The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-05

AT a series of prenuptial parties,
Miss Annie Newborne whose mar
rage to Capt. Boyd Whitney Brown
will take place Saturday afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock in the First Chris
tan church, was feted this week
given in her honor.
On Wednesday night, Miss Ruth
Ingram and Miss Helen Huband
entertained Miss NeWborne at a
miscellaneous shower given in
their home in Garden city.
The honoree was presented by
the hostesses with a gardenla
corsage and a pink scrap book in
the shape of an umbrella in which
the guests autographed and the list
of gifts were recorded for the oc-
casion.
The flower arrangement through
out the rooms featured pink glad
ioli and varied colored dahlias.
The honoree's table was laid
with a white cloth and conferred
with a pink ruffle umbrella which
was sprinkled with miniature pink
ruffle umbrellas. AS the Eonoree
opened each gift she gave the
guest a miniature umbrella in re-
membrance of the affair.
During the evening games and
contests were held, after which, ice
cream moulded in the shape OF
wedding bells, shoes, and wedding
bands, with individual cakes were
served to the guests.
Enjoying the occasion with the
honoree and hostesses were Misses
Dorothy Cook, Evelyn Brown,
Shirley Barfield, Dorothy Byrd,
Elsie Huband, Mary Katherine
Newborne, Shirley johnson, Mary
Frances Byrd, Mrs. Gerry Stan.
ley, Mrs. Earl Huband, Mrs. Ed.
Jones, Mrs. Vaughnie Brown, Mrs.
Harry Griffin, Mrs. George Can
ady, Mrs. Kenneth johnson, Mrs.
George Huband, and Mrs. j. T
MeWborne, mother of the honoree
Informal Dinner
Club Cabana was the scene Of ar
informal dinner party honorins
Miss Mewborne and Captain Brown
on Tuesday night when the person
mel of People Building and Loar
Association, and Foster-Hill Real
ty company, of which Miss New
borne is employed, entertained fol
the bridal couple.
The party tables were arranged
in large arrangements of white
gladioli and greenery with white
candles. The guests placecard!
were in the shape of white basket:
topped with a miniature bride ane
bridegroom.
Upon arrival, a two-tiered wed.
ding cake with a miniature bride
and bridegroom standing on top
was presented to the couple.
The guests attending the affair
honoring the couple included Will
liam M. Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. R. T.
Watts, Mrs. Ada Hadley, MIR. and
Mrs. r. M. Spencer, Miss Frances
May, MI. and Mrs. Sam D. Bisset-
tie, Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Schaar,
Miss Gwenloyn Sudbury. Mr..
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Mar.
ron. Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Powells,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Bryan, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. Arthur Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Irving, Sr., Mr.. ano
Mrs. L. E. Allen, Charles J. Blake,
Miss Dorothy Cook, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry M. Solomon and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Moore, Ear.
nest Peschau, Mr.. and Mrs. Nash
Shaw, and Mr.. and Mrs. Woodus
Kellum.
Crystal Shower
At a crystal shower Monday
night, Miss Mewborne was honor
ed by Miss Shirley B~arfield, and
Miss Dorothy Cook in Miss Bar
field home on 80 South 10th street.
Upon arrival, the honoree was
handed the end of a satin ribbon
string in which the hoste sses an
nounced she would follow the
string and find hidden gifts. The
first gift was a corsage of gar.
denias. ,
During the evening games anc
contests were held in which Miss
Jessie Watts and Miss Mary Fran.
ces Byrd won the prizes. High.
lighting the evenings entertain.
ment was each guest wrote a tele'
gram to the honoree giving the
bride advice as to how to handle
a husband.
A beautiful blue wedding SCRAP
book in the shape of a bell was
one of the many lovely gifts re-
ceived by the honoree.
Refreshments of moulded ice
cream in the shape of wedding
bells and wedding bands with in.