The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-23
Tar Heels In Washington Enjoy
Easter Parade AS City Blooms

K. slear and Mrs. A. D. Nc
Hayden. .t
Former Ambassador to Mexico
Josephus Daniels one OF North
Carolina most distinguished
statesmen, will share honors TO-
night at the annual Governor S
Ball given this year in honor OF
Governor Cherry and his Lady. In
dications that the new ballroom OF
the Shoreham hotel-largest floor
space in the city-will be far too
small to accommodate the mem
bers of the Tar Heel Colony who
will turn out for a regular down.
home party with such outstanding
guests of honor! Dancing, begin
ming at ten o'clock, will be pre-
coded by a reception to wnicl all
Tar Heels ir about Washington
have been invited. Ambassador
Daniels who has been renewing
friendships and associations made
in Washington during World War
l, while here to attend the con-
ference of the American Society
of Newspaper Editors.
Also here for the conference is
Mrs. Talbot Patrica-Who kept the
home fires burning and the pres
ses rolling for ner husbands North
Carolina papers, while he was serv-
ing as a Lieut.. Colonel during war;
time. Mrs. Patrick who was among
the guests at the very elaborate
afterthe-conference party given by
Mrs. Robert Lowe Bacon is a real
career woman and closely allied
with her husbands publishing ac-
Invites. Mrs. Patrick, vice presi-
dent of the company claims to be
supporter merely and background
worker for her nushand-owner and
publisher Of the Goldsboro News
Argus and co-owner Of the Concord
Tribune. Mr.. Patrick is a gradu-
ate of Harvard and has worked on
newspapers in Honolulu, in China
and here. He is now taking an ad-
vanced business administration
course at Harvard. The Patrick
family is absorbed in music. Mrs.
Patrick plays the piano, and the
rest often join her in song. The
oldest son, Hugh Talbot (16 is in
school at Deerfield, Mass. The two
younger children are studying with
a fine Austrian pianist.
For the past several days, parties
have been whirling around the Cap
ital labeled - For Mrs. Raymond
Thompson, who with her daughter,
Miss Johan Thompson, is visiting
DR.. Thompson's sister and brother.
in-law, Mr.. and Mr.. f. lack Lin
ney. One of the incest of the events
honoring Mr.. Thompson was the
luncheon given at the Kennedy.
Warren, with Mrs. Linney and her
sister, Mrs. Edgar Petty. .co-hostes.
ses. Guests gathered at theNoor
hour, and in ADDITION to Mr..
Thompson there we're Miss Lucy
Ann Rogers. Mrs. Ralph Royman,
Mrs. Anne Lattimer, Miss Eleanor
Grosser. Miss Vivian Barrett, Mis-
Betty Wynne, Miss Eloise Porter
from the Staff of Senator Bailey.
Mr.. Gertrude Shepr ard, Mrs. Mil
dred Paddock, Mrs J. A. Schoe-
field. Mrs. James L Baity. Mrs.
Joseph Easley. ard her mother,
Mrs. Robert H. MscNeill, Mrs.
Chester King. Mrs B. w. Setter.
Mrs. Laurrister Hannah. rsrs. Ride-
well. Mrs. Kib5y Muneon, Mrs.
Fugh Diedendorf End Mrs. Anna
Mae Lane.
Wednesday. at noon Mrs. Thonp-
son was honored at a luncheon Civ
en- by Mrs. Kid Brewer. secre-
tary to Senator Bailey, at the Little
Tea House, high on the hillside.
overlooking the historic Potomac.
Thursday she was conplimented by
Miss Eloise Porter, who entertain
ed number Of friends in the Sem
ate dining room. Tomorrow night
Mr.. and Mrs. Pettv will enterta in
at dinner at the Shoreham Hotel
for Mrs THOMPSON and her daugh-
ter, Johan. Mrs. Thompson and
her hosts will be among the spe-
cial guests at the North Carolina
Society tonight.
General and Mrs. Albert L. Cox
were among the close friends of
the High Commissioner to the Phil
lpplnes and Mrs. Paul v. McNutt.
who left this week for Manila, when
Special assistant to the Attorney
General and Mrs. Curtis Shears en-
tertalned at small party at the
ou1grave club just before their de-
parture by private plane from the
washington National Airport.
GEN. AND MRS. All. FURNACE
Another fete with an interesting
lar Hell slant was that given by