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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Condition Improved

Condition Improved
Friends of Mrs. E. b. Dement,, OF
East Wilmington, will be glad to
learn that her condition is much i'm
proved after having been confined
to her home suffering from severe
burns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

Birth Announced
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Rick announce
the birth of a daughter, Doretha
Yvonne ON February 81 at the
Marion Sprunt annex.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
WILMINGTON
HOLDS SPECIAL MEET

The Wilmington Assembly, No.
-, Order of Rainbow for Girls,
held the regular meeting at the
Masonic Temple on Thursday eve
ming, February %.
After the regular business meet
ing a special program was given
the birthday of
George washington. The meeting
was dedicated to the sixth station
of the rainbow, indigo, which is
symbolized by patriotism Each
member wore something blue and
the clubroom was decorated with
flags and portraits Of Washington,
carrying out the patriotic scheme
of the meeting. A musical program
was offered during the evening.
Washington Party
A Washington birthday party was
given by the Epworth league of the
Epworth Methodist church, Thurs
day night. The program consisting
of items of a Washington flavor,
was in charge of Nettie Baker and
Walter Pavy. Dainty refreshments
were served at the close by the COM
mittee in charge of Mrs. Tom Nc
Kee.
Auxiliary Meeting
The Woman's auxiliary Of st.
Andrews Presbyterian church will
meet Wednesday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock at the church. All members
are urged to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
MRS. TAYLOR, RECENT
BRIDE, ENTERTAINED

Miss Sallie Jane Hobbs, Miss
Ruth Barnhill, and Mrs. H. G.
Herring were joint hostesses Fri.
day evening at a miscellaneous
shower honoring Mrs. ]. H. Taylor,
Jr., the former Miss Rachel Brown.
ing.
Guests were welcomed by the
hostess. The home was arranged
with roses and carnations. Bingo
was enjoyed during the evening,
after which refreshments were
served.
Those attending were Mrs. Tay-
lor, honoree: Mrs. r. G. Browning,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Piver, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. M. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. H. Herring, Mrs. r. M. Piver,
Mrs. E. S. Taylor, Miss Muriel Rob-
erts, Mrs. o. E. Herring. Miss
Helen Browning, Miss Gertrude
Herring, Miss Gertrude Williams,
Mrs. Tommie Dibon, Miss Eliza
beth Browning, Miss Irene Sellars,
J. H. Taylor, Jr., Mrs. C. W. Davis,
Jr., Miss June Taylor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Tyler, Mrs. j. H. Tay-
lor, ST., Miss Lottie Mae Farror.
Miss Clara Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs.
J.. L. Browning and John Hart.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
RELIGIOUS DRAMA
IS PLANNED TODAY

The first OF a series of religious
dramas, Love Never Faileth" Ivy
Anna Kennedy Vliet., is to be pre-.
scented at the evening service at Ep-
worth Methodist church, corner Bla.
den and North 5th. The cast Is as
follows. Pastor, Jack Mason; Miss
Benevolence, Frances Withengeala;
Mountain Boy, Robert Cowan; In
dian Girl. Eula Lee; Chinese Girl,
Audry OVERLY; Representative Of
Negro Work, Billy Morton; Young
Man, Edward Maxwell; Farmer, Ar
thur c. Morris; Bible Man, Charl. >
Herring; Superannuate and wife.
Tom Mckee and Mrs. Thompson:
Mission Girl, Mrs. Oscar Flowers. IS
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Flora Macdonald College Board
OF Trustees Conducts Meeting

an initial step in a movement
among the alumnae to raise $50, 900
in honor of DR.. Vardell.
J. Harvey White, of Graham,
and Mrs. F. B. Johnson, of Clinton,
for many years members of the
executive committee, resigned from
this committee. Their places were
filled by Mrs. L. ]. White of Meb.
ane, and Mr.. c. S. Clark of Clark
ton. The Rev. R. H. Poole, of
Elizabethtown, was also elected to
the executive committee. The board
Of trustees approved the plans of
the Flora Macdonald college devel-
opment program committee to be-
gin the preliminary work in
Orange Presbytery to secure funds
for the endowment.
The trustees directed that Flora
Macdonald college should enter the
ministers annuity fund for the
ministers on it's staff.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

RED SPRINGS Feb "a: - The
If trustees of Flora Macdon-
' y, .,,lege met on Tuesday, Febru-
% with the controlling pres
~ of Fayetteville, Orange
wilmington well represented.
gu T,a Rev. A. R. Mcqueen, DID,,
. NV of the board, presided.
ssA~,,,raging reports were received.
bsi1snf II. G. Bedinger reported
'argest enrolment in the his
's # the college, numbering 344
W. .+s Twenty-Five rooms in
' homes were required to
for professors and the over
CAV If students. He stated that
~" Students are doing good work
'l ',.r an excellent faculty. The
1a .;a, class numbers this year
s SEM, MEMBERS, the second largest
las to graduate from the college:
o pa;inger also stated that OF
~ a graduates of the class of
~. Il secured teaching positions.
g r,a financial report showed that
colIege is again operating on
danced budget, and that a re-
'on in the debt will be seen at
tho Np9r
I royieving the history of the
..rara from 1880 to 1910, much
.,rross and many improvements
reported. The Indebtedness
uss reduced from s1S7,ooo.Oo to
|%; aoOo. While the endowment
...farad' a small loss during the
,'rrsssion the amount has been
,.Iorered. and the endowment now
mounts to s15O,oOo.OO.
T1a Flora Macdonald college de-
lament program reported prog
-.,s in spite of the closing of the
~.,b,cco markets and other adverse
circumstances. \ group OF trustees
,rsssnted a debt liquidation plan
|.or -bp retirement of the debt.
T,av reported that under this plan,
In 4 few weeks, one-fifth of the
smmnt needed had been subscribed.
[Tbs plan will be presented in
FAYETTEVILLE Presbytery, and a
similar plan will be followed in
orange and Wilmington Presby.
|teries for endowment.
The alumnae reported that S.
@0O had been contributed in hon
lar Of DR.. Vardell's SOth birthday
|tor the endowment fund. This is
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
GEORGE R
T AT PARTY

CHARLTON, Feb. 24-Mrs. George
n. Currie was hostess to a lovely
Valentine party Monday evening at
the clubhouse. After a delectable
meal, progressive games were enjoy
ed.
Those enjoying Mrs. Currie's hos.
pitality were Mrs. o. L. Clark, Sr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Love, Mrs. A. c. Johnston,
Miss Isabella Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
gar Munroe, Mr.. and Mrs. W. R.
Latham, DR.. and Mrs. E. S. Clark,
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A. Council Calls For Aid
In Obtaining Membership Quota

years membership and some a r 9
tagging far behind. We are urging
each local unit in the county to
check up on their membership rolls
and bring their association up to
the required quota or at least not to
fall below last years goal.
The most concrete example of
gauging the success of failure of
any organization is the gain or loss
of members. So do not stop enroll
ing members until you have done
you best.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Daughters Of 1872 To Open Annual
Meeting On Monday At High Point

The annual meeting of the North
Carolina Society, United States
Daughters of 1872, will be held Mon
day, February rs, at the Sheraton
hotel, High Point, at 4:3O o'clock in
the afternoon.
Mrs. Benjamin Wyche, Charlotte,
state president, will preside. Reports
will be given by officers and state
chairmen. Alternates and pages 20
attend Associate Council in Wash
ington will be appointed.
These are two Real Daughters j.
siding in North Carolina, Mrs. G..
S. Thomas, of Rocky Mount, and
Mrs. Bette Jordan Elliott. of Green's
boro. Mrs. Elliott is expected to at
tend the meeting.
There will be a joint dinner with
the Daughters of the American Col
onists on Monday evening February
26, at the Sheraton hotel. Mrs. T.
A. Kearns, High Point, chairman of
arrangements with Mrs. 2. V. Con-
yers, Greensboro, Mrs. Joseph Sni-
der, High Point, and Mrs. James E.
Lambeth, Townsville, assisting.
The annual meeting of the North
Carolina Society Daughters Of Col
| onial Wars, will convene Tuesday
morning February u, at the Sher-
atom hotel, High Point, at 9 o'clock.
Mrs. John Scott Welbourn, state
president, will preside.
Many interesting reports will he
given by officers and chairman and
final plans for the Fort Dobbs Mark
err will be completed.
The officers for registrar, historian
and g%enealogist will be elected. Dis
tinguished guest present will be Mrs.
| William H. Pouch, national second
| vice-president, of New York; Mrs.
Frank Leon Mason, national regis.
trar.
The annual meeting of the North
Carolina Society, Daughters OF
American Colonists will be opened
with a joint dinner with the Daug'l-
tiers of 1872: on Monday evening,
February 26, at $50 p. m, at the
Sheraton hotel in High Point.
The business meeting Of the
Daughters of American Colonists
will follow Immediately after the
dinner with the state regent, Mrs.
J. W. Parker, of Farmville, presid-
ing.
Interesting reports will be given
by the officers and chairmen, I'd
officers for the coming year will be
elected.
Final plans will also be made for
the unwilling Of a bronze tablet in
Raleigh commemorating the birth
of Virginia Dare.
Among the special guests attend
ing will be Mrs. William Franklin
Stone, national president, Lookout
Mountain, Tennessee, and Mrs.
Richard J. Yearwood, state regent,
Knoxville, Tennessee.
Bible Club Meeting
The New Hanover Bible club
held a party on Saturday, Febru.
airy 10, at the high school cafeteria.
Miss Elsie Mae Biggs and Warren
Pennington won prizes. Refresh
ments were served. Chaperones
were Miss Weber, Bible club teach
err, Miss Dorothy Aycock and AL
bert Brown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
By MRS. E. A. STANDS
Membership chairman of New Han.
over County Council of

Parents and Teachers
The following call to parents of
the city has been issued by the New
Hanover Parent-Teacher Council;
presidents, membership chairman
and each individual member of the
PIT. A. are urged to help increase
the present membership.
Some associations have already
made a large increase o v e r last
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
SPANISH VETERANS
WILL HOLD MEETING

The Wilmington Camp, No. 8,
United Spanish War Veterans, will
hold the regular meeting Friday
night at 8 o'clock in the dug.out.
All members are urged to be
present.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-18
Household Hints
Newest Bathing Suits Are TripIets
THEY'RE ACES IN
WINTER RESORT
FASHION NEWS
BY MARIAN YOUNG

NEA service SteM Correspondent
New York.-Whethe or not she's
going TO be able TO 60 south for q
winter holiday the smart woman
has great interest In southern re-
sort clothes. She knows that they
are forecasters Of spring and SUM
mer trends and that new models
liked and worn on sunny beaches In
January will be right anywhere next
July.
Most novel idea seen In the new
southern resort collections Is bath
Ing suits In groups Of three-one
for morning, one for afternoon and
o third for evening,
Brigance has created q casual,
simple wool swim suit for the morn
ing dip, one Of the attractive, skirt
ed dressmaker suits for afternoon
and, for evening, a full, ankle
length skirt over shorts Of elastic
fabrics with bra top to match the
shorts. This designer thinks that
evening swimming In an illuminated
pool or the moonlit surf calls for q
more formal, quite feminine cos
tune. The long skirt Is to be re-
moved before the plunge, Of course.
PRACTICAL
PLAY SUITS
The new play suits make II pos
sible for women TO take only sports
and evening clothes to the south
Their skirts are designed to elimin-
ate gaps between the buttons down
the front Many are shirred to wide
Wristbands with short slide fastener
closing ut back or side instead Of O
row OF front buttons. You can slip
one OF these on over your shorts and
60 TO lunch without feeling under
dressed-even In hotel dining
room.
One of the smartest play suits
includes white pique shorts attached
TO O tailored shirt and floral
striped pinafore and full skirt, An
other consists OF white pique skirt
and shirt and shorts In colorful
balloon print, A navy and white
striped gabardine model with pleat-
ed skirt and shorts has an extra
shirt Of mulberry linen with cotton
mesh insert across the back.
For the Stacks enthusiast, black
ullU WIliVe CHeCk WVVi Sluche utlu "
scarlet flannel shirt are chic, Per-
fectiy tailored black linen Stacks
and o scarlet flannel shirt are chic.
Perfectly tailored black linen Stacks
and Q navy flannel jacket are team.
cd up with O red shirt.
Combinations OF red. white and
blue are, as q matter Of fact, prevail.
ent throughout oil southern resort
collections.
Far aiield from her red, white
and blue and other patriotic
themes, however, are East Indian
harem trousers In striped silk
Jersey, Javanese turhanS and mo-
difed Tyrolean holeros.
Among other notes OF interest
are: wide, fioppy-brimmed, straw
hats taking their place beside the
chignon-type turbans; shorter play.
suit skirts; combinations Of red and
green; dirndl Stacks, shirred to give
fullness through the hips; white
Grecian gowns for evening.
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% Sinarely as possible on the
money they have to spend, how
to make tho most Of their looks
and how to get homemaking down
to o science.
But today the great majority OF
women Is also interested In edu.
cation. They want to be sure
their children are getting the most
out Of their school years-devel.
oping their talents and personals
ties, as well as examining knowl-
edge into their heads.
They are also interested In sports.
Papa no longer leaves Mama home
when he goes to O ball game, or
when he sets out for q game OF golf.
KEEP UP WITH
CURRENT EVENTS
They are tremendously inter-
ested In world events. Not
only are they reading the front
page Of their papers and the edi-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-18
Women Don't Fit Into
That Little Woman
Pattern Anymore

torial page, they would rather hear
O news broadcast from Europe
than the most romantic serial pro.
gram on the air. And they are
reading oil the books dealing With
world affairs that hey can lay
their hands on, After they have
read the books, they make Papa
read them.
A great many Of them are In.
terested In politics, They no
longer keep still when the men
start discussing political questions
and candidates.
Another thing, they ore becom.
Ing interested In art, music, the
theater. Womens clubs and little
theater groups are largely respon.
sible for that,
In short, women no longer FL
the "little woman" picture, They
are busy, interested, capable hue
man beings, And Il doesn't pay
anyone - cocky male or radio
sponsor-to talk down to them.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-18

Fun 20 create Tlny Landscape
More winter weather ahead-but
you forget the bleak outdoors when
you make this adorable woodland
terrarium, complete with rocky slope
and waterfall"
Use O glass .howi-an Old fish
bowl will do-and put In the bot
torn d layer Of pebbles for drain
age. Then line with inoss-green
side out. Your moss should reach
nearly TO the top OF the back OF
your bowl, but slope close to the
bottom In front,
Now fill the moss "linlng" with
soil and plant tiny ferns, minia-
ture ivy, eiump Of wood yioletS
or O little African violet. Place Q
rough pebble here and there ana
create o sparkling waterfall down
the front OF your slope with Q hand
full OF white sand. A u go W.
You can make lovely gardens n
bottles too-indeed In any clear
glass container with O lid. Odd cac.
d or coloyfui foliage beauties such
% coleus are favorite plants. And
best 10 DO sparing with water. Even
II the cover ID off frequently, q
spoonful every week or 50 u enough
Complete instructions for delight
full glass and dish gardens ore CIV.
on In our 32-page booklet. Tells
how to grow orchids and gardenias
as well as everyday plants. IN
cludes directions for Kitchen herb
gardens. y fH
Send 100 in colin for your copy
Of GLASS GARDENS AND NOV.
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sure 10 write plainly your NAME,
ADDRESS, and the NAME Of book.
let. M WI M
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Mss.%&"9
PATTERN 1886
CHIC BECOMING
MATERNITY STYLE

Modern eXpectant mothers 60
everywhere and keep just as busy as
usual. For modern maternity frocks
tit and flatter with unchanging
charm throughout figure changes.
Claire Tilden's Pattern 1886 may be
easily adjusted without altering its
smart lines. The adjustment takes
place at the waist of the princess
style bodice-skirt, which ties at
either side. This eliminates all
bothersome buttons and snaps and
gives the skirt a smart flare too.
The smock top has long or short
sleeves and may have a youthfully
wide collar and tie, perhaps in re-
freshing, radiant contrast. See the
marvelously concealing, gathered
lines. The front yoke and panel are
in one piece, with the panel in soft
uleat. The back extra fullness and
growing is given by a long in
verted pleat. An unusually easy
sewing job-choose gayly flower
splashed print for this attractive
style and step blithely, confidently
into the Spring sunshinel
Pattern 036 Is cut In misses and
women,s sizes ~, IA. 10, 10, 20. 30,
50. 81, So, 80 and 40 Sizes IS requires
s lee yards 80 inch fabric and 3-S
gard contrast.
SEND FIFTEEN CENTS tlSc) in
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what Is commonly called chronic
rheumatism :. (T. w, Al
Ans.-Consider the volumes that
have been written about ghosts.
Send ten cents coin and i-cent-
stamped envelope bearing your cd.
dress, for booklet 'The Ills Called
Rheumatism"
What Price Teeth?
I have lost all but one back tooth
In my upper Jaw, but stlll have most
Of the teeth In sound condition N
the lower. ! want the remaining
teeth In the upper pulled, 50 ! COZ,
have Q full plate, but the dentist
refuses TO do this, as he says II
would he far better 10 retain the
few good teeth left In the Jaw (,
(P. HI :
Ans.-You have q good dentist.
Stick to him and you'll live longer.
protected by John r. Ollie co..
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-18
THE CRI STILL GETS AROUND

THE CRI STILL GETS AROUND
Some day I'll receive q letter
from reader who, IN all sincerity,
hopes will tell my readers some-
thing about health some time.
Today came two letters, one from
London, Ontario, the other from
Miami, Florida, urging that point
out the serious risk Of contracting
q grave illness Tin the one instance
infantile paralysis Is mentioned, IN
the other infiuenze) from q person
who persists In remaining ct work
or at school when he or she has en-
alleged "cold".
This inks me, to put II mildly,
For twenty-five years, week days,
Sundays and holidays have been
hammering away on that point.
What the blue blaxes-honestly I
believe the common cold" delu-
sion, so fondly cherished by the
laity and the anile school Of medi.
cal practitioners, Is curse wished
on the world by some evil genius,
This quaint eighteenth century no
tion that cold, change Of weather,
dampneSs, draft and the like can
account for illness Of almost any
nature you happen to have Is today
O formidable obstacle In the way Of
the prevention OF the respiratory
infections - illnesses which make
three. fourths OF the everyday work
OF physicians In general and special
practice. And today physicians and
specialists OF standing and repute
still contend, In occasional contri-
buttons 10 current medical litera-
ture, that under some such cireuin.
stances exposure 10 cold or weO
some individuals may develop some
value unidentified illness - these
doctors are never quite specific
about Il, so II Is bootless 10 argue
with them. The thing amounts to
this: II q big shot In the profes.
sion chooses TO say there 10 no
doubt that exposure 10 cold or wet
Is q cause or o contributing factor
Of illness, that's that, The grand
old public, the dumb public, still
likes TO believe great doctors are
competent 10 pronounce things thus
and 80. This pleasant tradition the
big shots naturally like 10 perpet-
uate. II Ia what makes them einin.
ent.
Well, here Is some elementary
hygiene the Soundness and truth OF
which pret bly, no physician will
venture 10 estion, Every one OF
the resp. Try infections, from
Influenza to dlphtherie, Is most
communicable, In Saeege, cough or
conversation moisture spray, IN the
stage OF onset, before the sewer or
peddler OF the infection himself or
herself feels quite III enough 10 60
10 bed or b rest from work or play,
Happily ! note that In O steadily
increasing number OF schools, Of
Aces and plants where individuals
are necessarily In prolonged close
contact, within conversation spray
range Cup 10 FIVE feet) from one
another, II Ia the rule that teacher,
executive, pupil or employe, man.
ager or clerk, shell not come TO
school or 10 work II no or she has
anything purporting 10 DO O "cold";
In some schools or offices II "a the
duty Of physleians or nurse to spot
any one who endeavors to fetch his
infection 10 school or work and
send him or her home until the ILL
ness IL over FOR this forward step
We have TO thank the Increasing
health intelligence Of the laity.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-18
Clarifying
Yourself
By Alicia Hart
NEA Service Stan writer


Before going out to take advant-
age OF midwinter lien and furniture
sales, the really beauty-minded wo-
man tries TO analy2e herself, her
personality and mode Of living, aS
well as her household furnishings
which need TO be replaced.
do At harmoniously against
this background ! have createdS"
she asks herself, thoughtfully sur.
veying every room In the house.
"Or, clad In tweeds, as usually
am, do ] look, and sometimes feel,
silly on that Victorian Sofas
ITS II O mistake for me, 0 wo.
man who likes tailored negligees
and plain, fiat.heeled bedroom slip
pers with toes In them, to keep on
having O fluffy boudoir with ruffled
dressing table skirt, lace pillows on
the bed and typical French bric-a-
brac here and there9" she goes on 10
ask.
She could, she decides, without
sacrificing beauty or feminlnlty IN
the room, replace the fluffy skirt
with O tailored one Of lustrous satin,
give the pillows new covers or dis
pense with them entirely. She re-.
solves that the new slip-sover for
the boudoir chair will be OF O color
which alters her skin instead Of
making 1t sallow as the old one
does.
She decides also that the sheets
she buys In White Sales will be
long enough to stay tucked In. She's
through with having her sleep dis
turbed all too often by q fight with
O too-short sheet.
In other words, she resolves To
make her home place where she'll
be able to stay calm, unruffied and
comfortable, and which will be 9
background that suits her type and
dramatizes her good looks.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-18
BUY WASHABLE GARMENTS
THE CORREsT SIZE

Recently, mothers have found out
that they do not have to buy o
child's wash dress size larger than
necessary to allow for shrinkage.
Modern mothers realize how SEN
sitive children re about clothes, and
make q point Of buying wash things
with q label which assures them
that shrinkage is limited to one per
cent, so small an amount that 1t
cannot affect the size or At Of the
garment. This means hiatt she buys
the garment the right size and the
child is proud Of her new dress.
from start to finish.
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tie children are very susceptible.
much more so than older folk.
For instance, here's o story:
Little Mary promised to go To
Jeans, but her mother needed her
to try on O dress.
"Why don't you call up Jean and
ask her TO come here?" said mother.
So little Mary called Jean and Jean
came over.
But Mary all at once took 1t into
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-18

up the question:
"What are the
interests Of the
women Of 1902"
Women are
aS they have ale
ways been In.
terested In I'm
proving them.
selves and the
way In which
they do their
Jobs,
That means
they are inter.
ested In know
Ing how to get
along with peo-
pie. how to dress