The Wilmington morning star. [volume], February 03, 1946, FINAL EDITION, Second\Society Section, Image 13

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Open-Mouse
Planned At
USO Today
The third in the series of birth
day parties at the Second and' Or
ange USO club, honoring the USO’s
fifth birthday, will be held from 2'
until 5 o’clock this afternoon, to
which the public is cordially invited
Mrs. R. H. Northrop, chairman
{the committee, will be assisted
Vf Mrs. A. J. Ahrens, Mrs. John
Leeuwenburg, Mrs. Claude Jewell,
Miss Louise Vanderwal, Miss Opal
Mincher and Group No. 8 of which
she is chairman.
Girls in this group are: Misses,
pearl Packer, Betty Burnett, Nancy
naniels. Elizabeth Davis, Hortense
King Carrie Easemon, Frances
Hayes. Christine Lindsey, Elsie Or
eli Clairice Rosenman, Helen
Poser, rasa, Gertrude Wall and
Connie Porter.
The Senior hosts and hostesses for
the evening will be: Mr. and Mrs.
John Tienken, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Benson, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Humphrey, -Mr.
and Mrs. David Sloan, Miss Mary
Hate Allen. Mrs. E. E. Goegli,
MiSS Elsie Burke, Miss Mabel Burk
hjmer, Mrs. O. D. Calhoun, Mrs.
Maryln Creasy, Mrs. D. M. Darden,
Mrs. Lucile Goldberg, Miss Isabelle
McDougall, Miss Gertrude Moore,
Mrs. W. R- Noe, Miss Katherine
O-.-ell, Miss Minnie A. Payne, Miss
Doro'hy Price, Miss Johnanna
Hehder. Mrs. C. E. Robertson, Mrs.
Bcreniece Stellings and Mrs. W.
Paul Hollar.
Mrs. Charles Block and Mrs.
Elisabeth E. Emory will alternate
with background music during the
evening. This open house will be fol
lowed by the regular SunRay alter
noon program which has been a
popular feature at the Second and
Orange club, known as “Home
Hour”. This Sunday the “Home
Hour” is sponsored by Tabernacle
Baptist church.
Card Tourney
To Be Given
February 12
On Tuesday evening, February
12, North Carolina Junior Sorosis
will sponsor a bridge tournament
at the clubhouse, 116 North Third
street.
Reservations may be made by
calling: Mrs. J. Fred Rippy.
28540; Mrs. Clyde Clark, 28324;
Miss Betty Boegli, 6609; Mrs. J.
H. Clendenin , 9833 or Mrs. Bradley
J. Wootten, 21028.
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Stamp Defiance
Chapter, DAR, To
Meet On Friday
Mrs F. A. Matthes, Jr., will be
hostess to the Stamp Defiance
"hapter, Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution, on Friday after
loon at 3:30 o’clock at her home
ti Forest Hills.
All members are invited to at
end. 1
MISS PATSY COTTLE, daughter of Mr Mr “‘and
whose engagement is announced to Cpl. Enc xsrow
*T Rrrmm of Detroit. TV/Tieb
MRS. CHRIS EUGENE FONVIELLE, of Wilmington, who before her marriage Thursday evening
it 8 o’clock at Trinity Episcopal church in Columbus, S. C., was Miss Jane Jliddlebrooks, daught^of
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Middlebrooks of Columbia. Mr. Fonvielle is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fon
/ielle of Wilmington. "N
Fonvielle-Middlebrooks Vows Said
Ai Trinity Church In Columbia, S. C.
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Bridegroom Is The Son Of
Mr. And Mrs. W. A. Fon
vielle Of This City
COLUMBIA, S. C., Feb. 2.—Cen
tring much social interest was the
ovely wedding of Miss Jane Mid
ilebrooks and First Lt. Chris Eu
gene Fonvielle, Army of the United
States, of Wilmington, which took
place at 8 p.m. January 31, in Trin
ity Episcopal church. The Rev.
Lou's C Melcher, rector, officiated
in the presence of a large assem
blage of relatives and friends.
Palms, Easter lijies and white
(Continued on Page 4, Col. 2)
Rowland Church
Scene Of Wedding
ROWLAND, Feb. 2—In a cere
mony at Rowland Presbyterian
Church on January 26, Miss Flora
M.cEachern Watson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Watson of
Rowland, became the bride of Rich
ard Andrew Jones, Jr., first lieut
enant, AAF, of Virginia Beach,
Va., and Laur.nburg-Maxton Army
Air Base. The vows were spoken
to the Rev. D. H. Dulin, pastor of
the bride. Wedding music was
rendered by Mrs. Rowland McKel
lar, organist, and Mrs. Monroe
Johnson and Doyle Cotton, soloists.
The bride entered with her fath
er, by whom she was given in mar
riage. Her wedding grown of white
satin was fashioned with • fitetd
bodice embroidered in seed pearls,
sweetheart neckline, sleeves end
ing in points over the wlists and
full skirt extending into a train.
Her fingertip veil fell from a halo
of lace, and she carried a shower
ed bouquet of white lilacs. Her
only ornament was a strand of
pearls, gift of the bridegroom.
Attending the bride as matron
of-honor was her sister-in-law, Mrs.
H. D. Morrison, who wore peach
net over taffeta hnd a shoulder veil
edged with bandeau of matching
flowers and carried a bouquet of
lavendar iris.
Bridesmaids were Mrs. Earle G.
Caldwell of Lumberton, Misses
Mildred Smith and Annie Neal Mc
Eachern of Maxton and Martha
Ann Morrison. They wore dresses
of net in pastel shades over satin,
with headdress like that of the mat
ron-of-honor and bouquets of mixed
flowers.
Flower girls were little Misses
Jean Morrison of Lumberton and
Opal Elizabeth Rob’inson of Cow
pens, S. C„ nieces of the bride.
They wore dresses like those of the
bridema ds and carried white bas
kets of flowers. As ringbrearer
Master Brown Morrison, nephew
of the bride, carried the ring on a
satin pillow.
Honorary bridesma ids were
Misses Elizabeth Regan and Kath
erine Johnson of Lumberton, Mrs.
MacRae Bridger of Bladenboro,
Mrs. Jack Elwanger, Mrs. Walter
McCormick and Mrs. Robert Dur
hame.
Robert O. BaU of Richmond, Va..
attended the bridegroom as best
{Continued on Pa.ee 4. Col. 41
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Gore, Jr.,
announce the Birth of a son, Mars
den Wright Gore, 3rd, on January
28 at Marion Sprunt annex. Mrs.
Gore is the former Isabell Rus
sell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
, Rodger Russell of this city.
Sunday Night
Supper Series
Slated At Club
First Of Informal Parties
Planned February 10 At
Country Club
The first in a‘series of informal
Sunday night suppers, similar to
those which proved so popular be
fore the war but which of necessity
were discontinued tor the duration,
wiU take place Sunday, February
10 at the Cape Fear Country club
from 7 until 9 o’clock for club
members and their out-of-town
guests only.
Reservations will be taken until
4 o’clock on Saturday afternoon,
February 9, by calling Mrs. Eoehm,
club cateress at telephone 4652.
A most attractive and popular
menu has been planned which will
be served at popular club prices
and it is expected many members
wiU entertain guests on this occa
sion. The plan is to continue these
Sunday night suppers each week
until late spring.
Business Club .
Will Sponsor
Bingo Party
The Wilmington Business and
Professional Women’s club, Inc.,
will sponsor a bingo party on Fri
day night, February 15, at 8
o’clock, at the Community center
at 23 Princess street, on the sec
ond floor of the building.
Jeanette Morrow, as chairman,
and Bevvie Taylor, Laura Pad
rick, Ruby Sikes, and Doris
Bloome are in charge of the ar
rangements. Tickets are available
from each member of the com
mittee (telephone 9584) or from
Ruth Humphrey at 7741 or 5536.
. Prizes will be awarded the high
scorers, and a master prize will
be awarded the highest- scorer.
Refreshments will be served dur
ing the: evening. 1
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Nurses Aides Plan
Meeting On Monday
The Nurses Aides will meet on
Monday evening at 7:15 o’clock at
the First Presbyterian Sunday
school at which time Mrs.
Dorothea Quelch Jones, Red Cross
chapter nutrition chairman, will
address the aides on diets in di
seases.
Mrs. Sandy C. Marks is chair
man of Nurses Aide Corps and'
urged all to be present.
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ELEANOR SPRUNT NIERNSEE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank M. Niernsee of Southport, whose engagement has been announc
ed to Robert K. Godfrey, son of Walter B. Godfrey and the late Mrs.
Godfrey of Blo%yisbury, N, J.. .
Business And Professional Women's
Club To Assist With Clothing Drive
Ruth Humphrey, newly elected
president, presided at the regular
meeting of the Wilmington Busi
ness and Professional Women $
club, Inc., held Friday night at 6
o’clock in the dining room of the
Friendiv Cafeteria. .
Bernice Bjonerud, co-chairman
of the Educational and vocational
committee, who was in charge of
the program, introduced her guest
speaker, Miss Nancy Pruden, of
Wilson, who is district director of
the Sixth District of the Feder
ation of Business and Professional
(Continued on Page Seven; Col. 6)
MRS. WILLIAM CLARK THOMPSOIN of Charlotte, who prior to
her marriage in North Wilkesboro on January 23, was Miss Janie
Johnston McDiarmid, daughter of Mrs. James Cowling McDhrmjd
and the late Mr. McDiarmid of ■ Fayetteville. Mr. Thompson |s the
son of Mrs. Frank A. Thompson of Charlotte and the late Mr. 'inomp
son, formerly of Wilmington.
Several Newcomers To Have Male
Roles In Thalian 3-Act Comedy
W. Guerrard Simkins, a sea
soned and popular Thalian player,
will take the leading male role as
Colonel Hdlsted in “The Dough
girls,” second major production to
be staged here February 21-22, in
Thalian hall. He irlSde his first
appearance on “Accent on Youth”
in the fall of 1943. Since that time
he has played in numerous plays,
both large and small roles, among
them, “Holiday,” “Cradle Snatch
er,” and ‘Wedding Spells.” Mr.
Simkins is an active member of
the board of directors of the
Thalian Association.
Ross Troth and David Freeman,
are both newcomers to" Thalian
audiences— Mr. Troth as ‘Julian
Cadman” plays opposite Margaret
Darst Smith, and- they will handle
their part in the' comedy, well.
David Freeman hails from Pasa
dena, California and is a member
of the United States Marine Corps
now stationed at Camp Lejeune.
He is popular with the younger set
and his many. friends in Wilming
ton will enjoy seeing him as Tom
Dillon in “The Doughgirls.”
The role of General. Slade and
Admiral Owens will be played by
J. Paddison Pretlow and E. C.
Snead, respectively. Mr. Pretlow
has just returned to Wilmington
from service in the army over
seas, He is a former president of
the Thalian Association. His- abili
ty as an amateur actor is well
known to local theatre gpers, as
he has portrayed some excellent
roles over a period of years.
Mr. Snead has also just returned
from service with the navy over
seas. He, like Mr. Pretlow, has
taken many roles with the Thali
ans and has always done a great
job. His last role being, in "Ro
mancers” a play produced the
night of the re-opening of Thalian
Hall in the fall of 1941.
The bewildered part of the chap
lain will be played by Andy John
son. He comes from Baltimore,
where he took many active parts
with the Little Theatre group of
the Lutheran church in that city.
n Wood> as the hotel clerk’
will be especially remembered in
Room Service.”
,R- Blakeslee, principal of
Washington Catlett schodl, played
an excellent part as the crazv
brother, Teddy, in “Arsenic and
Old Lace” with the Thalians. Also
the parts in “Charly’s Aunt” and
“You Can’t Take it With You”
with the High school faculty In
“The Doughgirls” he will take the
part of Warren Buckley, the “wet
wash king.”
Swift M. Boatwright, a popular
Wilmingtonian, recently returned
from the navy, will play the part
of the President’s secretary who
finally “saves the day” for Nan
and Tom.
Alw*yJ a favorite with the
Thalianf Is Warren L. Humphrey,
his part is small in this comedy
but as usual he is liable to steal
the show.
This popular Broadway comedy
hit is being directed by Lester W
Preston and Lucy London Nash
and will be staged here the latter
part of the month. ' 1
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Calvary Baptist
Circles To Meet
The circles of Calvary Baptist
church will meet Tuesday as fol
lows:
1- Mrg. John L. Colley, 408 North
Fifth street at 8 o’clock.
2- Mr,s; Frazier Warlick; Winter
Park, at 8 o’clock.
3- Mrs. Lo.'s Albright, 225 Ken
wood avenue at 8 o’clock.
4- At the church at 4 o’clock.
Allen-Carr
Wedding Vows
Spoken Here
Lovely Wedding Solemnized
Saturday Afternoon At
Winter Park Church
The wedding of Miriam Wells
Carr, of Wilmington, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Newkirk Wells
of Wallace, to Lloyd Crutchfield
Allen, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd C. Allen, of 105 North 15th
street, this city, „was soleminze^i
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock at
the Winter Park Presbyterian
church with the Rev. M. J. Mur*
ray of Buena Vista, Va., officiating.
The church was decorated with
a background of bridal greenery
against which were arrangements
of white chrysanthemums and
lighted tapers in candelabra.
The bride’s sister, Mrs. Sam
Troy, Jr., of this city, attended her
as matron-of-honor, and her brides
maids were Miss Mary Ann Cheat
ham and Miss Ruby Rogers of
Wilmington.
Attending Mr. Allen an best mah
was David Brittain of Wilmington,
and groomsmen were Thomas Dud
ley Mote of Wilmington and Jack
Porter Wells of Wallace.
Mrs. Troy wore a lovely after
noon frock of aqua crepe and a
small hat worn far back on her
hair made of natural deep pink car
nations with a small brim of Ameri
can Beauty net. She carried a
beautiful arm bouquet of deep pink
carnations tied with contrasting
ribbon.
Miss Cheatham and Miss Rogers
wore gowns made on identical lines
only in American Beauty red with
which they wore miniature hats of
pale pink carnations with brim of
aqua netting. They carried arm
bouquets of pale pink carnations
with contrasting ribbons.
The lovely bride, who was given
in marriage by her father, wore a
early spring model of beige crepa
with brown . accessories, small
brown feather hat and carried a
bouquet of bronze snapdragons and
crotan leaves centered with brown
orchid* and tied with matching
__
Mrs. Wells, mother of the bride,
wore a smart black crepe frock
with matching accessories and a
corsage of red roses. Mrs. Allen
wore a black crepe flock trimmed
in pink and wore pink acce(%riea,
Her flowers were of talisman/ loses.
Immediately following the cere
mony a small reception was given
by the bride’s sister and brother
in-law, Mr .and Mrs. Sam Troy,
Jr., at their home, 209 South Sixth
street, for members of the two
families, bridal party and out-of
town guests. The house was deco
rated throughout with southern
smilax, ivy, white snapdragons,
gladioli and white candles. The
bride’s table, laid with a lace cloth,
neld a centerpiece of white chry
santhemums flanked by silver
candelabra holding tall white tap
ers. The receiving line was com
posed of the bridal couple, Mr. and
Mrs. Troy, Mr. and Mrs. John N,
Wells, and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Al
len, Mrs. J. W. ftyssy presided in
the dining room.
Later in the afternoon the coupl#
(Continued on Page 4, Col. 6)
MISS MARGARET T.rcrK SPARKS, of Raleigh, daughter '
Mrs. W. Spurgeon Sparks, whose engaement is announced to L
William Payton Kolb, son of Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Kolb of Little Rock’
Ark. *
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