomazza
OF washington. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
v. B. Cushman gave large dinner
party Saturday night in honor of
their guests, Miss Helen Powers of
Red Bank, NJ j., and Mr.. Benjamin
Ladd Cooke of Providence, R. I. Miss
Barbara Iselin gave a large buffet
supper for the younger members of
society who are home for the spring
vacation. Others entertaining for the
many visitors here for the races were
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Bishop, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur White, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Frost, Mr.. Sammy Sands, Capt
and Mrs. w. E. Jones, Miss Julia
Whiting and Mrs. Silvie Hazard.
One Of the loveliest ladies seen at
the races Saturday, who received
"much attention, was Mrs. Baldwin
D. spilman, jr., the former Miss
Aminta Veeder, just back from her
wedding trip. Mr.. Spilman was help
ing Judge the events of the day. An
other very lovely lady whom every
one wanted to meet and wondered
who she could be" was Mrs. Osborne
Jones Of Richmond, who with Mr..
Jones is visiting her sister and
brother -in-law, Mr. and Mrs Charles
Jones Of New York. at their Virginia
home in Loudoun County. There was
quite a contrast between the two.
Mrs. Spilman is small, with lovely
golden hair, dark eyelashes and eye
brows-she wore tweeds of a brown
tone with yellow scarf and hat. Mrs.
Jones, tall, with black hair, streak
of silver showing through it, was hat
less and wore black suit with q
touch Of yellow.
Friends Of Mrs. Oliver Filley will
be glad to hear that the accident
she had in the hunting field while
out with Orange County Hounds on
Saturday morning was not as serious
as they first thought. After a good
hunt and run with that pack, Mrs
Filley's horse fell at fence, giving
her a hard fall and hurting her back
An ambulance, and doctor were quick
ly called to the field where she lay
and Mrs. Filley was hurried to Emer-
gency --ospital in Washington, where
it was discovered she was suffering
from badly sprained back and shock.
, However, she was allowed to return
to her home near The Plains, Va, on
Sunday afternoon, where she is being
kept quietly in bed for 4 few days.