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America's Best-Dressed Women To Dress Accordingly Easter NEW YORK, April 4. — (IP) — Despite high prices in the shops and low morale in the clothing industry, the Easter Parade is all set to begin on schedule, with America’s best - dressed women ready to live up to their name Notable style trends on Fifth avenue and its counterparts throughout the country will be longer skirts, more yardage in the silhouette, and a crop of more ladylike hats, head - fitting, back slanted and b a c k-trimmed, to harmonize with the faintly nos talgic note of fashion. Barring rain, snow or hurri canes, here are the outfits which couterieres report some of the nation’s smart women have se lected to wear in the big parade: The Duchess of Windsor has chosen a discreet Navy blue suit with box jacket, designed by Mainbocher and worn with « Dutch cap of Roman striped rib bon and a Marten cape. Clare Boothe Luce, spending Easter in South Carolina, h a s a more casual outfit of gray flannel skirt and taupe corduroy jacket. For evening wear in the Southern resort, Mrs. Luce took along a pair of black velvet slacks which she wears with a blue silk shirt and a gold cloth jacket edged in stable—all designed by Valentina. Mrs. Byron F o y, who always makes the lists of the “ten best dresse<y has selected a suit with light navy blue wool skirt, blue moire bolero jacket and a rose pink linen blouse, to be worn with a halo hat of blue satin bows. Lilly Dache, in private life Mrs. Jean Despres, is ready to" step out in Balenciaga’s small waisted navy blue • suit and her own elliptical pillbox hat of natu ral citrus straw piled with multi colored roses and snowball flow ers. Hollywood's fashion parade will cast its spotlight on Mrs. Howard Hawks, chosen number one best dressed woman in the 1946 poll. For an Easter luncheon at her home in Pebble Beach, Calif., Mrs. Hawks has Adrian's Penn sylvania Dutch gingham dress in multicolor checks appliqued with st,ars, flower pots and a huge checked cat. The dress is short and fitted with a long gathered overskirt which doubles as . a cape. Janet Gaynor, wife of the Hol lywood designer,- Adrian, has her pick of his collection and has chosen a suit of gray worsted with medium long jacket and self appliqued triangles about the neckline. With it she will wear a putty straw tricorne and a leop ard stole. .- __ PERSONALS at Mr®. Mary A. Warwick has as her guests at her home, 215 N. Seventeenth street, her daughter Mr*. J. B. Kilgo and son, Paul. Murdock Dunn is a patient im the James Walker Memorial hos pital where he is suffering from »k attack of influenza. Miss Jane Lewis of Richmond, Va., is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Lewis, here, over the weekend. Miss Monimia MacRae of Ashe ville is expected to arrive on Wednesday for a visit with her mother, Mrs, Donald MacRae on South Third street. Clark Poisson, student at The Citadel, Charleston, S. C. is spend ing the Easter holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. duBrutz Poisson. He will return to school Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. Colon MacRae and daughters of Baltimore, Md., will arrive tills morning to spend the Easter holidays with Dr. Mac Rae’s mother, Mrs. Donald Mac Sae. Rockwell Poisson, student at fee University of North Carolina arrived Friday afternoon to spend Easter with his parents, Mr. and Mr®. duBrutz Poisson. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Williams *iid infant daughter, of Williams burg, Va., arrived Thursday to spend Easter as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tapp at their home an Princess street. Mrs. Williams w the former Cary Mayo, a. niece of the Rev. Duval Gwathmey, former rector of St. Paul’s Epis copal church. Miss Louise Dunlea, student at Brenau college, Gainsville, Ga., arrived Friday to sipend the Easter holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mr*. R. A. Dunlea. B. A. Thess, who has been ill for several months at his home in Jeffersonville, Ind., has returned w the hospital for a serious opera tion. Mrs. Thees is formerly of Wilmington. [Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Nash of Washington, D. C., are expected h arrive today to spend Easter with Miss Margaret Nash and Miss Lucy Nash at their home on Nine teenth and Market streets. L'l T. Sell, III, student at the University of North Carolina, is (pending the Easter holidays with his mother, Mrs. Lillian D. Sell. Miss Elizabeth Marye, student at Stratford Hall, Danville, Va , is (pending the spring holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Marye, 1802 Chestnut. Miss Mary Winston Gwathmey of Spartanburg. S. C., is visiting Miss rannie Longley at her home at fifteenth and' Chestnut streets. Walker Taylor, Jr., student at Davidson college, is spending the Easter holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walker Taylor. , Uavid and Jack Ormond, both l»*udents at the University of North |Laroiina are spending the weekend I" !t!> their parents, Mr. and Mrs. F Ormond. Prompt ReHof Emollient, mildly medicated Cuticura Ointment soothe* promptly, starts at onc'e to help Iheal. Stays on the skin. At your druggist’s. CUBA OINTMENT Miss Barefoot, Hostess To Bride-Elects Two of Wilmington’s popular young brides-elect Miss Mary Elizabeth Barefoot and Miss Byah Thomason, were honored Friday with a delightful party when Miss Laura Roe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Roe, entertained at luncheon at Edge Hill on Brad ley’s Creek. Guests were invited for 1 o’clock and numbered around 20 close friends of the two honorees. Places were laid at tables center ed with arrangements of mixed spring flowers. Miss Barefoot and Miss Thomason received corsages of white carnations and gifts from their hostess. Y-Teams Tour Court House For Special Project As a special project recently, the Freshman Y-Teens of the YWCA went to visit the S. B. I. office, where they wefe shown fingerprints of criminals, and where their own fingerprints were taken. According to Cleo Murray, who recorded the events of the tour to Court House, seeing the jail and an empty cell were the most ex citing moments of the trip. Girls going on the tour includ ed: Jeraline Wilson, Elaine Smith, Dorothy Armstrong, Miriam John son, Sara Fried, Cleo Murray, Margaret Formy-Duval, Jacque - line Williams, and the club ad visor, Mrs. Adam W. Smith. Officers of the Freshman Y Teen club include: Jeraline Wil - son, president; Jacqueline Wil liams, vice president; Sara Fried, secretary; and Dorothy Arm strong, treasurer. Chairmen of committees are; Cleo Murray, publicity; Drucilla Bryant, social; Margaret Formy Duval, devotional; and Elaine Smith, program. soc KAY GOODMAN, Social Editor PHONE 2-3311 -H&LEH iA/Hki&MS *X-Lt1 M#/ KiWOi 1 $ETT1 CUNTO*!' /My mines ... e/aw maojwsy RALEIGH, April 4 — Pictured above are the sponsors of the 39th annual PiKa Ball, presented by the N. C. State College Chap ter of Pi Kappa Alpha Frater nftty. With their escorts, they are: Miss Betty Clinton of Char lotte with Don Lampke of Char lotte, president of the fraternity; Miss Helen Williams of El Paso, Texas, with H. L. Banton of Lynchburg, Va., secretary; Miss Ella Mae Kanoy of Charlotte with Atwood Skinner of Charlotte, treasurer; Miss Kay Gaines of Tampa, Fla., with Oscar Miller of Charlotte, vice president; and Miss Jean Maddrey of Seaboard with Hugh Wilson, Jr„ of Ka leigh, chairman of the dance com mittee. The ball will be presented in the Frank Thompson Gymnasium on the State College campus Mon day night, April 7, from 8:30 un til 12 o'clock. Sam Fletcher and his Duke Ambassadors will pro vide the music. Prior to the formal baH, the entertainment program includes a banquet Sat urday night, a picnic Sunday af ternoon, and a fraternity “open house’’ Monday afternoon from 2 until 5 o’clock. Chaperons will be Chancellor and Mr*. J. W. Harrelson, Dean and Mrs. J. H. Lampe, Dean and Mrs. M. E. Campbell, Dean and Mrs. E. L. Cloyd, Assistant Dean and Mrs. C. R. Lefort, Dr. Lod wick C. Hartley, Prof, and Mrs. Lawrence Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Green, and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stockard. Y-Teens Slate Monthly Program The following program has been scheduled by the Freshman Y Teens for their activities in April: April 9—Decorate USO lor Teach er-Teen-Tea-Time. April 16—Mrs. George Atkinson will teach folk dancing. April 84—Decorate for Y-Teen inter-club party. April 30—Roll bandages for the hospital. Special events for the Month: April 10—Teachers’ tea at the USO at 8 p. m. April 25—Inter-club party. April 4—Bulletin committee to publish monthly bulletin. TODAY'S GARDEN-GRAPH ^ "-ATLAs" TME MEW QJANT MOCKOR.ANGE •R.AKB IN FERTILISER _Hi Mockorange Doesn’t Mind the Shade BY DEAN HALLIDAY Distributed by Central Press Association The new Mockoranges, which are of French lineage, are so magnificent that they no longer need to be considered just a back ground Planting but can be used singly as specimen plantings. Also in their favor is the fact INTERRUPTION NOTICE Saturday afternoon, April 5th, from 1 P. M. to 5 P. M. electricity will be inter filed in order to effect necessary main tenance. Areas affected will include Lake Forest, Greenfield Street from 4th to 13th Streets, 13th Street from Meares to Greenfield Street, Marstella between 12th and 15th Streets. * "Phis announcement is weather permit ting. TIDE WATER POWER CO. that they will stand a great deal of shade, in fact there are few flowering shrubs which will flour ish with so little sun. This makes them useable in locations where almost no other flowering shrub will survive. They will even do well when planted under large maple trees. Atlas, the new giant mock orange, is illustrated in the ac companying Garden-Graph. It has white blossoms as large as those of Dogwoods. When used as a specimen plant it makes a sensational focal point on one’s home grounds. It is hardy, easy of culture and will grow almost anywhere. Norma, is a new lace mock orange, which makes a splendid plant for background or screen planting as well as a fine wind break. It grows some 10 feet tall and produces hundreds of lacy edged star-like single flowers. Its unusual freedom of bloom won for it the Award of Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society of Great Britain. Although mockoranges will grow1 almost anywhere, they, like any other flowering shrub, should be fed occasionally. However, in the ease of newly planted shrubs, it is better to have their roots become established before apply ing a quick-acting chemical fer - tilizer, otherwise injury may re sult. An easy way to feed shrubs is to scatter the fertilizer in a circle under the shrub and then work it into the soil with a strong-' Mfe* if VtoMai — t .. m BOLTON BOLTON, April 4 — The Bolton Home Demonstration club met at the home of Mrs. A. A. Croom with Mrs. Charlie Baker as joint hostess. The meeting was opened by singing, following which the collect was read. Mrs. George Carroll read a prayer for parents and made a talk on understanding ones family. Sunshine gifts were exchanged and name* were drawn for a new quarter for sunshine sisters. The first week in April was to be cleanup week at • church and home. Mr^. Haywood Jarman, Mrs. Clarence Brown, and Mrs. Gra ham Long joined the club. The following members were present: Mesdames B. H. Brown, Jennison Brown, Lawrence Brown, Charlie Baker, H. D. Bordeaux, O. A. Croom, George Carroll, N. P. Edge, Lillian Glover, J. F. Wil son, E. M. Herren, Otto Jones, J. C. Nye, H. W. Paxton, Ehrun Russ, Dalton Russ, Charles Single tary, W. C. Sesly, Elbert Smith, Annie Lee Vereen, and Miss Eula Mae Long. Mrs. Laura Brown of Fairmont spent part of last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wilson. Miss, Frances Murry of Wilmington also spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. Miss Murry accom panied by the Wilsons and K. D. Walker took Mrs. Freddie Wehrun and daughter to Fayetteville to return to their home in Garwood, N. J., by train. Mr. and Mrs. Roy McPhalter and family of Jacksonville spent^ Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Russ. Mr. Russ’ condition is un changed after a confinement to his bed for several weeks. Lt. Col. Wendell Croom of Wash ington, D. C., and Mr. and Mrs. Deliwyn Croom of State College, Raleigh, spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Croom last week. ' Friends of Edgar Jones will be glad to learn that his condition is improving. He is a patient at the Bullock hospital in Wilmington where he is recuperating from pneumonia. Mrs. N. P. Edge and children are spending several days with Mrs. Edge Mather in New Bern. A. B. Dawsey, J. W. Dawsey, and Elwood Herring spent Satur day and Sunday with Mrs. Lydia Grice and family. Mr. and Mrs. Allie Dawsey spent Monday with the above mentioned. Mrs. Lydia Grice, Mrs. LeRoy Grice and son, Tommie, spent Thursday afternoon in Wilmington with Mrs. Arlean Carroll and Mrs. L. B. Cuddington. Mrs. Carroll entertained with a eooa oola party Mrs. Irene Poitter returned to Wilmington with Mesdames Grice in order to resume her duties at the James Walker Memorial hos pital. The Acme-Delco chapter, No. 161, Order of the Eastern Star, held its regular meeting Thursday evening in the Masonic—Eastern Star Hall in Bolton. Mrs. Beulah Singletary read a poem entitled "What Kind of Member Are You?” and Mrs. Georgianna Hotbbs read an article on Loving Kindness. Mrs. Lenora Cain presented Mrs. Hazel Bordeaux a gift of appreci ation for her faithfulness as secre tary during the past year. * j Mrs. Ruth Butler, A erne; were reported ill. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Edna Earle Bordeaux and Mrs. Laura Mae Brown. The following members were present: Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Pax ton, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Herren. Mr. and Mrs. I. A, Cain, Mes dames Hazel Bordeaux, Beulah Singletary, Lydia Grice, Irene Wilson, Misses Elizabeth Merritt, Gertrude Brown, Laura Mae Brown, Annie Lee Vereen, Edna Earle Bordeaux, Geneva Brown, George Ann Hobbs, and J«k Lewis. The trees from which chicle for chewing gum is obtained must be 70 years old I before they are tapped and tfafen ean be tapped only every six or eight years, yielding material for about two and one half pounds of gum at every gapping. Teen-Dream 7381 Hie prettiest roses on the dar lingest dress! Truly an answer I to a Teener’s prayer. Sewing and embroidery so easy she »an do it herself! Pattern TWI has •mbroideey transfer and dress pattern in Teenage sixes 10, 12, 14, and IS. Our improved pattern — visual with easy-to-see charts and photos and complete directions — makes needlework easy. Send TWENTY CENTS in coins for this pattern to The Wilming ton Morning Star Household Arts Dept., 259 W 14th St., New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS and PATTERN NUM BER. JUST OUT! .The NEW 1947 Alice Brooks Needlework Book. Send Fifteen Cents more for your copy—104 illustrations of designs: crochet, embroidery, knitting, home decoration, toys. Also print ed in the book, a Free Pattern for three kite^p accessories an^l I F i a J. Bonnie Spe s Weds Offic ' In German WIESBADEN, Germany — Vhe marriage of Miss Bonnie Ruth Spees, daughter of Major and Mrs. Alden E. Spees, and Lieut. Wil liam L. Cramer, Jr., son of Wil liam L. Cramer, Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio, took place at 1 o’clock Sun day afternoon, March 16, in the Bergkirche Lutheran church in Wiesbaden. Major Glenn C. Shaf fer, European Air Transport Serv ice Command Chaplain, per formed the ceremony. The bride, given in marriage by her father, EATS Command Engi neer, wore a white satin gown with a sweetheart neckline and carried a bouquet of white' lilacs. Her white Dutch cap trimmed with crepe myrtle had belonged to her grandmother. Underneath the cap was tucked a veil which fell be low the waist. Miss Carol Louise Spiess, maid of-honor, and Miss Vivian Jean •Humphries, * bridesmaid, wore light blue and carried bouquets of white lilacs. Serving as best man was Lieut. Col George D. Mertens, Command Intelligence Officer. Capt. Roy C. Sanders and Major Thomas L. Tempest were ushers. A reception was held at the Neroberg Officefs club after the wedding. Mrs. Cramer attended New Hanover High school while her father was engaged in the con struction of Camp Davis and other war time facilities there and else where in North Carolina. Later she attended Christian col lege, the University of Missouri, and Oklahoma A. and M. college. Since coming to Wiesbaden she had worked as a War department civilian in the Adjutant General Division of EATS Headquarters. Lieut. Cramer attended the Uni versity of Cincinnati. During the war he was stationed in England with the 351st Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force and was award ed tile Air Medal and the Purple Hehrt with palm. Calvary Baptist Schedules Music The choir of Calvary Baptist church with Mrs. R. A. Elmore as soloist, will sing “The Day of Resurrection,” (Stairs) Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. At sometime during the service the choir will also sing “Christ Arose,” (Lowry). Highlighting the evening service, the choir will sing “Alleuia. Christ Is Risen,” from Stair’s Easter Cantata, the Risen Christ. Mrs. Lila W. Head, organist and choir director, will lead the musi cal program. The Rev. E. W. Pate will de liver both sermons for the day. Miss Barefoot, Mr. Lilley Feted At Rehearsal Party Miss Mary Elizabeth Barefoot and fiance, John J. Lilley, Jr., of Waverly, Va., whose marriage will take place today, were entertain ed last evening at a buffet supper by Judge acid Mrs. John J. Burney, Miss Pauline Formy-Duval. and Miss Iris Barefoot. The supper, which was actually the rehearsal party for the popu lar bride-elect, was the scene of gathering for approximately 45 guests including the wedding party, out-of-town guests, and members of the families. The buffet supper was served from the dining room table cover ed with a lace and linen cloth and centered with a large cut glass container of white snapdragons and white carnations. Silver can delabra containing burning white candles added dignity to the scene. Throughout the living room vases of pink fruit blossoms were used as decorations. Mrs. Burney is an aunt ci the bride-elect. Laura Roe John Lilley To Wed Today The wedding of Miss Elizabeth Barefoot, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Graham Barefoot, and John J. Lilley, Jr., of Waverly, Va., will be solemenized this evening at 5:30 o’clock at St. Andrews-Covenant church. The Rev. E. D. Wither spoon will officiate. • Immediately following the wed ding. a reception will be held at the home of the bride’s parents, 124 Forest Hills drive. Miss Iris Barefoot, cousin of the bride, from Hallsboro, will be maid-of-honor and bridesmaids will include Miss Mary Elizabeth Lilley of Holland, Va., Miss Caro lyn Holland, Miss Patty Planch of Norfolk, Va., an<j Miss Peggy Mo ser of St. Louis, Mo., while Miss Rexana Barefoot, younger sister of the bride, will be junior brides maid. Mr. Lilley will have as his best man, Felix Ellis, Jr., of Stoney Creek, Va., and ushers will be Howell Lilley and Riedel Lilley of Waverly, Va.. Graham Barefoot, Jr. and William T. Miars, Jr., of this city. Sunrise Service Planned Sunday At Wrightsville ■ The fifth annual Easter Sunrise service on Wrightsville Beach sponsored by the Little Church on the Boardwalk, will take place Sunday morning at 6:30 o’clock. The Rev. Richard Sturgis, rector of St. Andrews on the Sound, will conduct the service, which will be on the beach near the chapel.^ The public is invifed to partici pate. _ Mae Sheppard Wins i Office At ECTCl Mae Sheppard of Wilmington has been elected historian of the Robert H. Wright chapter of the Future Teachers of America at East Carolina Teachers college for the coming year, according to a bulletin from that school. Mary Hill Wins Honor At Salem WINSTON-SALEM, April 4, —In recent elections held by the fresh man class at Sale college Mary Hill, daughter of Mrs. Jennie Gilchrist Hill of Wilmington, was chosen representative to next year’s I. R. S. Council. ECTC CHOOSES ANNIE MORTON HEAD MARSHAL Annie Morton of Carolina Beach, ireshhian at East Carolina Teach ers College, has been chosen to head marshals for the coming year. Miss Morton was chosen during a special election held to fill sev eral offices of tlie Student Coop erative Government association which were left vacant after the general election. EASTER MUSIC AT ST. STANISLAUS High Mass will be sung at Si. Stanislaus church, Castle Hayne. by the pastor, Rev. Roland Gross. 0. M. C., Easter morning at 8:80 o’clock. Preceding the Mass the “Vidi Aquam” in Gregorian chant will be sung by the choir. The choir, under the direction of Miss Mary Ann Glod, will sing the Mass in F by Leonard. At the Offertory the “Regina Cceli” by M. Labat will be sung. Soloists will be the Misses Leona Janieki and Adel Lewandowski. At St. Joseph’s church, St. Helena, a High Mass will be sung at 10.00 by the Rev. Joel Arnold. O. M. C. The choir will be directed by Miss Julianne Leimone. Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service %sssnr,monthly FEMME WEAKNESS? 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