The Wilmington morning star. [volume], March 24, 1946, Second\Society Section, Page 2-B, Image 14

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MISS DELORISE HEWITT. left, daughter of Mrs. A. W. Huffman of Cherry Point and Maple Hill,
-_j the late Howard R. Hewitt, whose engagement is announced to William Earl Heath of Wilming
ton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heath of Rocky Point. The wedding will take place within the near
fUtUMRS HUGH WILTON STEWART, right, who prior to her marriage on February 26 was Miss Vir
ginia Lee Church, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Church, of this city.__
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and granddaughter, Mary Vann
Walbach, for several days while
the rest of the party motor to
Charleston, S. C., to view the
Magnolia and Middleton gardens.
Mrs. Walbach delightfully enter
tained about a dozen friends most
informally at her home with cock
tails on Friday evening from 6 un
til 8 o'clock, in honor of her house
guests. Mary Tom’s many friends
will regret to hear that she and
her young daughter, Mary Vann,
expect to leave Wilmington within
two weeks to join Colonel Walbach
overseas. They plan to sail from
New York for Naples, Italy, and
proceed from there by air to So
phia Bulgaria, where Colonel Wal
bach is on duty. Colonel and Mrs.
Walbach have been stationed in
Wilmington intermittently since
1936 and have won for themselves
a large circle of devoted friends
in the social contingent. Our loss
is Bulgaria’s gain and we wish
for the three charming Walbachs
“Happy Landings.”
Mr. ana Mrs. j. uou.gias xayxui
delightfully entertained a number
of friends at cocktails yesterday
evening from 6 to 8 o’clock at their
home, 620 Market street, honoring
their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Hope Crawford and Robert Hope
Crawford, Jr., of Rutherfordton.
Several weeks ago Mr. and Mrs.
Taylor announced the engagement
of their daughter, May French
Taylor to Robert H. Crawford, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cheatham,
of Burlington, are spending the
week-end at their new cottage on
West Henderson street, Wrights
ville Beach, after being the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Wil
liams at their home on Grace
street, for the past few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Graydon Pleasants,
of Winston-Salem, have returned
to their home after a short visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Charles B.
Parmele at their home in Country
Club Pines. Mrs. Pleasants is the
former Virginia Shaffner of the
twin city, who has been an annual
visitor at our beaches for many
seasons.
Mr find Mrs Ravmnnd H. Hoi
land and Mr. and Mrs. Charles B.
Parnnele accompanied by their
niece, Mary Davis Symmes, left
on Wednesday night for New York
City where they will spend a week.
They will be joined in the metrop
olis by Mr. and Mrs. Holland’s
daughter, Carolyn Holland, who is
a student this year at the Kather
ine Gibbs school of business.
After spending two weeks at the
Kitty Cottage on Wrightsville
Beach, Mrs, Forest Adair, of At
<*> £
lanta, returned to her home on
Wednesday.
Tommy Hines has gone to Au
gusta, Ga., where he will spend
some time with his aunt, Mrs. Eu
gene Hoke, formerly Miss Charlot
te O’Neill of this city.
Friends will regret to learn that
Col. Andrew H. Harriss, Jr., re
cently returned from four years’
service in the Caribbean area, is a
patient at Walter Reed General
hospital at Washington, D. C.,
where he is undergoing treatment.
His reported condition is not seri
ous and he expects to be released
shortly preparatory to his return
to civil life in Wilmington. Mrs.
Harriss is visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wright at their
home in Silver Springs, Md., while
Colonel Harriss is hospitalized.
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Cart,
of Charleston, S. C., spent last
week-end here as the guests of
Mrs. Cart’s father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Dalziel Sprunt at
their home on Market street. Prior
to her marriage on March 2, Mrs.
Cart was Alice Sprunt of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stewart,
of Baltimore, Md., have returned
to their home after a week-end
visit with Mrs. Stewart’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius VanLeuven
at their home on Princess street.
Mrs. Charles S. Grainger, Mrs.
J. V. Grainger and daughter, Mrs.
Walker Taylor, Jr., have returned
from Baltimore, where they spent
several days, having gone to at
tend the funeral of the late Honor
able Theodore Marburg. Mr. Mar
burg was a brother in-law of the
late J. V. Grainger of Wilmington.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Davis
of 110 South 16th street, have, dur
ing the past week, purchased the
home of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Wal
lace at 103 Mimosa Place, Olean
der. Prior to 1935 this property
was owned and occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Rice. Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace expect to leave in the
near future for St. Louis, where
they will reside. For a number of
years Mr. Wallace has been af
filiated with the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad company, in this
city.
Mrs. Charles P. Bolles, Jr., of
Chicago, formerly Margaret Cald
well of Wilmington, is spending a
month with her mother, Mrs. Mor
ris M. Caldwell at 404 North Third
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recent illness.
Mrs. Kauno Lehto has returned
from Baltimore where she spent
several days last week. Friends of
Mrs. Llewellyn C. French will re
gret to know that she is a patient
at James Walker Memorial hospi
tal, where on Tuesday March 12th,
she underwent an operation. Her
condition is reported as satisfac
torily convalescent.
Lieut. Tom Bruff, infantry U. S.
A., is spending his 45-day leave in
the city with his mother, Mrs.
Thomas B. Bruff at her home in
the Carolina apartments. Lieut.
Bruff has just come home from
overseas where he spent the past
two and a half years in service.
He is asigned to Army Intelligence
and will return to Germany for
duty in the near future.
Mrs. N. B. Chestnut of Whiteville,
spent Thursday in the city at the
home of her sister and brother-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Garland F. PaL
mer in the Oleander Court apart
ments.
James I. Corbett, Jr., left on
Thursday for Chapel Hill to resume
his studies at the University of
North Carolina, which were inter
rupted during the war, while he
was on duty with the Army Trans
port Service for many months,
making numerous trips overseas.
Mrs. Thomas F. Darden with her
daughter and grand daughter, Mrs.
Mary Nixon Hardwicke and Miss
Elizabeth Hardwicke have; returnee
from Norfolk, where they motored
to spend several days with the for.
mer’s son and daughter-in-law
Captain Thomas F. Darden, Jr.,
U.S.N. and Mrs. Darden.
Handsome invitations, reading as
follows have been received in the
city: “Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Polk
Crow request the honor of your
presence at the marriage of their
daughter, Marguerite Murchison,
to Dr. Frank Reynolds, on Saturday
evening, the thirtieth of March, ai
eight o’clock, First Presbyteriar
church, Wilmington North Caro
lina.’’ Accompanying cards read;
Reception (following tlie ceremony
Stewart-Church
Vows Announced
Miss Virginia Lee Church and
Lt. Hugh Wilton Stewart were
married in a simple and impres
sive ceremony Tuesday morning,
February 26, at 11 o’clock in Cal
vary Baptist church with the Rev.
E. W. Pate officiating in the
double ring ceremony.
The church was decorated with
baskets of white gladioli and ferns.
A lovely program of nuptial
music was rendered by Mrs. Lila
Head, organist, prior to the cere
mony. The traditional wedding
marches were used and “Largo,”
from the Opera Xerxes, by George
Friedrich Handel was played dur
ing the ceremony.
Miss Catherine Lineback of Win
ston-Salem, attended the bride as
maid-of - honor, and Lt. Joseph
best man.
The couple entered the church
together. The bride was most at
tractively attired in a beautiful
suit of brown gabardine with
brown accessories. Her corsage
was of white orchids.
Mrs. Church, mother of the
bride, wore a black gabardine suit
with black and white accessories.
Her corsage was of American
beauty rose buds.
After the wedding ceremony, the
couple left by plane for a wedding
trip to New York and Washington,
D. C.
Mrs. Stewart is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Church of
Wilmington. She is e graduate of
New Hanover High school, Pine
land Junior college, and of the
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
School of Nursing in Winston
Salem She is now employed as
science instructor at James Walker
Memorial hospital.
Lt. Stewart is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lyle Stewart of Walnut
Creek, California. He graduated
from Sacramento Junior college in
Sacramento, California, and for
Masonboro feounas. nign-ugming
the social events of the coming
week is the Crow-Reynolds wedding
which will unite two of the oldest
and most prominent families in the
Cape Fear section. Marguerite
Crow, the lovely brunette bride
elect, divides her time between Wil
mington and Houston, Texas, where
she visits her uncle, Fairfax Crow,
formerly of this city, and since
making her bow to sdciety a couple
of winters ago, she has been a great
favorite with the younger set. Dr.
Reynolds, who is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bradford B. Reynolds of
108 North 13th street, and a neph
ew of Lindsey Russell of Green
ville Sound. A round of prenuptial
parties, honoring this much sought
after young couple are now in pro
gress.
It is with great pride that I must
tell you, Peg, what the general
topic of conversation is around
town these days—WILMINGTON’S
PROGRESS—a plan is under way
to make our city the medical cen
ter of North Carolina, twelve large
new industries are reported locat
ing here almost immediately, ex
clusive new suburban develop
ments are being opened up, big
things are in the air in the way of
new Hotels and amusement centers
for our Beaches, and it looks like
our citizens have taken the bit in
their teeth in deadly earnest this
time, with the idea in view that
absolutely nothing is going to stop
them from GOING PLACES in a
big way, to make this the most
desirable city in the state to live
in. You better come on down and
get in the swim.
With every good wish for you and
yours, to say nothing of that same
old love. Always,
VIRGINIA.
the past 3 1-2 years has served
with the U. S. Marine Corps. He
is now stationed in Norfolk, Vir
ginia.
Literature Group
Of Sorosis Plans
Meeting Thursday
The weekly meeting of North
Carolina Sorosis will be held
Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock
with the Literature department
having charge of the program.
Miss Virginia Walsh, teacher of
English in New Hanover High
school, will be the guest speaker.
Her theme will be “Poetry with its
Different Elements and Charac
teristics.” Illustrations will be
used.
A social hour will follow the pro
gram with Mrs. S. V. Allen, as re
freshment chairman. All members
are invited to attend.
Officers of the department are:
Mrs. E. E. Purvis, Jr., chairman;
Mrs. S. V. Allen vice-chairman,
and Mrs. S. C. Kellam, secretary.
• • •
Mrs. Millican Fetes
Mrs. Donald Spencer
Mrs. Edwin Millican entertained
recently a group of friends and
relatives in her home at Nesbitt
courts honoring her sister, Mrs.
Donald E. Spencer, who before her
marriage was Miss Ida Lee Wil
liams. of Shallotte.
TTie house^ was decorated with
spring flowers and games were
played with prizes being won by
Mrs. Hamilton Todd, Mrs. Linvil
Hugrs, Mrs. Atla Williamson and
Mrs. A. W. Williams.
Mrs. Spencer was showered with
a number of gifts after which an
ice course was served.
Those attending were: Mrs. Don
ald E. Spencer, honoree, Mrs. A.
W. Williams, Miss Daphne Regis
ter, Miss Lottie Mae Hewett, Miss
Dallie Connor, Mrs. Atla William
son, Mrs. Sheriman Register, Mrs.
Wilbur Davis, Mrs. Josie Lelsie,
Mrs. P. B. Rhodes, Mrs. Hamilton
Todd, Mrs. Charlie Blake, Mrs.
Lenvile Hugrs, Miss Mary Tharp,
Mrs. S. F. Robinson and Mrs. A.
i-J. J-t 1 uuu«
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Sorority Entertains
For Mrs. R. J. Ross
The Alpha Beta Chi sorority en
tertained on Monday evening hon
oring Mrs. Robert James Ross,
popular member, who prior to her
marriage on Saturday afternoon
was Miss Annie Louise Deans.
The hostesses were Miss Betty
Powell and Mrs. Charlene Farrar.
Guests were invited for 8 o’clock,
at the home of Miss Powell, 106
Park Terrace, Sunset Park. Dur
ing the evening games were
played and the bride was present
ed with many lovely gifts, and a
corsage of pink carnations. Re
freshments were served by Misses
Nancy and Dorothy Powell around
10 o’clock.
The guests attending were; the
hostesses, Miss Powell and Mrs.
Farrar, the bride, her mother,
Mrs. B. C. Deans, Mesdames
Maurel Cullen, Mary Lamb, Hilda
Buck, Emma Jane Cox. Misses
Lottie Farrar, Gwen Avery, Lota
Cain, Dorothy Powell, and Nancy
Powell.
* • •
YW Directors, Chairmen
Will Meet Thursday i
(Continued from Page One)
lett, W. A. Fonvielle, and Misses
Maria Davis and Nell MacRae for
the campaign which will continue
from April 1 to April 19, the first
anniversay of the associations re
organization.
MARY ELIZABETH MOORE—daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
P. Moore of Currie, who is a senior at Peace college, Raleigh, and
who has been chosen by the student body as Miss Peace. Miss Moore
is a member of the Rho Delta Chi society, is treasurer of the Alpha
Pi Epsilon, vice-president of Peace Student Christian Association
cabinet, and on the business staff of Lotus, the Peace annual. Mis»
Moore has won scholastic honors and is cn the privileged honor roll
both her years at college, privilege honor rolls is for girls who have
shown themselves capable of accepting further responsibilities and
therefore given special privileges.
I
Hundreds V lsit Local
Gardens Yesterday, Are
Open Again Today
(Continued from Pag>e One)
commerce office, Fourth and Prin
cess street.
Tlie gardens to be visited in
clude:
I
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Sprunt, 1615
Chestnut street, private garden, j
Miss Allie Morris Fechtig, 1810
Princess street, private garden.
Mrs. J. K. Wise, 1713 Market
street, formal garden.
Mrs. Warren L. Jones, 1611 Prin
cess street, azaleas.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hall, 109
North 15th street, informal gar
den.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Merritt, 2029
Borden avenue, azaleas.
“Shadowlawn,” the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Holmes Davis in For
est Hills, originally scheduled to
be open will not be open for in
spection due to the owners being
out of the city, it was announced.
Mrs. Graham Kenan, 1705 Mar
ket street, formal garden.
Mr. and Mrs. Harriss Newman,
118 Forest Hills drive.
Mrs. F. A. Matthes, 128 Forest
Hills, new grounds.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Parmele,
Country Club Pines, private gar
den.
Mr. and Mrs. Rinaldo B. Page,
Oleander, private garden.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Browne Ruf
fin, Forest Hills, private garden
featuring azaleas.
Mrs. G. B. Copeland, 119 Forest
Hills drive, private garden.
Greenfield Park and lake, azalea
garden and interesting planting of
native shrubs and flowers.
Pleasant Oaks, F. B. Adams,
Brunswick county, natural beauty
and regional growth.
Clarendon, Mr. and Mrs. Cor
nelius Thomas, Brunswick county.
urton Plantation, guides avail
able, (admission $1 plus tax).
Live Oaks, county home of Mr.
and Mrs. Donald M. Parsley,
Masonboro Sound.
Mrs. E. K. Bryan, 11 South Fifth
street, private garden.
Mr. and Mrs. Hargrove Bella
my, 1417 Market street, private
garden.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H.
Wright, 110 North 15th street, pri
vate garden.
* * *
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Victor Batson was honored with
a birthday party in celebration of
his 13th birthday on Tuesday
March 19 at the home of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Batson,
115 Castle street.
Games were played and refresh
ments were served to around
twenty-five invited guests.
Miss Robinson,
Thomas E. Owens
Engaged To Wed
Dr. and Mrs. John D. Robinson
>f Wallace, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss An
nette Robinson, to Thomas E.
Dwens of Wallace, son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. E. Owens.
Miss Robinson is a student at
the Ringling School of Art in Sara.
5ota, Florida.
The wedding will take place in
Hie early summer.
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Bavid J. Bra.
announce the birth of a h- ,
Bette Cornelia, March ic 5 .,ghte
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