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Benefit Card party Slated Here Thursday S The local East Carolina Teach Lllere alumnae will sponsor bridge tournament this Thursday a br™ ,, g o’clock in the Wood ^'fwUson hut, Fourth and Prin cess streets. . rord-al invitation is extended A 11 service men and women, i0 af-rrilies and men and women ‘f h/citv Tickets may be obtaim ° from the following: Mrs Aleen e,ri . p- -ett, (1866: Mrs. Margar H.Unwinsre-d, 7173; Mrs. Louise Panck Polvogt, 7406; or Mrs. Kara ^Fennell 6980. The following have been appoint . ‘ , the committees in charge of the‘enter, moment: Mrs Inez Him refreshments; Mrs. Jean £fomas Doorley, prizes; Miss I"a,ces Sutherland, Miss Emily «L.es and Miss Elizabeth Wilson, decoration: and appointments. Players ere asked to bring their eards. , , . Miss Martha Downer Of Maffitt Village Selected As Queen Tb”1 recreation leadei s of the Vance community building at Maf Vitt village held their weekly Square ounce on Friday evening and sponsored a group of teen ,,e girls for selection of a girl to represent Vance Community at Woodrow Wilson Hut on Friday April 27 at which time one girl will be chosen from seven contestants to represent Wilmington at t h e May Day Festival on May 17. The nine contestants participat ing at thr Vance Community build ing were: Misses Beverly Fisher Martha Downer, Gilda Cline, Jo Ann Bignon, Dorothy Simpson, Mary Catherine Stamper. Bille Ki ser. Gladys Moore, and Dolores Shew. While the judges were mak ing their decisions little Miss Bet ty Davis student of the Belcher Studio of DanCe delighted the audi ence with a tap specialty accom panied a: the piano by Mrs. Sara Keels, recreational leader for Vance communi'y. Miss Martha Downer daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dowr.or of 304B Williamson Drive, Maffitt Vi’lage was -selected. Sec ond and third honors went to Miss es Bille Kiser, and Dolores Shew. J. E. Bavwick then placed a gar land of white carnations on the queen's head. Afterwards square and round dancing was enjoyed by all. * * * YWA Church Council Will Be Organized At Temple Baptist church Mon day night at 7:30 o’clock, all young Women’s auxiliaries in the Wilmington Association will be guests of the Temple Y. W. A. girls, at which time a YWA Council will be organized. Temple YWA girls will present a Community Missions Demonstra tion: and Miss Kathryn Abee, State Young People’s Leader, will bring the Missionary Message of the evening. After the program and business, a short social hour will be held in the annex. All Y. \Y. A.'s in the city and association are urged to have a good representation. * * * BIRTH ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Martin Koen, route 3, announce the birth of a daugh ter, Shirley Annette, February 28, at Marion Sprunt annex. MRS. ORIN LANG HOGO’N. JR., who before her marriage last evening at 8 o’clock at St. Paul's Lutheran church in Washington, D. C.. was Marlin Maxine Pence, lieutenant (j.g.) TJSCGR, of Arling ton. Va., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Aaron Pence of Arlington. Lieut. Hogon. USNR, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Orin Lang Hogon of Wilmington, and is stationed at the Norfolk Navy Yard. 'Kelly-Whitman Vows Announced The marriage of Miss Muriel Whitman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Whitman, and Milton Kelly, son of Mrs. A. B. Kelly, was solemnized at the First Bap tist church on Thursday afternoon, April 12, at 2 o’clock, with the Rev. Sankey Lee Blanton, pastor of the cnurch, officiating. Miss Whitman was given in marriage by her father and wore a light blue suit with pink acces sories and a corsage of pink roses. Miss Betty Whitman, sister of the bride, was maid-of-honor and wore a dress of pale pink with white accessories and a corsage of yellow roses. The bridegroom had as his best man his brother, Dan Kelly. Ush ers were Robert Wells and Leas ton Bane. Prior to the ceremony Miss Ida Laura Child accompanied by Hen ri Emurian, church organist, sang “Always ’ and “I Love You.” The church was decorated for the occasion with palms, ferns, white peonies and gladioli and burning candles. The mother of the bride wore a dress of navy blue with matching accessories and a corsage of white carnations, while Mr. Kelly’s mother wore black crepe with black accessories and a corsage of pink carnations. The bride is a graduate of New Hanover High school and the Car olina Beauty college. The bridegroom is a graduate of Penderlea High school and for the past three years has been em ployed at the North Carolina Ship building company. Immediately after the wedding the couple left for a wedding trip to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly will be at home at 11 North Seventh street. Miss Thornton And Mr. Broadfoot Wed At St. James Episcopal Church St. James Episcopal church here was the scene yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock of the wedding of Miss Frances Thornton, and Shepard Bryan Broadfoot. The Rev. Mortimer Glover, rec tor of the church, was the offici ating minister The altar vases were filled with white peonies and candles burned in branched can delsticks. While the guests were assembling and during the service William G. Robertson, organist, rendered a program of wedding music. Miss Thornton was attended by her younger sister, Miss Lucretia Thornton, as maid-of-honor, Mrs. William H. Thornton, sister-in-law of the bride, was matron-of-honor and her bridesmaids were: Miss Anne Burr, Miss Juliette Robert son and Miss Midge Strange. Mr. Broadfoot had as his best man his father, William G. Broad foot, and his groomsmen were: Lieut. Winston Broadfoot, his brother; Dr. James H. Smith, Ma con (Dinks) Preston and Robert Tapp. Ushers were Dr. James F. Robertson and Arthur C. Diehl. The lovely bride, who entered the church with her father who gave her in marriage, wore a gown of heavy ivory duchess satin fashioned with a sheered bodice and long sweeping shirt forming a court train. The neckline was heart-shaped and the sleeves long and fitted. Her veil of bridal illu sion was attached to a cap of rose point lace trimmed with a tiny band of orange blossoms. She carried a showered bouquet of stephanotis centered with white orchids and edged with lace. The matron-of-honor wore a pale yellow marquisette gown fashioned with short sleeves, heart-shaped neckline outlined with small ruf fles which extended into a deep V in the back. The skirt was full and had a slight ruffle trim. She wore a dainty hat of the same material with ribbon trim in the back and carried a bouquet of mixed pastel flowers with match ing ribbon. The maid-of-honor wore an identical gown only in a soft petal pink and matching hat, the bridesmaids wore similar gowns only in a soft blue wuth which they carried mixed spring flowers with matching ribbons. Mrs. Thornton, mother of the bride, was gowned in aqua crepe w-ith matching hat and a pale orchid shoulder corsage, while Mrs. W. W. Holladay, grand mother of the bride, wore a navy blue sheer with matching hat and deep purple orchid. Mrs. Briad foot, mother "of the bridegroom, wore a black dress with tiny black hat trimmed with small pink roses ■and wore a corsage made up of pink carnation petals. Her gloves were of matching pink. Immediately following the cere mony a reception was given by the bride’s parents at their home in Forest Hills. The home was beautifully decorated throughout w-ith spring flowers and in the dining room the bride’s table, cov ered with a Venetian lace cloth, was centered with a silver con tainer filled with white peonies flanked by tall burning tapers in silver candelabra. At one end of the table was the three-tiered bride’s cake. Punch was served throughout the afternoon in the sun room and out on the lawn. Later in the afternoon the couple left for a wedding trip to Black Mountain. The bride wore a light blue frock with yellow topcoat and an orchid corsage taken from bar bridal bouquet The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Goodlett Thornton of Wilmington, and received her edu cation at the New Hanover High school and St. Ma/y’s junior col lege in Raleigh. Mr. Broadfoot, son of Mr. and Mrs. William ‘G. Broadfoot, re ceived his education at New Han over High school and Cheshire Academy in Connecticut. Among those who have enter tained in honor of the bride since the announcement of her engage ment were: Miss Midge Strange, Miss Alice Sprunt, Mrs. L. Paul Campbell, Miss Mae Clark, Miss Anne Burr, Mrs. Theodore Ben nett, Dr. and Mrs. James H. Smith, Miss Betty Swain, Mrs. J. Frank Hackler, Mrs. John N. Alexius and Mrs. E. L. White, Dinks Preston, Misses Betty Blue and Mary Davis, Mrs. W. H. Thornton, Mr. and Mrs. William G. Broadfoot and Mrs. W. W. Holladay. Among the out-of-town guests were: Mrs. Paul MacDonald of Georgetown, S. C.; Mrs. J. G. Thornton, Jr., of Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. George F. Bason, Jr., and Mrs. Athel Burnham of Chapel Hill; Mrs. Mary Norcott Pember ton of Durham; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Claypoole of New Bern; and Lieut, and Mrs. Winstbn Broad foot, of Norfolk, Va. * * * MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Martin Koen of RFD 3, announce the marriage of their daughter, Virginia Gertrude, to Pvt. Clair K. Canfield, son of Mrs. Harry Canfield of Mortour Falls, N. Y., on January 21, at Lexington, S. C. The bride is now making her home in Corning, N. Y., while Pvt. Canfield is serving overseas. m l Leland Pre-Schooi Clinic Scheduled The pre-school ciinic of the Le land school will be held Tuesday beginning at 9 o'clock. All parents are urged to bring their children to this clinic. County nurses will be in charge. * • • BIRTH ANNOUNCED Lieut, and Mrs. E. K. Warren announce the birth of a son, Ed win Kenneth, Jr., April 9, at Ma rion Sprunt annex. Mrs. Warren is the former Eunice Connor of this city. 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