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N Page Four . THE PILOT—Soiilhern Pines, North Carolina Society Happenings and Church News Friday. March 31. 19S Civic Club Contributes Much To Social Life of Southern Pinei OF SOUTHERN PINES AND THE SANDHILLS SPRING FASHION SHOW AT PINEHURST |.Bird Club Enjoys IS SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS Florida Pictures “Pinehurst in the Spring,” the annual spring fashion promenade presented at the Ceirolina hotel Monday evening by Razook’s for the benefit of Moore County and St. Joseph of the Pines hospitals, drew a capacity audience. Mrs. George C. Marshall was the honorary chairman of the event, with Mrs. Frank Cosgrove and Mrs. J. S. Millikin as co- chairmen. The rest of the com mittee were Mrs. Harry W. Nor ris, secretary-treasurer, Mrs. J. Taibot Johnson, Miss Ruth McEn- ery, Mrs. Victoria P. Mesick, Mrs. Francis L. Owens, Mrs. Michael T. Pishko, Mrs. George McDonald Porges, Mrs. Claude Reams and Mrs. & A. Strickland. F. R. and Madame Razook pre sented fashions for town and re sort wear, and among the design ers represented were Christian Dior, Hattie Carnegie, Nettie Ros- enstein, Traina-Norell, Omar Ki- am, Maurice Rentner, Pauline Tri- gere, Anthony Blotta, Emmet Joyce, Jo Copeland, Adele Simp^ son and Davidow. The slim-skirted suits with in tricately tailored jackets, the sleek fitted coats, the straight-lined town dresses, all were worn with the forward looking “little” hat. ! either a sailor or cloche. For af- • temoon wear the silhouette broadened with tremendous but- j ton-up cuffs, wings-away shoul der treatment, and generously i puffed chiffon sleeves. The waist- I line was tiny and the skirts more ! often than not full, swirling and [crisp. Formal afternoon dresses 'were worn with tremendous sail ors of fine milan or glistening rough straw. In the cocktail collection French voile vied with pure silk chiffon and tissue taffeta for popularity, with shirred or pleated fullness from shoulder to hemline news. I The short dinner dress was shown I in taffeta, in starched chiffon with rhinestones, and silk marquisette ; with lace insertions. The long eve ning dress was dramatic in drap ed or pleated chiffon. Equally ex citing were the sheer imported I evening laces . . . Chantilly, Rose- point, and hand-run Alencon. Complimenting the gowns in 'capes, stoles, and scarves were lush Russian sables ,ermines, and I mink. The show was a financial suc cess as well as an outstanding so cial event. Over $2,000 will be turned over to the two county hospitals. Mrs. Marshall And Mrs. Marshall The Southern Pines Bird club had a very qn joy able meeting Tuesday, in spite of the rain. Fif teen members and friends were much interested in seeing the movies the president, Mrs. Cecil Robinson, took on her recent trip to Florida. Flocks of Canada geese, blue geese, ibis, American egrets, flamingos and other birds were seen and admired. After the movie a bird quiz was given, and bird experiences exchanged. All people interested in birds ^re cordially invited to attend these meetings at 9:30 every Tuesdsy morning at the home of Miss Louise Haynes, formerly the cottage of the New England house, at 100 South Bennett street. George Little Celebrates Birthday Although it was pouring rstin outside, it was a sunny group that gathered on Wednesday afternoon to help George Little celebrate his eighth birthday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Little, and from 3 to 5 o’clock the children had a happy time. The ever popular game of out fitting a donkey with a tail was entered into with enthusiasm, and in this honors went to Sue Daven port.. The children played bingo until every guest had won a prize, then refreshments of ice cream, cake, candy and cokes were en joyed. George received many gifts, and each guest was present ed animal rummy cards as a favor. Assisting George’s mother in en tertaining and serving was Mrs. Polly Adams. Guests were Cynthia Hicks, Charles Baker, Joe Garzik, Wayne Davenport, Delores Maready, Ju dy Chandler, Ricky Preiss, Sue Davenport, Monty Martin, Donna Poole, Jimmy Reynolds, and George’s brother and baby sister, Kenneth and Joyce Little. Bingo Party Is Splendid Success The bingo party held Wednes day night at the Southern Pines Country club under sponsorship of the VFW auxiliary and the Southern Pines Merchants’ asso ciation, was an unqualified suc cess. Proceeds amounted to $274.40, which included a few cash donations, and the approximately 130 players apparently enjoyed the evening. All of the prizes were donated by merchants and other business men, and they attracted much at tention while on display in a win dow of Hayes’ book store. Presbyterian Circle Meetings Five of the six Circles of Brownson Memiorial Presbyterian Women of the Church wiil hold their April meetings next week. No. 1 will meet with Mrs. F. M. Dwight, chairman, at her her home, Tuesday at 3:30 p. m. No. 2 will meet at the home of Mrs. George Burns at 3 p. m. Tuesday. No. 3 will have M!rs. Charles Meares, chairman, as hostess at er hon'.e at 3 p. m. Tuesday. No. 4 will meet at the home of Mrs. Lewis F. Kirk on Mon day night at 8 p. m. No. 6 will meet with Miss Cath- Mrs. George C. Marshall, left, of I^inehurst, honorary commander, ,and Mrs. George E. Marshall, of Spray, state commander, of the American Cancer society in North Carolina, headed the program at a district meeting of the Cancer society held at the Pine Needles club. (Photo by Emerson Humphrey) Mrs. E. O’Neal Gives Buffet Supper At Mile-Away Following Paper Chase erine Everett, with Mks. John S. Newton as co-hostess, Thursday evening at 8:15 o’clock. The remaining Circle, No. 5, will meet the following week on Tuesday morning, April 11, at 10 o’clock with Mrs. Franklin Can- 9 day at the home of her daughter. Dr. Vida McLeod. Wayside Inn Guests Recent guests registered at Wayside Inn include John Lang and John Osborne of Simcoe, On tario, Canada; Mrs. Etta B. Fish er, Stone Harbor, N. J.; Mrs. Mary E. Rhett, Cape May Court House, N. J.; Mrs. Elsie Fortune, Atlantic City, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Welsh of Vandergrift, Pa., and their daughter, Mrs. S. G. Hender son, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Taylor, Rochester, N. Y. Married Couples’ Class Meets ’The Young Married Couples Sunday School class of the First Baptist church weis entertained in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G Womble on Monday evening. Mrs George Little and Mrs. Harold Fowler were co-hostesses. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Topping, Mr. and Mrs. George Little, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Wom ble, and Dr. and Mrs. William C HoUand. Jnited Nations— Teen-Age Version A teen-age version-of the Unit ed Nations is in happy session at the home of Mrs. R. D. McMahon, whose daughters. Misses Harriet and Marjorie McMahon, are home for spring holidays with guests from two foreign lands. These Moore County hunting people have to go chasing after some thing. If it isn’t a fox or a drag, it’s bits of paper. Last Friday afternoon saw as big a gathering as often gets to gether in the Sandhills, for riding, congregated at Mile-away Farms for the paperchase, followed by a buffet chicken supper given by Mrs .Eleanor O’Neal of Skaneate- les, N. Y. Mrs. W. O. Moss, secretary and first whip of the hunt, got up from an attack of flu to get aboard her mount and lay the paper trail which, starting in the field near the kennels, wound a tortuous path hither and yon through pine woods and over the good gallop- The Southern Pines Civic club, which has played an important part in the social life of South ern Pines for many years and which takes especial delight in bringing pleasure to seasonal vis itors, held open house last Friday afternoon, with quite a number attending. Highlighting the afternoon’s entertainment was an interesting talk on German gardens and their restoration, made by Mrs. F. M. Dwight, who spent several ■mionths in Germany while her lusband, Major Dwight, was sta tioned at Nurenburg. Character dolls made by a German teacher represented various districts Mrs. Owight had visited, and the show ing of these added interest. Tea was served. The Club will again hold open house this afternoon (Friday) be ginning at 2 o’clock and those who care to do so may play bridge or canasta. Tea will be served at i o’clock. Guests are invited to visit the Civic Club garden at the -ear of the building, entering by tl ma tt bai way of a side entrance on Peni sylvania avenue. The azale should be at the height of the beauty. There are benches in garden and those who wish go there to sit and enjoy springtime beauty. On April 11, at 8 p. m. the Civ Club will sponsOT a concert the West Southern Pines b and Glee club, to which the pu lie is invited. One of the highlights of the son will be a dessert bridge, pla ned for Thursday, April 13, at p. m., with teachers of the Sout ern Pines school as guests. The wishing to attend this event i asked to call Mrs. P. P. McCi or Mrs. Cecil Robinson for rese vations. VFW Auxiliary Meets Wednesday The VFW Auxiliary will h< its regular meeting at the P< home next Wednesday, April at 8 p. m. neighboring farms, to wind up when the leaders caught “the rab bit.” Winners of the event, which was ridden in pairs, were Joan Walsh and Skip Healey, who re ceived, each, a box of candy. There were some 30 youngsters in the field as well as a, few hardy elder sportsmen. The supper which followed, served by Morris Johnson, expert chicker fryer, at Mile-away, was a social gathering on the grand scale, numbering 130 or more guests, old and young. All the sporting contingent, as 'vvell as their friends, were l)resent to en joy the good home food and the hillbilly music furnished by an are Miss Barbro Ulander, of Mo wuuuo ^ &—- » r tala, Sweden, and Miss Nell Mill- ing of the Collins pastiures and orchestra of fiddles and banjoes of Montreal, Canada. ’The ,’r, V,- girls are students at the Wood- stock Country school at Wood- stock, Vt. The Misses McMahon put in part of their holiday time arrang ing for passports for their first trip abroad. With their mother and their grandmother, Mrs. H. R. McMahon, they will fly to Eng land in June and spend the sum mer vacation touring the British Isles and the Continent. Saffords Entertain At Buffet Supper BAPTIST WOMEN OF SOUTH SANDY CREEK ASSOCIATION HOLD INSTITUTE HERE Mr. and Mrs. Franklin E. Saf- ford entertained aboUt 100 friends at a buffet supper at their Knoll- wood home Saturday evening. There were many out-of-town guests and members of the har ness racing set present. HUMPHREY'S STUDIOS Social — Commercial — Portrait Photography 165 New Hampshire — Phones 7722 - 5032 SOUTHERN PINES. N. C. Lena R. Sweezy Group To Hold Bank Meeting Next Tuesday’s meeting of the Lena R. Sweezy Group of the Church of Wide Fellowship, to be held at the home of Mrs. Louis Scheipers at 3 p. m., will be the '.nnual bank opening meeting and Mrs. Scheipers, president of the group, hopes that every member can be present. Members have world banks into which they drop pennies throughout the year, and the opening of these is always an The South Sandy Creek Woman’s Missionary Union as sociation held a mission study in stitute at the First Baptist church here on Thursday of last week, with around 30 in attendance. The meeting opened at 10:30 with Mrs. William C. Holland, as- sociational mission study chair man, presiding. Purpose of the in stitute was to train teachers to go back to their own churches and teach the mission study books, covering the work of adults, young people, intermedi ates, juniors and the primary age.' Churches represented were Aber deen, Ashley Heights, Carthage, Ives Memorial (Pinebluff) and Southern Pines. The adult study book used vas “How To Pray” (R. A. Tor- •ey), taught by Mrs. T. A. Burns af Siler City; young people’s, God and Man in Missions” (W. 3. Carver), taught by Mrs. R. S. Parker, Southern Pines; interme- liates*, “God’s World Plan” (Mrs. A. L. Aulick), taught by the Rev. Henry Randall of Ashley Heights; juniors’, “To Ben Continued” (Lon nie Benson Thomas), taught by| Mrs. Ferrell Brown of Aberdeen;! primary book, “Come Every One and Worship” (Armdlda B. Kei- ser), taught by Mrs. Fred Chap pell pf Southern Pines. During the noon hour a buffet ] luncheon was served, with sand wiches brought by the visitors supplemented with food pro-vided] by the hostess group. The meeting ] adjourned at 3:15. . , SANDHILLS VACATION OF NEW JERSEY .“enr”o?*ih'OFFICIALS HAS ODD BUT PLEASANT END money gees into the group’s gen-1 • - eral fund. SHRUBS & LANDSCAPING FRANCIS M. DWIGHT Tel. 8778—U.S. No. 1 Southern Pines. N. C. We hope the week end will be a very pleasant one for you. If we can add to your pleasure or be of service, remember that We Will Be Open Sunday, , April 2nd From 9 til 1 and 3 til 6 p.m. Southern Pines Pharmacy GRAHAM CULBRETH Registered Druggist Near Depot—Tel. 5321 Southern Pines. N. C. Mrs. Shaughnessy Is Back From Hospital Mrs. A. A. Shaughnessy of On tario, Can., a winter resident of Southern Pines, is back at her home here from Moore County hospital, where she spent, several days. Mrs. Shaughnessy suffered a compoxmd fracture of her back when she lost her balance while attempting to close the door of her car with her foot while hold ing an umbrella and a bag of groceries, alter alighting at her home . Bridge Luncheon The Thistle club held a delight ful bridge luncheon at the Civic Club building at 1:30 Wednesday. High scorers were, in this order, Mrs. C. H. Bowman, Mrs. V. Johnston, Mrs. F. B. Pottle, Mrs. F. E. Smith, Mrs. T. N. Owen, Miss Marguerite Wolf, Kathryn A. McMahon, Miss A Bradley, and Lucy T. Walters. A tea is planned for April 5 at the Civic Club. There was an odd ending to the vacations in the Sandhills of a party of prominent New Jersey officials. One group which in cluded Lloyd B. Marsh, Secretary of State, William Dewey, sheriff of Passaic county, and Chief of Police Marsh, of Clifton, N. J., were housed at the Lakeview Inn while golfing daily at Mid Pines. A prominent educator from the same state and county, Joseph Grasse, was here at the same time, housed at the Mid Pines ■with an other group, but they did not know of each other’s presence here until the day before they all left together on the Palmland northbound. The excitement of meeting by accident was added to by the un expected spotting of another pair of friends from home, Mr. and Mrs. William Rafferty of Packa- nack Lake, N. J., trying to obtain [ accommodations locally. The Raf- fertys were about to leave this section in despair when they were spotted by friends of all the Jer seyites, Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. King of Southern Pines, who were glad to have them use spare beds in their home. Before locating in Southern Pines, Mr. King was a magistrate in New Jersey and Mrs. King was chairman of Red Cross Motor corps there. The Kings arranged a sendoff I for the 12 visitors who left South- I em Pines Saturday night with a sincere resolve to return to the Sandhills for another get-together j in the fciU. Claycomb-Kern Round Robin Bridge St. Mary’s Guild There will be a meeting of St. Mary’s Guild of Emmanuel Epis copal church on Monday, April 3, at 3 p.m., in the parish house. The rector, the Rev. Charles Covell, will give a talk on “Symbolism,” illustrated by slides. AU are wel come to attend the meeting. Miss Marjorie Kern of Kansas City and Glover Lane Claycomb of Kentucky were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reid Bailey March 17 by Magistrate D. E. Bailey, in the presence of a small group of friends including mem bers of the staff of WSTS. The bride attended school in Kansas City, and Mr. Claycomb studied at Central Radio and Tel evision school in Kansas City, coming from there to take a posi tion as engineer with WSTS. They have an apartment on Con necticut avenue. Birthday Supper Honors J. B. Cameron J. Bruce Cameron was honored at a birthday supper at his home on Tuesday evening, March 21. In addition to members of the house hold his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Honeycutt, and family of Niagara, were pres ent, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kelly and children of Pinehurst joined] the group later, when birthday cake and ice cream were served. May We Suggest? That you follow the Pre-Easter Parade to Patch’s Tog Shop for the Newest Styles in Clothing and Accessories at Popular Prices SPRING SUITS Imported Flannels, Gabardines, Worsteds anc Nylon Cords for Summer. . SPORT COATS Tweeds, Corduroys, 100% Camel Hairs, Tan oi White Wool Hopsackings. SLACKS J Handsome Striped Serges in White Combina tions. Neat Checks, Solid color Gabardines anc Flannels. SHOES by Nunn-Bush and Weyenberg. Cordovan anc White, Tail and White, Black and White Ox fords. Also Calf and Nylon Mesh and somi very new Loafers with Crepe Soles, ARROW SHIRTS Plenty of Whites, Solid Colors and Stripes, Conventional, Widespread or Button-down Col lars. Broadcloths, Madrases, Oxfords. INTERWOVEN SOCKS Lisles, Wools, Rayons and Nylons. Solid colors English Ribs, Neat Fancies and Four Color Argyles HICKOK Jewelry and Belts DOBBS HATS Light and Medium Weights in the newes Spring Models and Colors, 8.50 to 10.00. Other Hats in Snappy New Styles 4.85 HUNDREDS OF TIES Foulards, Repps and Twills, All Silk or Rayon: Neat Patterns Bold Patterns 1.00 to 2.51 For the Young Lad Slacks, Sports Wear and Shoes St. Anne’s Guild St. Anne’s Guild of Emmanuel] Episcopal church will meet Mon day at 8 p. m., at the parish house. Mrs. Robert Myers will have i charge of the program. T€G StiGt CHAS. S. PATCH. Prop. SOUTHERN PINES. N.