The Wilmington morning star. [volume], March 10, 1946, Second\Society Section, Page 4-B, Image 16

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FOUR-B_
NHHS Junior
Select Play
"Sixteen in August’’ has been
chosen by the juniors NHHS as
their annual producution. It will be
under the direction of Miss Reba
Russ who will be assisted by Miss
Adkins, Miss McMillan, and Miss
Buie.
In this three-act comedy, an old
fashioned father confines his
young and lively daughter to her
home for the entire summer. This
not only cramps her' vacation, but
It practically ruins the summer
for all of her friends.
Rehearsals will begin Monday
and the play will be presented Fri
day, March 29.
County Home Agent
Announces Schedule
Miss Ann Mason, home demon
stration agent for New Hanover
county, has announced her sched
ule of meetings for this week as
follows:
Monday,—10 Murravsville Home
Demonstration club. 4 East Wil
mington 4-H club.
Tuesday — 10 Home Demonstra
tion club Advisory council. 12:45
"Winter Park Senior 4-H clb.
Wednesday - 8:45 Winter Park
Junior 4-H club. 10:45 Wrightsboro
Junior and Senior 4-H club. 2:30
Kures Beach Home Demonstration
club.
Thursday — 10:30 Lake Fcrest
Home Demonstration club at
YWCA.
Friday—2:30 Sunset Park Home
Demonstration club.
Saturday—10 District Egg Show
Home Agent’s office.
* * *
Leland P.-T. A.
Meets Tuesday
The monthly meeting of the Le
land P.-T.A. will be held Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the school.
A Stanley party will follow the busi.
ness meeting and all proceeds will
go towards the P.-T.A. work.
On the occasion or their first wedding anniversary on February
26, Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Whitaker, left, are shown dining at the
Plantation club with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Whitaker, Jr.
— -
Miss Ann Mason Speaks
Ai Wrighisboro Meeting
“It is Good Business to Keep
Well’’ was the theme of Miss Anne
Mason’s discussion Tuesday at the
Wrightsboro P.-T. A. The impor
tance of correct foods in diet was
shown to be the basis for studying
and learning at school.
Miss Lucy Nasn, secretary of
New Hanover T.B. and Health as
sociation told of the service avail
able to the public through the
Health department.
The devotional period was con
ducted by Mrs. Fred Jordan, using
as her subject “Spiritual Health of
the Family;” the two greatest as
sets that parents can give children
are good health and a firm faith
in God.
Mrs. H. R. Corbett reported that
the adjoining lot had been purchas
ed for the school by the board of
education. A committee, composed
of P. Broak, chairman, P. Groot,
and E. F. Pridgen was appointed
to report on ways and means of
draining the lot.
Miss Fentress reported some
playground equipment had been in
stalled and that a notice of addi
tional shipment had been received.
The P.-T. A. voted to replenish
needed shrubbery.
The nominating committee offer
ed the following names for election
jresident . . . P. Groot; vice-presi
dent . . . Mrs. N. A McKenzie
treasurer. . .Mrs. John Casey; Sec
retary. .Mrs. James Cain.
The state president’s message
“Our Challenge is Physical Fit
ness’’ was read by Mrs David
Pearce.
The attendance award for the
month went to Mrs. Julia Nixon’s
third and fourth grades.
“ 1,1 ,ir Tl—4
YWCA Schedule
Is Announced
The YWCA, Third and Grace
street, has announced its schedule
of meetings for this week as fol
lows:
Monday — 6:45 p.m. Residence
Girls Vespers. 6:30 p.m. Jr. Sr.
Girl Reserves. 7:30 p.m Consel
ing Grouup 7:30 p.m. Leather class
Tuuesday—4 p.m. Freshman Girl
Reserves. 8:30 p.m. Sr. Alpha Zetas
Wednesday—7:30 p.m. Art class.
4 p.m. Sophomore Girl Reserves
8:10 p.m. Blue Triangle Business
Girl’s party.
Thursday—11 a.m. Board of Di
rectors meeting. 2:30 p.m. Home
makers club. 7 p. m. Psychology
class. 7 p.m. Marriage class.
Friday—3:30 p.m. Sereho Girl Re
serves.
PERSONALS |;
Mrs. Charles P. Bolles of Chi
cago, 111. will arrive today to spend
a month with her mother, Mrs.
Morris M. Caldwell, 404 North
Third street.
* * *
Capt. and Mrs. Nicholas V. V. j
Franchot, 3rd, of St. Louis, Mo.,
stopped over in Wilmington yes
terday for a short visit with Mrs. :
Morrison W. Divine at her home 1
on South Front street. Capt. and 1
Mrs. Franchot are en route from -
a stay in Nassau to Durham, ■
where they will spend the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Austin Carr .
before returning to their home in .
St. Louis. Capt. and Mrs. Franchot
formerly resided in Wilmington
while Capt. Franchot was sta- <
tioned at Camp Davis several
years ago.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Wil- 1
liams, Jr., of Raleigh, are spend
ing the week-end in the city with
Mrs. Williams’ parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Myers at their home,
305 North 16th street.
* * *
Dr. Walter L. Crouch will ar
rive today from Baltimore, Md.,
to spend a few days with his, par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. A. McR.
Crouch at their home, 520 Dock
street.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Waiker of
Atlanta, Ga., formerly of Wilming
ton are spending two weeks with
their parents, Mrs. Letha Z Dixon
and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Lutes.
* « *
Mrs. C. Wayne Spencer, Mrs.
Charles Lee Bragg, Mrs. N. L.
Foy, Mrs. J. Kyle Bannerman,
Miss Nancy Long, and Mrs. James
M. James have returned from
Charlotte, where they attended the
state DAR conference heid there
this week. Mrs. Spencer is regent
of the local DAR Stamp Defiance
chapter.
• * •
Mr. and Mrs. W. E!. Davis of
Wrightsvilie Beach, have returned
from Petersburg, Va., and have
as their guest, Mrs. H. K. Wood
of Petersburg.
* • •
Mrs. Roger H. Smith, president
of the Woman’s Missionary Socie
ty of the First Baptist church, will
leave Tuesday to attend as a dele
gate the annual meeting of North
Carolina to be held at High Point
this week.
• * •
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Jordan
and Mrs. Jordan’s father, F. W.
Kuhl, left last night for New York
city where Mrs. Jordan will at
tend the international convention
for cosmetologist to be held at the
St. George hotel. While away they
will visit her sister, Mrs. Elmer
Jones of New York.
• * •
Pfc. Jack I. Smiley has re
turned to the naval hospital in
Philadelphia after spending a fur
lough with his parents and wife
at their home in Pine Grove.
* • •
Mrs. C. W. Shaw, chairman of
the Mission study, Wilmington
Baptist WMU. association and di
vision, and Mrs. R. W. Mason, sec
retary-treasurer, will leave Tues
day to attand the annual meeting
of the North Carolina WMU at
High Point Tuesday through
Thursday.
• • •
Fred W. Smiley of Pine Grove,
is a patient at James Walker Me
morial hospital.
• * •
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. McKee, Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Eakins, Mr. and
Mrs. L. A. Rose, and E. B Snipes
were among those from Wilming
ton who attended the N C. Ice
association convention in Raleigh.
* * *
Mrs. Cannon Woodbury has re
turned from Tacoma, Wash., and
was accompanied home by her
husband, Cpl. G. C. Woodbury who
is on furlough. He will return to
Ft. Lewis in a few days.
• * *
Mrs. J. Haughtcn James, Mrs.
J. Douglas Taylor and Mrs.
Marsden Bellamy left Wednesday
for New York city where they
were joined by Miss Nan Clark,
Russell Clark and Sam Clark of
Tarboro, their sister and brothers,
for a visit of ten days. While in
New York they are stopping at
the St. Regis.
* • *
Miss May Taylor and Miss
Midge Strange will leave this aft
ernoon for Durham to take home
Miss Taylor’s little niece, Douglas
Noelle, who has been here visiting
her grandfather, J. Douglas Tay
lor. Miss Taylor and Miss Strange
will return Tuesday.
* * *
After spending the past ten days
in the city the following students
have returned to Elon college to
resume their studies: Lois Mintz,
Mildred Johnson, Kermit Inman,
Orville Robinson and guest, Max
Neese of Elon college and Rev,
Jack Sanburn of New Britain,
Conn.
* * »
Miss Hettie James is now at the
home of her sister, Mrs. William
G. James where she is recuperat
ing following an illness at James
Walker Memorial hospital.
* * *
The waterproofing effectiveness
of melamine plastics which is
made from bituminous coal, was
recently demonstrated in a dra
matic way by floating paper bags
each containing 50 pounds of flour
over Niagara Falls. The bags were
recovered 167 feet below the falls
with the contents undamaged.
Bridal Couple
Feted At Dinner
Party At St. Johns
Captain and Mrs. Lewis A.
3rown of New Bedford, Mass.,
vere honored on Saturday evening
it St. John’s Tavern by employes
>f Southern Bell Telephone
:ompany, commercial department
Hrs. Brown is the former Peggy
Sogers.
The honoree was presented with
;ifts by her friends and a shoulder
:orsage of pink carnations.
The main dining room was at
ractively decorated with eariy
;pring flowers and burning tapers.
Guests attending the dinner par:y
ncluded: Miss Rogers and Captain
3rown, guests of honor, Miss B'ar
iara Rivenbark, Miss Mary Mid
ileton, Mrs. Beth Hall, Miss Lot
ie Farrar, Mrs. Elva King, Miss
Sylvia Spencer, Miss Alberta
Somersett, Miss Elizabeth King,
Hiss Letha Johnson, Mrs. Don
Heavis, Mrs. Dick Rochelle, Miss
Huby Minton, Miss Margaret Hol
nes and Miss Fay Walton.
* * *
Frances S. Canady,
Pvt. Sanders Wedded
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Canady an
lounce the marriage of their
laughter, Frances S. Canady, to
Pvt. Edgar S. Sanderson, USMC.
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank G.
Sanders of Auburn, N. Y.
The marriage took place on Feb.
ruaury 22 at Sneads Ferry Metho
list church.
Helen V. Biddle,
Darrel Crawmer Wed
The wedding of Miss Helen
Vance Biddle, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Alexander Biddle,
and Darrel Duane Crawmer of
Philipsburg, Ky., was solemnized
on February 28 at 5 o’clock at the
country home of the bride on
Myrtle Grove sound with the Rev.
John MacLeod performing the
ceremony.
The spacious living room was
arranged with bowls of white nar
cissi and freesu.s. A semi-circle of
palms, with candalabra holding
cathedral candles, and vases of
white gladioli formed an altar in
front of the large old fashioned
mantle.
A beautiful musical program of
music was given by Miss Johanna
Duls, including Canzone Amorosa
by Nevin and “Because” by
d’Hardelot. The traditional wed
ding choruses from Lohengrin and
Mendelssohn’s “Midsummer
Night’s Dream” were used.
Winifred Biddle, sister of the
bride, attended her as maid-of
honor. She wore a floor length
frock of pink embroidered batiste,
and carried an arm bouquet of
pink carnations, with long stream
ers of pale blue tulle. In her hair
she wore an arrangement of pink
carnations.
The bridegroom had as his best
man, George Elwell of Avon Park,
Florida. The bride entered with
her father. She wore a gown of
blue chiffon, made on straight
lines, the skirt ending in a long
train, the veil draped, from a small
crown coronet, reached waist
length. She carried brides roses,
contained with a single pale or
chid.
Following the double ring cere
mony an informal reception was
held. Mr. and Mrs. Biddle were as
sisted in receiving by the bride’s
maternal grandmother, Mrs. J. H.
Westbrook.
Serving at the punch bowls were
Mrs. Churchwell Stalling, and Mrs.
Hugh Griffith, sister’s of the bride.
The ride’s cake was cut by the
maid-of-honor, assisted by Mrs.
John MacLeod.
The bride and bridegroom left
by motor for Glade, Kansas, where
they will make their home. Mrs.
Crawrner wore for traveling a
dressmaker suit of soft green wool,
Her accessories were of patent
leather. She wore the orchid from
her bouquet.
Mrs. Crawrner, was educated in
the Wilmington schools. Since her
graduation she has held a posi
tion with her father, in the real
estate business.
Mr. Crawrner was recently dis
charged from the service, with the
rating of master sergeant, after
more than three years duty,
twenty-six of which were spent in
the Pacific area.
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