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THE SUNHI^teR-NEWS __ ^TfrOE g>®is)T eiiyy ©F ^^©©Bggs /&i?jiip) iPiusAgyKEyg __ -g. 18—NO. 10._______WILMINGTON, N. C., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1946 SECTION-B Mrs, Soverel Hostess For Bride-Elect jlj;s Kathryn Snow Honored At Lovely Luncheon At St. John’s Tavern AIrs, Ralph Soverel entertained yesterday with a beautifully 'ap 'ojnted luncheon at St. John’s Tjvern on Orange street honoring jjj.s Kathryn Snow, whose wed ding i0 Major Carl Alien, USA, j t0 take place on Wednesday evening. Guests were invited for 1:30 •cloC!t by the hostess and covers re laid for the following: Miss Snow Mrs. A. K. Cooper, Jr., Mrs. Robert Bridgers, Miss Mae Clarke Mrs. Robert C. Cantwell, 3rd Miss Anne Burr, Mrs. Jack Counihan, Mrs. Edwin J. Farrelly, Mrs, Isaac B. Grainger, Jr., Mrs. Leslie Marbury and Mrs. Z. K. BeH. „ , , 1 Miss Virginia Ward To Direct Discussion Miss Virginia Ward, Family Life coordinator for New Hanover coun tv will direct a panel discussion, 'What Are Parents For?” on Mon day evening at 7:30 o’clock in the Viiiiam Hooper School auditorium. I Juvenile Judge, Alan A. Marshall will open the discussion with the community’s aspects as he sees and interprets them, and present a chal lenge to the churches and homes. His training and varied experience has well equipped him to bring a helpful message and give sound ad vice to adults in their responsibility for the training of youth. Rev. Harvey W. Glazier, rector of the Church of the Good Shepard, will discuss the churches program for Heading and directing youth in the spiritual channels. Mrs. N. W. Rochell, president of the Hememvay Parent-Teacher as. sociation will speak on the parents’ and hemes' responsibility in the training of our country’s greatest asset—our children. This is a community project and all adults interested in the training of youth, are urged to be present for this discussion. Come and bring your problems. We will try to help you solve them. MISS VIRGINIA CURTIS KELLY—Senior. International relations major, at Goucher college in Baltimore, was recently selected to represent Goucher at a student conference at Vassar college. Miss Kelly is the daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Maurice Kelly of Wilmington. The subject of the conference was: The Far East, Playground of Power Politics. As an outgrowth of this conference, these delegates of 14 leading eastern colleges and universities are organizing a non partisan student conference group to coordinate American Student action in international affairs. Slightly Off The Record Wilmington, N. C February 24, 1946 Dear Peggy:— Wilmington is in the midst of e whirl of social activities. Foui large church weddings betweer now and April 6th with an atten dant endless string of parties al ready well under-way, for the pop ular brides-to-be. Add to that a hall dozen former residents who arrivec last week fer stays of varying length, and knowing this city’s rep utation for hospitality, you can well , imagine how busy everyone has been, going to parties, or just “run ning in” at the cocktail hour, for pleasant conversation, greatly needed relaxation at the day’s end, and some light refreshment par taken with old friends, whom we are always more than happy to have visit us. An outstanding social event of the winter will take place on Wednesday evening, February 27 at 8 o'clock at the First Presby terian church, when Miss Kathryn Oliver Snow, attractive niece of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Leslie Mar bury, will become the bride of Major Carl Morrison Allen, Jr.. United States Army. The wedding reception, given by Mr. and Mrs. Marbury, will take place at the Cape Fear Country club, immedi (Continued on Page Two; Col. 1) Snow-Allen Vows Will Be Spoken Here Wednesday Evening Wedding Will Be Followed By Reception At Cape Fear Country Club Plans hav been completed by Miss Kathryn Oliver Snow and her fiance, Major Carl Morrison Al len, Jr., United States Army, for their wedding which is to take place this Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock at the First Presbyterian church followed by a reception to be given by Miss Snow’s uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Mar bury, at the Cape Fear Country club. Miss Thyzra Allen, of Atlanta, sister of Major Allen, will attend the bride as maid-of-honor, and her two cousins, Miss Dorothy Sapp and Miss Eugenia Sapp of Dalton, Ga., will be bridesmaids. Major Allen will have as his best man, Lawrence W. Beaty, Jr., of Charlotte, and his groomsmen will be John Gunn, of Montgomery, Ala.; Clarence L. Peeler of At lanta, and Jules F. Haley of Greenville, S. C.; Ben M. Wash burn, Jr., A. K. Cooper, Jr., and Emmett H. Durham all of Wil mington, will be ushers. Miss Snow will be gvien in mar riage by her uncle, Mr. Maroury. Dr. William Crowe, Jr., pastor of the church, will officiate at the ceremony. Among those from out-of-town who will attend the wedding in clude: Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Al len, of Atlanta, parents of the brdiegroom-elect: Mrs. Henry Ed ward Snow, of Atlanta; Miss Snow's mother and her grand mother, Mrs. M. J. Bennett, of Atlanta: Miss Emmie Snow, of Atlanta; Mrs. William Sapp, Miss Dorothy Sapp and Miss Eugenia Sapp, of Dalton, Ga., and C. W. Brown, of Atlanta. Miss Snow and her fiance will be honored this afternoon when Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Cantwell, 3rd, will entertain at cocktails; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Preston will be hosts on Monday at cocktails at their home in Forest Hills; Mrs. J. Goodlett Thornton wall honor the bride-elect with a luncheon Mon day; Tuesday Mrs. B. R. Morrison anl Mrs. J. O. Broughton w’ill en tertain with cocktails at the Cape Fear Country club and that same evening Mr. and Mrs. Marbury will give a buffet supper at their home following the wedding re hearsal for members of the bridal party and guests from out of the city; Wednesday Mrs. E. L. White, Mrs. L. Paul Campbell and Mrs. A. K. Cooper will have a luncheon at the Cape Fear Country club. • * * BIRTH ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Bert Gornto, Jr., 14-Court P, Lake Forest, announce the birth of a daughter, Judith Lynn, February 20, at Marion I Sprunt annex. .Ilium— rninprnrirTT Ir-. MISS ELIZABETH LOUISE MOYER—Daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Robert r ranKiin Moyer oi Kura ford, Rhode Island, whose engagement is announced to Lt. Paul Franklin Bell, nephew of Misses Mary and Gertrude Bell of Oleander. The wedding will be an event of late March. Miss Elizabeth Louise Moyer, Li. Paul F. Bell, USNR, Engaged ■- -1 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Franklin Moyer of Rumford, Rhode Island, announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabetn Louise, to Lieutenant Paul Franklin Bell, US NR, son of Mrs. B. Charles Bell and the late Rev. B. Charles Bell D. D., formerly of Lafayette, La. Miss Moyer will graduate today from Pembroke college, Brown, university, Providence. Lt. Bell is a graduate of South western university, Lafayette, and of Rice Institute, Houston, Texas. Prior to entering the United States (Continued on Page Three; Col. 6) Prestons Hosts At Dinner Party Feting Couple Miss Alice Sprunt And Fiance, William P. Cart, Jr., Hon ored Last Night Mr. and Mrs. Lester W. Preston were hosts last evening when they entertained at a dinner party at the Cape Fear Country club in honor of Miss Alice Sprunt and her fiance, William P. Cart, Jr., of Charleston, S. C., whose wed ding is to take place on Saturday evening. Guests were invited for 7:30 o’clock and places were laid at a long table centered with arrange ments of deep yellow and red spring flowers flanked by burning tapers Those attending included: Miss Sprunt and Mr. Cart, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Morton, Mrs. Dalziel Sprunt, Mrs. Robert Blake, Miss Ann Burr, Miss Letitia Walk er of San Antonio, Texas, Miss Jocelyn Peck, Miss Jane Sprunt, Miss Midge Strange, Miss Mae Clarke, Heywood Emerson, Arthur C. Diehl, Jr., Allen Strange, Rye Page, Jr.. Jack Preston, Tommy Morton and Bill Miars. 1 + * * Elizabeth Eichorn Maynard Strickland Marry At Marion, S. C. Miss Elizabeth Eichorn, daughter of B. F. Eichorn of Leland. and Maynard Strickland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Strickland of Magnolia, were married at Marion, S. C. on February 13. Mr. Strickland has recently been discharged frpm the Navy, having served 15 months in the Pacific Theatre of Operations. The couple wiU make their home in Magnolia. * * * Burgaw High School Will Present Play When ‘‘Elmer, The Youngest" opens under the auspices of the Burgaw High school, opens at the Burgaw auditorium Friday night, March 1, Charles Sidbury will have the role of Elmer. Elmer, believing himself the gen ius of the Gardner family, sets out to arrange the lives of his older sisters, and the trouble he causes furnishes the plot of this amusing play. The parts of his sisters will be taken by Rebecca Sessoms, Mar gie Bordeaux, while his parents are Julia Paluck and Burnice Wells. Patsy Wilson Hostess At Valentine Party Miss Patsy Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson. 215 Lake Forest Parkway, entertained a number of her friends with a lovely Valentine party. The house was decorated with “Hearts and Cupids’’ for the occasion. Throughout the afternoon, sever al games were played, the favorite being “Pitt.” Those winning prizes were Shirley Leitch, Marion Ruff, and Sylvia Wilson. Others attending the party were: Betty Jane Jordan, Martha Palmer, Jean Irving, Carol Med lin, Carolyn Turner, Dorothy Smith, Carolyn Ann Newton, Phy lis Savage, Sally Yopp. White ice-cream with a red heart in the center and cookies were enjoyed by all. * * * BIRTH ANNOUNCED LT. Colonel and Mrs. George S. Boylan, Jr. .announced the birth of a son, George Worth Boylan, on February 20, at Marion Sprunt annex. Mrs. Boylan is the former Miss Louise Worth Washburn, daughter of Mrs. Benjamin M. Washburn of Glen Arden. Local Girls Allend Dance Al Lejeune Approximately 120 girls attended he dance given at the Wallace Hreek pavilion. Camp Leieune, this past Friday night. Dressed in for nal attire, as is the policy of the Dity Recreational department, Lhese junior hostesses were chaper oned by Mr. ar.d Mrs. Claude Jew. >11, Mrs. John Leuwenburg, Mrs. Edna Parker, and Jesse Reynolds. Music for the night was provided 'or by Johnny Satterfield and his prchestra. The girls attending were each riven a two-pound fruitcake in ex pression of the appreciation lor the rffort made to attend the dance. The next dance will be held in he pavilion Friday night, March i, with Wilson Humber furnishing he music. Girls are asked to get in tcuch with their hostesses if they 3lan to attend. • • • Saturday Night Supper Party Held At Club’ The Cape Fear Country club was the scene last evening of the week end dinner party for members and. their guests, with dinner being served between the hours of 7 and 3 o’clock. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bell, Mr. and Mrs. J. Holmes Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Poisson, Mr. and Mrs. Goodlett Thornton, Mr. and Mrs. Walker Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strange. Dr. and Mrs. F.. Bryant Hare, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. J. Neveland Brand, George Elliott of Salisbury, Mrs. James deB. W'albach. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. White, Mr. and Mrs. Rinoldo B. Page, and their houseguest, Mrs. Givens Wil liamson of Palm Beach, Fla. Two bridal parties were given last evening at the club, Mr. and Mrs. Preston entertaining for Miss Alice Sprunt and William P. Cart, Jr., who are to be married on Satur day, and Mr. and Mrs. Emmett H. Durham and Sam Bear entertaining for Miss Kathryn Snow and her fiance, Major Carl Morrison Allen, Jr. The club will again be the scene of a party tonight when the weekly supper party will be given between the hours of 7 and 9 o’clock for members and friends from out-of town. * * * Dorothy Marshburn Engaged To Marry Gilbert Baumle Mrs. Leon S. Marshburn announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her dau ghter, Dorothy, to Gilbert E. Baumle, son of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Baumle of Kendall ville, I.nd. The wedding will take place within the near future. Two Local Artists Will Exhibit Paintings Here Thursday Afternoon Mrs. John Knox Ward, chairman of the Art department of North Carolina Sorosis, extends to art lovers in Wilmington an invitatior to view some of the work of twc of Wilmington’s young artists, Mis: Peggy Hall and Claude Howell. These talented artists will pre sent some of their finest painting: in an informal exhibit to be helc in the Sorosis clubhouse on Thurs day afternoon at 4 o’clock. Among the paintings by Mis: Hall will be: Self Portrait, that ar artist will do sooner or later; “Eas Wnd’ a local beach scene Sketch of Ronald,” little Englisl Hefugee who was sent to this coun try during the war; “Woman ii Black' "The Roses and “The Siln flowers,” Mr. Howell will show: A largt figure painting of two girls; “The Balcony” a scene of local interes taken from a Wilmington home “A Harbor Scene” local water fron view; and numerous others. Miss Hall will be present at the meeting and will speak on A Lay man’s Approach to Painting, an< . will also answer any questions i: regard to her exhibit. Other artists to be presented wil ; be Mrs. Eric Norden, violinist am . Mrs. Miriam Burns, accompanist ; who will give Praeludium from til Sixth Partita by Bach-Kreisler. The department feels this is ■ real opportunity for the city an t the meeting has been opened t ■ the public and is hoped that a larg attendance will be present. u PAIR—Leon E Moore, seaman second class USNR, ar Moure, the former Susan Chason, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. . 5 ason °f Wilmington, whose marriage of January 26 at Conwa; Mr If announced today by her parents. Mr. Moore is the son < ~tid Mrs. H, E. Moore of Wilmington and is now stationed a ; B‘ci'oerton. Wash. Junior Sorosis Hobby Show Is Set For Tuesday The Hobby Show, sponsored by the Junior Sorosis and the City Recreational department will, get underway Tuesday, and will last | through Thursday. The hall will be open for visitors from 3 o’clocl d in the afternoon until 10 o’clock f- in the evening. Mrs. Harry Cherry '■ is chairman from the Junior So rosis group. Mrs. Elizabeth W. (Continued on Page Two; Col. 6) 6 I Pictured left to right, front row: Bobby Melton, Sarah Ann Eaton. Bobby c ^\7.w.sec jenkins« IMelrose Straughan, Hugh Evans, Donald Brown; third row: Marquente Todd, Lynn . ’ fourth row: C F. Lewis, who will have the leading roles in the operetta, “New Moon to be staged^here this Thursday afternoon and Friday evening by th e Glee club of New Hanover High \-— --- Cast For High School Glee Club s Operetta, "New Moon", Announced At 3 o’clock on Thursday after noon and again at 8 o dock on the evening of March 1 the curtain rise on the annual operetta to be staged by the High School Glee club This year the New Hanover High school singing gr°up,,.?® chosen Sigmond Romberg s e ^Practices are now takl^ t h <! finishing touches under Iron of hirss n.r Jane K,n8 SS of*. «« 1700-.. Th. greater part of the operetta takes place on board ship. Also some scenes are laid in picturesque old New Orleans. Heading the cast are Sarah An ne Eaton as the lovely, daring Marianne; Bobby McKenzie as swashbuckling Robert Mission; Bobby Melton as comical Alex ander, the bond servant; Carl Jenkins as Robert's friend, Phil lipe; Lynn Kirk as Ribaud; C. F. Lewis as Beaunoir.; Melrose Straughan as the maid, Julie; (Continued on Page Two; Col. 5) Pi,: - # w mmmmmmwmm 4\ MISS ANN MADGE PLAYER—Daughter of Mrs. H. A. Player of Burgaw, whose marriage to Charles Covington Williford, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Williford of Wilmington, will take place on Thursday, February 28.
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