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Kathryn Perdew,
Charles White
Are Betrothed
Prospective Bride Is The
Daughter Of Mrs. John
William Perdew Of Cily
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Mrs. John WiUiam Perdew ol
this city, announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Kathryn, to
Charles Ellis White, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ellis White
#f Wilmington.
Miss Perdew is a graduate of
Hew Hanover High school and at
tended Brenau college in Gaines
ville. Ga., where she was a mem
her of Alpha Delta Phi sorority.
Mr. White is member of the
graduating class of Davidson col
lege and is a member of Beta
Theta Pi fraternity.
The wedding will be an event
ef the late summer.
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Miss Beiiy Blue Davis Is Engaged To
Marry Cummins Aiken Mebane, Jr.
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Mr. and Mrs. J°sePh Holmes
Davis of Forest Hills Drive, Wil
mington, announce the en
gagement of their daughter,
Betty Blue, to Cummins Aiken
Mebane, Jr., of Raleigh, son oi
Mrs. Cummins Aiken Mebane of
Chapel Hill, formerly of Greens
boro, and the late Mr. Mebane of
Greensboro.
Miss Davis, who is a member
of the Social Service League and
the Spinsters club in Wilmington,
attended St. Catherine’s school in
Richmond, Va„ St. Genevieve’s -
of-the-Pines in Asheville and the
Semple school in New York city.
Mr Mebane is a graduate oi
the Durham High school and the
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, where he received his
B. S. degree in Commerce. At the
University he was a member oi
Delta Kappa Epsilon social fra
ternity. At this time Mr. • Mebane
is special agent for the American
Life Insurance company of New
Jersey in Raleigh. _
Plans For Thomason-Doxey Vows
Saturday Evening Are Completed
Miss Byah Thomason, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Bonner H. Thom
ason of Forest Hills, this city, and
•anford Doxey, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Sanford Doxey, also of
Wilmington, have completed their
Plans for their marriage which
will take place this Saturday eve
ning at 6 o’clock in St. James’
Episcopal church. Following the
wedding a large reception will be
given by the bride’s parents at
the Cape Fear Country club
Miss Thomason has chosen as
her maid-of-honor Miss Margaret
Ann Thomason, her sister, and her
bridesmaids will be Miss Ffenme
Longley. Miss Blanche Jacobi,
Miss Mary Symmes, all of V li
mington, Miss Jane Noweil ol
Hickory, Miss Marion Ritchie of
Concord and Miss Ann Makepeace
of Sanford, all former classmates
at Converse college in Spartan
burg, S. C. Misses Carol and
Theresa Doxey, sisters of the
bridegroom, will be flower girls
Mr. Doxey will be attended by
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Miss Harrison,
Hardy Wessell
Engaged To Wed
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Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Harrison of
Harbor Island, Wilmington, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Betty Jane, to Hardy
Wessell, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Wessell of 222 North Fourth street,
Wilmington.
Mr. Wessell is a student at N.C.
State college, Raleigh and Miss
Harrison is a student at the Wom
an’s college in Greensboro
The wedding will take place in
late August. '
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Temple Church Plans
Special Music Today
Special Easter music will be ren
dered at the 11 o'clock service of
Temple Baptist church, corner of
17th and Market streets.
The choir will use as the open
ing number “O Morn of Beauty” by
Sibeluius. Mirs Orma Jean Willis,
home for the holidays from Pea
body Conservatory of Music in
Baltimore, will sing “Song of Mary
Magdalene” by Loveland. The
anthem “Christ is Risen from the
Dead” by Blount will be given by
the choir.
Mrs. G. C. Gilbert, church organ
ist. Ir s selected “Easier Joy” by
Phillip for the prelude and ‘‘Halle
lujah” by Handel as the'Postlude.
MISS CATHERINE MARIE HOFTO—Top left, whose engagement
is announced today to Sigmond Aaron Bear, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. I. Bear of this city. Miss Hofto, daughter of Mrs. Jalmar Mel
vin Hofto of Grand Forks, North Dakota, and the late Dr. Hofto,
is at present residing in Baltimore, Md.
MISS KATHRYN PERDEW—Top center, daughter of Mrs. John
William Perdew of Wilmington, whose engagement is announced today
to Charles Ellis White, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E, White ef
Wilmington.
MISS ELIZABETH YOUNG BIDGOOD—Top right, granddaughter
of Mrs. J. W. Murchison of this city, whose engagement is made
known today to S. Rush Coffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent B.
Coffin of Hartford, Conn. Miss Bidgood is the daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Charles Yo-ng Bidgood of West Hartford, Conn., and has
visited relatives here frequently.
MISS BETTY BLUE DAVIS—Lower lefc, whose engagement to
Cummins Aiken Mebane, Jr., of Raleigh, son of Mrs. Cummins
Aiken Mebane of Chapel Hill formerly of Greensboro, is announced
today by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Holmes Davis of Forest
Hills Drive, this city.
MISS MARY RUTH PORTER—Center, whose engagement is
announced today to Julius Eujean Saint-Amand, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Saint-Amand of Wilmington. Miss Porter is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrr. John A. Porter of Currie.
MISS BETTY JANE HARRISON—Lower right, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. A. Harrison of Harbor Island, whose betrothal to Hardy
Wessell, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Wessell of this city is made
known today.
MISS JOAN SHANAHAN—Bottom, of Norfolk, Va„ daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph Shanahan also of Norfolk, whose en
gag.-m n? to Hairp.n Matt!: - Symmer, Jr., sen of Mr. and Mrs.
Harrison Matthew Symmes of Wilmington, is announced today. A
June wedding is planned.
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Miss Catherine Marie Hofto,
Sigmond A. Bear Engaged To Wed
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Joan Shanahan,
H. Symmes, Jr/,
Plan June Vows
Prespective Bride-Elect Resi
dent Of Norfolk Will
Marry Wilmingtonian
Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph
Shanahan of Norfolk, Va., an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Joan, to Harrison Mat
thew Symmes, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harrison Matthew Symmes
of this city.
Miss Shanahan, a member of the
younger social set. in Norfolk, will
receive her B. A. degree at the
College of William, and Mary, Wil
liamsburg, Va., in June.
Mr. Symmes prior to his en
trance in the army received his
B. A. degree at the University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He
is now working on his master’s de
gree at George Washington uni
versity.
The wedding will take place in
June.
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SHOWER PLANNED FRIDAY
There will be a miscellaneous
shower given by the Worker s Coun
cil on April 11 at the Fannie Nor
wich street. All members are in
wccd Memorial home, 514 Bruns
vited to attend and refreshments
will b* served.
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Mrs. Jalmar Melvin Hofto of
Grand Forks, North Dakota, an
nounces the engagement and ap
proaching marriage of her daugh
ter, Catherine Marie Hofto, to Sig
mond Aaron Bear of Wilmington,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel I.
Bear also of Wilmington.
Miss Hofto is the daughter of
the late Dr. Hofto of Grand Forks.
She is a graduate of the Univer
sity of North Dakota where she
was . a member of Kappa Alpha
Theta sorority. Since her gradua
tion she has been working as a
dietitian in Washington, D. C., and
Baltimore, Maryland.
Mr. Bear graduated from Staun
ton Military academy, Staunton,
Va., and attended Virginia Mili
tary Institute, Lexington, Va. from
which he entered the armed serv
ices. He is now a student at the
Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
The wedding will take place on
June 14 in Baltimore. Md.
Miss Bidgood
Of Hartford,
Is To Marry
Bride-To-Be Is Granddaughter
Of Mrs. J. W. Murchison
Of Wilmington
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Young
Bidgood of West Road. West Hart
ford, Conn, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Elizabeth
Young Bidgood, to S. Ruth Coffin,
son of Mr. and Mrs, Vincent B.
Coffin of Hartford.
Miss Bidgood is the granddaugh
ter of the late Col. and Mrs. Berk
ley Carrington of Danville, Va.,
and Mrs. J. W. Murchison and the
late Charles W. Bidgood of Wil
mington. She attended Oxford
school and is a graduate of Chat
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Miss Frances Warren Of Trenton,
John Alexius, Jr., Complete Plans
Of interest to society in Wil
mington are the plans for the
wedding of Miss Frances Warren
of Trenton, to John Nelson Alexi
us. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John
N. Alexius of Oleander, this city,
v/hich is to take place on Satur
day evening, April 12, at 8 o’clock
hi Grace Episcopal church in
Trenton.
Bishop Thomas C. Darst of Wil
mington, will perform the cere
mony and will be assisted by the
T’ev. Jack Rountree. Following
the wedding a reception is to be
1 given at tha home of the bride.
Miss Warren will have as her
maid-of-honor Miss Mary Boyland
of New Bern, and her bridesmaid*
will be Mrs. William P. Emerson
of Wilmington, sister of the bride
groom; Miss Ann Dawson of Kin
ston, Mrs. Jack Bowman of Or
angeburg, S. C., and -Miss Ann
Venters of Trenton. Little Mis*
Mary Warren Marshall of Wil
mington, niece of the-bride ts’ill
be flower girl.
Mr. Alexius will be attended by
his brother, Harold Davis Alexiu*
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