The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
Henry Render
Speaks Before
Woman's Club


dressed a meeting of the Junior
Woman's club at the home of Mrs.
Ellis Page. Mrs. Watts presided. In
business session the club voted to
change its name and adopt a senior
rating next April in compliance with
a ruling from the General Fedora
ton that Junior club members
must be under 80 years of age. Mrs.
George Allen, chairman Of the
Red Cross work announced one lay
cite has been completed and four
more will be made by the club al
its first quota for Robson county.
Mrs. w. C. Hedgpeth acted as treas
urer and three new members, Mes
danes F. L. Bowen, N. D. Hender-
son and e. P. Bond, Jr., joined the
club.
Mrs. N. A. Mclean was hostess
to the Lumberton Book club at her
home with Mrs. H. A. McKinnon
presiding and a paper on Paraguay
presented by Mrs. Joe P. Moore.
Mrs. ]. W. Priddy, Jr., daughter of
the hostess, poured tea and coffee.
Guests were Mesdames T. W. Boyce,
E. K. Butler, J.. D. Collins, John
Stedman.
The Readers club enjoyed it's first
annual social meeting Saturday
when members motored to Pinehurst
for the day, with luncheon at the
Carolina hotel. The group were
guests of MI. and Mrs. Raymond S.
Pharr for tea at their winter hone
at Pinehurst. Mrs. John Mullen of
Atlanta, guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Edwin Whiting accompanied men,
bers on the trip. Those who made
the trip were Mrs. Stephen McIn-
tyre, II, president, Mesdames w. c.
Hammond, Jr., j. W. Priddy, Jr.,
]. A. Seay, J. W. Spruill, Graham
I-cKinnon, Jr., George Allen, Ed
win Whiting.
Mrs. John Mullen, Of Atlanta, was
honored at a card party by her
daughter, Mrs. Edwin Whiting, who
entertained at two tables of bridge
and one Of rock. Mrs. John Knox
was winner of high score bridge
prize, Mrs. D. Mop. Macarthur Won
low score and Mrs. ]. R. Poole won
high score rock prize. Gifts Of linen
were presented Mrs. Mullen and
Mrs. w. J. Vaudeville Of Sylvester,
Ca, guest Of her daughter, Mrs. M.
F. Townsend. The Christmas motif
was carried throughout the refresh
ment course. Others playing were
Mesdames J. A. Sharpe, K. M.
Barnes, John C. Fuller, Frank
Moore, John Stedman, D. L. Whit
ing.
Mrs. Howard Price, bride Of the
winter, was guest of honor at a
dinner party and miscellaneous
shower when Mesdames Charlie Nc
Intyre and S. P. Douglas enter
tanned at the home of the former.
The brides table held an arrange
ment of white carnations and her
cover was marked with a corsage
Of all-white flowers. Mrs. Charlie
Elrod, bride of Thanksgiving day,
was given a corsage and an attrac-
tive gift. Guests were Mrs. George
B. Kirkman, mother of the brides,
Mesdames Elrod, James r. Nance,
W. N. Parmele, E. M. Henderson,
Ellis Page, oliver Benson, Alton
Mcpherson, Miss Mary Louise Hub
bard, Betsy Wishart, Mary Cobb,
Ruth Nance, Billie Hackett, Flora
Smith and Mesdames James Price
Of Mcdonald and Mrs. Fulton Doug
las of South Boston.
Mrs. Stephen Mcintyre, ST., was
elected treasurer of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union at a
meeting held at the home Of Mrs.
j. D. Stewart with Mrs. Hal A.
Oliver presiding. Mrs. A. M. Hartley
was named chairman of the flow
err mission committee. Miss Sue
Shaw gave an address on Citizen
ship as 1t is Related to the School,"
Miss Thelma Mealy, community
worker at North Lumberton, gave
the devotional. Refreshments were
served. Mesdames D. D. King and
A. P. McAllister, ST., were associate
hostesses.