The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-29

fades from cOlorful e ana gree
the new year. The bayberry ca.
CHASTITY dripped shapes over the
on the outside doors begin to dry
beats against its bright red ribbt
full swing as Christmas Is kept al
New Year celebrations take their
The dance floor of the ballroom
at the Cape Fear Country Club was
crowded last Monday night as the
younger social set once more wal
entertained at another of the SO.
cial highlights of the holiday sea
son. The dance was given in honor
of Rachel Cameron, popular senior
at MINIS, by her mother. Rachel,
who incidentally, was voted the
best-looking senior girl recently,
looked especially lovely in her
white bare-shouldered gown with a
wide black velvet ribbon over one
shoulder, accented by a large arti-
fetal red flower. Rachel wore a
beautiful lavendar orchid in her
hair, given her by her date, Dickie
Andrews; and she played hostess
to over two hundred people.
Just loads OF college students
home for the Christmas holidays
were there. Jane Head. freshman
at Woman's college in Greensboro,
and Charlie Mitchell. student at
Davidson college, were there: and
1 saw Douglas McKoy, who is at
tending Hollins College in Roanoke,
Virginia. and John Codington, stu
dent at Davidson, Katharine Rnett,
home from Stratford in Danville,
Virginia, and Lewis Hacker.
Billy Head is home from N. c.
State College in Raleigh for the
holidays, and he was there with
Janet Volk. Frances Penton. home
from St. Catharine's in Richmond,
Virginia. and Neal Patrick, De.
Lean Longley, who graduates from
Fairfax Hall in Waynesboro. Vir-
ginia, and Jere Freeman, home
from the Citadel. were milling
around with Edna Matthes and
Dick Hanson, Cooter Lewis and
Fraser Perry.
Jane Sprunt, here for the holi-
das from Edgewood Park at
T arclift Manor in New York
s te, was there with Sonny White,
a student at N. c. State college;
az saw Wynder Hughes there,
w has come home from Prince
t Village where he is going to
p .vate school in New Jersey.
Jarmy McKoy was looking swell
il d blue uniform of the Oak.
re Military Institute up near
Cssensooro. Jimmy came il about
q week ago from Oakridge, and
n ioined the ranks of those who
clam that home is the best! Incl.
G jsIv, Jimmy has beer heard
los over the Teen Age Merry-Go-
HQ.nd on Saturday mornings, and
h really going places with his
Sling.
thursday night found lots Of the
crowd al the movies to see The
Time, the Place. and the Girl
Janet Volk and Henry Meier came
in and sat down near Pat Morton
ard Bill Huffman. Jimmy McCarl,
Rachel Cameron, and Joe Gray
were in there; and after looking
around a little more, l spotted
Jean Cross with Tommy Kirk, who
is visiting in Wilmington for a cou.
2 e of days from Portsmouth, Vir.
gina. Jean Bobbitt and Don Piver
came in behind Flora McIver and
Wendell Hickman.
While I was in the music store
looking up some new records the
other day. John Hobbs came in,
and he seems to like Wake Forest.
John is an up-and-coming football
player there. Bumped into Eugene
Mauney, home from Duke Unlver.
sity for the holidays, and Ed Shain,
here on Navy leave from the Grea.
Lakes Naval Training Station
where he is stationed.
A number of people left the old
hometown on the northbound train
Friday afternoon heading hack to
army camps and navy bases after
leaves home. Joe Gray, who was
home on leave from the navy.
headed back to Bethesda, Mary
land, where he is stationed at the
Medical Center there. Forrest
Brown went back up to Philadel-
phia after his few days leave at
home; and ]. 3. Fales, who was
home on his boot leave went north
again to cambridge, Maryland. o.
liver Watkins was heading for Fort
Dix at Trenton, New Jersey, and
John King was going back to school
at Hampton-Sydney in Richmond.
Virginia. Otis Balm came back this
way from way up north to spend
a leave from the navy at home.
Harry Wellott comes In today on
leave from St. Adams at Long
Island, New York; and George
Darden came in yesterday from
Fort Bragg for a ten-day leave.
A few more parties sign the Old
Year out and the New Year in az
Eleanor Willetts entertained last
night at the Country Club, Adail
simpkins and Anita Anderson will
give a party Monday night at the
American Legion home, and Jear
Pope, Jane Tory, and Eugenia Nc
Carly take the spotlight on New
Years Eve with a semi forma,
masquerade ball at the American