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The Ladies Take A Bow
by jean meegan
Newsfeatures Writer
A "half-dozen times this season
on Broadway big, resounding
ovations that rank with ovations
the good old days rang from
the prettily dressed firs*t night
audiences and echoed in the
morning papers.
The cheers were fo. the
ladies. Three of them: June
Lockhart, Jessica Tandy, and
Ethel Griffies were merely mi
nor theatrical artisans until this
season; one of mem, Wendy
Hiller, was an English movie
star; and the other two are our
heroic female artists, Katharine
Cornell and Judith Anderson
Stiff necked, stylish first
nighters, who usually get out of
their seats only to go home, rose
with full-throated bravos the
night Judith Anderson head
reared, eyes flashing robes fly
ing opened in “Medea. It is
the’ artistic triumph of her „2
years on the satge.
“Anthonv: and Cleopatra is
Katharine Cornell’s classic tri
umph. She is quite simply at her
best loaded with royal jewels,
seated on a throne intoning
Shakespeare in her arand
queenlv manner.
Jessica Tandy has the longest
role on Broadway as the rueful
heroine whose misery Ten
nessee Williams records m A
Streetcar Named Desire.’’
Her performance as a nerve-j
racked nymphomaniac is accu
rate, revealing, true. “It is in
credible,” the papers said after
the opening, “that she could un
derstand such an elusive part so
thoroughly and that she can
convey it with so many shades
and impulses”
Wendy Hiller plays the Pyg
malionish part in ‘The
Heiress,” the young, shy,
gauche girl who is transformed
into an ice-cold, calculating,
cynical, and cheerless woman
Critics raved about the British
celebritv. said she is tetter than
the plav. pulled the stops out of
their dictionaries to pay ' .bute
to her performance
June Lockhart’s comet
swooped across the sky the chill
November night “For Love or
Money” opened. There was a
personal demonstration in the
audience when the curtain came
down and the pretty, 22-year-old
daughter of character actors
Gene and Kathleen Lockhart
took her bow
All of these performances are
rich, exciting; but the peiform
ance with possibly the greatest
theatrical sapience is old timer
Ethel Griffies portrayal of the
old mother in “The Druid Cir
cle.”
It’s a small part, but Ethel
Griffies’ return to Broadway
after 17 years in Hollywood is
a treasure of finely wrought
tartness, gnarled and ferocious.
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Winners Named In Lake Forest
Window And Doorway Contest
The window decoration at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. G.
MacLennan, 38 Lee Drive, w on
first prize Tuesdav night for be
ing the most artisticallv
rated window in Lake Forest, -t
was revealed Wednesday.
The window and doorway con^
test sponsored by the newly
formed Woman’s Civic club of
Lake Forest, was, according to
the judges, a Christmas fairy
land. Everyone connected with
the contest was impressed ov
the cooperation of Lake Forest
home owners.
Prize for the most beautiful
twin doorway went to Mr. and
Mrs. G. M. Gentry and Mr. and
Mrs. William E. Brock at 67 and
69 Pinecrest Parkway.
Number 7 Lee Drive was
judged the most beautiful sin
gle doorway in Lake Forest, but
owners Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. MacDonald would not enter
the contest for awards. The sec
ond most beautiful doorwav was
that of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff J.
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Winning much notice was the
blue and silver lighted window
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
White, 241 Pinecrest Parkway.
One of the most unique twin
.doorways was that of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Walsack and Mr.
and Mrs. Fred P. Conner at 167
and 169 Lake Forest Parkway.
The judges considered the
Christmas decorations of the
homes along the hill side of
Lake Drive the most effo :e
as a whole
Judges for the event were
James Ferger, Mrs. Ralph
Snell, and G. A. Hardwick.
The awards will be made Jan
uary 1. at the Lake Forest Wom
en's club by Mrs Boyd Quarles,
general chairman of the con
test.
Mrs. Durham Honors
Bur era w Bridge Club
BURGAW, Dec. 24 —Mrs. E
L. Durham was hostess to her
bridge club. Friday night at her
home in Bui^aw.
Artistic decorations, candle
light, and soft music made it a
festive occasion.’ The guests
were presented a miniature
Christmas corsages to which
were attached bridge tallys.
The dining room table was
covered with a white linen cov
er and centered by the punch
bowl flanked by blue lights and
candles. Refreshments con
sisted of Christmas salad, cana
pes, fruit cake, nuts, mints, and
punch.
Three progressions of bridge
were played. Miss Lucillr Betts
was awarded the high score
nrize for the evening. Mrs. W.
N. Sparkman won club high and
Mrs. Charles T. Pullen Out
prize.
The club members had previ
ously drawn names in order to
exchange gifts. Mrs. Durham,
acting as Santa, presented each
one with a gift, after which Miss
Margaret Betts played the
piano and everyone enjoyed
singing Christmas carols.
Mrs. Durham’s guests were:
Mesdames W. I. Taylor, Jr., E.
M. Thompson, D. 6. Matthews,
W. N. Sparkman, W. H. Young,
E. M. Farrior, C. T. Pullen,
John Russ, T. C. Deal, and
Misses Margaret and Lucille
Betts and Dantie Hayes.
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THE CHRISTMAS STORY RETOLD—The above picture was taken at Tileston school, when
history students presented their annual Christmas pageant recently under the direction of Pol
lock Irwin, teacher of historv. Mr. Idwin. who lived in the near East for three years, has at
tempted to’duplicate the setting as he saw it in the grotto in Bethlehem by using authentic cos
tumes and a reproduction of the grotto. The part of Mary is taken by Betty Scott.
(Staff Photo by Hampton)
iWe, The Women
HowTo Avoid
Being Typed
Middle-Aged
BY RUTH MILLETT
She is middle-aged so far as
years go, but she isn’t the type
others describe as ‘‘a middle
aged woman.”
She doesn't have a middle
aged look. She hasn’t let herself
fall into the habit of buying a
dress just because it will do for
certain occasions, or because it
seems practical. She buys
clothes because they are becom
ing, just as she did when she
was young.
She doesn't fall back on mid
dle-aged talk — the house, the
children, the high cost of this
and that .She is willing ot for
get her housework when she
.isn’t doing it, and think a nd
talk of other things.
She hasn’t made the mistake
of limiting her_social life to a
set little group of friends. She
enjoys meeting new people and
bringing them into her life.
She knows more and better
ways of spending her leisure
than by “playing bridge with
the girls.” On a nice afternoon
she is more likely to be playing
golf or working in her yard than
sitting in on a bridge session.
She takes small troubles with
a light-heartedness that makes
her a cheerful companion.
Small annoyances don’t ruffle
her good nature.
Because of all these things,
she will never be typed in oth
ers’ minds as “a middle-aged
woman.”
Miss Warren
Complimented
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Miss Christine Warren, whose
marriage to J. David Grice, Jr.,
will take place January 3,
was honored recently at a des
sert bridge in the Community
center by Misses Helen Linrsay.
Francis Hayes, and Helen Fros
tick.
The bride-elect’s place was
marked a gardenia corsage.
Hostesses served ice cream
ir, bridal molds, cakes, and cof
lee, after which the honoree was
presented a miscellaneous show
er
Brige was played during the
evening and high-score prize
winners were Miss Mary Daniels
and Miss Lois Cashwell.
About 20 guests attended the
party.
The Alpine wall creeper is a
beautiful little bird of the creep
er family which is found from
the European Alps along the
mountain ranges to the Himalyas.
During the summer months it
makes it home among precipitous
rocks, fluttering about the faces
of cliffs with queer butterfly
movements, and darting hither
and thither like a humming bird.
Its colors- are gray but its song
is insignificant.
Christmas Connings And Goings
John Herbert Woollerton, Jr.,
Seaman 1-C USN, stationed at
Norfolk, Va., and having just
recently completed a six weeks
cruise Newfoundland aboard the
USS Fargo, is home for the
Christmas holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Woollerton at their home in Sun
set Park.
Mrs. Grace Sanford and
daughter, Lina, of Charlotte,
have arrived in the city to spend
the holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. McDaniel
on Barnett avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Smith and
son. Harry, are spending the
Christmas holidays with Mrs.
Smith's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H Jones in Red Oak.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Rouda
bush have as their guest for
two weeks Mrs. Roudabush’s
sister, Miss Carrie Housenfluck.
instructor of Art at Fairfax
Hall, Waynesboro, Va.
Max Warshauer has left for
California where he will visit
relatives in Los Angeles, Oak
land and San Francisco for a
month.
Walter L. Pate of New York,
former captain of the Davis cup
team, has arrived to spend the
holiday season with his daugh
ter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
George L. Stearns in Oleander
Amos Allen has arrived from
Peabody Conservatory of Music
in Baltimore, Md., to spend the
Christmas holidays with his
parents at their home on Nun
street.
Mike Morrow, captain of the
swimming team at the Universi
ty of North Carolina, has arrived
to spend the holidays with his
mother, Mrs. Alice Morrow at
her home in Oleander Court
apartments.
Mrs. Mary G. Willingham left
Tuesday for Richmond, Va.,
Mrs. Edward G. Willingham and
five grandsons Ed Jr., and Jim
my, in their lovely new home in
Richmond.
Joe E. Long Mintz and Ronnie
Mintz who have been visiting
relatives in Florida will spend
Christmas with grandfather, S.
E. Mintz of 817 South Sixth
street.
George D. MacRae of New
York is spending the holidays
with his mother, Mrs. Donald
MacRae at her home on South
Third street.
Miss Mable Burkheimer ar
rived by plane from West Palm
Beach, Fla., to spend Christmas
with her sister, Mrs. R. S. Hy
man.
William Applewhite, Jr., has
arrived from Columbia Tech in
Washington, D. C., to spend the
holidays with his parents, Mr
and Mrs. W. R. Applewhite, 2512
Washington street.
Mr. and Mrs. George Brinson
left today to spend the holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. E. Sandlin.
Eugene Mauney, student at
Duke university, is spending the
holidays with his mother, Mrs
B. A. Mauney.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Turrentine,
Jr., of Salisbury, are spending
the holidays with Mr. Turren
tine's parents.
Miss Antoinette Maultsby of
Washington, D. C., lias arrived
to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
Maultsby at their home, 104
South Fourth street.
Mr. and M.a. Sherwood Dud
ley of Murfreesboro, Tenn., will
arrive Saturday to spend the
holidays with Mrs. Dudley's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Coop
er.
Thomas R. Brock, Jr., USN,
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Brock
of Greenville Sound, has com
pleted his recruiting training at
the Naval Training center in
San Diego.
Miss Florence Grimes is visit
ing Miss Jane Burwell in Dur
ham for Christmas. From Dur
ham she will go to Petersburg,
Va., to visit Mr. and Mrs. War
ren Davis.
Fidelis Class
Of Southside
Is Entertained
The Fidelis class of Southside
Baptist church held its December
meeting at the home of Mrs. W.
F. Sidbury on the Carolina Beach
road. After the regular business
session a Christmas party was
enjoyed, with the Men’s Bible
class as invited guest.
The house was beautifully dec
orated with holly, evergreens and
burning candles, the center of at
traction being a Christmas tree.
Contests and games were play
ed, Mrs. Elizabeth Lambert and
George McFadyen winning prizes
after which Christmas carols were
sung, and Mrs. Lambert brought
a Christmas story.
Gifts were distributed to each
guest present after which the
hostess served delicious refiesh
ments.
About 40 enjoyed Mrs. Sid
bury’s hospitality.
Total value of Canada’s mer
chandise exports the first six
month of 1947 was $1,328,500,000
_ three and one-half times as
high as a similar period in 1938.
shortly before the war, almost
100,000 miles of petroleum pipe
lines were in operation in the
United States, representing an
investment of some $800-million.
St. Mary's Church
To Hold Special '
Service Tonight
The program for t he Christ
mas celebration at St. Mary s
Catholic church, Fifth avenue
and Ann street, will be featured
by a Christmas eve midnight
mass, with the Rev. Hugh Ken
nedy, assistant pastor of the
church, acting as celebrant.
Father Kennedy will preach
the Christmas sermon at the
midnight mass, which will also
be highlighted by Christmas
carols and opening with the j
“Adeste Fidelis.”
The choir, singing the Mass
under the direction of Mrs. E.
K. Bryan, with Mrs. Rose Picot
presiding at the organ, will sing
Kalliwad’s “Kyrie,” Mozart’s
“Gloria,” Miland’s “Credo,” and
Gounod’s “Sanetus” and “Bene
dictus.” The “Agnus Dei,” by
Pietro Yon, is an adaptation
from the “Adeste Fidelis,” one
of the oldest of the carols.
The Very Rev. Corneous E.
Murphy, pastor of St. Mary’s,
said today that the public is
cordially invited to a t tend the
midnight and Christmas masses,
saying that all of these services
would be commemorative of the
Birth of Christ, Whose Nativity
will be observed all over Chris
tendom.
The church doors will be
opened at 11 o’clock tonight, in
order to provide ample time for
the seating of the congregation
and the friends and guests of
the parishoners.
Monsignor Murphy will preach
his Christmas sermons at the 9
and 11 o’clock masses tomorrow
morning. He will stress “Peace
On Earth To Men Of Good Will,"
as heralded by the angels when
Christ was born, in both dis
courses.
The Rev. Allen Roche, assis
tant pastor of St. Mary's, will be
the celebrant of the 7 o'clock
Christmas morning mass. Fa
ther Roche will preach a ser
mon on the Christmas theme at
the early morning mass.
A special offering will be tak
en at all Christmas masses for
the Covenance of Sacred Heart
Orphanage, which is operated
by the Sisters of Mercy for
homeless children at N a zareth,
Begley, former pastor of St.
near Raleigh. The Rev. Michael
Mary's Star of the Sea on
Wrightsville Beach, is superin
tendent of Sacred Heart orphan
age, and also head of the Catho
lic charities in North Carolina,
An appeal for generous contri
butions to the orphanage will be
read at ail the Christmas mass
es at St. Mary’s, this appeal
having been written by the Most
Rev. Vincent B. Waters, D. D.,
Bishop of the Diocese of Ra
leigh, who announced that all of
ferings taken at the Christmas
masses in North Carolina would
be devoted to the support of the
Sacred Heart orphanage.
The main altar in St. Mary’s
is attractively decorated with
poinsettia plants against a back
ground of eveegreen. with myri
ads of candles diffusing their
soft glow in enhancing the sac
risty scene.
crib, depicting the scene at the
time of the birth of Christ in
the stable at Bethlehem, with
miniature images of angels,
shepherds and flocks of sheep,
doubtless will attract the at
tention of many worshippers
during the Christmas season.
R. Stewarts
Entertain At I
Country Club
Mr. and Mrs. Ranald Stewart
delightfully entertained recently
at the Cape Fear Country club
with a Christmas dinner party
The long table held place
cards decorated with miniature
Santa Clauses and at each place
were Christmas favors done up
in red paper tied in red ribbon
and mistletoe.
Places were laid for: Mr. and
Mrs. Q. B. Snipes, Mr. and Mrs.
B. H. Thomason, D. W. Richard
son, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Lowri
more, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Swart,
Dr. and Mrs- James B. Louns
bury, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Em
mert, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Wil
son, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wellott,
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Allegood,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Zapf, and
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cheatham.
Bur.g-aw Book Club
Has Holiday Party
BURGAW, Dec. 24. — Mrs. J.
S. Humphrey, Mrs. J. J. Best,
and Mrs. D. J. Farrior entertain
ed the Burgaw Book club Thurs
day night, at the home of the lat
ter.
Mrs. Farrior’s home was beau
tifully decorated in the traditional
holiday manner. The guests were
served a three course dinner. Af
ter dinner the members exchang
ed gifts and enioyed a social
hour. Nineteen members ■'tvere
present.
CECIL SANDIFER, JR.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil T. Sandifer
announce the birth of a son.
Cecil, Jr., on December 17 at
Marion Sprunt annex
MAY ITS HAFFINESS REMAIN WITH US
THROUGHOUT THE DAYS TO COME.
. . . AND MAY YOU REVEL IN
ITS HAPPINESS.
Sincerely
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Mr. And Mrs. William M. Hill
HostsJ°JLmPkees At part
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Hill
were hosts to the employee* of
the Foster-Hill Realty company
and the Peoples Building & Loan
Association Tuesday evening
when they entertained at a
Christmas party in the private
dining room at the Trade Winds,
Wrightsville Beach.
The dining room revealed
Christmas decorations of smilax,
pine and a Christmas tree. The
tables were centered with vases
of holly, flanked by red tapers in
crystal candlesticks, with favors
of the Christmas motif at each
place. Dunce caps of silver, gold,
red, green and blue tinfoil were
given each guest.
Edward B. V'ard acted as in
formal master of ceremonies and
during the evening impromptu
speeches were made by various
guests, and the singing of old
favorite songs enjoyed.
At the conclusion of the meal,
Charles J. Blake presented a
handsome Seth Thomas boat
clock to Mr. Hill from his em
ployees and Mrs. Robert T.
Batts presented a fountain pen
and bill folder to Mrs. Hill from
the lady employees.
The following guests attended
the dinner party: Mr. and Mrs.
L. E. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel D. Bissette, W. F. Powell,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Irving, Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Bost, Mr. and
Mrs J. Arthur Brown, Mr. and
Ms B. B. Bryan, Mr. and Mrs
Robert T. Batts, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry M. Solomon, Mr. and Mrs.
Hubert McKov, Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Narron, Mr. and Mrs. J. W
Johnson, Jr.. Woodus Kellum,
Erne* T PtJc!lIU
opencer, Adolnh Qni - M|fi«
Gwendolyn Sidburv^p M"
Schaar, Miss s,ona H*rb*«
Eloise Maultsby, Frank
Charles J. Blake Mrs u °’'
Hadle. and Mr. ,nd Mrfd* f
B. Ward. rs
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this Christmas and we all
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our very best wishes to
you in recognition of the
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THE 81ST CHRISTMAS
We’re dreaming of a peaceful Christ
mas throughout all the world . ■ • «
W'e’re dreaming of a Golden Kui*
Christmas covering all the people ...
And a Christmas full of Love, Happi
ness, and Hope for everyone.
Sincerely