The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-16
Slightly Off The Record
Wilmington, N. c.
June 10Th, 1916.

Ded EeSSy'-
This day of all days in the year I desperately yearn for the gift
of eloquence, which l so sadly lack, to enable m to adequately ex-
press to you the depth of my feeling for my favorite topc-"Falhers
And What They Mean To Us. From our earliest infancy, who labor
to give us pleasures? Our fathers. Who always took our side, through
the years of childhood, in the little pitch battles at home, when
Mother disciplinary measures seemed a trtle stern? To be sure,
1t was father. Who wore shlney suits and walked to work day after
aay, in order that we might have new dresses and the constant use
of the family automobile? Why father, of course. Who never failed
to make is feel that he was tremendously proud of everything we
did in life, and even assured us, at eighteen, that he was glad we
were born a daughter and not a son? That couldn't be anybody on
earth but father. Oh Peg, on this 1916 Fathers Day, when the fathers
of the nation deserve more love, loyalty, and homage than ever be-
fore, l simply must tell you what is in my heart when l think of my
own father. When a daughter feels about her father as do about mine,
that man has not lived IN vain.
My dear, last Saturday night at the Surf Club, popular rende-
vous of Wrightsvile Beach's social contingent, quite a few evening
gowns were in evidence and I made mental notes of several cf the
prettiest costumes, both formal and sennlformal SO l could tell you
about them today. Mrs. E. L. White, attractive wife of the Surf
Clubs genial and well liked president, wore a smart evening gown
of beige crepe offset with punches of palma violets placed at inter.
walls from the waisuine to the hem of the skirt. Mrs. Hargrove Bel
lany was stunning, a always, in a modish evening gown of black
and white crepe. Mrs. Margaret Taylor of Greensboro, looked lovely
orchids. Mrs. James Harris of Charlotte, nee Angela Morrison of
Raleigh, was becomingly gowned in a long sleeved white crepe din
Rosemary White of Wilmington, wore a beautiful imported model on
periwinkle blue raw silk, the square necKine and skirt trim being
formed of appiqued lace flowers of an identical shade. Mrs. Rinaldo
B. Page was handsomely gowned in an evening dress of white chf-
fon with a bodice of green and white braid and sequins. Mrs. Walter
Storm wore a dinner dress of floral print crepe. Naturally, there
were many other effective ensembles, too numerous to mention, but
I will try to tell you about all OF them before the summer is over
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. I Holmes Davis delightfully."- entertained a num-
Der of friends very informally at cocktails IN Friday from $50 until
7:3O o'clock at their summer home IL Birmingham street, Wrights
vile Beach, complimening their guests Mr.. and Mrs. James Black
of Columbia, S. c., and for Mrs. Davis cousin and aunt, Mrs. George
Mrs. Walter Storm left last Monday for Atlanta, Ga, where for
several weeks she will visit her aunt, Mrs. Dodd.
Egg1eston, Bird, have arrived from Charlottesville, Va, where they
are making their home temporarily, and r the guests of Mrs. Egg
gleston's aunts, Miss JeAnie Murchison and Mrs. Ashley Curtiss at
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