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BETTY DIVINE, Society Editor PHONE 2-3311
Stamp Defiance
DAR Chapter To
Meet On Friday
The regular meeting of the Stamp
Defiance chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, will be held
Friday evening a 8 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. Charles Lee Bragg,
1802 Market street. Miss Emma
Tillery will be joint hostess.
Reports of the state conference
held in Charlotte last week will
be heard at this time.
Miss Marshburn,
Mr. Baumle Will
Wed This Evening
The wedding of Miss Dorothy
Marshburn, daughter of Mrs. Leon
S. Marshburn and the late Mr.
Marshburn, and Gilbert E. Baumle,
of Kendallville, Ind., will be solem
nized this evening at 6:30 o’clock
at Temple Baptist church. The Rev.
W. J. Stephenson, pastor of the
church, will perform the ceremony.
Miss Marshburn has chosen as
her matron-of-honor, her sister-in
law, Mrs. Jack L. Marshburn, and
her bridesmaids will be Mrs.
James F. McCall of Wilmington
and Mrs. James S. Moore of Nor
folk, Va. Little Miss Linda Ann
Moore of Suffolk, Va„ will be her
flower girl.
Mr. Baumle will have as his best
man, Joe E. Brante, and grooms
men will include James F. McCall
and Eugene M. Allen, Jr., of this
city.
Miss Marshburn will be given in
marriage by her brother, Jack L.
Marshburn.
No invitations have been issued
in the city but friends of the couple
are invited to attend.
Delia Chi Omega
Sorority Plans
Banquet Tonight
The Delta Chi Omega sorority
will entertain this evening with a
mother-daughter banquet in cele
bration of the sixth anniversary of
the sorority in Wilmington. This
affair will be held at 8 o’clock at
St. John’s Tavern on Orange street.
Committees in charge of the
event are: program, Eleanor Ree
ves, chairman: Marie Burgwin,
Mickey Hines and Carleen Page;
arrangements and corsages, Har
riet Wessell; finances, Dot Kure;
program printing, Marie Burgwin
and Carleen Page; history, Mar
garet McKee; mother’s Response,
Mrs. A. E. Shooter; decorations,
Liletha Crabtree and Lib O’Quinn.
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The King’s Daughters’ class
of the Winter Park Baptist
church has planned an oyster
roast tonight. All members are
asked at 7:30 o’clock. Trans
portation has been proided for
all members who wish to at
tend.
The Crepe Myrtle Garden
club will meet Friday at 3:30
o’clock at the home of Mrs.
J. L. Willcox.
—
A Bingo party will be held
at the Brigade Boys club at
Second and Church streets on
Friday night, March 15, at 8
p.m. under the sponsorship of
Mrs. W. E. Keen.
The proceeds of the game
will be used in connection with
the capital expenditures of the
Boys camp program and the
purchase of supplies for the
hospital cabin at the camp.
Merchants of the city have do
nated prizes for tie party. A
small admission will be charg
ed and all are invited to at
tend.
Goldenrod chapter, No. 142,
Order of the Eastern Star will
hol$ the regular meeting
this evening at 8:15 o’clock in
the Masonic Temple.
The Wrightsboro F a r e n t
Teacher association will ob
serve shrubbery day pn Friday
morning, March 15 at 10
o’clock. All grade mothers are
asked to be present.
T'ne Sunset Park Home Dem
onstration club will meet this
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the
Methodist Educational build
ing, All women of the com
munity are cordially invited to
attend.
me rung s uaugnters Sewing
circle will meet this afternoon
at 2:30 o’clock with Mrs. L. W.
Davis in Sunset Park. All mem
bersare requested to attend.
Hemenway School
P.-T. A. Convenes
The Hemenway Parent. Teacher
association met Tuesday after
noon, March 12, in the school au
ditorium.
Mrs. E. P. Walker led the de
votional and used as her text John
15:12 '‘This is my commandment,
That ye love one another, as I
have loved you.”
Mrs. N. W. Rochelle, president,
presided over the short business
session.
The nominating committee was
appointed as follows: Mrs. E. P.
Walker, Mrs. R. S. LeGwin and
Mrs. R. L. Fryar.
Mrs. N. W. Rochelle was elected
delegate to the state convention,
and a motion was made and car
ried to send a second delegate.
Miss Boon, school principal, an
nounced that the operetta would
be given next Thursday afternoon
and Friday night.
The room count revealed that
Mrs. Mary—B. Slocumb’s second
grade had the largest number of
parents present.
Mrs. W. P. Sanders, program
chairman, presented the following
program on ‘Together Toward
World Understanding:” “Our
School and International Rela
tions”—Mrs. R. R. Christie; Trio
—America, Leon Holden, Emerson
Head, Fred Kelly; “The Home
and World Friendship” — Rabbi
Samuel A. Friedman; Solo prayer
—“Teach Me Father How To Go”
—Dawn Peacock.
Several very attractive posters
made by the children, were on
display in the auditorium carrying
out the thought of the pragram.
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Miss Maude Weber
Addresses P.-T.A.
At Winter Park
The Parents and Teachers of
the Winter Park school met Tues
day evening at 8 o’clock in the
school auditorium with Mrs. R. W.
Galphin, president presiding.
The Rev. Kermit R. Wheeler,
pastor of Wesley Memorial Meth
odist church, led the devotional.
He spoke on Our Word is as Good
as An Oath. He . eminded the group
that the founders of our country
practiced this. Mr. Wheeler said,"
the Kingdom of God is within us,
where there is greatness of soul
there is something akin to God.
Parents and teachers have great
est responsibilities ever entrusted
to any generation to help instill
the right principle in our girls and
boys.
Miss Maude Weber, speaker of
the evening, used as her subject,
Factors which Build Personality.
She urged parents to take Christ
as an example. She emphasized
the following qualities' Seeing the
best in others; honesty and sin
cerity; forgiveness; strong con
victions of right and wrong; and
humbleness and said, "people
with a godly aspect see a purpose
for each of us. People who are
happy within, are the happiest in
the world and have a poise that
nothing can take away.
x iic ^icsiucm o luc&iHge was
read by Mrs. R. F. Hope. It was
announced plans were being made
whereby all parents having chil
dren entering school next fall for
the first time to contact each par
ent in hope that any physical- de
fects may be remedied. The usual
pre-school clinic will not be held
this year. A variety show put on
by the members of the eighth
grade and Glee club on Friday,
March 1 was enjoyed and a good
sum realized for the P.-T. A.
treasury.
A note of thanks from Mary
Louise Galphin, daughter of the
P.-T. A. president, was read.
C. G. Berry, school principal,
was recognized and expressed his
appreciation for the principles
pointed out by Mr. Wheeler and
Miss Weber and expressed the
wish that more of the parents
take advantage of the worthwhile
activities being participated in by
a few. He stated the need for
members of the P.-T.A. to be ac
tive and to donate time and ef
fort to character building.
The attendance award was won
by Miss Charlotte Collett’s first
grade.
A nominating committee com
posed of Mrs. R. W. Gorman,
Miss Charlotte Collett .and Mrs
G. W. Allard to report at the
April meeting and officers will
be elected.
Kaihryn Highsmiih.
William E. Hamrick
Wed In Duke Chapel
CLINTON, Mar. 13—Miss Kath
ryn Highsmith and William Ed
ward Hamrick were married at
Duke chapel at noon on Saturday,
March 2, with the Rev. O. E. Bry
ant of Brevard, former pastor and
friend of the family officiating.
The double ring ceremony was
used. The wedding was witnessed
by the families and a few close
friends of the couple. Palms,
ferns, a white trellis twined with
smilax and floor baskets of white
gladioli decorated the chancel.
A program of wedding music
was rendered by Mrs. James Hen
drix, organist, of Durham, and
Miss Jean Hull, vocalist, of Co
lumbia, S. C. Miss Hull sang
“Because” by d’Hardelot, “I Love
Thee” by Grieg, and “The Lord’s
Prayer” by Malotte. She wore a
cerise wool dress with black ac
cessories, and a gardenia corsage.
Miss Anne Highsmith was maid
of-honor, and her sister’s only at
tendant. She wore a wool dress of
winter white with brown acces
sories, and carried a colonial nose
gay tied with gold ribbon.
S. Leon Smith of Greensboro,
uncle of the bridegroom, was best
man. Ushers were Donald Sunaner
of Spartanburg, S. C., and Hay
wood Page of Burgaw.
The bride entered on the arm of
her father, who gave her in mar
riage. She wore a suit of heavenly
blue wool with navy and white ac
cessories, and carried a prayer
book showered with satin ribbons
and topped with a white orchid.
The mothers of both the bride
and bridegroom wore black with
matching accessories, and corsages
of white roses.
Mrs. Hamrick is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Charles
Highsmith of Burgaw. She gradu
ated from Flora McDonald college
with a B.S. Degree, and is now
.home demonstration agent in Or
ange county.
Mr. Hamrick is the son of Mrs.
H. C. Simonson of Spartanburg, S.
C. He has been employed at the
Wiley Kinsley theaters in Spartan
burg since his discharge from the
army, after three years of service.
He plans to return to the Uni
versity of North Carolina at the
spring term and resume his
studies.
The couple left for a two weeks’
honeymoon at Daytona Beach,
Florida, after which they will be at
*a
home at 28 Village apartments,
Chapel Hill.
After the rehearsal on Friday
night the wedding party and out
of-town guests were entertained at
a cake cutting at the bride’s apart,
ment. The living room was charm
ingly decorated with spring flow
ers and candle light. Mrs. E. C.
Highsmith presided at the punch
bowl, and Mrs. H. C. Simonson
served cake. Miss Anne High
smith, Mrs. James Highsmith and
Mrs. Hugh B. Highsmith assisted,
serving nuts and mints. Among
those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Highsmith, host and hostess,
and their daughter Anne, Mrs.
James Highsmith, of Burgaw, Mrs.
Hugh B. Highsmith and Miss Eliza
beth Page of Wilmington, Miss
Jean Hull of Columbia, S. C., Miss
Ethel Graham of Smithfield, Kev.
and Mrs. O. 2. Bryant of Brevard,
Mrs. R- A. McCullen of Clinton,
Mrs. H. C. Simonson and Donald
Sumner of Spartanburg, S. C., Mr.
and Mrs. S. L. Smith and son, and
Olin Bishop and son of Greensboro,
and Frank Cockinos of Charlotte.
Mrs. Dannenbaum !
Named President
Of Sunset P.-T.A.
The Sunset Park P.-T.A. met in !
the auditorium of the new building j
on Tuesday night March 12, with 1
two hundred members present, i
Mrs. J. A. Pierce, president, called 1
the meeting to order, after which
H. H. Hodgin gave the devotional.
The secretary read the minutes of
the last meeting and the treasurer
gave the monthly report.
Mrs. H. L. McPherson read the
recommendation of the nominating
committee as follows: for presi
dent, Mrs. Robert Dannenbaum;
vice present, Mrs. W. A. Cannon;
treasurer, Mrs. E. C. Chamblee;
secretary, Mrs. W. M. Walters.
The recommendation of the com
mittee was approved and the new
officers elected for the coming
year.
Robert Dannenbaum .jave a re
port on the progress 01. the road
committee. He said that the city
manager has referred the matter
to the city engineer for an estimate
of the cost of paving the street.
The executive board of the P.
.A. presented the following rec
ommendations:
That the P.-T.A. sponsor a pre
school party for the children enter,
ing the first grades next year, with
Mrs. H. H. Hodgin, Mrs. Shuffler
and the first grade teachers work
ing together on this. That a plan
ning committee be appointed for
the purpose of beautifying the
rooms, building, or grounds of the
school. This committee is to oper
ate over a period of time, probably
five years or more.
The P. T.A. adopted the recom
mendations with an amendment,
that the members of this commit
tee rotate, added to the second re
commendation.
Mrs. B. G. White, chairman of
the grademothers, asked that the
grademothers and gradefathers
meet on Monday afternoon, March
18, to plan the Easter parties for
the different grades.
Miss Annie Daniel’s fourth grade
won the prize for having the largest
number of parents present. Miss
Doris Gurley’s first grade and Mrs.
Beatrice Southerland’s second won
the room prizes.
Wansley Sharpe, from the fourth
grade, sang a lovely solo, “Beauti
ful Dreamer.’’ Miss Daniel’s fourth
grade gave a demonstration lesson
in Physical Education as it is
taught in the schools. Carol Lynn
Young, from the third grade play
ed two selections on the piano.
Mrs. Robert Dannenbaum, pro
gram chairman, introduced H. M.
Roland, superintendent of schools!
in New Hanover county, who gave
a most interesting and helpful talk
on educating the children of today.
He discussed the thoroughness, or
lack of thoroughness, in the over-all
education of a child; the discipline
in the schools; and the physical
education taught in the schools. He
stressed the fact that cooperation
between parents and teachers
means much in the education of the
child.
After the meeting adjourned, re
freshments were served in the front
hall by Mrs. H. L. McPherson, Mrs.
W. F. Sidbury, Mrs. E. E. Dye,
and Mrs. J. A. Bostic.
Phalanx Fraternity
Holds Supper Meet
The Phalanx fraternity entertain
ed the first of this week at a supper
meeting at Wrightsville Sound at
7:30 o’clock.
Among those attending were:
Kelly Jewell, Jr., Martha Pence,
Davfd Cheshire, Sara Koonce, Bob
Hayes, Kathryn Slaughter, Frank
Murphy, Dot Knight, Henry Meier,
Pat Williamson, Bill Morris, Mar
garet Cavanaugh, Douglas Jewell,
Dorothy Shook, M. Cheshire, Jr.,
Margaret Gerock, J. C. Bryan,
Lou Sellers, Gene Jewell and Jean
Ingram.
The next meeting of the fraterni
ty will be held J>n Monday evening
at 7:30 o’clock.
ll. Andrews-Covenant \
Auxiliary Holds Meet \
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A beautiful and inspiring service (
vas conducted in the main audi
orium of St. Andrews - Covenant
Presbyterian church Monday even
ng, March 11th at 8 o’clock, when
he Woman’s Auxiliary held the an
mal meeting, with Mrs. W. M.
Cameron, president, presiding.
An organ prelude was played by
Miss Katherine VonGlahn, follow*
:d by a hymn and short prayer, j
Mrs. Eugene D. Witherspoon, act
ing secretary, called for the an
lual reports, and it was an in
spiration and challenge to hear of
the splendid work done during
he past year. Total receipts of
p2,777.32 were reported as having
seen contributed to the various j
activities of the church and aux
iliary.
Following a lovely violin Solo
“Schon Rosmarin (Kriesler) by
Mrs. Chas. E. Slack, accompanied
on the organ by Miss VonGlahn,
Miss Isabel McDougal, retiring
historian, summed up all of the ac
tivities of the auxiliary during the
past year, bringing out the social
as well as the spiritual and finan
cial activities.
Mrs. Cameron thanked the offi
cers for their splendid support dur
ing the pasl year, and told the new
officers how glad she was to have
the opportunity and privilege of
working with them during the com
ing year. At this time all lights
in the church were dimmed, leav
ing only a beautiful illuminated
cross on the altar, with a large
white candle burning beaneath it.
Mrs. Cameron, speaking of light
being the hope of the world and
what it had meant to peoples of
all nations down through the cen
turies, particularly emphasizing
the importance of Christians car
rying the light cf their faith so
that others might benefit from its
warmth and radiance, took up a
small white candle and, turning,
lit it from the large candle be
neath the cross. While Mrs. Geo.
S. Boylan and Arthur John sang
“Let the Lower Lights be Burn
ing”, all of the officers for the
coming year went forward and lit
a white candle from Mrs. Camer
on’s, forming a semi-circle on
either side of the illuminated cross
and central candle.
Still standing before the mem
bers of the auxiliary and guests
the new officers were formally in
stalled by Dr. Eugene D. Wither
spoon, Th.D., pastor of the church,
who charged them with their re
sponsibilities and opportunities for
service, calling attention to the
challenge of loyalty and service to
God all Christians have at this
time.
After- the benediction the organ
st played a soft recessional, while
he new officers still carrying their
ighted candles, marched down the
entral aisle and out of the church,
ymbolizing the carrying of light
iut into the World.
General officers for the coming
fear are: Mrs. W. M. Cameron,
resident; Mrs. J. E. Evans, vice
president: Mrs. A. R. Urquhart,
•ecording secretary; Mrs. W: P.
Bprunt, corresponding secre
:ary; Mrs. J. L. Fulbright, Jr.,
treasurer; Mrs. David D. Sloan,
historian. In addition to these, 36
other officers were installed, in
cluding causes secretaries, stand
ing committees, and circle chair
men.
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