The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-26
Wilmington
Lions Club
Entertains

The Wilmington Lions clup en-
~tertained at a gala Ladies night
celebration Thursday night at 7:3(
o'clock with a colorful cabaret in
the ballroom of the Cape Fear
hotel.
About 80 guests were seated al
banquet tables arranged at the
sides of the ballroom to leave the
center space vacant for dancing
and entertainment. In charge Of
the program was Lion Luther I.
Rogers, who posing as a night
club owner for Holly Ridge, vel
coined the assemblage.
The regular opening for the Lions
club meetings was observed with
the first verse of America sung
by the group facing the American
flag, and the invocation by Lion
Rev. James T. Lawson.
The Lions club quartette COM
posed of Lion Rev. James T. Law
son, Lion T. Marshburn, Lion Wick
Twining, and Lion Gene Billiard,
presented a group of familiar
songs.
Don Watts, accompanying him
self with the guitar, sang Wagon
Wheels" Miss Dorothy Hearns &C.
companied at the piano by Miss
Evely Berry sang, "Cherebere-
bin"
William T. Robertson with the
accordian led the Lions and Lion
esses in a group singing of "Old'
Black joe" "Old Folks at Home"
and my Wild Irish Rose"
A dress-itting and cracker-eat-
ing contest was conducted by Lions
Don Sewell, with Lion Doc Fulg-
hum and Lion r. M. Padrick the
contestants. As winner, Lion Pad
rick received a comical present.
Lion L. D. Latta, president of
the club, began the round Of per
sonal introductions, which was fol
lowed by the blackfaced Bacor
twins, played by Lion Paul T
Marshburn and Lion Wick Twin.
ing with a series Of jokes anc
comical experiences.
: Immediately afterwards an in
formal orchestra with William
Robertson on the %accorG:an, Dor
Watts with his guitar, Lion Marsh
burn at the base fiddle and Lior
Wick Twining at the drums, lee
riotious music, eliminating in
grand march of the Lions anG
Lionesses. Informal dancing fol
lowed.
On the Ladies Night committee
were Lion John Anderson, chair
man, Lion Luther T. Rogers anc
Lion Don l.. Sewell.
Those present included: Mr..
and Mrs. T. ]. Baird, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gene Billiard, DR.. and Mrs. H. R.
Codington, DR.. and Mrs. MGR.
Crouch, Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Han
cock, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Hender-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Hum
phrey, MI. and Mrs. L. T. Landen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Roberts, MI
and Mrs. T. T. Sellers, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. L. Sewell, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. H. Shoemaker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wick Twining, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
B. Ward, MI. and Mrs. A. E. Wat
kins, MI. and Mrs. Dick Chasten,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Worrell, Mr..
and Mrs. Sam H. Hill, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ronald L. Lane, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. D. Latta, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Rucker, MIR and Mrs. j. r. Ben
son, Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Padrick,
Jr., MIR. and Mrs. Harry D. Grit
fin, Rev. and Mrs. James T. Law
Son, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Miuican,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Hood, Miss Rather
inc Way, Miss Kay Tyler, Mrs.
Edgar Fulcher, Miss Dorothy
Hearns, Miss Evelyn Berry, Miss
Hazel Kinney, Miss Connie Davis,
Robert R. Way, j. E. L. Wade,
M'Kean Maffitt, Paul T. Marsh
burn, D. A. Fulgham, William Rob-
ertson and Don Watts.
Birth Announced
Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Mil.
lis, OF this city, announce the birth
OF a daughter, Anne Joette, on Jan.
uary 2S, at the Marion Sprunt an.
mex. Mrs. Mills was the former
Miss Josephine Daniels.
A television periscope for use by
submarines has been patented.