The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-08
Barnwell,
Robert Dalton
Engaged To Wed

MI. and Mrs. F. Andrews of 1853
Fifth Avenue, New York, have an
nounced the engagement of Mrs.
Andrews daughter, Miss Gwin
Barnwell, to Robert Isaac Dalton
Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Isaac Dalton of Charlotte.
This marriage unites two Of the
South's outstanding families. Miss
Barnwell, daughter also of Stephen
Elliott Barnwell of Laurel Hill, is
the granddaughter on the maternal
side, of Mrs. Samuel L. Gwin and
the late Captain Gwin of Green
wood, Mississippi, the great-grand-
daughter of the Honorable Barnes
Humphreys of that city; and the
great-great- granddaughter of Ben
jamin G.. Humphreys, Brigadier-
General of the Army Of the Con-
federacy and Reconstruction Gov.
ernor of Mississippi. She is also
the great niece of the late Honor
able Benjamin 6. Humphreys, for
% years member of Congress from
Mississippi. Miss Barnwell's moth
err, the former Mrs. Mildred Gwin
Barnwell, for many years an exc.
cutive in the textile industry is au.
thor Of several books on textile
problems and major contributor to
the textile section of the Encyclo-
paedia Britannica. MI. Andrews,
former Industrial Commissioner of
New York State and first Wage
Hour administrator of the United
States is president OF Elmer An
drews company, industrial re-
lations consultants.
Miss Barnwell is a graduate Of
National Cathedral school for girls,
Washington. DC, and received her
degree of BIS. from Duke univer-
sity, Durham, in 1945. While at
Duke university she received many
honorS for scholastic ability and ex-
ira = c%uricular activities. She was
president of the sophomore class,
and later a Deans Advisor to
freshmen and the assistant = chief
marshal. She was a member of
Sandals, and Ivy, both honorary So
cieties, as we'll as the Meridian
club, the Glee club, and Hoot'n
Horn, the dramatic club. She is an
Alpha Delta Pi. In January 1916
Miss Barnwell was selected from
several hundred southern girls as
Maid of Cotton by the National Cot
ton Council, Memphis. Tennessee,
and has just completed a six
months national tour as goodwill
ambassador Of the cotton industry.
MI. Dalton, recently discharged
from the Army with rank of cap
tain, is the grandson Of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Gossett Of
Greenville and Anderson, SC; Mr..
Gossett was n pioneer textile
manufa cturer vino established the
Gossett chain of mills; and Of Mr..
and Mrs. Rufus Dalton, Winston
Salem. Mr.. Dalton was a tobacco
manufacturer. Mr.. Dalton is a
graduate Of the McCallie School of
Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the
Textile School, North Carilina State
college, Raleigh. He is a Kappa
Alpha and a Phi Psi, the latter a
textile fraternity. While at college
he was elected to Blue Key, ma
tional honorary leadership society,
and the Golden Chain, and was
winner of the Phi Psi Leadership
award. He was editor-in : chief of
THE Agromeck" the college an
nual and was class representative
on the college student council. Mr..
Dalton was also elected to who's
Who Among American Universities
and Colleges.
During World War II Captain
Dalton was with the Eighth divI-
sion in Normandy until wounded in
action at Brest, France. Following
disqualification he was assigned to
the 29th Infantry Regiment where
he served as regimental adjutant,
Frankfort-on-the-Main until ne was
returned to the us. in May 1916.
He is now associated with Within
Machine Works, Whitinsville, Mass.
His father, Robert IL Dalton, is
southern manager of that COM
pany.
vows SPOKEN
STONEWALL, Sept. 7. Miss