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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
SUPERIOR COURT
OPENS TERM HERE
y Uucontested Divorces
Granted During Opening
Session
..,1 If p uncontested divorces

,.ot,1 of u uncontested divorces
Granted yesterday in the
S Sssning term day the December
op nj New Hanover Superior
'si ~. with Judge Walter ]. Bone,
s " Nashville, presiding.
nivorces were granted in the
cases Of: ;
as,,r+ Daniels; Henry Corbett VS..
p.rearet Graham Corbett; o. B.
e %oi VS.. Maggie j. Smith; Esther
S o,e VS.. Floyd Skies; Mary B.
mlliams VS.. Thomas R. Williams;
r.abel James VS.. Willie w. James;
ps,,lah L. Marsh VS.. Lemuel E.
y.rsh: Reba Jones Scott VS.. Robert
NJ Scott: and Rachel D. Wilkerson
nc Wallace Wilkerson.
Jurors for the first week of civil
term were:
inn IONS. Edward L. Davis. Lloyd
uordeaux. Robert M. Williams,
Aaron Abrams. L. F. DuVall, Joe
SIMON. James D. Henderson. Luke
r Hines, W. G. Simkins,
Leonard Bachelor. l.. B. Smith,
g c. Bridgers, Murray Bass, D.
= Robinson, L. B. Thompkins, N.
= King, j. G. Pickard, D. r.
rroono J.. NJ. Autry, j. B. Hinnant,
L.C. Reaves, Jr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
ENGINEERS PLAN
SESSION HERE ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT

An address by R. L. Fletcher,
associated with the Timber Engi-
neer Company of Washington, D.
c., will feature the regular month
ly meeting of the Wilmington En-
gineers club in the Friendly cafe
terra Wednesday night.
Hamilton Hicks, secretary, an
nounced yesterday that Fletcher
will discuss timber ring connec-
tions and will present a series OF
colored motion pictures of the U.
S. Navy type LIZA wood hangers.
Members of the club, number
ing 1875, who plan to attend the
meeting, have been asked to make
their reservations for the evening
through Hicks at his office in the
customhouse.>
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Named For County
To Be Re- Commissioned

Mrs. c. David Jones, the 435-foot
vessel was delivered to the Navy
the following Dec. 6. She was the
148th vessel built here.
"The New Hanover was a lucky
vessel and carried her officers and
men over some $4,000 miles of
dangerous ocean waters without
casualty to ship or men. She earn
ed a reputation of smartness and
cleanliness and yet was a happy
ship to her crew.
cit was a pleasure to have COM
manded her from start to finish OF
her Naval career" Commander
Haines wrote in a letter received
here last summer.
The USS New Hanover partici-
pated in the major invasion of Oki-
nawa and visited the Hawaiian,
Solomon, Marshall, Russell, Mari
ana, Admiralty, New Hebrides and
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
EDWIN A.

Edwin Alexander Harriss died
In Orange, N. j., Saturday, Fu-
neral services will be held in
Orange a graveside services will
be conducted here Wednesday at.
ternooi in Qakdale cemetery at 3
o'clock by the Rev. Mortimer
Glover.
He is survived by his widow.
the former Helen Connell of New
Jersey. One son Robert Cornell
Harriss of Winston-Salem. One
daughter Mrs. J. L. Connors, j..
Of Texas. One brother, James w.
Harriss of Winston-Salem and his
mother, Mrs. Eliza Anderson
Har-iss Of Saluda.
He is a nephew Of Mrs. William
S. NARROW and the late George
N. Harriss of this city.
Pallbearers will be Adair Nc
Koy, Marsden Bellamy, Jr., Rufus
LeG~and, R. C. Cantwell, III,
Howard Penton and Andrew Har-
riss, Jr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03

The U.S.S. New Hanover, which
carried the county's name as a
combat cargo attack ship into the
battles of World War II, will be
reconnaissance reconverted as a
CT merchant ship, the U. S. Mari
time commission announced in
Washington yesterday.
Bids for recovering the New
Hanover, built at the North Caro-
lima Shipbuilding company's yards
here early in the war, will be open
ed in Washington at 1918 p. m.
Friday.
The vessel is one of three
on which bids will be received at
that time. The others, USS Storm
King and USS Southampton, both
similar in design to the New Han
over, were also built here. The
commission will open bids for re-
conversion of the USS Hercules and
USS Almaack on December 18.
The USS New Hanover, which
was decommissioned at the Nor
folk, Va, Navy Yard last July 80,
and the other ships are now in the
James River Reserve Fleet anchor.
age, Lee Hall, Va, and at Jones
Point, N. Y.
At the time of decommissioning
there were only a dozen men and
three officers, including her cap
tain, Commander John R. Haines
of her original crew ABOARD. The
remainder had returned to civilian
life.
Launched on Oct. 81, 1914 under
sponsorship of Mrs. O.. M. Creek
more, Jr., daughter Of Sheriff ant
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
VETERANS OFFICE
INCREASES STAFF
Miss Mary Elfe Joins Vet
Grams Administration
Here

Miss Mary M. Ellie, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Ellie, 212 N.
18th Street, yesterday joined the
staff of the Wilmington contact Of
flee of the United States Veterans
administrat as a clerk-stenog-
rapher.
Miss Elfe's appointment boosted
the staff of the office to four and
reflected, in words of Robert S.
Matthews, Jr., senior contact rep
resentative. "the increasing vol
ume of veterans work to be accom-
plished in Southeastern North Car
DINA.
Miss Ellie was graduated from
St. Mary's High school in 1912 and
received the Bachelor of Science
degree from St. Joseph's College
and mirroring in secretarial scien-
in 1916, majoring in social science
ce.
Other contact personnel inciud-
es; Robert S. Matthews, Jr.,
senior contact representative in
charge; Hal K. Goode, contact
representative; and Mrs. Ruth K
Wood, information clerk.
Two training officers assigned
regularly to Wilmington area are
Francis F. Thompson, and Herbert
w. Clegg.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
Obituaries
MRS. HARRIET DUBOIS p,NrR.

Mrs. Harriet Dubois Piner 81.
WIFE OF T. D. Piner, died at her
home on Masonboro sound earlv
Monday morning.
She was the daughter Of Mrs.
Carolina c. Dubois and the late
A. N. Dubois.
Surviving are one son, Thomas
D. Plner, Jr.; one grand daughter.
Camille Mitchell; two sisters. Mrs.
jeanette Morrow, of Wilmington,
and Mrs. Clotilde Truscott, of Day.
ton, Ohio; one brother, Leon A.
Dubois, of Philadelphia, and one
nalf-brother, Gabriel Dubois. Of
Cleveland, Ohio.
Funeral services will be announc.
ed later by Wards mortuary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03

Philippine islands. She also touched
the shores of Japan, having called
at Sasebo during the latter part Of
her career.
When the USS New Hanover was
turned over to the Navy here, The
citizens of the county, through the
Board of County Commissioners,
gave the vessel a silver service ~
a token of their pride in her.
The service has been carefully
boxed and shipped to the curator
of the Navy, Battery Meigs ware
house, Fort Washington, Maryland,
in accordance with current instruc-
tons from the Secretary Of the
Navy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
Strike Settled

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 2-(P)-C.
E. Boyer, president of the Minnea-
polls Federation OF Teachers (AFL)
announced Monday an agreement
had been reached between the
teachers negotiating committee
and Superintendent of Schools Will
lard Goslin on the teachers de-
mands for increased salaries.
Boyer said the federation mem
bers would meet at 4 p. m. (CST)
to vote on ratification of the agree
ment. He added that details of the
agreement would be announced
later
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
BOOKLET DISTRIBUTED

CAMP LEJEUNE, Dec. D.
A 100-pafe booklet on Camp
LIE j e, Camp Lejeune
Leathernecks," is being dis
tributed here free to Marines
as the gift of business firms
through this area. By direction
of Maj. Gen. Thomas E.
Watson, commanding general,
the distribution is being hand
led by Maj. George D. Web
ster, formerly of High Point,
who is now special services Of
ficer at this Marine base.
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Deserves ~NIvERsARY

NEW BERN, Dec. 1.-THE
Rev. j. l.. Hodges observed
Sunday, the 25th anniversary
of his coming to New Bern
as pastor of the Tabernacle
Baptist church, the longest
pastorate of any Of the 16 pas
tors of the church since its or
ganization here on May S, 1895.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03

Hudson Burton, steward, first
class, of Bladenboro is serv-
ing aboard the destroyer USS
Bordelon on duty with the 7th
fleet in China waters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03

Graveside services were held
Monday afternoon at S o'clock in
cemetery for DR.. Louis D.
belden. 57-year-old Indianapolis
physician and surgeon, who died at
his home Thursday.
The Rev. Mortimer Glover and
Blshop Thomas Darst conducted
the service here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
JAMES DAVIS

Funeral services were held
Monday for James Davis of War
saw, brother of Mrs. o. j. Foard,
OF ia N. Seventh street. Davis died
IN Sa%natorium, N. c., Sunday
following a long illness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
BACK ACHE
DUE TO KIDNEYS?

Read This: If excess acidity of your
urine makes your back ache so you groan
. so you get up three or four times a
might to pass water, now be of good cheer.
Three generations ago a famous doctor
noticed that hundreds Of his patients had
this backache. He developed a medicine
made of exactly the right amount of six
teen herbs, roots, vegetables, and balsams
truly Natures W way to relief.
Now millions have used it. The medi-
cine is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. In
SANITY you take it, it starts to work
flushing out those excess acids that may
be causing your backache -. increasing
the flow of urine to help Ease thst burning
sensation when you pass water -. and
that bladder irritation that makes you
get up nights. Caution: take as directed.
You'll say it's really marvellous.
For free trial supply. send to Dept. U,
KImer & Co., Inc, Box 1883, Stamford.
Conn. Or-get full-sized bottle of Swamp
Root today at your drugstore.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
M PRESIDENT

NEW BERN, Dec. 2. - H.
j. Mcdonald principal Of the
New Bern high school, has been
elected president of the New
Bern Little Theatre guild. Mrs.
Reginald Lowe-y was named
vice president, and Mrs. Robert
Doak, secretary-treasu-er.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
OFFICER ILL

OFFICER ILL
CAMP LEJEUNE, Dec. 2. -
Capt. Tim Saunders, formerly
public information officer
here and well known as an
outstanding Marine corps
leader, is reported to be quite
ill with tuberculosis in the
naval hospital at Corona, Cal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03

Chickens lay about 20 percent
more eggs during their first year
nt production than during their
second year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
GOAL PASSED

GOAL PASSED
NEW BERN. Dec. 2.-For
the first time in the history
Of the Farm Buren.i Il e. sven
co.:1; the county's member
sa:p goal has been passed, ac-
c>cding tc County Agent A. T.
Jackson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
MERCHANTS MEET

MERCHANTS MEET
WHITEV1LLE, Dec 1.-THE
18th annual meeting of the
Whiteville Merchants associa-
ton will be held Wednesday
evening, Dec. 4, in the armo-y
club room when a banquet
dinner will be served. Princi-
pal speaker will b e James
Rogers, editor of The White
Vile News Reporter. Lee Greer,
local attorney, will entertain
with feats of magic, while the
glee club of the Whiteville
Negro school will provide spec
ial music. Reports will be
made by George w. Gold,
president of the association,
Walter H. Pazamore, execu-
tive secretary, and B. B.
Lewis, treasurer.
SERVING WITH FLEET
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
DRIVE SUCCESSFUL

0IC1 0OOOL001 O9
NEW BERN, Dec. Mrs.
Donald Smith, chairman of the
Junior Red Cross in Craven
county, reports a successful
elimination of the annual
membership drive. Both the
city and the county schools
attained 100 per cent member
ship. The first project planned
for the Juniors is the packing
and shipping of 500 educational
gift boxes to the children of
Holland, many of whom have
never had a toy of any kind.
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FULL

FULL CAPACITY
LUMBERTON, Dec. IA
group Of Robson county
farmers and Extension agents
recently visited the two sweet
potato dehydration plants at
Tabor City and found them run
ming at full capacity, turning
out excellent livestock feed at
a cost of $50 a ton, including
the cost of the culls which were
about $12 a ton. E. e. Wright,
assistant farm agent of the
State College Extension serv-
ice here, says that the mana
gers of the two plants hope to
keep them running throughout
the winter months.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03

ALL electronic color television 10
in the laboratory stage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
PROPOSALS FOR
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS
CITY OF WILMINGTON, n. c.

CllY VI WlAE4lN0 ONs ". "
Sealed proposals will be received we'd. b. ~, the cit City y Council .a1sdk q =. M N
on ny w We sdu December IS, 1916, for Street Improvements, a
ink sp fence SAM Sanitary Sewer Extensions, and Extensions to the Water
Distribution system, all located in the City, City Of ~ M' nnanfHies: ~ y .
SECTION I: Street 1mprovements-1, 800 lin. #. concrete
curb RI and gutter; Il, 900 So So; yd snd sand ind: a Fps s gav sdss !:
f f1aaoef mn' sl #. Storm Ora drains rs ~; t to 1S; 50 manholes;
SECTION H.: Lone million gallon elevated water tank,
sE SSHe5sfe mn n 20 Rsas Gu. yds. Reinforced concrete foundations
for an elevated water tank
SECTION ": 10000 lin. #. of timber piing;
SECTION v: 600 lin. #. of chain link fence;
SECTION VI: All labor and eqqipamen atn necessary E goa yn to t. foo Of
ESQ Si lin. fp'e Of r. Terra Gotta pipe; 81 manholes;
SECTION VII: All labor and equipment M neces 5 8 aSo q o1 Fl,
St sc ca 900 f9J lin ri #; Of # 81 100 c ist IT, Iron Of R 1aas CAST st. Iron 'P pipe E:
800 lin: #. Of 12' Flexible Joint pipe; a g., g. v. yaavei Is
valve manholes; 80 fire MIGRANTS; ., 81 said
Municipal improvements.
Plans, specifications and contract documents are open 70 peton
SsP 3 1e at the office Of the city Engineer; city cayr h : we cha n
NJ 4 &C. OF N may be obtained from the he City, Eng ese 90, G Do1la na, which MMh
will HpS ito n; C. upon the deposit p;aa OF Twenty 's20'' D0''A-e
D. General contractors are notified that IAN Act To Regulate o the
Of oS Sors G. ca GSnssa ale o %srss 5o 1sa sat ans as ey Subsequently amended,
I'LL be observed in receiving and awarding general c0n'fa''S
ert Eash c proposal aals shall L be .sa aecS IN P ME trn Dy q eo aapa Sea aushor RI d
uN1 cneck drawn n some DanK OF u So"P~y 800 ,-.
R do bus Rusipsss in North Carolina, of an amount IN 1u i. sa4 tser ts not o c aess
NNIp@t or certified check for Two (2%) percent and a oa pom " VI
TN three go percent of the base bid; said deposit to De r a = ct
WIFE, WIZ event of failure of the successful bidder to execu.e .e vun.1 @ -
"nhin ten days after the award, or to give satisfactory sulsy a.
rTYnred herein. North Carolina Public Laws OF 800 eec Soo; =,
5 nap mI 400, and Michie's North Carolina Code'o1 $780, oee"o"
o4 (O) 1 and 1916 (al.
md Each Each. proposal must be submitted on blank eu forms : p Mortoni
pu u nclose in a sealed envelope, addressed to GiD "I., : M =.
nnSuchaslng Agent, and marked Proposal Tor hlci -.
mosements'. The City reserves the right to reject any = g. W.
he accept the bid that appears to be to the e ovan'oe
vie City of Wilmington.
H. No bid may be Withdrawn after the scheduled closing time 1or
"' receipt of bids for a period of 30 days.
reea m bid received after the scheduled closing ume VI 'e
'ecapt Of bids will be returned to the bidder, unopened.
BY order of tt ) City Council
of the City Of Wilmington, n. c.
Gilbert F. Morton, Purchasing Agent
v VA I. ILoughin, City Engineer
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ASSIGNED
FAIRMONT, Dec. at.
Dorm C. Pittman, son of Mr..
and MS. Carl Pittman, Of
Fairmont, has reported for &C
tive duty at the Brooke Army
Medical center at Fort Sam
Houston, Texas. 1t. Pittman is
a graduate of the Bowman
Gray school of medicine and
is a member of a class of
officers beginning an eight
week basic training program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03

SERVING WITH FLEET
~BLADENBORO, Dec. 2. 49,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
LAC0CK TO LEAD
COAST LINE BAND
First Practice To Be Held
In High School Voca-
tional Unit

Lieut.. Eugene Lacock, director
of the New Hanover High school
ROTC band, will conduct the new
ly formed Atlantic Coast Line band,
George Davis, said yesterday.
First practice of the band which
was started a week ago, will be
held in the vocational building OF
the high school, with Is or more
members participating. That num-
Der had been officially signed up
yesterday, Davis said.
Qualified Artists"
1--WE have several top-ranking
musicians, and everyone of them
are fully qualified artists" the
said.
In predicting that an even higher
number is expected before first
practice, Davis remained optimis-
tic that the original goal of at least
so members will be obtained.
The band, formed by membership
of Coast Line employees and other
interested citizens, is expected to
be a replica of the old band, which
died in the early 1905. Formed by
ROBERT Scott, director of ACL News
and Safety, the band was a COM
nunlty pride in its hey day.
widespread interest in the band
has been shown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
We The Women
Cafe. Society Would Amuse Aged BRIDE

spend an evening shut up in crowd
ed, smoke-filled rooms, eating poor
food, dancing on dime-sized spots,
and calling it fun!
And if the bride and groom from
Kentucky should learn Of the mari
tai adventures of some of the play
boys and playgirls so eager to be
amused by a poor farm couple,
they would probably be more
amazed than amused.
A Matter of Taste
1t all depends on the point of
view. The farm couple has no
monopoly on the ridiculous, as
anyone who follows from year to
year the curious antics of the So
cially prominent we'll knows-and
as the visiting Kentuckians would
soon learn.
At least, from their marriage the
Kentucky bride got a farmland
and the groom got a home. And
the marriage will probably last
as long as do some of the much
publicized romances of cafe so.
ciety.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
Informal Dance Sci
Al L%eiuene TonIQ5.

The weekly informal dance ,.r
be held tonight at the Walr,,.
Creek pavilion at Camp Leip,,,
and $50 Wilmington girls b,r,
been invited to attend this eva,,
Music for dancing will be furnieb.5
by All Millman and his orchestr,
All dances except when spec.,,
notice is made, will be informs.
for the remainder of the sumner
it has been announced.
Girls have been requested n
contact their hostesses in the ugI
manner, The buses will leave from
in back of the city hall at SD
o'clock, however, girls planning
to attend have been urged 10 fur.
nish their own transportattn
home after their return TO the civ
fro mthe dance, otherwise, trans.
p~ortation will be furnished as uSu,l
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
By RUTH MILLETT

Two New York entertainment
spots are trying to sign UP Ken
tucky's 7~9-year-old bride and her
1S-year-old husband, thinking they
will amuse the patrons.
If the couple should accept the
offer, there might be amusement
and amazement on both sides.
on both sides.
While the sophisticated night
club crowd could, no doubt, die
laughing'' at the freakish discrep-
ancy in ages between the farm
woman and her husband, the bride
and groom would probably find
plenty to laugh at, too,
The bride has already said she
wouldn't wear those dude
dresses" if they gave her all OF
New York. And she has admit
ted she probably couldn't stand the
''devilment' of the big city for
two weeks.
So think how amazed she would
be to find that full-grown men and
women pay the prices they do to
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
SERVICE STATION
SCHOOL IS BEGUN
Managers Being Trained In
Classes And Actual
Operations

A school for service station man.
ayers being conducted by MacMil-
Ian and Cameron, local Purol job
Der, is described in detail in the
current issue of the North Caro-
lima Oil Jobber's association bulle-
tin.
Congratulations r also extend
ed to Bruce and Dan Cameron in
the bulletin. They are praised as
worthy successors to their late
father who died while the two
men were in the service.
Glasses Heel
With outside experts conducting
the classes, the school is scheduled
to u four hour sessions for each
of three days.
The instruction is both theoreti-
cal and psychological, touching on
economies, credit cards, technlcali-
ties and human nature.
Complementjng the classroom
work is an outdoor session during
which the students are taken to
the pump island where each is
taught the steps necessary IN the
~servicing of a car.
During the school sessions, the
winning of good will and the
friendship Of the driver is stressed
with each man taking his turn as
attendant and customer.
The station, according to the bull
letin, handles some 7o'ooo 10 ~
noo Gallons of gasoline each month
with the gallonage flucuating with
the seasons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
Shirley Co|kitt Honored
At Series OF Shower Partia

Miss Shirley Colkitt, attractive
DAUGHTER of Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald
w. Colkitt, whose marriage to
Sankey Lee Blanton, Jr., will be
an event Of Saturday, June 20, was
DELIGHTFULLY."- entertained this week
at a series of prenuptial parties.
On Tuesday afternoon, a lovely
luncheon shower given by Mrs.
Auley McRae Crouch, ST., was
held in the Ocean Terrace hotel
dining room. The long table was
decorated with large bowls Of dali
sizes.
The honoree and Miss Mary Ro-
land. aosl a bride-elect, were pres
ented with corsages of gardenias.
The honoree was then showered
with beautiful linens after which
the guests spent the afternoon in
swimming and bridge playing.
Enjoying the occasion with the
honoree and hostess were Mrs. G
W. Colkitt, mother of the bride
elect, Mrs. S. L. Blanton, mother
of the bridegroom-elect, Miss Ger
nv Colkitt, Miss Gloria Bruce, Mis-!
Barbara Marshall, Miss Ruth Mid
dleton, Miss Mary Elizabeth Bare
foot, Miss Elsie Corbett, Miss Nan
CIV Eutster, Miss Bessie HARRISON
Mrs. James Gaffis, Mrs. Edward
Ward, Mrs. R. E. Bruce, Mrs. B
B. Bryan, Mrs. G. H. Kennel, Mrs
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
Roland,
Bride-E|ec
Comp|imented

Miss Mary Roland, popular
bride = elect, whose marriage to
Eelco Tinga will be an event of
Saturday, June %, was honored at
a lovely luncheon given in the
Adams house on Harbor Island
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. j. W.
Grise, Mrs. Martha Bennett and
Mrs. Manly Williams.
Miss Roland was presented by
the hostesses with a corsage and
a gift of silver in her chosen pat
tern.
Enjoying the occasion with the
honoree and hostesses were Miss
Ann Hurst, Miss Joyce West, Mrs.
James Middleton, Miss Margaret
Fales, Miss Peggy Johnston, Mrs,
John Tinga, Mrs. H. M. Roland,
Mrs. F. ]. Duls and Mrs. Malcolm
Hall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
Buffet Supper
Party Honors
Bride

Miss Elizabeth Jones, whose
marriage to Capt. George Garniss
will be solemnized Saturday after
noon. was honored at a buffet sup
per Tuesday night given by MISS
joyce Durham and Miss Grace
Sloan in the home of Miss Dun
ham. 1876 Orange street.
The home was decorated with
mixed summer flowers and burn
ing tapers. The table from which
the supper was served was covered
with a lace cloth, centered with a
crystal bowl of Shaster daisies and
southern smilax thanked on either
end by burning tapers.
Miss Jones was presented q
corsage and a silver serving dish
by the hoste 5ses and their families
Mrs. J.. E. Sloan, the former Miss
Wilma Blackwell of Oxford, recen'
bride and sister-in-law of Mis-!
Sloan, was also presented a corsage
and gifts from the h%ostesses.
Guests included Miss Elizabeth
Jones, honoree, Mrs. J. E. Sloan
Mrs. Wilbur D. Jones, Mrs. B. w
Durham, Mrs. J.. H. Sloan. Mis-!
Anne Green, Mrs. Charles Green
Miss Marjorie Davis, Miss Doro
thea Jones. Mrs. Carroll Kester
Mrs. Ralph Grover. Mrs. Donald
H. Connolly. Miss May Price, Mrs
James Davis. Miss Betsy Keator
Fonvielle, Mrs. Lamar McIver
Miss Jessie Newbold, Mrs. R. G
Cox, and Miss Peggy Snow.