The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-10
Engagements, Parties Accelerate
Society Life In Nations Capital

4S States in the Union and includ-
ed Larry Early of Ahoskie, Mar
tin Wohl of Greensboro, Bob Eos
ter of Winston-Salem and Bud
die" Middlesworth of Statesville,
who graduates next Friday, from
the Capitol Pages school, June Is,
at the commencement exercises to
be held in the room of the Ways
and Means House of Representa-
tives. Buddie, not only is the first
young Tar Heel to be graduated
from this school, but he is also
president of his class.
Somewhat in contrast to the
glamorous parties of youth this
week was the very large recep-
ton given in compliment to the
80 year old past COMMANDMENTS
Chief of the United Confederate
Veterans, General julius Franklin
Howell, by the United Daughters
of the Confederacy. Veteran OF
three years service with the army
of Northern Virginia, the spry and
still active johnny Reb'' had a
grand time. Under Old Glory-and
the very inspiring Bonnie Blue
Flag of our fathers and GRANDPA
Tiers, the General received hon.
age from those who still remem-
ber,'' re-telling. now and then,
favorite episodes of those brave
days of 1864-67 At the party were
such active Daughters as Mrs.
J. Livingston Vann, Jr., Mrs.
Frank Hassell, Mrs. Snead and
Mrs. II enry Everett Wills, all
North Carolina-born.
They do say that the incest
things come in small packages.
And certainly the North Carolina
Democratic club dance given ex-
clusively for members and few
of their closest friends was an
other glad triumph for president
of the club Harold Thomerson and
his pretty young wife, who, Incl
dentally topped her fair curls that
evening with cunning small
white Gibson-Girl sailor
Dorothy Roland Attends
What the crowd lacked in size,
it definitely made Up with a gay
ETY. that dispelled even the heavy
gloom spread by the dask of cold
rain that left the Capital dispir-
tied and dampened the whole eve
ming. Pretty Peggy Farshing, all
excitement over going to Annapo-
lis for her brothers don Farsi
ing, Jr.) graduation and Ann
Comhowie were there with the
stag-line vying for dances. Also
lovely Dorothy Roland of Whining
ton, who was dancing with Judge
Charles A. Gold, vice-president of
the Society and secretary to Rep
resentative A. L. Bulwinkle.
Centering much attention was
Commander B. F. Milligan of
Swan Quarter, who as guest OF
his mother, has been much-ap-
plauded in Washington this week
for heroic feats overseas. Com
mander Milligan, Chief-Mate on a
Liberty ship name undisclose0
is too modest to talk about his
service record, but secondhand we
1no fhaf hn
brought his ship (the only one to
escape) out of the Harbor of Bari,
Italy-when it said it could not be
done. And the time it took was Is
minutes as stacked up against the
ordinary time of one and a half
hours required to clear the har-
Dor.
Also encircled by friends and
admirers was Ensign Louis Allen
of Burlington, who was on brief
leave from the Naval School of
Harvard university and following
that driving yen to see Tar Heel
faces again, dropped in for whirl
or two about the floor. Other out
of-toWn guests included 1t. Comdr.
and Mrs. John Lumpkin Of High
Point and Miss Caroline Dalton,
who were with Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert L. Hart. Adding extra special
zest to the dance was Mrs. Mabel
Cooley Downey and her party
composed of her genial and per-
sonable brother, Horace Cooley of
Raleigh, who has more good
friends scattered to the four cor
ners of the world than any one
we know; Mrs. Elizabeth S.
Vaughn of Nashville, 1t. and Mrs.
Phillips, Ed Bingley and David
Julian of Salisbury.
Others dancing were Leonard
Parker and Guy, his cousin; Mrs.
Hardenburgh, who was accompa-
MED by her husband, Col. Harden
brrgh; Mr. and Mrs. Stallings of
Durham, and Mrs. James Crooks,
sister of President Thomerson and
Mrs. Thad w. Garner of Winston
Salem who were in Washington
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