The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-16
Red Cross Work Carried Out Here
BY Members OF Church Societies
Bladenboro

BLADENBORO, Nov. Is. - The
monthly meeting of the Woman's
Missionary society will be held next
Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 10, at 1916
o'clock in the ladies parlor of the
church. Circle Number One, witt
Mrs. r. E. Thompson conduct
ing the program, will be hostess tt
the circle. The women of the entire
town and community are cordially in
vited to the meeting which will last
an hour.
DR.. D. H. Bridger is this week at
tending a medical meeting in Louis
vile, Ky.-Mr. and Mrs. H. Hunt,
who have made Bladenboro theil
home for several months, have NOV
ed to Lumberton where they will re-
side this winter.-R. C. Bridger was
a business visitor in Greensboro and
Burlington Tuesday of this week.
Miss Effie Taylor, now of Lumber
ton, spent the weekend with hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Tay'
lor. The Taylor family had as their
guest. also, their son, Clifton Tay'
Tor, stationed at Norfolk, Va.
Misses Elizabeth Dunn and Eliza
beth Graham, jointly entertained the
Y. w. A. members at the home OF
the former on last Friday night.
Mrs. F. T. Gibson was in charge
Of the program and was assisted by
members of the society. A specia.
feature of the meeting was the pack
ing of a gift box to little Miss Sue
Lennon who is in a Charlotte hos
pital. Mrs. Lennon is treasurer O.
the Y. w. A. MI. and Mrs. W
H. Hussey, who have been living ir
Wilmington for the past four years
will make their home in BladenborC
after November 80, as Mr.. Hussey
has been transferred to this division
for the present.
Mrs. r. C. Bridger was amons
guests from Bladen county at thu
banquet on Monday night at thu
Armory in Lumberton when the
American Legion and ". F. W
posts entertained, including the aux
1laries as their guests. Mrs. Bridgel
is a member of the V. F. w. aux
iliary in Lumberton
L. A. Bridger ana Herbert Bridge1
went up to Baltimore the past week.
end to be with Mrs. Bridger ant
Miss Martha, the. latter a patient il
Johns Hopkins hospital. Miss Nal
tina is reported recovering nicef.
from two operations she has hat
since entering the hospital abou
three weeks ago-Miss Mary Hamil
ton is i'll in a Lumberton hospital
where she mas undergone an opera
ton. - Clarence Bridger, of Wake
Forest college, Frank Gilmore Of
Charlotte Business college, Wood!
Hilburn, Jr.,, of state college, Miss
Bette Gilmore, of Flora Macdonald
college, were among those here fol
the weekend with their rspectiv'
parents.
A meeting of the Bladenboro Rec
Cross chapter was called for las
Friday night at the Community
House for the purpose of organic.
ing to put on the annual roll call
DR.. S. S. Hutchinson, chapter chair
man, was in charge of the meeting
and after a short session, Mrs. F
7. Gibson was elected as chairman
of roll call. Mrs. Gibson has rem
dered this service for a number OF
years.
The family of Mr.. and Mrs. J.. L.
Bridger moved into their new home
en- Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. S. F. Shaw was hostess to her
Missionary circle at her home OF
Tuesday afternoon with twelve mem
bers and three visitors. present. Mrs
r. E. Thompson, in the absence Of
Mrs. r. B. Buie, the leader, conduct
ed the meeting and presided over the
business of the circle. Definite plans
were made to help several old ant
sick people living in and near town
This is to be a special Thanksgiving
service of the group. Refreshments
were served at the close of the meet.
ing.
Mrs. Leila Bryan and daughter, Of
Wilmington, are visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lewis this
week.-Mrs.. D. H. Bridger. who was
patient for two weeks at a Rich
mond hospital, returned home Friday
accompanied by DR.. Bridger ant
Dewey, Jr., who went up to Rich
mond that morning. Mrs. F. w
Dickson and Mr.. Dickson, parents o
Mrs. Bridger, Joined them in Wake