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VOL 19.--N0- 37. __ ___" " WILMINGTON, N. C., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER, 7, 1947. - SECTION B
MARRIED IN CHARLOTTE CHURCH—Mrs. James Leggette Roberts of Chapel Hill, who before
her marriage at St. Peter’s Episcopal church on Friday evening was Miss Carrie Maie Wade, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Wade of Charlotte and Chape] Hill. The bride is the granddaughter of Mrs.
Carrie Maie Landis of Wrightsville Beach and Charlotte.
Two-Day Council
Meet Scheduled
For This Week
Departmental Heals Will
Gather In Raleigh To
Discuss Business
BY MRS. CHARLES G. DOAK
The official body of the North
Carolina Federation of Women’s
clubs known as the council has
been called to meet in Raieigh
next week. September 10. The call
was issued by the new federation
president. Mrs. James A. Gupton
of Charlotte, and Mrs. Ed M. An
derson, first vice - president, of
West Jefferson. Mrs. Anderson
has arranged an institute for the
11th to follow the council’s meet
ings. All meetings will be held in
the ballroom of the Carolina hotel
and will be open to all clubwomen,
especially club presidenfs and
members of committees of the
Federation,
Mrs. Gupton and Mrs. Anderson
have provided what promises to
be a two day meeting of pleasure
and work combined, with interest
ing speakers on up to the minute
topics.
From Washington will come
-Miss Stella Scurlock, director of
the Youth Conservation program
of the General Federation
of Women’s clubs. She succeeds
fudge Anna M. Krc«s of New
(Continued on Page Five, Col.1*3)
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MISS LILLIAN McCULLOCH—Of Elizabethtown, daughter of
Ml's- E. F. McCulloch and the late Mr. McColloch, who will be pre
sented by the Terpsichorean club in Raleigh at the debutante ball
«>is week-end. Miss McCulloch’s chief marshal will be Thomas F.
Clark of Elizabethtown. Her other marshals will be Billy Calhoun of
Clinton; Bill Peters of Raleigh, Billy Sugg of Greenville, and D.
"Men Ramsey, Jr., of Asheville.
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Miss Virginia Lou McCleney
Is Bride Of William C. Wright
Miss Virginia Lou McCleney,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Leroy McCleney of Cnadbourn,
and William Carlton Wright, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Willis S. Wright,
Sr. of Elizabeth City, were united
in marriage in the Piney Forest
Baptist church on Sunday after
noon, August 31, at 4:30 o'clock.
The Rev. Louis S. Gaines, pasr
tor of the First Baptist church,
Fayetteville officiated using the
double-ring ceremony. The vows
were spoken before a background
of evergreens, seven - branched
candelabra holding lighted cathe
dral tapers, and arrangements of
vlhite gladioli. The pews for the
guests were marked by lighted
tapers.
Before the ceremony wedding
music was played by Miss Mar
garet Goodman, pianist of Chad
bourn. Miss Iftith Phipps of Rich
mond, Va., sang “My Hero” from
The Chocolate Soldier and John
McDougal of Wilmington sang
“Tife Sweetest Story” and “Be
cause.” The wedding march from
“Lohengrin” was used for the pro
cessional and during the ceremony
“Claire De Lune” was played.
Mendelssohn’s march ‘from “A
Midsummer Night’s Dream” was
used as the recessional.
Willis S. Wright, Jr., was his
brother’s best man and the ushers
were Melvin Wright, his brother,
William L. McCleney, brother of
the bride, Chapman Leigh Harri
son of Blacksburg, Va., and
Arthur Brothers of Elizabeth City.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father, and she wore
an original wedding gown cf ivory
duchess satin fashioned with high
neckline encircled with a wreath
of seed pearl embroidery, net yoke
outlined with folds of satin giving
an off - the - shoulder effect, long
sleeves ending in points over the
hands, fitted bodice, and a full
skirt ending in a court train. Her
fingertip veil of illusion was
caught to a Juliet cap of import
ed lace by seed pearl de
sign matching that of the neck
line of her gown. She carried a
white prayer book topped with an
orchid and showered with tube
roses.
Mrs. C. E. McIntosh, Jr., of Lin
colnton, was her sister’s matron
of-honor. Bridesmaids were Mrs.
Robert Johnson of Cnadbourn,
Miss Mildred McCleney of White
ville, cousins of the bride, and
Miss Jackie Spainhour of Winson
Salem and Miss Saddie Lee of
Richmond, Va.
All the bride’s attendants wore
identical gowns of white lace and
net made with low scalloped neck
lines and cap sieves, lace
bodices, and full skirts of double
net. They wore elbow jength mitts
and ruffled headdresses of white
braid attached to fitted bandeaux,
(Contt ned on Page Seven, Col. 1)
CHOSEN LEADER OF DEBUTANTE BALL—Lovely Miss Anna Lee Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Smith of Raleigh, who
I has the honor of leading the annual ball sponsored by the Terpsichorean club of Raleigh this coming week-end in Memorial auditorium.
| Miss Smith’* chief marshal William Henry Gardner, Jr., of Edenton.
MARRIED IN HAWAII — The former Miss Rosemary Teresa
Chenworth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson Chenworth of
Wilmington, who has been stationed in Hawaii for the past several
years and whose marriage to Lieut. Daniel Edward Kuebrich, Army
Air Corps, took place on August 23 at St. Roch’s church, Kahuku,
Oahu, Hawaii.
BRIDE OF YESTERDAY — Mrs. William. Preisz Horton, the
former Eleanor Burnett Bessellieu, daughter of Mrs. Thomas Ed
ward Bessellieu of Wilmington, and Mr. Bessellieu of St. Peters
burg, Fla., whose wedding took place at 5:30 o’clock at St. Paul’s
Episcopal church. Dr. Horton is a native of Portland, Oregon.
Little Theatre
'To Open Drive
On September 10
Thalians Will Produce Three
Stage Hits During
Fall Season
The Thalian Association, ready
ing itself for the greatest little
theater season in its history, will
open a memberhip drive Septem
ber 10, it was announced last
night.
Already scheduled for the foot
lights are three piajor productions,
and additional workshop presenta
tions are in the making.
The curtain-raiser will be Noel
Coward’s popular comedy “Blythe
Spirit,” with W. L. Humphrey in
the director’s chair. “The Tow
Mrs. Carrolls” and Maxw'ell An
derson’s classic American tragedy
“Winterset” will follow.
Casting for the productions is
open to the public- Tryouts will
be held soon, and anyone, Thalian
or not, may qualify for a part.
The Thalian Association is uni
ATTHAC TIVE DEB — Miss
Douglas Hart McKoy of Wilming
ton, who has been selected as an
assistant leader in the annual
debutante ball to be held in Ral
eigh this coming week-end. Miss
McKoy will have as her chief
marshal Walker Taylor, Jr., also
of Wilmington.
que among little theaters in that
no membership fee is required of
those who win the coveted roles.
afternoon, at 6 o’clock at the First Baptist church was Miss Elnora Ganey, daughter of E. A. Ganey
and the late Mrs. Greta M. Ganey. _ _
Miss Eleanor Burnett Bessellieu
Becomes Bride Of Dr. W. P. Horton
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Late Afternoon Ceremony
Solemnized In St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church
Gowned in a dress that belong
ed to her great great grandmoth
er and that has been worn by
five generations of women on their
wedding day, Miss Eleanor Bur
nett Bessellieu, daughter of Mr?.
Thomas Edward Bessellieu of Wil
mington and Mr. Bessellieu of St.
Petersburg, Fla., became the
bride of Dr. William Preisz Hor
ton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mervin
Herbert Horton of Portland, Ore
gon, Saturday afternoon at 5:30
o'clock in St. Paul’s Episcopal
church.
The Rev. Alexander Miller per
formed the ceremony.
Against a background of palms,
three baskets of white gladi
oli and tuberoses were placed, one
of which centered the altar. Two
seven-branched candelabra added
ligVit to the scene of the vows.
Miss Bessellieu, who was given
in marriage by her brother, Thom
as Edward Bessellieu, Jr., wore
the gown of her maternal great
great grandmother, made in Eng
land. The dress has beer, worn
by five generations. The material
of her gown was hand-embroiered.
hand sewn mulle woven by na
tives of India. Miss Bes
sellieu wore hoops of the 1812 peri
od emphasizing the tight bodice,
round neck, and puffed sleeves.
Her veil of imported illusion sus
pended from a lace bormet, and
she carried a prayer book of the
same period covered by a white
orchid showered with lilies of the
valley.
Miss Betty Anne Hlavin of Bal
timore, Md., was maid-of - honor
and only attendant. She wore an
aqua gown, fashioned with taffe
ta bodice boat neckline, puffed
sleeves and taffeta bustle falling
over a net skirt. In her hair she
wore a matching aqua bandeau of
net entwined with sweetheart
(Continued on Page Two, Col. 4)
Ida Jo Graham
Completes Plans
For Her Wedding
Late Afternoon Wedding
Planned Saturday In
Trinity Church
Miss Ida Jo Graham, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Graham o«
Wilmington and James L. Alle
good, Jr., son of James L. Allegood
of Wilmington and Mrs. J. N.
Horne of Moultrie, Ga., have com
pleted plans for their marriage
which is to take place on Saturday
afternoon, September 13.
The wedding will be solemnized
at 5 o’clock in the afternoon itt
Trinity Methodist church. The Rev,
Edgar B. Fisher, pastor of thtt
church, will perform the cere
mony. Miss Florence Bullard, or
ganist, will render a program or
nuptial music.
Miss Graham will be attended
(Continued on JBage Four, Col. 11