The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-10
Nv JULIA McNINCH SLEAR

ated and Washington life become:
gay. Engagement states are over
flowing and parties arc becoming
routine again. There's new life IN
the air. ste1nming. perhaps. iron
the influx of sweet young things
who have once again raised then
heads from text books TO admire
the gold bars on some new HeC
tenants shoulder. or thrill nappl
" at a handsome ensigns new
good sleeve-stripe. Or, perhaps the
| festive spirit is borne of hope
now that happiness ard youth
music and song abound IN tn5
White House.
Certainly youth is dominating
the social scene today, DESPITE the
MANY parties that are blossomne
FOR the "oldsters' about the town.
Al the Academy" in Annapolis,
some of North Carolina fairest
daughters brought their colorful
and ever-romantic June Week
to a moInentous close by catch
ing their own particular trophies
at the final cap-tossing exercises:
Stopping over in Washington, en-
route home, for the round of par
ties planned for them and their
young naval escorts were blonde
Beverly Parker. Peggy Farshln2,
Gwin BarnWell, Grace M. Coun-
Gill. Harriet Dun Wall, Sarah Belle
Harrison and Minerva V. Harper.
Among those trooping home from
the Military Academy at West
Point were vivacious Doris Elliott
and Matte Mae Startling who were
guests of their aunt, Mrs. Jesse
M. wilson, formerly of Red
Springs.
Looking like a portrait, the love-
ly Beverly was wearing gown
of all-white at the dinner party
given for bevy of young visitors
Thursday evening. Grace, bub-
bling Ger with the excitement Ct
Thursday evening. Grace, bub-
bling over with the excitement Of
a quick spin back to Annapolis to
attend one of the traditional grad
uation weddings in the little chap
Ell, was in soft blue tissue or
CANDY frock, with an arm corsage
of orchids. Friday she was off to
New York for a visit to her for
mer suite-mate, Betsy Hodges,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
H. Hodges, formerly of Spray. The
attractive Minerva-Mina to init
mates-who was honoree still
another dinner party Thurs
day in the Widely-knoWn Shore
hams Blue Room, left next day
for a visit to friends in Chicago.
Before returning home, she will
spend some time with relatives
and friends in Chapel Hill and Ra-
leigh. Looking in on some of the
North Carolina fun we're freshly
commissioned Ensigns Joseph
Bentley Jones of Louisburg, Dav-
id Armistead Barksdale of White
vile, Robert Harriss Banks and
Homer Belk Sewell of Green's
boro, Luther Hamilton, Jr., of
Morehead City, David Williams
ton, Kenansville; John R. Taylor,
Jr., of New Bern, Lewis Millsaps,
Aberdeen, Nat Hill, Jr., and Ben
Hooks of Kinston, and Joseph
Winslow, Jr., Of Robersonville,
who, with their other classmen
were awaiting orders" Also en-
livening the parties prior to set
ting off for duty-torrs were En-
sign Bert Atchison and Midship-
man Kenneth Coe.
N. C.. Younger Set
A combination al fresco and in
door affair was the party ar
ranged for number of members
of the Washington-North Carolina
younger set, the charming garden
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Winston
attracting throngs of guests as
sembled to honor their daughter,
the career-ninded Ruth Marie,
who returned Sunday from Column
bia University where she is en-
rolled as Junior. at twilight,
there was dancing in the long
drawing room that opens on the
loveliest of rose plots, and over
looks the low terrace where re-
freshments were served during the
party hours.
Festivities for the week includ-
ed one of the famous dinners CIV
en- frequently by Mrs. Evelyn
Walsh Mclean, owner Of the Hope
Diamond, at Friendship. Instead
of representing the many social
circles which make Up Capital So
clety, Mrs. McLean's guests at
this event were the pages of the
Senate and the House of Repre-
sentatives The lads, between the
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