The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-16
North Carolinians In Nations
Capital Caught In Social Whirl

wife, in some of his favorite
haunts in the Tar Heel state, hunt
ing, fishing, or perhsps, golfing.
Women are laying down the tools
of war to take up the tools of
peace, and one of the greatest of
these appears to be international
friendship. Madame Vladimir
Palic, wife of the first secretary of
the Czechoslovakian Embassy, will
be the guest speaker tomorrow at
the opening meeting of the Wash
ington chapter OF the Greensboro
Alumni association at the home Of
the president, Mrs. Jerome B.
Cowden, 315 Bradley Lane, in
Chevy Chase Madame Palic will
talk on the history of her native
land, of foreign relief and of SUBJ
jects of interest which occurred
during the past war, in an effort
to create better understanding be-
tween the countries. The program
will include a musical program by
Mrs. Joe King of Greensboro and
Winston-Salem. Mrs. Crowden will
be assisted by Miss Elizabeth Bel
vim, Mrs. Levi Pittman and Miss
Dixie Hines, treasurer.
Career women gathered at the
CAREER WOMEN
Career women gathered at the
home of Miss Marjorie Webster
Wednesday evening for the board
meeting called by Mrs. Marguerite
Rawalt, the president of the D. c.
Business and Professional Wom-
ems club, to discuss problems of
the postwar careers and also to
initiate plans for world under
standing. Actively interested in the
program of the club are Mrs. May
Thompson Evans, formerly of High
Point and Raleigh; Judge Lucy
Howorth, so we'll known through
out North Carolins, Miss Mabel SUIT
ton, Misses Jay Golden and Macie
Ross Williams.
And speaking Of career women,
one naturally emissions that all out
top-notcher in the cotton industry,
Mrs. Elmer mildred BarnwelD
Andrews, who has just returned
from a visit to Gastonia where she
anc her distinguished husband
were cues It's of the Southern
Combed Yarn Spinners associa-
ticl. Also sharing honors at the
cotton conclave was Fred Morri-
son, who went down to discuss
tariff questions with the manufac-
turers, and brought back news of
the election of one of the South's
most outstanding and popular mill
men, c. c. Dawson, to the presi-
dency of that group. Mr.. Dawson
is we'll known in the Capitals Tar
Heel Colony, as he has made fire.
quent trips to the city in the in
terest of the Cotton Industry and
to see his daughter, Sarah whose
marriage took place recently and
who was a student at the National
Park Cathedral several years ago.
Reverting back to career-women
in Washington. there is the very
alert and clever Emma Carr Biv-
ms, of High Point, who "covers"
Capitol Hill for local paper and
Judith Fen on who is doing
graphic arts. Mrs. Wade Bruton
is not a career woman in one
sense--but as chairman. she is
focusing the attention of Washing
ton just now on the Outgrown
Shop of the Junior League. You
will hear of these three girls again
very soon, for they are getting OFT
into the spotlight in leaps and
bounds.
Mrs. Royce S. McClelland, wife
of Col. McClelland and niece of
George B. Elliot, former president
o. the Atlantic Coast Line has just
returned from an extended stay
in their attractive cottage at
Wrightsville Beach. Enroute to the
Capital, Mrs. McClelland, who is
well-krown in North Carolina
circles as Miss Katharine Elliott
of Wilmington. stopped in Rich
mond to spend tn weekend with
he" cousins, the Warren Grice FL
liotts, very new parents OF the
adorable Warren Grice Elliott, ~.
Back from a swing down to Will
mingtor couple OF weeks ago are
General Kenneth Royal and his
very beautiful wife, Margaret, who
were guests of the Hargrove Bel
lamys in the seaside resort.
Ii. Col. Jesse F. Tarplay and
Mrs. Tarplay, who have made
their home in Greensboro for some
me have returned to civilian life
and are back at their home in
v shington. Mrs. w. H. Howard
left this morning for Albermarle
motoring down Will her son, Rob-
ert Howard. And returning to the
state after a visit to Comptroller
and Mrs. Lindsay Warren tn S
week were Mrs. Harry McMullen
of Raleigh and Mrs. Henry Rum
lev of Shington. N. c.. Also 90