The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
By JULIA. McNINCH sLEAR

North CarOun1anS III WlI1l11iS-
ton definitely do not subscribe to
the popular notion that Saturday
night is the 1oneliest night Of the
week" Looking back, the week
ends have been one continuous
whirl of activity this year-while
ahead. plans are in the making for
the gala finishing /. of every week
in February and March, with
plenty of fun-fests in between.
There was the dance that opened
the North Carolina Society's pro-
gram for 1915 with record crowd
in attendance despite the snow
storm that whipped into the capital
just as the guests were en- route
to the. Shoreham hotel where Mac
Williams orchestra was tuning
up" and where the bride tourna-
rnent was underway. Table prizes
for the bridge games were nylon
hose, some two dozen or more Tar
Heels femmes going home happily
several hours later clutching their
precious prizes. Still later, a
dozen or so more guests swung
through the snow-nylons under
arm, having won them as door
prizes. Special guests during the
evening included the Lieutenant
Governor and Mrs. Ballentine, who
were house guests of Captain and
Mrs. John Borden and Miss An
ME Lee Chisholm and Mrs. Lau-
renee Sprunt, of Orion Plantation,
who was the much-feted guest,
her brother-in-law and General
and sister, Mrs. Albert L. Cox,
having come to the Capital at this
time to attend her first ''Presi.
dents Birthday Ball" and the at.
tendant festivities. ~,s~ s-.-.
!. The receiving line which formed
just before 10 o'clock included, in
addition to. the above special
guests and president Of the society.
John K. Slear and Mrs. Slear, the
Undersecretary of War and Mrs.
Kenneth c.. Royal, the. Comptrol-
Ter General of the United States
and Mrs. Lindsay Warren, the
Assistant to the Solicitor General
and Mrs. Caudle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred w. Morrison, the latter
chairman of the reception COM
mittee, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H.
Mcneil, General and Mrs. Albert
L. Cox and several others.
Mrs: William O., Burgin, Mrs.
Mary Colv1n Murphy and Mrs. A..
D. McFayden did yeoman duty,
those participating in the. bridge
games proclaiming it the incest
event OF its kind held by the So
ciety. Among those playing. were
Mrs. Leila Gillian, Mrs. Albert
Pike, Mrs. Mcclure, Mrs. Sam
Ashe, Mrs. Joseph Graham, Mrs.
Newman A. Townsend, Mrs. Selma
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. James E.
Coates, Mr.. and Mrs. Cyril Wildes,
Mr.. Transu, of Winston-Salem;
N1o. AeS0 WILLIE, Nul dIlQ N1l d. DC Ill
Whitener, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Martin, Mr.. and Mrs Ellis o. Ball,
Miss Nora Bradfor, Miss Patsy
Lowe, who had three guests and
Mrs. Paul Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Livingston Vann, Jr., Miss Wom-
BILE, Colonel and Mrs. Jud De.
Ramus and friends and Colonel
and Mrs. Hector H. Clark.
MOB ATTENDS
Swirling about the ballroom
floor were Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter
Hooper, Capt. E. A. Chavaunes,
L. w. Pickett, Raymond A. Beale,
Gwen G. Martin, Nathan M. All.
bright, John Bishop, j.. H. Burton,
Miss Bernice c. Farmer, William
McGrath, Harry Johnson, A. c.
johnson, Miss Mary A. Milo, Miss
Eula Adams, Miss Margaret Bush,
Miss Doris Morgan, John E. Ken.
needy, Miss Betty Howard Nor.
rison, 1t. Paul Barringer, Alpha
Clark, Ensign George G. Clark,
Miss Virginia Bridges, W. j. Hill
man, Mrs. B. L. Mann, Miss Mary
Reed. Miss Amanda Kelly, John
D.. Clark, Charles Martin. M-Sgt.