Evening star., 1938-02-04
In the Hunt Country
Activities Among the Horse Lovers in
Virginia and Maryland.
By NINA CARTER TABB.
ME death of Mr.. Fairfax Harri-
son came as a great shock to
$ha huptipo country of Vir.


son came as great shock to
the hunting country Of Vir-
ginia and there is great sad
ness in the community where he lived
at his beautiful home Belvoir. near
Tho Plains in Fauquier County. For
when he retired as president of the
Southern Railroad in October and
came to Belvoir to stay. his friends
were pleased and were planning and
hoping to see great deal of him
after a much needed rest that he was
taking. All fox hunting has been
Cancelled today in respect to Mr.. Har-
fiSon, who was an accomplished horse
man and rider. His love of horses was
great and one Of the most interesting
books written by him is Equine F.
F. VS." containing store of knowl-
edge that will be handed down and
enjoyed by generations to come. While
living in Washington Mr.. Harrison
kept his horses at a nearby stable
just outside of town and never a day
passed that he was not seen riding
on the country roads. He had seat
and hands the envy of all lovers of
the sport.
The whole country. and especially
the community where he lived, and
the people who claimed him as a
neighbor. will feel the great loss of a
man who has always been looked up
to and who will be long remembered
Fairfax Harrison.
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a MoNG those entertaining many
Virginians and Marylanders at
dinner parties tonight before the Vir-
gilia Cotillion to be held at the George
Mason Hotel in Alexandria are Mr.
and Mrs. Charles r. Hooff, whose
guests will include Mrs William Pink
ney White. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Gordon Boone. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Boone, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Smith,
Mr.. John Marshall Boone and Mr.
Irwin Dunn, all of Baltimore. and
Miss Fanny Herbert. Mrs. Shield Nc
Candlish. Mr.. and Mrs. Avra Warren,
Mr.. R. Walton Moore. Mr.. William
Herbert and Mr. Thomas Moncure.
Mrs. Frank billiard will have among
her dinner guests Baroness Van Below
Mr.. and Mrs, Lee Boatwrlght. DR.. and
Mrs. Charles Howe. Mrs Louis E.
Jeffries. jr.: Mrs. Mackenzie Tabb
Mrs. William Moncure, Mrs. Hender-
son, Mr.. Charles Rollins. Mr.. William
H. Lipscomb and Judge and Mrs.
Lewis Barley
Mr. and Mrs. CORTLAND H. Smith
tr,, are giving large dinner party at
the Chevy Chase Club. to which they
have invited number of their Vir-
ginla and Maryland friends. Mr.. and
Mrs. Haven Page are giving another
large dinner party at the Belle Haven
Club. Others entertaining are Mr..
and Mrs. Wharton Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Carneale and Mrs. Frank
Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Atkinson and
their debutante daughter. Miss Neville
Atkinson of Middleburg: MIR. and Mrs
Hugh Fontaine, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Cushman, DR.. Archibald Randolph and
Mr.. Dulany Randolph Of Upperville
are attending dinner parties in Alex
andr1a. going on afterward to the
cotillion.
MIR. Hairy Byrd, jr., of Winchester
Mr.. Fairfax Randolph of Millwood
and Mr.. Aldrich Dudley, jr., of Mid
dleburg are among those on the Floor
Committee for the ball At II 80 there
will be a grand march in which all
debutantes at the ball will be led
around the ballroom in lovely and in
tricate German figures. The girls in
the march will be presented with
large arm bouquets of red roses and
their escorts will receive large red
hearts. The ball will be carried out in
the way of valentine party. Leading
the figure will be Mr.. William E. Byrd.
chairman of the Floor Committee,
with Miss Louise Burke, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. Jack Burke, a Wash.
1ngton debutante, and Mr.. Charles
Hooff. jr.. with Miss Louise Barroll. a
Baltimore debutante of this season