The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-28

on Tuesday for a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Rina'do B. Page at their
seasonal home, the Villa Mar
guer1ta on H a r b Islard. On
Thursday DAISY Page and Ruth
King will leave for Blowing Rock
where they will spend The week
end and atteno the horse show.
Upon their return to the beach on
Monday Ruth will remain with the
Pages for several weeks, which
will be welcome news to her many
friends here, for she is T. girl
who truly exemplifies "Personall
ty Plus"
Mr.. and Ms. Will Wood of Nor
folk, will return. to their home to-
morrow after being the guests OF
Mrs. Wood sister and b%rother-ln-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. John Alexlus
at their warm weather home on
Harbor Island. Sarah Wood who is
an annual visitor at the beach and
a great favol;te here, has been
here for a month, while Will only
arrived on Friday for the week
end and to accompany Sarah
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph G. Howe
of 514 Chestnut street, will leave
tomorrow for Hayward, Cal, to
make their future home. Upon Col.
Kowe's return from oversee. duty
with the army, he resumed his
'prewar connection with Swift and
Co.'S fertilize. works and shortly
thereafter was ordered 10 Hay
ward, Cal, which is near Los An
geles, to assume his duties as
plant manager. The Howes' two
sons, Joe, il, and Pat will not
accompany their parents to the
West coast just now, as Joe, Jr.,
is at West Point, Va, and Pat
is a student at The Citadel in
Charleston, S. C. Joe, ST., arrived
in Wilmington last Sunday to ac-
company Gladys to California and
during the past week they have
been extensively entertained at in
formal farewell parties by a host
Of friends who deeply regret their
departure. Our loss is needed Cali
fornia's gain in this case, for
Gladys and ICE will make friends
and spread sunshine wherever
they 60, for they are true blue"
Our ~sincerest good bye, good
luck, and God bless you" to two
Of the SWEETEST people it has ever
been our privilege to know.
A friend at Wrightsville Beach
told me Of an amusing experience
she had one Gay last week. Upon
answering her telephone, the voice
of a female visitor from a far
distant state inquired of her:
What does n wear to. a cocktail
party at Wrightsville Beach,"
Upon replying that usually dressy
frocks with short skirts were the
order of the day, The voice" con-
tinued: Il know that, but what
does one wear to a cocktail party
when one is not invited?" My
friend fastened to explain that she
was not entertaining that evening
but that her daughter and son-in-
law had asked a few friends in,
most informally. Just before hang
ing up the receiver, the inquirer
chirped: Il will be there, via the
back door,"
Friends of Mrs. Cloves M.
Symmes will be delighted to learn
that she is recuperating salts
f~actorily at the James Walker Me-
mortal hospital following az oper-
alton performed last week.
Friends of William Dunn of
Maxton, formerly of this city, will
be glad to hear that he has re-
turned home safely after two
years overseas service with the
army in Germany. After spending
a few days in Maxton with his
mother, Bill will come to Whining
ton Cor a visit with his brothers,
Murdoch Dunn and Carl N. Dunn.
Mrs. Thomas F. Darden is ex-
pected horne on Tuesday from
Asheville where she mas been
visiting her scr and daushter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert harden.
Their son, Robert Darden. Jr., of
Asheville, who is vacationing now
from the Massachusetts, Institute
Of Technology at Boston, is the
guest Of his aunt, Mrs. Mary N.
HardWicke at her home 40 South
Front. street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Strange
are planning to leave the end of
this week tor Blowing Rock where
they will be the guests of Mrs.
J. K. Wise at her beautiful noun
tain home there.
Mrs. S. Bryan Broadfoot of Cali
eornia, the former Frances Thorn
ton of this city arrived or Tues
day and IS visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Goodlett Thorn
ton at their home in Forest Hills.
Stevenson Peck has returned to
Baltimore after a short vacation
spent here with his mother, Mrs.
Oscar Peck at her home on Grace
street.
Mr., and Mrs Charles E, Noel
of Durham. who r visiting Mrs
NoelT's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Douglas Taylor at their cottage,
10 Birmingham street, Wrights-
vile Beach. entertained a few