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Sorosis Holds Supper Meelinc The North Carolina Junior So rosis held its monthly business meeting Friday night at 7 o’clocl at the clubhouse, in the form o a supper meeting. The table was attractively decorated with bum ing candles and a floral center piece of violets. Lt. Helen Madden of the Wil mington Recruiting station made an interesting talk on the increas ing need for Army nurses in the hospitals to care for the country’s returning men. Lt. Madden said that the wounded soldiers are coming home faster than they could be taken care of. U. S. Army official photographs were passed among the club members showing litter patients, ambula tory pationts, many of whom were vithout arms and legs, and many pictures depicting ways the Army nurses were aiding wounded sol diers and trainiing them to go back into civilian life with their self-respect. Lt. Madden said that in many cases men awaiting reassign ment have had to do the job of a nurse which has caused much resentment among the boys to ward the women of America. The men were disguested with the job and were anxious for assignment elsewhere. Pampnlets were passed to mem bers of the club and Lt. Madden asked that the women do all pos sible to make the goal of 8.000 additional Army nurses possible by March 20. Business of the hour was trans acted with Mrs. Lewis Bright, president, presiding. Various re ports were made and projects were discussed, Mrs. Carl Powers gave a talk on the Hobby Show which is to be held March 21. Mrs. Powers de scribed several interesting entries and urged all members to invite anyone who ha^ an interesting hobby to enter it into the Hobby Show. Mrs. James Neilson, Miiss Mary Ann Cheatham, Mrs. Ed. McGv.w and Mrs. Howard Kilburn were voted to membership in the club. * * * Miss Riley Weds Sergeant Mayberry Roberta Alene Riley, of Fair field, 111., became the bride of Sergeant James R Mayberry, U. S. M. C., on Friday evening at 8 o’clock, at the home of the Rev. E. W. Pate on Kenwood avenue. The Rev. Mr. Pate officiated at the double ring ceremony, in the presence of a few friends of the couple. I MRS. ANDREW KIRBY McPHERSON, left, who before her marriage of February 24, was Miss Lillie Maye Lewis, daughter of Mrs. No-a Lewis and the late French L. Lewis of Wilmington. Mr. McPherson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. McPherson also of Wilmington. MRS. JAMES K. ABRAMS, right, who prior to her marriage on March 4, was Miss Mildred Blond ell Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith of this city. Mr. Abrams is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Abrams of St. Louis. Mo., and is serving in the U. S. Marine Corps. i ' I Young People's Choir To Sing At the 8 o'clock service of St. John’s Episcopal church tonight, the Young People’s choir will sing “Like as the Hart Desireth the Watebrooks’’. by Harker. Eugene Mauney, organist, will play “Air for the G String”, by Bach, at the beginning of the serv ice, and the postlude will be varia tions on the hymn, “Duke Street”, by Hatton. The senior choir will sing this morning at the 11 o’clock service. The anthem for this service is “How Long Wilt Thou Forget Me?”, by Sparks. For the prelude at 11 o’clock. Mr. Mauney will play “Largo”, by Handel. The postlude will be “Postlude in D”, by Kern. The public is invited to both services. • • • DAUGHTER BORN Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Harris, of 99 Lee Drive. Lake Forest, an oounce the birth of a daughter Joyce Annette, on February 28 at Marion Sprunt Annex. PERSONALS Major Earl D. Robinson, of Wil mington, who has been serving ov erseas for 26 months, has been transferred to Camp Davis. He and his family are now. making their home at 3 Oxford street, Wrightsville Beach. * * * Mrs. G. Jay Shepherd has gone to Oakland, Calif., to jdin her hus band. Before her marriage to En sign Shepherd, she was Miss Cath erine Richter of this city. * * » George Allen Moore, small son of Mrs. Elmer Moore, is ill at the home of his grandparents. * * * Pvt. Mary Bellamy Barroll, WAC, and Pvt. Lewis Barroll, WAC, of the San Angelo Air Field- Texas, are guests of their aunt, Mrs. J. Walter Williamson. * * * Miss Elizabeth Comer, of Car thage, left yesterday for her home, after spending several days here as guest of Miss Ruth Herman. • * • Miss Alice Farmer has returned to the Woman's College of the Uni versity of North Carolina, after spending several days here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Graham D. Farmer. • • • Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Spivy and family, of Charlotte, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Leon M. Hall at their home in Pine Grove. * * * Hampton Frady. son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Frady, is recovering from an operation at James Walker Memorial hospital. * • • Ensign Jack F. Canady, U. S. Naval Air Corps, who has been stationed in New York, has arrived to spend a two weeks leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Canady at their home on the Mar ket Stree|,road. • • * Seagate Baptists Set Meetings On Wednesday « ————— The circles of the Seagate Bap tist church will meet Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. as follows: 1. Mrs. L. D. Gaddy, chairman, with Mrs. Z. A. Sneeden. 2. Mrs. W. A. Brock, chairman, with Mrs. John B. Hinnant. 3. Mrs. Percy Tart, chairman, with Mrs. W. T. Weathersbee. 4. Mrs. George V. Larson, Sr., chairman, with Mrs. Herbert Mil likin, Sr. The Home Mission week of pray er will be observed during the week as follows: Monday at 3:30 p.m. the Sunbeams. Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. the Roy al Ambassadors. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. the Girls Auxiliary. Friday at 10 a.m. the WMU. All members and visitors are invited to attend these meetings. • • • BIRTH ANNOUNCED Lieut, and Mrs. ’ Ricl#rd H. Futchs announce the birth of a daughter, Patricia Ann, on Marah 3, at Marion Sprunt Annex. MRS. JOSEPH THUHMON GORE, whose marriage was solem nized in a quiet ceremony Wednes day evening, February 28, by the Rev. C. N. Phillips at the home of Mrs. S. E. Eagle sMrs. Gore is the former Florence Mae Blanchard of his city. , St. Patrick’s Day Theme Of Dikean Dance GREENSBORO, March 10.— Irish melodies, top hats, and sham rocks set the Saint Patrick’s theme tonight in Rosenthal gymnasium at The Woman’s college when mem bers of the Dikean society gave their annual formal dance. Green and white streamers, a white picket fence, and typical Irish symbols decorated the buy nasium. Paige Flynn and his Greensboro Serenaders provided music for the dance. Emerging through a large paper top hat for the figure were Miss May Frances Sutton, Fayetteville, dance chairman, and Sgt. Bruce Hutchinson, Oxford, and Miss Bar bara Sutlive, society president, an Capt. Frank Mclntire, both of Sa vannah, Ga. Other society officers and their escorts in the figure were Miss Peggy Holt, Charlotte, with Sgt. Gene Thompson, jU.S.M.C., Mont gomery, Ala.; Miss Katherine Kel ley, Washington, D. C., with Lt. William Ricker, Miami, Fla.; Miss Jinx Faulk, , Fairmont, with Lt. Jack Baker, Toledo, Ohio; Miss Anri Cloyd, Raleigh, with Sgt. Les lie Thorndury, Ashland, Ky.; Miss Evelyn Butler with Lt. Dick Phil lips, both of Laurinburg; Mrs. Har riet Guion May with Lt. C. D. May, both of New Bern; Miss Min erva Falkner with John H. Falk ner, both of Henderson; Miss Car olyn Jones, High Point, with Lt. Darrlyn Ryan, Eoston, Mass.; and Miss Julia Taylor, Greensboro, with Lt. William Homes, tndianap nlis Tnri Following them were dance com mittee chairmen and their dates, including Miss Doris E. Smith! Raleigh, with Pvt. Ward Parsons! Birmingham, Ala.; Miss Mary Frances Grier, Charlotte, with Vernon Duncan, Siler City; Miss Catherine Bacon with Lt. Jack N. Carter, both of Winston-Salem; Miss Ruth Webb, College Park, Ga.; with Tim Warner, Greens boro; Miss Bettie Blakely, Char lotte, with A-S Frank Nordstrom Chicago, 111.; Miss Betty Jane Sarratt, Camden, S. C., with Gil bert Gray, High Point; Miss Eliza beth Wester, Franklinton, with Ru fus Allen, Raleigh, Miss Eleanor Molen, Greensboro, with Cpl. Clif ford Blanchard, Augusta, Ga.; Miss Winnie Yount with Pfc. Rip Yount, both of Statesville; Miss Elizabeth Whittenton with Wallace Warren, both of Dunn; Miss Bdair Myrick Littleton, with Lt. Fred Gale, Pasadena, Cal.; and Mis* Caroline Graves, Charlotte, with Lt. Kelly Bennett, New York city. Sponsor for the dance was Mrs. Florence B. Inghram, counselor in South Spencer hall, and chaperones were Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Shaftes bury, Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Lindsey, Miss Edna Arundel, and Miss Hel en Burns. Special guests for the occasion included Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Jackson, Miss Harriet El liott, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Phillips, ind Mr. and Mrs. John C. Lock lart. Gienla Fulcher Jack Page West Will Wed Here The marriage of Miss Gienla Fulcher, daughter of Clem Manly Fulcher and the late Mrs. Emma Robinson Fulcher of Atlantic, to jack Page West, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harper West of this city, wiU take place on Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock. The wedding will be solemnized at Southside Baptist church, with the Rev. J. O. Walton officiating. No invitations have been issued but friends of the couple are invited to attend. Miss Fulcher is a graduate of Atlantic high school and James walker Memorial School of Nur sing, and is at present a resident nurse of that institution. Mr. West is a graduate of New Hanover High school and is em ployed by the North Carolina Ship building company. • * * BIRTH ANNOUNCED S-Sgt. and Mrs. E. V. Noritis announce the birth of a son, Kenneth Gene, on March 2 at Mar ion Sprunt Annex. Mrs. Noritis is the former Miss Ruby Sykes of Sunset Park. Home Demonstration Agent’s Schedule Miss Ann Mason, home demon-1 stration agent, has announced her week’s schedule as follows: Monday, Myrtle Grove, Pur viance Creek, Oak Hill. Tuesday, Lumberton, Agent’s Training meeting; Winter Park Senior 4-H club .meeting. Wednesday, Winter Park 4-H club, Wrightsboro 4-H club, Kure’s Beach Home Demonstration club at 2:30 o’clock. Thursday, Myrtle Grove Home Demonstration club at 10 a. m.; East Wilmington Home Demon stration club' at 2:30 p. m. Friday, Murraysville Home Demonstration club at 10 a. m.; office, p. m. Saturday, office. * * * BIRTHDAY PARTY Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Blackburn of 619 South Second street, enter tained at a birthday party honor ing their daughter, Betty Lorine on her third birthday. The birthday table was center ed with a cake topped with three yellow candles. 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