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Southern Choral School Planned At Woman’s College — GREENSBORO, June 27.—Plans are rapidly benig completed for the fourth annual Southern Choral school to be held at the Woman’s college of the University of North Carolna in Greensboro from Mon day, July 20, through Friday, July 31. Miss Grace Van Dyke More, head of the department of music education in the school of music, will be head of the program, with Paul B. Oncley, head of the voice department of the college, and William Powell Twaddell, director of music in the Durham city schools, serving as assocates. The opening night of the Choral school will feature a concert by Mr. Oncley, baritone, accom panied by Mrs. Oncley, instructor in piano, at the college. Mr. On cley will be in charge of a second program on Sunday evening, July 26, when a musical vesper service is scheduled. The climaxing pro gram of the Choral school will be a concert by the children’s group choruses drected by Twaddell. for the institute. Aside from these special per formances, the school will be con cerned with intensive study and work in choral methods and pro cedures, voice production and vo cal problems, baton technique and choral conducting. The children’s choruses will include 50 elemen tary school singers in one group and 45 voice enthusiasts from jun ior and senior high schools in the second group. Private lessons in voice and piano will also be of fered to interested enrollees. Oth er special events will be scheduled during the two-weeks’ session. Registration for last year includ ed more than 50 teachers and con ductors from 10 southern states. 2 Edwin Bennett of New York isn’t worrying about the tire and gasoline shortage. He may attract attention driving along in his 1912 Ford, but he gets 25 miles to the gallon of gasoline and his obsolete tires are not rationed. BEULAH MEIER DRESS SHOP WILMINGTON’S FASHION CENTER MlftOHISON BUILDING CLINTON BRIDE — Mrs. Wallace Davis, who before her marriage the last day of May was Miss Erma Lee Cur rie, formerly of Warsaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Currie. Mr. Davis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Davis of Clinton. The couple will reside in Clinton. Evelyn Grissom, James Potter, Jr., Engaged To Wed Mrs, Robert McClure Grisson announces the engagement of her daughter, Evelyn Foster, to James Samuel Potter, Jr., of Louisville, Ky., son of Mr. and Mrs. James S. Potter of Wilmington. The wedding will take place Sat urday, July 25. 4 * * * Dedication Of Memorial Forest Planned By Confederate Daughters (Continued from Page 11) charge of the dedication and un veiling ceremonies. Miss Mary Caroline Simmons, of High Point, and Robinson Everett, of Dur ham,, will unveil the marker. The temporary marker has been placed by the government anl a bronze tablet will take its place after the war. The U. D. C. have a 99 year cortract with the governr -• + a: d the planting of the trees are under JULY CLEARANCE SALE BEGINNING MONDAY, IN JUNE! Just in Hme for "Fourth of July" week; vacations; and all summer activities. -ON ALL REMAINING SUMMER WEAR THIS STOCK HUST BE MOVED TO MAKE ROOM FOR SEVERAL FALL LINES COMING IN ALL THE FINER SILKS SHEER DRESSES...... M Price THE SEASON S PRETTIEST SLACKS • • • ^2Price TWO GROUPS OF COOL. STUNNING DISTINCTIVE COTTON DRESSES $3^** and $3^** LOVELY HATS IN TWO GROUPS 50c and $1.00 LaMODE DelUXE SHOP EXPERT FURRIERS 300 N. Front Street Dial 9816 Miss Shaw Gives Morning Party Feting Visitor - LUMBERTON, June 27. — Miss Sue Blount Shaw entertained Fri day morning at an informal morn ing party for Mrs. Carol White Copeland of Spartanburg, S. C., guest of Miss Mary Cobb. ^ Assisting Miss Shaw in receiving was Miss Betty Blount Austin of Charlotte, guest of her grandmother, Mrs. D. P. Shaw. Guests were Mrs. Copeland, Misses Mary Cobb, Sara Hamilton, Lois Johnson, Martha Adams, Mes dames Harold Collins, Horace Barnes, N. O. Benson, Harold Goode, J. L. McLean, Hugh A. Mc Allister, B. G. French. Mrs. Hazel C. Powell was hostess at an afternoon bridge party for Miss Virginia Conrad Riggins of Lakeland, Fla., who has been the popular guest of Mrs. E. R. Hai'din. High score Px'ize was won by Miss Mary Elizabeth Caldwell and gifts were presented Miss Riggins and Mrs. Joe Melvin Dietzel, a recent bride. Salad and sweet courses were served those named and Misses Betty Goode Hai'din, Lois Johnson, Louise McLeod. Sara Henry, Mabel Stephens, Martha Britt, Ruth Biggs, Martha Bowman, Caroline McAr thur and Mrs. J. R. Poole, Jr. Miss Martha Britt honored two brides, Mrs. Earl C. Hall and Mrs. Joe Melvin Dietzel at the home of her parents. Dr. and Mrs. J. N. Britt, when she entertained at four tables of bridge. Iced punch was served during the game and bridal ices and cakes were served later in the evening. Prizes were won by Misses Mar garet and Nell Baker and gifts were presented the brides and Miss Vir ginia Conrad Riggins. Mr. and Mrs. William Best enter tained at a buffet supper at their home here for Mrs. Best's sister, Mrs. J. D. Lee of Baker, Fla., who is visiting relatives here. Pastel flowers centered the dining table and guests included the lion oree's son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Nance of Fay etteville: her daughter, Miss Ruth Nance and a number of other rela tives. Mesdames J. N. Britt and Jasper C. Hutto entertained at a bridge luncheon at the home of the former with thirty-two guests playing dur ing the morning and Mrs. Grady Pope joining the group for lunch. High score prize was won by Mrs. Edwin Pettett, traveling prize by Mrs. E. A. Allen, Sr., and low score by Mrs. A. J. Holmes, Sr., all prizes were war stamps. the supervision of H. B. Bosworth supervisor of the Pisgah, Nanta hala and Croatan forests of the state. Mrs. Everett will present the forest and Mr. Bosworth will ac cept its cflstody for the U. S. Forest Service. The U. D. C. c ommittee in charge of the Forest and its dedi cation is composed of Mrs. L. E. Fisher, Asheville, chairman; Mrs. Paul Borden, Goldsboro; Mrs. R. N. Barber, Waynesville: Mrs. J. A. Douglas, Monroe; Mr. H. E. Davis, Andrews. NEWEST SUMMER FASHIONS -AX MADEMOISELLE SHOPPE 22 North Front St. BRIDE—Mrs. Albert Fred erick Walter, III, who before her marriage the last of May was Miss .Mamiruth Collins of Hallsboro. D. A. R. Society Plans Daily Prayer Service WASHINGTON, June 27.— Throughout the entire nation Daughters of the American Revolu tion this week are inaugurating a program of daily prayer for the pro tection of those serving in the de fense of America and for the wel fare of the nation. A letter has been sent from the president general. Mi 3. William H. Pouch, to every state regent in the Society requesting that she ask that all members of her state devote at least five minutes at noon each day for prayer. or meditation. Mrs. Pouch also requests that the exact hour be noted—12 o'clock Eastern War Time and at the correspond ing hour in other zones—11 o’clock Central—10 o'clock Mountain and 9 o’clock Pacific War Time. It is her conviction that the united and con centrated prayers of over 160,000 wom<-n must surely be heard and answered. In her letter Mrs. Pouch said: “ ‘Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.’ "Believing so . firmly in this thought it is my earnesf prayer that every Daughter of the American Revolution, in order to attain cour age and strength, will join in united daily prayer with her fellow mem bers. Please from this day forward, even to the last of our days on earth, give at least five minutes at the noon hour to meditation and prayer. "Let us always give thanks for our many blessings, pray for divine guidance, and for the protection of those engaged in the service and de fense of their country that American ideals may be preserved.” * » • Girls, Hurry To Washington (Continued from Page 11) inside and serving your country, too.” The appeal was contained in a release to newspapers by the OWI Cleveland office. 2 UTTERLY NEW KIND OF SHOE FOR MILITARY {glib CIVILIAN SERVICE Comfortable shoes stand high on every man’s priority list. Here's the first shoe designed to fit the foot bottom ... to give natural self support. It's the new "CRADLE HEELTRED” discovered by a famous shoe specialist at Rochester, Minnesota. An fnner%ole socket, molded like a footprint in sand, holds natural cushioning in place throughout the vital weight-carrying heel-arch area. Free Demonstration at Your Convenience Ijflootmaferrj ffiuddShoty 1CRADLE^ FREEMAN SHOE CO. 24 North Tront Street Phone 7036 Helen V. Grier, Cpl. R. E. Biddle Wed In Gastonia The marriage of Miss Helen Ver non Grier and Cpl. Ronald Erring ton Biddle took place Thursday morning in a private ceremony in the First Presbyterian church of Gastonia. The couple approached the altar unattended and the service was performed by the bridegroom's father, the Rev. John T. Biddle, pastor of the Enka Baptist church. A program of wedding music pre sented by Mrs. Hugh A. Query in cluded “Leibestraum,” by Liszt; “Serenade,” by Schubert; and “The Rosary,” by Nevin. “To A Wild Rose.” by MacDowell, was played during the ceremony and the traditional wedding marches of Wagner and Mendelssohn were used for the processional and re cessional numbers. Miss Pearl Wilson sang, “Be cause” by d’Hardelot, just before the bridal couple approached the altar, which was decorated with an informal arrangement of white gladioli. The bride wore a street length frock of white crepe, and a small flower-trimmed hat of white straw, white accessories and a shoulder bouquet of pink rosebuds and blu<; forget-me-nots. The bride's mother was gowned in rose sheer crepe, with a black hat and black accessories, and a shoulder bouquet of white rosebuds The bridegroom's mother wore a gown of. flowered pink chiffon, with a white hat and accessories, and a corsage of white rosebuds. Robert and Harry Grier, broth ers of the bride, served as ushers For traveling, Mrs. Biddle wore a tailored suit in cornflower blue linen with white accessories. After a trip to the mountains, Mrs. Bid dle will be at home with her pa rents in Gastonia. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon G. Grier of Gas tonia. She is a graduate of the Woman’s college of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and for several years has been a mem ber of the faculty of the State School for the Blind, at Raleigh. The bridegroom is a son of the Rev. and Mrs. John T. Biddle of Enka. He is a graduate of Wake Forest college, and is instructor in the Clerical School at Fort Eus tis, Va. Prior to his induction into the Army, he was a member of the faculty of the State School for the Blind in Raleigh. ♦ * * Mrs. Elmer Scott, Recent Bride, Feted Miss Mattie Duke and Mrs. Wil liam Brown, Jr., entertained Mrs. Elmer Scott, formerly Gertrude Brown, at a miscellanebus shower Thursday evening. During the evening games were played and prizes awarded. Re freshments were served. Mrs. Scott received many lovely and useful gifts. Those attending were: Mrs. Scott, honoree, Mrs. Wil liam Brown, Jr., Miss Mattie Duke, Mrs. C. H. Storey. Mrs. E. Nor gleet, Mrs. Eric Norden, Miss Dorothy Marshburn, Mrs. William Brown, Sr., Mrs. Will Schutt, Miss Wilhelmina Schutt, Mrs. Wm. Shire, Mrs. P. J. Dowdy, Mrs James Harrell, Miss Margaret Brown, Miss Helen Duke, Mrs. Jen nings Otts. Mrs. D. V. Campbell, Mrs. Grady Shealy. Mrs. C. H Dooley, Miss Georgia Brown, Miss Frances Hearn, Miss Dorothy Hearn, Miss Frances Murray, Miss Lillian Bowen, Miss Pearl Sim mons, Miss Lois Williams, Mrs. Eunice Martinson, Miss Mabel Williamson, Miss Dot Reynolds, Mrs. R. L. Cowan. Mrs. D. C Morton, Mrs. R. J. Pyle and Miss Julia Harts. • * * Katherine Turner, H. G. Cornelius Are Married (Continued from Page 11) Turner, of Oxford, a cousin of the bride. The couple entered the church to gether. The bride wore a dress of powder blue crepe with dark blue accessories. At her shoulder she wore an orchid. Immediately following the cere mony Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius left on a wedding trip to an unan nounced destination. Upon their return they will be at home in Wilmington, 2105 Park road. Mrs. Cornelius is the daughter of Mrs. Richard S. Turner and the late Mr. Turner, of Henderson. She graduated from Woman’s col lege of the University of North Carolina and for the past several years has been a member of the faculty of the Fayetteville schools. Mr. Cornelius is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George O. Cor nelius, of Mooresville. He is con nected with the office of United States engineers in Wilmington. Saturday evening following the rehearsal Mrs. Richard S. Turner and Mrs. W. R. Turner entertain ed at an informal cake-cutting at the bride’s home for the wedding party, out-of-town guests, and a few friends. * • * Clara Belle Cain, Robert Holmes Wed In Church (Continued from Page 11) G. Steele of Fayetteville, Sgt Har old Thomas of Fort Brafg S« Leon Eggers of Fort Bragg and BladenboroMrS- ^ °f -V— A truck loaded with war ma tena1 may* now go from state to state with only one license tag ™00CnZdWeightS ranging from 18.000 pounds on a single axle te 40.000 pounds on three art? ° Personals Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Wright have moved from their home on North 15th street to their summer residence at Wrightsville Beach. * * * Miss Alyce Warters has returned to the city after visiting friends for the past week in Jacksonville, Fla. * * * Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Saleeby o 1 Statesville, and Miss Mary Saleeby of New York, are visiting at Wrightsville Beach. * * * Mrs. B. J. Hughes of Statesville, is the guest of Mrs. Bessie Frei muth at her home, 109 South Sev enth street. * * * Mrs. Charles Parker and young daughter, Elizabeth Orrell Parker, have arrived in the city to visit Mrs. Parker’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Orrell. * * * Miss Antoinette Maultsby of Washington, D. C., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E Maultsby, 102 North Fifth street. * * * Miss Martha Cooper left Friday for Columbia, S. C., where she will visit her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lane for several weeks * • • Lieut. Whit T. Benton left Fri day for Camp Wolton. Texas. I Mrs. F. M. Jolly has returned from a two weeks’ visit to relatives and friends in Jacksonville, Delray Beach and Miami, Fla. R. H Rembert of Asheville, has been with Mr. Jolly during her absence. Mr. Rembert will return to Ashe ville Monday. * * * Marcus L. Goldstein has returned to the city after a business trip to New York city. * • * Mr, and Mrs. R. Tillman Dore of Houston,, Texas., are visiting Mrs. Dore’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Schulken at their home in Oleander Court apartments. * * * Mrs. George B. Russ is ill at James Walker Memorial hospital, friends will regret to learn. * * * Mrs. John A. Blair and daugh ter. Amanda lone, of Los Angeles, Calif., are spending a few days in the city. Mrs. Blair is the former Amanda Springs of Charleston and Wilmington. 4 * * * Births Mr. and Mrs. James L. Gorman announce the birth of a son, James L. Gorman, Jr., June 17, at Bul luck hospital. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. King announce the birth of a son, Wil liam Allen, June 15, at Bulluck hos pital. Mrs. King is the former Miss Mary Ramay of Abbeville, S. C. • * * Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Frederick Johnson, Jr., announce the birlu of a son, Ralph Frederick, III, June 22, at Bulluck hospital. Mrs Johnson was the former Miss Elsie Gornto. • * * Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith an nounce the birth of a daughter Betty Jo, June 10, at Marion Sprunt annex. * * * Cpl. and Mrs. Julian Wilson ol Columbia, S. C., announce the birth of a son, Julian Arthur, Jr., June 12. Cpl. and Mrs. Wilson formerly resided in Wilmington. * * * Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Wilson an nounce the birth of a son, Arthur Melvin, June 5. Mrs. Wilson was the former Miss Elizabeth Kirby of Washington, D. C. 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Where the above requirements are observed by customers there will be no curtail ment in the use of your present charge cdhvenience DELIVERY SERVICE There will be 6nly 2 delivery dates ONE MORNING DELIVERY—ONE AFTERNOON DELIVERY NO TIME ORDERS—NO SPECIAL DELIVERY _Your cooperation to save rubber is necessary Lucy B. Moore—Dorothy Owen—Will Rehder ___F. T. D. FLORISTS
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