The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-13
Members OF North Carolina Society
In Nation S CAPITAL Entertained

chell, who came down from New
Jersey with his host for the event
o h merry makers included
Frank Van de Linden; John c.
Hanes, Dick Murray and Tom Will
son, Betty Woodwon, Harriet Orr
1t. Lucy Runley of Farmville ano
Helen Newland.
Miss Mamie Dinwiddie wa
beaming with pleasure over the
ability shown by her kinsman, Sec.
rotary of State Edward Stettinius
at the California conference, and
explaining that it was the Secre.
tary's mother Judith Darlington
was first cousin of Miss Mamie 81
own mother. Col. and Mrs. Sher.
wood Smith conferred pleasant
group of friends, and others found
interesting the well-known quips Of
Ann (Mrs. Jacksom Davis who was
there with her mother, Mrs. 10.
seph, whose North Carolina back
ground is Raleigh. Others chatting
in the spacious drawing room were
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. MacNeill,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Hessick, Mr..
and Mrs. Offenbacher, Mrs. Macie
S. Lowe, Mrs. Annie Lee Chisholm,
Mrs. Borden, wife Of Capt. Borden
of Raleigh; Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Mat
thes, Mr.. and Mrs. Larry James,
Of Mount Olive; Mr.. and Mrs.
Braxton Jones, Miss Nora Brad
ford, 1t. Col. Bob Lyon of Chapel
Hill, oil. and Mrs. John D. Langs-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Buck Snow, Mrs.
Maude Merrimon Wiggin, one Of
the 1oveliest women in govern
government; Mrs. J. N. Thompson
and her daughter, Mrs. NJ M.
Hunter; Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Jami-
son Of Greensboro, Mrs. Mary Col
vim Murphy, Mrs. M. r. Rernhardt,
former State Senator Bob Patton,
Mrs. William W. Causey (Anr1ie
Reid Andrews): S. T. Peace and
his son-in-law, James Harris Of
Morehead, Dr.. Vera Milsapps,
Miss Anne Whitener, 1t. and Mrs.
R. E. Erwin, Mr.. and Mrs. Thad
Page, Bill jenkins, and Miss Paul
inc Schoffner.
Laurie Dickson, who is doing i'm
portant things down at the War
Production Board, was taking some.
of the newer-comers to the tea,
around. to see the magnificent
views from the windows of tn e
apartment Miss Helen Whitaker,
accompanied by her mother, was
introducing Tar Heels to. each 9th
er. Others introducing friends or
exchanging bits of gossip-or news
were alert Anne (McC1enagh
Lanahan of Raleigh, whose hus-
band at the moment is at tn e
Naval Hospital, Christine Bell and
Lorraine Wiggerman.. John Wilbur
jenkins brought news that Mrs.
jenkins was in Ithaca, visiting
their daughter, Betty, now stu.
dent at Cornell university.
BY chance the tea given at the.
Congressional club, by Mrs. Karl
M. LIE Compile, wife of Represen-
tative LeCompte Of Iowa, fell up
on We Day. Never has the hand
somely furnished clubhouse buzzed
so with excitement nor appeared
more colorful with the new pastel
colored frocks of Washington's dis
tinguish ed women adding interest
to the party-picture. Receiving with
the hostess were here sisters and
honor guests, Miss Bess Tye of
Pasadena, Calf, and Mrs. Elmer
Mahan of Williamsburg, KY. Mrs.
William o. Burgin, wife Of t h e
Representative from the 9th Con
gressional District. was in charge
Of pouring during the party hours
and was assisted by Nine. Promoj,
wife of, the Thailand Envoy, Mrs.
Robert Taft, Mrs. James Cooney
and Mrs. Robert L. Doughton. Mrs.
LIE Compile a frequent visitor in
North Carolina is sister-in-law OF
Mrs. Abraham Hill of Burlington.
Talented Jane Tate, lyric So
prano, a native of North Caro-
Una lIldOe 1SI CdP1Id1 OCbot AuSo
day evening in concert IN the
5tatler hotel, for the benefit of mu-
sic scholarships at National Cathe-
dral school. Miss Tate began her
raining for an operate career
seven years ago, studyingunder
Nine. Tamara Daykarhanova and
acting with Desire Defrere, regis
eur of the Metropolitan Opera.
;he has appeared frequently with
he San Carlos Opera Company and
,ang the title role of Hadley's opera
Blanca" when produced in Times
TALL, New York city. She has been
ngaged to return to Toronto this
all where she will appear again in
he music festivals. In the home
tate she is known best through