The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-27
Rx lula MCN1NCH sLEAR

s BY JULIA MCNlNCH CLLhh
Such a dizzy week was the one
that has just sped by-with no less
Than a score of parties, large and
,;mall. to keep the social Merry
lso-round whirling from luncheon
hour to midnight. With visiting dig
aitaries and World Conference re-
;urnees being fetsd on every hand,
i:ocktail hours by the dozens
|Nell. almost-and any number OF
timer parties and bridge suppers.
It was this week, too. that Mrs.
HAIRY S. Truman began her So
Icial activities in Washia ston as the
HlNafion's First Lady. And it was
.Elaice to learn that Capital Society
will also have the opportunity OF
Injecting Miss Margaret Truman
who plans to accompany her moth
er whenever her studies at George
Washington University will permit.
,f Making her rounds Wednesday
Mrs. Truman arrived early in the
afternoon at the benefit bridge-tea
given by the American Relief for
France groups wearing a lght-blue
suit with a contrasting corsage OF
4 pale pink flowers and a small
black hat trimmed with a fllmy
! white dotted veil, worn with other
black accessories A f e placing
Ell the first earth around a small
II evergreen tree in commemoratlon
Il of We Day she returned to the
" White House for a short interval,
& then set out for the tea given by
"A the United Nations club, where she
Z was greeted by the president, Miss
Il Meredith Howard, former N n
Carolinian. For the occasion t h e
i pretty young daughter of the White
4 House had chosen yellow frock-
that incidentally brings out
n lovely golden glints of her hair
4 and her flowers were orchids. A
i three piece orchestra played dur
Y ing the hours of the party and the
/ reception rooms were filled to ca
paciiy as several hundred ladies
z who were received by Mrs. Tru-
man and the hostesses had tea Or
punch with other dainty refresh
ments.
Turning her steps in still another
direction that afternoon. the First
( Lady was guest of honor at the
tea given by the District of Colum-
bia Society, Daughters of Colonial
Wars, where a cake in honor of
the society's first year ov incor-
poration was cut by North Caro-
lina's Mrs. Guy Withers and Mrs.
Winifrsd willard
At the bewitching hour of $50
several dozen Tar Heels made their
B way to historic Georgetown where
& 1t. Con-dr. and Mrs. Jameh ]. Har-
/ rs wire entertaining in compli-
Fl nent to their parents, former Sen
\ ator and Mrs. Cameron Morrison.
X II there is any place that is invari-
ably interesting, gay and diverting,
1t is the Harris hous ehold-and the
X Jewett Shouse's brownstone man.
sion, with it's priceless old furni-
Fl ture, leased by Jimmie and An
X CELIA, for the duration is a perfect
"substitute'' setting for them.
Guests chatted in the beautifully
decorated drawing rooms-and in
the spa cious dining room where re-
+. fresnments reminiscent of pre-war
days was being served by Mrs. P.
+ W. Smith. Mrs. James Mccullough
+ and several other close friends of
+ the hostess. Mrs. Morrison w S
4 looking unusually well in a beau
tiful dress, street length, of soft
1y colorful Indian print, picked out
with matching sequins. Mrs. Roo
ert L. Doughton who plans to leave
early in June for her home in
Laurel Springs was wearing a
Smart navy crepe dress, sprinlled
with tiny white hearts and topped
by lerge white hat. Mrs. Luther
johnson was chatting with Mrs.
Orville Zimmerman, while Mrs.
Thurman Chatham and Mrs Jo-
sephus Daniels we're discussing the
trip that Capt and Mrs. Daniels
and their son Edgar Foster, will
make 10 Tennessee next week.
Former United States Ambassa-
dor to Mexico Josephus Daniels
was holding court in one end of
the long room, and being told that
the five recent birthday parties
celebrating his natal day on n e
eighteenth had not made him look
even day older while Captain
Danielh 1t. Comdr Howard Ar
buckle. It. Condr. Stokes Moody
and Major Smith sWapped opin-
ions on the San Francisco Confer
ence. Drawn up in a pleasant con-
versation circle on the terrace
outside the dining room were Sen.
ator Josiah w. Bailey, Represen-
tatives Doughton and Orville i'm
norman, Mr.. and Mrs. Laurie
Dickson, 1t. Comdr. Thurman
Chatham, John K. Slear and a
number of others.