The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-16
JULIA McN1NCH sLEAR

More and more things are slant
ing social. For in this wonderful
peacetime era of ours there S
more time for the busy wives and
mothers the young careerist and
college deb for the tired business
man and the government official
to take up the course where they
left off when war was declared.
Saturday afternoon President and
Mrs. Truman took time out to at
tend the double-header the first
time in many years that a presi-
dent has attended a midseason
ball game! And undoubtedly, Sat
urday was North Carolina day to
the left, to the right, and down in
front, you looked into smiling
North Carolina eyes or heard the
accent flung far over head as Tar
Heel ''Buddie Lewis swung
around t h e blazing hot diamond.
Monday these same Carolinians,
together with others in the Ma
tons Capital, put aside all work
to give a fitting welcome to the
hero Of Corregidor, General Jona-
than Wainwright, with wildly wav-
ing flags, lusty cheers and a dozen
or more less social affairs in spite
of which the recently returned
warrior declared that meeting
Kitty (Mrs. Wainwright was
the outstanding feature of the day.
Flags waved, whistles blew, and
the crowd cheered as Roberta Vim
son, wife of the Secretary of the
Treasury, gave the S. S. Lynch
burg Victory smashing blow
over the prov with the red, white
and blue covered champagne bot
tie and sent it gliding down the
ways of the Bethlehem airchild
Ship Co. at Baltimore. 1t was a
great day. Definitely Roberta Vim
sons day from the moment the
deluxe special train pulled out
from the station carrying the dis
tinguished group to the Oriole
City. until late in the afternoon the
party returned to Washington. And
Mrs. Vinson was radiantly charm.
ing and gracious-a lovely picture
in her black suit and hat and her
arms filled with American beauty
roses. At the Belvedere hotel, Mrs.
Vinson and her party greeted
guests in one room, while the hus-
bands held reception in another.
Mrs. Lindsay Warren wife of the
Comptroller of the United States
was there and Mrs. Tom c. Clark,
wife of the Attorney General: Mrs.
Fred Morrison and Mrs. Walter
George wife of Senator George OF
Georgia; Mrs. Robert flanagan,
wife of the Postmaster General
and Mrs. James Vardeman. whose
husband is naval aide to the Pre-
sident. Seated at the horseshoe
table for luncheon were Mrs.
I. Mitchell Palmer, Vice Ad-
miral and Mrs. Emory S. Land,
without whom no launching would
be complete; the Presidents naval
and military aides and their
wives, and ]. M. Willis and r. E.
McMath, officials of the shipbulld-
ing company, with their wives;
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Smith and
many other dignitaries of particu-
lar interest to North Carolina. The
luncheon was a happy forecast OF
the approaching red pointless
days, with thick filet mignon,
broiled to the right degree OF rare
ness, new green peas, tossed potato
balls, chilled whole tomato salad
with crabmat, a delicious partalt
and coffee. Real southern mint jul
leps in frosted glasses were ser
we'd in the green and white chintz
dining room at the Belvedere pre-
ceding the luncheon and it was
there we saw Mrs. Otis Bland,
wife of Representative Bland OF
Virginia and a couple more Tar
Heels, who were reminding sever
al of the party members that the
attractive sponsor was in part
North Carolinian a member OF
the pioneering Dixon family.
It was gay and informal party
at the Jackson Davis Sunday al
ternoon with Lieut.. Bob billiard
and his attractive wife, the former
Miss Parsons, of Greensboro, as
guests of honor. Sharing special in
terest of the guests with them
were Lieut.. and Mrs. Vernon Cow
per of Kinston and Scarsdale, N.
Y, who are occupying the Garland
Ferguson apartment for the sum-
mer and early fall months. Drop
ping in doing the after noon were
Mrs. and Mrs. Fred Morrison, MIR.
and Mrs. Lowe and Mrs. George
St. Sioussat formerly Julia Rich
ardson), who has turned farmer in
a big way this summer in small
plot, raising corn. potatoes. tona-
toes, beans and half a dozen more
vegetable.
There was definite military as
pect to the social whirl this week
with the Commander of the Ma
rine Corps entertaining at dinner
Monday evening at the Marine
Corps Barracks, the guests includ-
ing Major General and Mrs. A. H.