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"Naughty Marietta" Will Be Staged This Week By High School Glee Club Miss Sarah Robinson and th Gfee club of New Hanover Hig! school will give Victor Herbert’ ■Naughty Marietta” in the Hig] School auditorium April 12 and 13 This is Miss Robinson’s first yea: as director of the Glee club an( she has a well trained cat ant chorus to present in this sparkling operetta. Several years ago this operetta was made into a movit v-hich stared Jeanette MacDonalc a'nd Nelson Eddy on their quid rise to stardom. The tuneful “Ital ian Street Song”, the haunting “Ah Sweet Mystery of Life” and the always popular, “I’m Falling ir Love” with Someone,” make this operetta a perennial favorite with music lovers everywhere. The characters are as follows: Marietta—Saran Anne Eaton; Cap tain Dick Warrington—Calvin Bul lard Etienna — Bobby Brindell: Lieutenant - Governo — Donald Brown; Sir Harry Blake—Bobby McKenzie: Silas Slick—Bobby Mel lon Rudolfo—Frank Bradley; Flo rt.nze—Bill Nigh; Lizette — Betty Gallagher: Nanette—Mavis Sykes; Felice-Mary Anne Hamilton; Fan chon—Mickie Hartis; Adah—Vir ginia Franks; 1st Sailor (Pirate) — Fred Hatch; 2nd Sailor (Pirate) — John King; Italian Fruit Vender— Curtis Craig: Italian—Winfield Wil son; Italian—Lloyd Parker; Night Watchman—Jimmy Simon; Flower G;ris — Maude Noe, Margaret Holmes. Melrose Straughan, Nel son Kenick, Eleanor Friddle, Mi riam Gentry, Grade Gurganious, Mazie Bowen, Juanite Gore; Spanish Girls — Marianne Mann, Mildred Thomas, Flora Mclber, Ann Rhodes, Rachel Cameron, Cynthia Johnson, Maxine Pridgen, Lucille Gray; French Girls—Shir ley Brown, La Verne Gurgainous, Patsy Smith, Pat Witherspoon, Martha Padgett, Virginia Collum, June Ward; Quadroons — Edith Crowley, Martha Holton, Barbara Canadv, Rachel Blackham, Toni Patelos, Julian Mooneynam, Mar jorie Reissnor. Geraldyn Cokitt; Casket Girls and Covent Maids— Grace Sykes, Emma Wells, Betty Yopp. Connie Herbert, Ann Kenan, Martha Jo dan, Jean Sparkman, Louise Bonham, Louise Barnes; Ballet Gills—Cynthia Johnson, Ra chel Cameron, Shirley Brown, Flo ra Mclver, June Ward; Street Sweepers — Poll Barefoot, Bob Davis, Allen Lanier, Buddy Rhodes Captain Dick’s Men—George Jones, H. C. Badley, Hugh Kelly, Sanford Schmerling, J. C. Norton, Donald Mathews. Franklin Graham, Cecil —John Hearn, Bill Benson, L. P. Stanly. Poli Barefoot, Bob Davis, Allen Lanier, Buddy Rhodes; Ac companist— Mauney; Dramatics Miss Ann Farmer; Student Assis tant—Frances Thompson; Dances— Cynthia Johnson; Staging and Lighting—George West and lbe t O'Briant; Costumes — The Eaves Costume Co. Inc., New York, N. U; Make-up—Mrs. 'Vera Webster and the dramatic class; Scenery—Miss Emma Lossen, and the art class; Business Manager — Miss Mary Warren; Student Assistant—Betty Yopp; Publicity Manager—M s. C. B. Newcomb; Student Assistant— Blanche Reynolds; State Manager —Virginia Franks. Student Committees: Properities —Betty Yopp, Martha Holton, Pit sy Smith; Staging and Lighting Bill Lassiter. Bobby McKenzie; State — Virginia Franks, Fred Hatch, Cyntljia Johnson, Shirley Brower. Mel ose Straughan, Mari anne Mann, Marjorie Reissner; Publicity—Rachel Cameron, Edith Crowley, Ann Keenan, Gracie Gur ganious; Tickets and Programs— Betty Yopp, Martha Holton; Prompter—Elis-e Co bett. The Scenes: Act 1. Public Square s in New Orleans. Act 11. Scene 1 i A Marionette Theatre. Scene > 11. Ball Room of the Jeumesse club i • * * • 'Inter Americanism' Program Presented By Business Women's Club Mrs. Louise B. Polvgot, presi dent of the Business and Profes sional Women’s club, presided at the monthly meeting held Friday night at 6 o’clock In the Friendly dining hall At the beginning of the evening, VCI'na Sheppard, secretary, read the minute* of the executive meet . ing, and sveral matters of busi ness were discussed and voted up on. Ruth Humphrey again accept ed the responsibility of ordering and selling candy for Mother’s Day. The\ taKlPS wpro orated w.th the flags of our Latin American Allies, which coincided with the subject of the program, “Inter Americanism”. Cordelia B. Foster was in charge of the pro gram, which began by singing “The Star Biangled Banner”. Miss Foster briefly outlined the relations •existing between our country and our neighboring Latin Americans, and emphasized the importance of maintaining friendly relations. The sound film, “Gracias Amigos”, il lustrating the dependency of our nation upon "our neighbors” for such raw materials as rubber, quinine, nitrate, copper, quartz crystal, chicle, diamonds, and numerous other raw materials, and of the essentiality of these products to our own war effort. This film was shown for the first time in this city, and deep appre ciation for the use of this film was extended to Mrs. Martha Bennett and to the New Hanover County Board of Education. Vir ginia Ward made many favorable comments on the Pan American building in the nation’s capital. The program was concluded with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne”. Mrs. Louise Miller was in charge of the music, and Mrs. Mildred Miller, a guest, accompanied at the piano. At ending members were: Mes dames Lelia Corbin, Ruby Sikes, Ann Orrell, Louise Miller, Louise Polvogt, Ida B. Kellam; Misses Mary Henry Lennon, Verna Shep pard, Cordelia Foster, Virginia Ward, Jennie Stout, Ora Lee Der rick, Beadie Britt, Ruth Himphrey, Katharine Orrell, Evelyn Smith. The club expressed delight in having Miss Jennie Stout back. For the past three months, Miss Stout has been taking a special course in Public Health at the Uni versity of North Carolina. Miss Stout operated the film projector, of the program at the next meet ing in May, her program relating to health. A cordial welcome was extended and volunteered to be in charge to Miss Dorthea McDowell, a vis iting member from the Raleigh Business and Professional Wom en’s club, and to Mesdames Jua nita Rankin, Helen Cleveland, Mary McCall, and Mildred Miller; also guests of the evening. -V bolds boro News-Argus To Be Honored Monday GOLDSBORO, April 7—(JP)—The Goldsboro Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting Mon day night in the form of a testi monial dinner honoring the Golds boro News-Argus on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. The banquet will be held at Hotel Goldsboro, beginning at 7 p.m., and will be attended by a number of the state’s leading citizens, includ ing Governor Cherry and former Governor J. M. Broughton, and newspapermen from throughout the state. Paul Miller, assistant general manager of the Associated Press and chief of its Washington bureau, will be the principal speaker. He will discuss the growing movement for free access to world news. Josh L. Horne, Rocky Mount publisher and a director of the Associated Press, will present Mr. Miller. CLUB CLOCK nrn «>r — * _ r. -i .i _ i - AUC II UlUUii 0 WUViW IJ Vi Christian Service of Trinity Methodist church will meet at the church Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. The Wilmington Assembly, No. 12, Order of Rainbow for Girls, will hold the regular meeting at 8 o’clock Wednes day. The Lake Forest P.-T.A. will oDsSrve Father’s Night on Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. A meeting of the Service Mothers club will be held Monday evening at 8 o’clock at the American Le g i o n Home, Third and Dock streets. All mothers with sons and daughters in the service are invited to join the club. The Wrlghtsboro P.-T.A. will meet Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock at the school. The monthly meeting of the Catholic Daughters of Ameri ca will be held at St. Mary’s School Monday evening at 8 o’clock A meeting of the Mothers and Teachers association of St. Mary’s School will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock in the parish hall. The regular meeting of the V. F. W. auxiliary will be held Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock in the Tide Water Hall. The election of officers will take place at this time. Circle One of the Sunset Park Methodist church will meet Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the church, after Seminole Council No. 34, De gree of Pocahontas, will meet Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock at the Junior Order Hall. This will be the 26th anniversary of the council. The Woman’s Missionary So ciety of Temple Baptist church will meet Monday evening at 8 o’clock at the church with circle four in charge. Miss McMurphy, returned mission ary from Korea, will be the speaker. Miss Ida Laura Childs will give a vocal pro gram. The Sunbeams will meet at the church on Monday at 3:30 o’clock. A meeting of the Lake For est Home Demonstration club will be held Thursday mornin ing at 10:30 o’clock with Mrs. Earl Bray, Court S, No. 18, Mrs. C. A. Bray will be joint hostess. K-— ■■ ' XI 1C nuiiimi a society of the First Baptist which a study course, "The In dian in Ameerican Life”, the first of three sessions, will be held with Miss Mary Nichols in charge. The other two courses will be on April 11 and April 16, at 8 p.m. at the church. Private Duty section, Dis trict No. 9, North Carolina State Nurses’ association, will meet Wednesday afternoon at 3:15 o’clock at the Nurses’ home. District No. 9, North Caro lina Staf» Nurses’ association will meet at 4 o’clock Wednes day in the nurses’ home with Miss Ruth Council, state nurse consultant, as speaker. Miss Council will show slides in connection with her talk. The Junior Wesleyan Guild of Grace Methodist church will meet at the church Tues day evening at 8 o’clock in the young peoples’ room. The New Hanover one of the WSCS will meet Thursday at Tiinity Methodist church beginning at 10 a.m. Each per son is expected to bring a lunch. ine j liesion jt.-jl./i. wiu meet Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. A musical program under the direction of Miss Nan Turner, will be presented by the primary glee club. The meeting of th-e Chestnut Heights School P.-T.A. sched uled fo Tuesday evening has been postponed until Tuesday, April 17. The meeting of the Forest Hills P.-T.A. wiU be held Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the school. During the business session the elec tion of officers will be held. Dr. Mortimer Herzberg will be guest speaker. -V RE-ELECTED CHAPEL HILL, April 7.—UP)->. Mrs. R. A. Herring of high Point was re-elected president for the next two years of the state division of the American Association of University Women at a one-day session at the Carolina Inn here today of the executive board of the North Carolina division. Thursday Music Club Will Meei The Thursday Morning Music club will hold the April meeting this week in St. James’ Great Hall at 10:30 o’clock. Leaders of the morning will be Mrs. Conrad Wes sell and Mrs. Lila W. Head. A meeting of the executive board will be held at 10 o’clock and all board members are requested to be present as matters of impor tance will be transacted at this time. The program for the morning follows: Piano solo, “Romance” by Sibelius, Mrs. Lila W. Head; violin ensemble, selected, W Mrs. T D. Edwards, Mrs. Lewis Or mond, Mrs. Samuei Warshauer, Mrs. J, K. Paul, Mrs. J. Swartz with Mrs. B. H. Thomason as ac companist; soprano solo, Sunshine Song, Grieg, Long Ago, Sweet heart Mine, McDonald, Mrs. Mar on V. Runkles; piano solo, Bal ade II, Op. 38, Chopin, Emma Jade Hutaff. Mrs. W. E. Edwards will be in charge of the educational program. William G. Robertson is accom panist. -V Vocational Education Courses Planned Here Registration for vocational edu cation courses at Williston Indus trial school will be held April 10 from 4-6 p.m. on the main floor of the school building. Sewing machine attachments, garment construction, home prob lems and feeding the family will be taught. The home economics teachers are eager to help those already en gaged in commercial sewing or domestic service, it was said. r Mrs. Robinson Of Hospital Council, Selected As Field Representative VTMCT’AM a_n . . . --- 1 a*.*,*** i. — Xippuilll ment of IVIrs. John D. Robinson, of Wallace, former chairman of the Tar Heel Camp and Hospital council of the American Red Cross, as council field representa tive, was announced Thursday at a regular meeting of the council held in the Community building at Kin ston. Mrs. James Thomas Little, of Greeville. council chairman, pre sided over the luncheon meeting at which Kinstonians were hosts. Richard N. Hart, Red Cross field director at Fort Bragg, acted in his temporary capacity as council secretary, and reported that Ha - old Aranoff would soon assume this position as Red Cross field director at Camp Davis. Among the reports was an out standing one made by Mrs. K. C. Pace, of Greenville, that Pitt county home demonstration club members had sent 10,925 cookies and many flowers to Camp Le jeune for naval hospital patients on Easter. Plans were made for other committees and home dem onstration clubs to send cookies and flowers to Lejeune patients on Mother’s Day, and Mrs. Little was authorized to appoint for this per manent purpose a representative of home demonstration clubs to serve as a member of the coun cil’s executive board. Officers for the next year will be elected at a meeting to be held the last part of May in Jackson ville. Mrs. Little named a nomi nating committee composed of Mrs. J. H. B. Moore, of Green ville, Miss Gertrude Carraway, of New Bern, and Mrs. British Long, of Kinston. Invocation at the chicken salad luncheon was by Chaplain J. R. Thomas of the Kinston air field. Mrs. Wesley Espey, executive sec retary of the Kinston Red Cross chapter, introduced the Kinstoni ans present, and c. Kersey Smith, Kinston chapter and war fund chairman, spoke briefly. Another speaker was VV. ‘ M. Boice, of Whiteville, former council chair man. Camp Lejeune hsopital repre sentatives asked for gifts of walk ing canes, fisning poles, plane models, ship models, potted plants and shrubs for patients. Mrs. C. F. Harvey, of Kinton, donated her large collection of canes, and promised enough bamboo shoots from her gardens to serve as fish ing poles. In response to a request from Cherry Point for five radios, four used radios were offered. Plans were made to assist with various Red Cross service for Camp Da vis, which was said to be getting ready for its new work as a re habilitation and redistribution cen ter for Army Air Forces convales cents. After the luncheon and business session, those attending were tak en on a moto tour of the Kinston airfield, which is an auxiliary fa cility of the Marine air station at Cherry Point. * * * St. Mary’s School To Present Program St. Mary’s school will present a glee club and piano recital on Friday evening at 8 o’clock in the i i; - x- i i id.O l'c.jx, I our..i and i»nn d.ectSi All parents and friends are invited to attend. No admission will b« charged. dxpedinqalfafy? Mother’s Friend massaging prepa* ration helps bring ease and comfort to expectant mothers. MOTHER’S FRIEND, an exquisitely prepared emollient, 13 useful In all conditions where a bland, mild anodyne massage medium In skin lubrication is desired. 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