The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17
Many Gala Fall
Frolics Planned
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VIII SoAAAS @f
Drewry. Jr..-The Forest c. Langs
and many more.
The large reception in the Presl-
dental room of the Statler hotel
which celebrated the Hist birthday
OF the Marine corps was even more
evciting. Glamorizing the party
was, one of the largest cakes you
have ever seen. And it arrived with
a great deal more fanfare than did
the Commanding General himself,
geing formally escorted into the
room by two officers Of each RANK
from the lieutenant to the Lieute-
nant General. There, with its III
candles, the deliberately decorated
cake was quickly dispatched by
the sword of General Alexander A.
Vandergrift, Commandant OF the
corps; and the guests.
Gen. and Mrs. Vandergrift head
ed the receiving line, assisted by
Lieutenant General and Mrs. Allen
H. Turnage and the new assistant
commandant Of the marine corps,
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Lemuel Shep-
perd. Gen. Turnage ("Hal' to his
North Carolina friends) until re-
Gently was assistant commandant,
will report for duty as command
ing general of the Fleet Marines
in the Pacific, with headquarters
in Hawaii in December Mrs. Turn
age will await his return at Wide
water, Va, with her mother.
High-ranking officers, not only Of
the marine but Of the Army and
Navy we're present. and practically
every one you have ever known
in official and residential Washing
ton. In this day of hard to-get food
i. is something to remember the
hams, hot turkey, hot biscuits, oys-
ters in steaming chatting dishes,
rolled sandwiches, ice cream, ices,
frosted small cakes, candy, nuts
everything. 1t was a nice party ano
that afternoon every one was ir
accord-the Marines
While the Republicans are lick.
ing their chops, that nice Mrs. Tru.
man is being feted by almost every
Woman's organization in the Capt.
tai. Friday the occasion was ar
especially gala one when the Bust
ness and Professional Women were
Possesses in honor of the Nations
First Lady, at a reception and tea
at the Carlton. Responsible, in par
for the great success it proved e
be were Mrs. May Thompson
Evans, Mrs. Eunice Hessick, Mrs
Myrtle Woodward, Miss Penelope
Cobb, Miss Earline White, Judge
Lucy Howorth, and Miss Emma
Carr Bivins Of the National Fed
GRAFTON of Business and Profession
al Women.
Of came the ballet slippers II
a hurry last Tuesday evening a.
staid old Constitution Hall. For ne
sooner had the curtain dropped or
the final whirl of the Ballet Russo
than the energetic members were
Oft to the latter theatre party" ;
the Panamanian Embassy, by thu
Commercial Counselor and his bal
ierlna wife, Sonora de Heurtematte.
1t was one Of those rarely unusua
parties, with the guests many Of
them, proclaiming over tea anc
cocktails that members of the
troup were the most interesting
guests of the week. Here and there
We glimpsed familiar faces-Mrs
Joseph Halcourt Peters, who re.
turns home tomorrow, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Davis N. Wall and Mr.. anc
Mrs. James N. Boyd
The Women's Auxiliary to thu
Medical Society of the District @
Columbia, entertained at a tes
Tuesday afternoon, h%onoring the
wives of doctors just returned
from the Armed services The re
ceiving line included Mrs. William
j. B. Orr, wife of DR.. Orr, who i.
prominent in Medical circles, ane
active in many of the woman.
groups in WASHINGTON. The Orr.
call both Smithfield and Whining
ton "home."
Jack Spain's hospitable door KEEP
opening and shutting election night
All OF the secretaries from ''tht
Hill" were drifting in to ''hear the
returns" Ears were almost glued
to the radio in the effort to ge
reports from the State-to no avail
But attractive Marie Spain know.
what it takes to turn a .solem,
group into a lively frolic and tina
is what she did-with Carolin;
ham, not biscuits, cheese and
world of good things to eat.
North Cardinals sirst CONGRESS.
woman, Miss Jane Pratt. who is
also n of the vice-presidents Of
the North Carolina Society. is back
at her desk, hard at work afte,, a
visit to the State to vote and te
make the Founders Dav addres.
at Queens college. in Charlotte
CongressWoman Pratt discussed
the opportunities of younp people
In the world today, more particu
larly the young career woman
Much speculation is qoino the
rounds as to what Miss T~Stt will.
DO when her term as U. S. Reese
sentative of the North Cardinals
Eighth District expires. You NAV
1h,nk a woman can't keep a secret
but the tstute Jane is not telling
OF particular to North Carolin;.
ans In the Capital the past week