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Society ■yOL. 14.—NO. 35. THE 5UHaft¥&<SfAR-NEWS __SSST WE ^©KIT <58W©Fre@©E)kggi ^MB> IPIUgAgyfilE #Z? —-----WILMINGTON, N. C., SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 1942 ~ PRICE FIVE CENTS Ration’s Capital Will Be Visited By Wilhelmina Queen Of Empire Visits Daughter, Juliana And Grandchildren By RUTH COWAN WASHINGTON, June 27.—UP) capital, which has become Jje mecca of world-famous people ,, the United Nations’ cause, is awaiting with much interest the frst visit of an European Queen o' an empire n her own right— filhelmina of the Netherlands. With royal disregard of danger, this 61 - year -old grandmotherly j.jjen flew from Britain to Cana n was her first trip across Ijj Atlantic ocean, and her first •Irplane ride. She arrived in Ot jowa 10 days ago. 0u: on the filed to meet her ,.ere her daughter, Crown Prin (ei; Juliana, and her two grand children. Beatrix, 4, and Irene, 2, fii0 have been living near Ottowa, jj(i whom she had not seen for wo years. War-time censorship forbids de .. _ng the movements of impor people in official life, but Washington expects soon to learn ...; the President and Mrs. Roose velt have some guests from Hol land. When Britain's monarchs visited iC:e in 1939 the town was a hub j.;.j of excitement. Since then, and c "-\nally since the outbreak of W rid War II. there has been a cession of royal visitors — -.ewn Princess Martha of Nor ... Crown Princess Juliana, King Ceorge II of Greece, the Grand h mess Charlotte of Luxembourg, Duke and Duchess of Windsor Vilhelmina will be the first dueen bom to a throne to sample American democracy. Other royal • . j ors. Queen Elizabeth of Brit Ouee.n Elizabeth of Belgium Marie of Rumania, v: re married to heirs to the crown. Folks here are accustomed to : .-name visitors now, but there : considerable curosity about Vilhelmina. For one thing, she is : e world's senior ruler. -She be [■;.me queen in 1890 at the death i her father. King William III, sen she was 10 years old. She was married in 1901 to Duke hairy Vladimir of Mecklenburg k.iwer'n. Julian was born eight years later. The queen was wid owed in 1934. Plumpish and stolid, she has seen described as “motherly,” and '.trough the years she has sought v mother Dutch interests shrewd r and carefully. She managed to keep her empire from being em broiled in World War I. But she 1 as not so successful in World IVar II. On May 10, 1940, German forces -■wept into the Lowland Countries. ' .T elmina issued a proclamation tf "flaming protest” and sent her ju'mies into battle. Three days lat t: as German troops continued to Isfivance, she fled to London. There in the British capital she set up her government to continue Batch resistance. 2 * * * tiara Belle Gain, Robert Holmes Wed In Church Elide Is Daughter Of E. E. tain Of Elizabethtown, Wed In Baptist Church ELIZABETHTOWN, June 27—In “ ceremony of beauty and dignity, Mowing the church services in the "izabethtown Baptist ch^fch on wnday, Miss Clara Belle Cain and - > Robert Holmes were united ;n marriage, the vows being taken More the Rev. E. H. Cannady, Pastor of the church, the impres sn_e ring service being used. The altar of the church was astefully arranged with tall bas «ts of white gladioli and fern ;?e nuptial music was rendered by “hss Evelyn Smith, using the tra Mhonal wedding marches. Prior to the ceremony, Louie , aught, brother-in-law of the wide, sang “Oh, Promise Me” and ‘ Love You Truly.” The bride entered on the arm of ter father, E. E. Cain, by whom was given in marriage. Miss Ann Thompson attended the bride maid-of-honor. The bride was “■tired in a street length dress of ’hite organza and lace, with quare neckline, and full gathered .ft with accessories. She wore “ shoulder corsage of red roses. The maid-of-honor was attired in ‘white dress and wore a corsage Df yellew garden flowers. ,Sgt- Leon Eggers attended the "fidegroom as best man. The bride is the daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cain, and has many ‘fiends in this section. The bride s''00™ is the son of Mr. and Mrs “■ W. Holmes, of Clinton, Iowa, Sn<J is stationed at Fort Bragg. Qul-of-town guests for the wed “n,g were: Mr. and Mrs. R. W nolmes of Clinton, Iowa, Mr. and “‘fs- Jasper Register and Mrs. M Continued on Page 12) MRS. JOSEPH CROSS RUARK — Of Asheville, who before her marriage Saturday evening, June 20, at the First Baptist church in Dunn, was Miss Emma Ann Taylor, of Dunn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Browne Taylor, also of Dunn. Mr. Ruark formerly made his home in Wil mington before moving to Asheville. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ruark of Southport. Day Care Center Opened At Beach Parents interested in enrolling their children at the Day Care Cen ter at Carolina Beach are urged to call Mrs. R. S. McCrady or Mrs F. L. Ludwig at the beach. Miss Vivian Harrell is assisting with the care of the children in the day center at the beach. Miss Harrell was graduated from the Woman’s college of the University of North Carolina receiving a B.S. H. E. degree majoring in child de velopment. The purpose of this center is to provide for effective group asso ciation for each child and to allow opportunity for the women of the community to take part in defense and other activities. * * • Clara Bell Parks Weds Cpl. Frederick Lavell Mrs. Maud Parks of Wilmington, announces the marriage of her daughter, Clara Bell, to Cpl. Fred erick Lavall, United States Marine Corps, of Schnectady, N. Y. The marriage took place June 16, at Charleston, S. C. Katherine Turner, H. G. Corneli us Wed In Henderson Couple To Live In City, Bride groom Connected With U.S. Engineers In Wilmington HENDERSON, June 27 — The marriage of Miss Katherine Har riett Turner, of this city, and Hugh Graham Cornelius, of Mooresville and Wilmington, was solemnized in a simple ceremony Sunday morning, June 21, at 9 o’clock in the First Baptist church. The pas tor, the Rev. E. Norfleet Gardner, officiated, using the double ring ceremony. Prior to the ceremony Mrs James Connell, organist, played “To A Wild Rose,” MacOowell, “Ave Maria,” Gounod, and “Liebestraum”, Liszt. The tradi tional wedding marches of Wagner and Mendelssohn were played for the processional and recessional. The ushers were W1. R. Turner, brother of the bride, and H. M. (Continued on Page 12) MISS THELMA HALLMAN — Of Columbia, S. C., whose engagement is announced today to Cpl. Earl Durant Hewlette of Fort Jackson, S. C., and Wilmington. The wedding will take place at Columbia, July 1, at the Ebenezer Lutheran church. 1 Covenant Church Scene Of Lovely Wedding Friday Miss Eugenia Southerland, Leon Franklyn Jones Have Morning Wedding The Church of the Covenant in Wilmington was the scene of a lovely wedding Friday morning, June 26, at 11 o’clock when Miss Eugenia Carr Southerland be came the bride of Leon Franklyn Jones. The Rev. J. H. Whitmore, pas tor of the church, officiated at the ceremony and a program of nuptial music was given by Mrs. Horace Pearsall, church organ ist. The church was beautifully de corated with Kentia palms, cyb odium ferns and garlands of Le gotium fern. Cathedral tapers in seven-branched candelabra were used on either side of the center arrangement of regal lilies. Miss Southerland was escorted up the aisle by her'father, by whom she was given in marriage. She wore for her wedding a gown of Velveret mousseline over ivory satin with fitted bodice. V-neck line and short puffed sleeves. The bouffant skirt fell gracefully into a full circular train. The full-length veil of ivory il luion matching the gown, with heart-shaped coronet was caught at either side with tiny clusters of flowers from her bridal bouquet. She carried a bouquet of stephan otis, bovardia and was centered with a white orchid and showered with swansonia. Miss Anne Woodbury, maid-of honor, and Miss Hattie Schaefer as bridemaid wore identical gowns of embroidered white organdy with fitted bodice. The skirts were made extremely full wtih slight train and were trimmed with bands of Swiss embroidery. They wore tiny hats of white rose petals and carried bouquets of shasta daisies trimmed in pale green tulle. The bridegroom had as his best man, his brother, William M. Jones, of Lovingston. Va., and groomsmen were Frank X. Reis ner and R. J. Cassidy of Wilming ton. Mrs. Southerland, mother of the bride, wore navy sheer with natur al accessories and a corsage of Johanna Hill roses. Mrs. Jones, mother of the bridegroom, also wore navy with a corsage of gar denias. Immediately following the cere money Misses Katie and Ethel Mann, aunts of the bride, enter tained the wedding party and re latives and out-of-town guests at a wedding breakfast at the Gov ernor Dudley. The bride was honored by Miss Anne Woodbury and Miss Hattie Schaefer at a luncheon at the Gov ernor Dudley and Mr. and Mrs. Exum Leroy Southerland enter tained the bridal party and a few close friends at an informal re ception Thursday evening. For travel Mrs. Jones wore a green and white dress with green jacket, white accessories and a white orchid taken from her bri dal bouquet. Out-of-town guests here for the wedding included: Mrs. Gilbert Canfield Jones, mother of the bridegroom, of Massies Mill. Va., Mrs. O. T. May of Charlottesville, Va., Mrs. E. F. Smith of Richmond, and Mrs. Lionel R. Fisher of Hampton Va., sisters of the bridegroom, and W. M. Jones of Lovingston, Va., Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Souther land, Mr. and Mrs. John W. land, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Burlington, Miss Susie Souther Forlaw, of Wallace. Mrs. B. A. Summerlin of Mount Olive,, Mrs. Paul Hamlin of Kinston, and Mrs. J. E. Bryan of Lumberton. # * * South Wilmington Home Club To Hold Meeting Wednesday The South Wilmington Home Demonstration club will hold its regular meeting Wednesday, July 1, at 2:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. S. D. Collins. All members are urged to be present. ♦ * * Thelma Hallman, Cpl. Hewlette To Marry Soon Wedding To Take Place Wed nesday, July 1, At Co lumbia, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Hallman of Columbia, S. C., announce the en gagement of their daughter. Thel ma Juanita, to Cpl. Earl Durant Hewlette, of Fort Jackson, S. C., and Wilmington, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hewlette. The wedding will take place July 1, in the Ebenezer Lutheran church. ' * MRS. WELLINGTON YAPLE—Of Wilmington, whose marriage to Lieut. Yaple of Camp Davis, formerly of Detroit, was solemnized Friday afternoon, June 19, at the First Presbyterian chapel here. Mrs. Yaple is the former Miss Margaret (Pat) White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell White of Wilmington. (Photograph by Adams Studio). _at_ Miss Mary Willis Engaged To Wed Ensign T. A. Lane Bride-To-Be Is Daughter Of Lieut. Col. And Mrs. A. T. Willis Of New Bern NEW BERN. June 27—Lieut. Col and Mrs. Albert Thomas Willis ot New Bern and Fort Jackson, S. C., announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Turner, to Ensign Thomas Aquinas Lane, United States Naval Reserve, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Patrick Lane of New York city, now as signed to engineering duty on the Navy construction staff at the new Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point. ■ The wedding will take place in New Bern during the late summer. Girls, Hurry To Washington. U. S. Needs You Office Of War Information Says, There Are More Dates In Capital Now CLEVELAND, June 27.—W— There now are more dates in Washington, the Office of War In formation informed stenographers today. t “Girls,” the OWI urged, "if you knew how badly the United States of America needed your help in Washington, you’d go there. “Anyone who can operate a typewriter at even 35 words per minute, or who can do clerical work, can serve his nation there as surely as a soldier. Typists start at $105; stenographers at $120. “And — take the word of F. H. Trimmer, acting personnel officer here—the Washington scene has changed until now there are more dates, and it is easier to find a place to live. “Mr. Trimmer, who has come here recently from the capital, ad mits that Washington still has its drawbacks as a place to live be cause buses and street car are crowded and the shops are filled to capacity. But all this is part of the war-time atmosphere and excitement—and it’s a small dis comfort compared with the privi lege of seeing the war from the (Continued on Page 12) Dedication Of Memorial Forest Planned By Confederate Daughters ASHEVILLE, June 27. — The dedication of the North Carolina Confederate Memorial Forest on Sunday, July 12, is expected to draw a large crowd of U. D. C. and other prominent people to Asheville. Plans call for the main program to be held at a luncheon at the George Vanderbilt hotel at which Josephus Daniels, for mer secretary of the navy, and former ambassador to Mexico, will be the chief speaker. Fol lowing the luncheon the party will go up to the forest south of Way nesville and unveil the temporary marker. The forest was launched two and a half years ago by the North Carolina Division of United Dau ghters of the Confederacy through negotiations with the United States Forest Service whereby 125.000 spruce and balsam trees are being planted on 125 acres— a tree to represent each of the 1225.000 soldiers North Carolina gave to the Confederate Army. Tt was pointed out here today that North Carolina furnished nearly one fourth of the entire Confed erate Army and this forest is to those heroic dead. Mrs. R. O. Everett, of Dur ham, state president, ,will be in (Continued on Page 12) MISS MARY ELIZABETH TOMS—Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Toms of Wilmington, who leaves Monday for Camp Junaluska, Lake Junaluska, for the remainder of the summer. Miss Toms was chosen Queen of Camp and was also maid of honor in the Queen’s court last season. (Photograph by Adams Studio). Ellen Glover Is Bride Of Ensign R.D.Nye Wedding Solemnized At Nor folk, Va., On Saturday, June 20 The following announcements have been received in the city: They read: Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lyon Glover announce the marriage of their daughter Ellen Stewart to Robert Ducas Nye Ensign United States Navy on Saturday the twentieth of June One thousand nine hundred and forty-two Norfolk, Virginia * * * Birthday Party Given Feting Carole Ann Nance Mrs. Charles E. Nance entertain ed at her home in Sunset Park Thursday afternoon, June 25, honoring her daughter, Carole Ann, on her sixth birthday. Games and contests were played during the afternoon after which the little guests were invited into the dining room. The birthday table was centered with a large birthday cake. Pastel colors were used in the table decorations and favors. Ice cream and cake was served to the following children: Carole Ann Nance, Carolyn and Patty Harris, Joyce Latimer, Elaine Wooten, Cynthia Lewis, Emily and Mary Frances Allen, Ellen Hancock, Dale Watts. Judy Horrell, Dorothy May and Carolyn Fay Fountain, Phillip Hancock, Jimmie Allard, Jimmie Fountain. Royal Tucker, Malvyn and David Rooks, Gordon Welsh. Others en joying the occasion were Mrs. C. L. Harris, Mrs. E. D. Watts, Mrs. M. L. Rooks, Mrs. R. S. Horrell and Mrs. Lawrence Allard. * • * Mrs. Copeland Fetes > Miss Ward, Bride-Elect Mrs. E. E. Copeland entertained at her home in Sunset Park in honor of Miss Merle Ward, whose marriage to Clinton Weidner will take place within the near future. Upon arrival the honoree was presented a lovely corsage by the hostess. Games were played and Mrs. R M. Padrick, Sr., was winner of the prize. A color scheme of white was used on the decorations. In the dining room a lace cloth adorn ed the table which had candles burning at each end and was cen tered with a wedding cake. An ice course was served. Guests included: Miss Ward, Mesdames W. B. Walton, R. L. Wood, Sr., Ike Con nor, R. M. Padrick, Sr., A. F. Fales, Jr., J. A. Brown, James D. Koonce, Jeanne Todd and Misses lone Pinner, Mary Carr Souther land, Mary McCraw. Catherine Freimuth, Agnes Spivey, Lois Ward and little Sally Ann Koonce. * * * Miss Julie Guld Weds Sgt. Robert T. Pickett Miss Julie Guld, daughter ol Mrs. Helen Guld and the late Mr. Guld of Los Angeles, Calif., and Staff Sgt. Robert Thomas Pickett, son of R. C. Pickett and the lata Mrs. Pickett of Wilmington, wera married at St. Louis, Mo., Wednes day, June 3. The couple is now making theit , home at Aberdeen. Md., whera Sgt. Pickett is stationed. 4 * * * Lutheran Church Circles To Meet The following circles of St. Paul’s Lutheran church will meet as fol lows: Circle 2—Mrs. J. Henry Gerdes, leader, in the parish house, Tues day, July 2, at 10:30 a. m. Mrs. O. O. Allsbrook and Mrs. George Avant will be hostesses. Circle 5—Mrs. Mangles von Oesen, leader, in the parish house. Thursday, July 2 at 8 a, m., with Mrs. Martin Brunjes as hostess. * * * Catherine Sabine, A. Walker McCaig Engaged To Wed Bride-To-Be Is Daughter Of Mrs. Vincent Paul Rous seau Of Wrightsville Of interest to local society will be the following announcement: Mrs. Vincent Paul Rousseau of Wrightsville Beach, announces the engagement of her daughter, Cath erine Grey Sabine, to Arthur Walk er McCaig, son of W. D. McCaig of Wilmington, and grandson of Mrs. E. M. Walker also of Wil mington. The wedding will take place in i August. *
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