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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17
Thursday Music
Club Presents
Varied Program

The Thursday Morning Music
club held its February meeting IN
The Great Hall OF St. James church
on February r. This was followed
by the program meeting at lo;3o
o'clock which was opened by the
singing Of the Federation hymn by
the entire assembly. Mrs. Conrad
VESSEL presiding turned the pro-
gram over 10 Mrs. Eliza Schulken,
Mrs. Sam A. Troy, and Mrs. Ru-
dolph Mintz who presented the fol-
lowing:
Praeludiurn and Loure from E
Major Partita. Bach; Mrs. Eric
Norden accompanied by Mrs. Mir
am Burns.
Mrs. H. L. Mcpherson then read
avery interesting paper on, Opera
In English" "a number Of operas
have been written in English, an
example being THE Scarlet Let
ter" The Italian language is more
emotional and as the American is
more literal minded some transla-
ton do not appeal. Wagner is cas-
lest operate works to translate into
English. To say that English is not
as musical Italian or French Is
a mistake"
81 Mi Ciamano Mimi from La
Boheme, Puceini; Mary Eunice
Troy accompanied by W. G.
Robertson.
Liebestod, Wagner-Liszt; Mary
Crammer Mintz.
Largo from Xe1xes, Handel; Rev.
W. G. Hurni. accompanied by Mary
Eunice Troy.
Voce Di Donna from La Gioconda
Ponchielii; Mildred Murdoch &C.
companied by Mary Eunice Troy
Coronation scene from Boris
Godounoff, Moussorgskv; Emma
Gade Hutaff, Mary Eunice Troy.
Miss Hutaff read description of
music as representing coronation,
also explained why the damper
pedal was held for such long Pc
RODS in order to provide sound ef-
fects. The music begins with sounds
Of bells in distance gradually in
creasing in intensity and ushering
In the coronation scene.
After the program, the minutes
Of the previous meeting were read
by Mrs. @. B. Snipes. Treasurer's
report was then given by Mrs.
Louis Hanson. Mrs. Roland, cor
responding secretary. then gave
her report ard read several letters
that had been received. Mrs. Yer
non Avery told Ct the program that
the club gave at Chestnut Heights
school. Mrs. Louis Orrnond, music
In hospitals chairman, gave a re-
port on activities and also told
about plans to have Ralph Shelton,
pianist, came to Wilmington to
give a piano recital in st. James
Hall for the benefit Of music In
hospitals fund.
Mrs. J. D. Edwards gave 4 re-
port on the activities OF the Junior
Music club, which now has 20 mem
bers, Mrs. VESSEL talked about
clubs activity in church music and
announced musical program to be
given by St. PauIs Lutheran
church some Sunday in March.
Mrs. Vessel also told Of the re-
port from national federation presi-
dent concerning army bands, and
that band leaders should be given
commissions in order to obtain the
best directors.
The subject for the March meet
ing was then announced as ''Wom.
en- in Music and the leaders will
be Mrs. J. B. Cranmer and Mrs. ].
B. Fenley after which the meeting
adjourned.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17
PERSONALS

Mrs. j. Albert Woods and Mrs.
Nelson Myers of Pelham, N. Y,
are spending a few days with Mrs.
Myers mother and sister, Mrs. A.
M. Hall and Mrs. T. w. Keith at
2lO North 18th street.
VIM B. Campbell, Jr., left Fri
day night for New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Bruce of Co.
lumbia, S. c., arrived yesterday
to visit Mrs. Bruce's mother, Mrs.
w. P. Emerson at her home on
South Front street. Mr.. Bruce will
return to Columbia the first of the
week but Mrs. Bruce will remain
for 4 longer stay.
Miss Betty Motely Of Blackston,
Va, is the guest of Mrs. H. A.
Marks.
Miss Kathryn Snow and her
aunt, Mrs. Leslie Marbury, will
leave the first of the week for At.
lanta, Ca, to spend a few days
where they will join Miss Snow s
fiance, Major Carl Allen, who has
just returned to the states from
overseas. They expect to return to
jfvy ~ "a
Capt. Bernard J. Warshauer who
recently returned to the states from
the European theatre after 81
months with the Quartermaster
Corps, is now spending his terminal
leave with his parents, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Max Warshauer,
Mrs. John r. Gauntt OF Terre
Haute, Ind, is visiting her mother
Mrs. Annie H. Reese in Garder
City, while 1t. Gauntt is taking {
two weeks recruiting course at the
Adjutant Generals school at For
Orglethorpe, Ga. Upon completion
Of the course they will return te
Terre Haute where 1t. Gauntt i.
stationed with the Army Recruit
ing service.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Norwood,
Mrs. Nixon Jones, Mrs. Hazel J.
Sudbury have left for Lakeland
Fla, to spend several weeks with
friends.
Miss Nell Adams left Friday for
Raleigh to spend the weekend with
her cousin, Miss Fay Dempsey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Paynter OF
Hudson, Wis, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Norris I. Porter on Mark
ct street.
Florence Grimes Ram of the
faculty Of the Weldon City schools
is spending the weekend in the citv
with friends.
Mrs. o. c. Staples has returned
to her home on Brandon road after
a visit to Richmond and Newport
News, Va.
James Harper Raynor, Jr., son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Raynor of
Carolina Beach is a patient at
James Walker Memorial hospital
Mrs. G. w. Hill of Sunset Park
is a patient at Bullock clinic.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17
Miss Laura Webb,
Allan Moore Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Webb
OF Castle Haynes, announce the
engagement of their daughter.
Laura, to Allan B. Moore, son OF
Mrs. A. F. Wells Of Castle Haynes
and the late A. 3. Moore.
No wedding date has been set,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17

black accessories and corsase OF
orchids. -
Mrs. Bursely is the daushterT, , o.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Hal Oh WI
mington, and attended Elon CO..,
Ieges where she majored in voice
The bridegroom is the son o. w. - /:
and Mrs. Charles A. burseiy -
Providence, r. l., and is a gIaoa u
ate of Brown university. ne -
now on terminal leave, having e.
Gently returned from the Facn'c
The alter of Operations.
The couple will make their nome
in Providence.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17
Miss Arlene Parker.
George Segovis Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. v. Dexter Of
Winter Park, announce the mar
rage OF their daughter, Arlene
Parker. to George A. Segovis, son
OF Mrs. M. H. Hollowbush Of Phil
adelphfa On February 7. /
Evening star., 1946-02-27
Dear Miss Dix:

Dear Miss Dix:
Do you think I am wrong in eX-
pecting a little help from my hus-
band on Sunday mornings? He
works five day a week, eight hours
a day and when he gets home at
night he just eats, reads the paper
and rests. He positively refuses to
do anything on Sunday. Says it is
day of rest that God ordained
for man.
We have 2-month-old baby
WHO needs so much of my attention
and I get so tired doing all of the
housework and cooking and taking
care of her that I have asked him
to help straighten out the house on
Sundays, but he refuses. He also
has informed me that later on
when the baby doesn't need SO
much attention, that he expects
me to get job.
Am I wrong in thinking that my
husband doesn't love me or he
wouldn't feel this way?
MARCY.
Answer-Evidently your husband
is one of the men who never loves
ANYBODY but himself or considers
anybody's pleasure and comfort ex-
cept his own. Probably he has q
kindly feeling toward you, such as
would feel for a good work horse
or any other beast of burden, but
it is not enough to make him lift a
finger to tighten your labor.
Your husband, you say, works five
days a week and eight hous day
That gives him two days off anc
Evening star., 1946-02-27

1blue, cherry pink or lime green. It's
a dressy enough costume with the
| jacket to wear in to dinner at any
informal resort.
THE MEXICAN DANCE DRESS
show off your tan. Switched right
from the ga street dancing cos
tunes of native Mexican girls, this
sun dress is riotous in print and gay
as the vacation mood you've set.
Printed in a wild floral design in
deep pink, black, and white, the dull
skirt is gathered in with elastic
bands so that the waist is hugged
tight The ribs are barred, and the
bodice has ide-scooped-out neck
line, edged in great flounce of
ruffle.
! COLOR COMES IN STRIPES on
a simple black butcher linen dress.
The stripes are inch wide and run
in opposing diagonals across the
brief Sleeved waist and full skirt. in
brilliant pink, peacock blue and
lime. If you prefer you can have
stripes in parrot colors racing across
gray butcher linen.
11MI ~ AAE n LIZ anu tIlSIC
you are in the prettiest view on the
beach in a new diaper suit. This
brief, fitted = to your form affair
comes in lime green cotton gabar-
dine, lined in pure white The brief
shorts have sarong skirt which
wraps over them and ties in big
knots on each hip. The bra top
ties up, halter fashion, around the
neck. Or you can be the bathing
beauty of the beach scene in skim
tight suit of yellow gold satiny ma
terial. The shorts Of this suit are
shirred and laced on each hip. with
a little bit of you showing through
From California come sun suits
which are bound for beach sensa
ition, too. These are three or four
piece outfits. You can have striped
cotton shorts and bra, with a beach
coat over them-or an all-in-one
play suit topped with mandarin
collared beach coat. Map out your
beach wardrobe any way you like.
After having seen the marvellous
|, selection Of such, we don't see how
you can go wrong!
Evening star., 1946-02-27
Dorothy Dix Says

40 hours a week work. You work
seven days week and practically
"a hours day, because any mother
with young baby is on the job all
the time, with no Sundays or hoi-
days off. Certainly the poet who
wrote: Man works from sun to
sun, but woman's work is never
DONE" said a mouthful.
When you think of the inequality
of the labor performed by the work
ing man and the domestic woman,
you marvel why women have stood
it so long and why they haven't
staged a sit-down strike for shorter
hours and for fathers to share
equally with mothers in rearing the
children and take their turn at the
washing and f1oor-scrubbing
They would win out hands down
for the whole machinery of the
world would stop if even for a single
day no baby was washed or given
its bottle, no meals were cooked, nc
beds made, no floors swept, no shirt
laundered, nothing done that made
home a place of rest and comfort
instead of shambles.
Maybe washing the dishes and
taking the baby out in his pram
and getting Junior off of mama's
neck for an hour are not highly
romantic love token for a husband
to give his wife, but it is one sc
sure that she could draw money
on it at the bank. For if a mar
loves him wife, he tries to ease the
burden that wifehood lays upor
| her.
Evening star., 1946-02-27
WhyGrow
Old?
BY Josephine Louman

What one characteristic, more
than any other, causes us to grow
old before our time, leads to
wrinkles and overweight fatigue?
What keeps us from accomplishing
| the things we most want to accom-
plish, or doing the things we most
want to do or getting from life what
we crave most?
Is it inheritance? No! Is it op-
portunity? No! Is it too little or
too much money? No! 1t is be-
cause you haven't time? No! Is
| it because no one understands you?
MOI Is 1t because you have fallen
arches? No! Is it because you lack
character? No!
1t seems to me that it is all be-
cause of the old human trait called
procraStination
1t is only natural to put off until
tomorrow what we do not actually
have to do today. 1t is so easy to
build dreams about what we will do
and then delay the painful process
OF making beginning today.
Every one with good sense knows
that we must give the body above
average, regular care, if we are to
remain vital into older years Most
women know that regular skin 1ubri-
cation is essential if we are to avoid
wrinkles and that daily brushing of
the hair brings happy dividends.
| We all know we will have circles
| il we lose sleep, that our tissues will
become f1abby unless we exercise,
4 fhof cannot llorp1 ,fc,
out studying. We cannot build a
circle of friends without Carving
our weight in thoughtfulness and
! courtesles. Too much food will land
on our hips and our stomachs.
Knowing all this we plan and dream
and wait for tomorrow to come, and
it never does.
/ The only ones who avoid the in
sidiouS practice of procrastination
are those who want something so
badly that desire drives them into
! immediate action or those who are
unable to kid themselves and there
fore get busy, making their plans
come true.
The future is made up of todays,
| just like this one, and you are
making your own individual future
by what you do with today. If you
cannot make beginning now you
probably never will. Today is all
we have, but many well spent to-
days will build vibrant tomorrows.
If you wish to have my Perfect
Daily Routine for Women" (exer-
else and Essential Daily Routine"
to you plan) send stamped, self
addressed envelope with your re-
quest for leaflets No. 19B and 19A
to Josephine Lowman in care of The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1946-02-27
SOUR CREAM RECIPES.
From Mrs. r. S. D.,
TdkonlG Park, Md

IGkOnlG Pdrk, ma.
Here are some favorite recipes
using sour cream for Mrs. E. B. of
Washington. I do not have a sour
cream coffee cake recipe which she
asks for. but if some one does I
hope they will send it in.
Rich Corn Cake Boston Cooking
School Cook Book)-Three-quarters
of a cup corn meal, cup flour, /
teaspoon soda, 2 teaspoons cream of
tartar, l teaspoon salt, tablespoons
sugar, / egg, we'll beaten; 2 table
spoons melted butter, l cup sour
heavy cream, 4 cup milk. Mix and
sift dry ingredients. Add milk,
cream, egg and butter. Bake 20
minutes in hot oven (425 degrees).
Sour Cream Cookies (from a
frienO-Two cups sugar, l cup
shortening, l cup sour cream, tea
spoon soda, l teaspoon baking pow
der, vanilla or flavor preferred. Add
-four to make a soft dough g or 4
cups. Cream together shortening
and sugar. Add soda and baking
powder to some flour. Combine and
add flour to make of right con-
sistency. Do not rool too thin.
Sprinkle slightly with sugar before
putting in oven, 375 degrees. Use
less -four for drop cookies.
Sour Cream Dressing from the
same friend)-One-half cup sour
cream, tablespoon vinegar, pa
prika, salt, tablespoon sugar. Mix
Use for cucumbers or cabbage.
I also fold in several tablespoons
Of sour cream to gelatin desserts for
packaged Danish pudding when ii
has begun to thicken, blending the
cream in streaks. Sour cream makes
delicious baking powder biscuits OF
scones when used in place of part
of the milk. 1t goes very well with
prunes, apple sauce, berries or stewed
apricots. 1t blends especially well
with honey-sweetened fruit.
Lemon Sherbet With Sour Cream
I-Three-fourths cup sugar, u cup
water, pinch of salt. Boil minutes
Cool. Add juice of two lemons and
grated rind of one, and one and a
half cups of sour cream (or part
sour cream and part top milk
Freeze to a mush. Beat egg whites
add 4 cup sugar. Beat frozen mix
ture. Fold in beaten whites. Re-
freeze, turning the cold control down
about half way to avoid crystals
Peach Honey Tarts With Sour
Cream-Spread cooked and mashed
dried peaches sweetened with honey
and favored with a bit of cinnamon
and salt between two or inch
rounds of baked pastry. Spread top
pastry round with mild honey and
top with spoonful of sour cream.
Evening star., 1946-02-27

Travel, travel, travel. That word
is echoed on the air everywhere
these days. Hops to Florida, rumors
of the biggest Mardi Gras in all
time, exclamations over the reduced
flight rates, new magazines designed
to tempt you from your hearth, new
revised travel folders heralding the
golden glories of trip here, there
and everyWhere-it's wonderful to
be off again! We've vacationed in
our own back yards for 10, these
many years-this Wanderlust is
easily understandable. That some
day" trip we've all dreamed of for
so long can now become reality.
But, please, before this balloon of
holiday dreams gets blown up to
enormous proportions, you'd better
check on just this one thing. This
is the most important consideration
if you're planning trip by train.
Check with the railroad line and
make sure that they can acomno-
date you to and from your destina-
ton. The most important travellers.
these days, are still the troops Be
careful that your travel doesn't in
terfere with the homecoming of
Pvt. Smith or Sergt. Jones. For the
soldier and his family the war is
only over when he comes running
up the front walk-home! You
won't want to stand in the way of
that, surely!
Now, it's never very long after
you've had yourself a series of travel
talks, have mapped out the route
upon which you are bound, that
you start mapping out the wardrobe
that you want to take with you as
travelling companion. Since travel
dreams are a speciality of ours. we
gleefully rushed out and secuted the
shops for suit case wardrobeS to ac-
company such dreams. Those of
you who are about to be off may
be interested in our finds. For those
of you. who. like us, only dream
our finds are worth thinking about
as additions to your summer ward
robe
FOR UNDER A FLORIDA SUN
there are dresses which are every bit
Evening star., 1946-02-27

Here is a beautifully fitting basic
frock to dress-up or down to suit
your mood. The brief cap sleeves
are comfortable and easy to make;
the gored skirt is graceful and fiat
tering. Versatile and uncluttered.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1883 is
for sizes IL, IA, Is, 18, 20; 40 and AZ.
Size IA requires 3 yards of IS inch
or 27s yards of 39-inch material.
For this pattern, send 20 cents in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, Post
Office Box SO, Station G, New York
10. N. Y.
Evening star., 1946-02-27

Just the thing to snap up your
new suit, or add a charming touch
to your new Easter ensemble.
Pattern envelope contains COM
plete easy-to-read and easy-to-
follow directions plus complete It's
sue pattern.
Send Is cents (coin) for pattern
No. R2323 to Needle Arts Dept, The
Washington Star, P. 0. Box 172,
Station D, New York 8, N. Y. Please
include your postal zone number.
Evening star., 1946-02-27

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman's Page, The
Evening Star. Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
Ing House are not necessarily
those of The Star, and as it is
obviously impossible for us to
test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility for
them.
Betsy CassOeH.
Evening star., 1946-02-27

as bright as Old Sol himself. We saw
a brilliant yellow pique which had
huge whirl-i-gigs of black circling
in print over it. Narrow black wool
braid bound the top of the bodice
and made narrow straps over the
For easy swinging along
over the sands of the beach. or the
Evening star., 1946-02-27
LAYETTE REQUIREMENTS;
SMALL-TOWN PREJUDICES.

From Mrs. w. B. D., Arlington.)
In response to Mrs. j. ]. Ms in
quiry for a minimum layette, may /
suggest the following: -Four or six
cotton short-sleeved shirts, 4 to 6
cotton suit kimonas with raglan
sleeves, in the same Of slightly larger
size. 4 or cotton f1annelette re-
ceiving blankets, or 2 fannelette
bands, / pair wool booties, large,
with drawstring around top, sweat
er of wool, l cotton knit f1annelette
wrapper to be used as bathrobe, or
p cotton knit towels, or 4 cotton
knit washcloths, l medium weight
wooden blanket, heavy cotton blan-
ket, l rubber or vinylite pad, diaper
service essential with this limited
WARDROBE, 2 crib sheets, 2 crib pads
quilted. large rubber to cover crib
mattress completely, in case mattress
is not waterproof. Doubtless you
will be given a fancy dress, sweater
set, etc, so hold off buying these
things. BY way of explanation. let
me say that you can get by with
a shirts, kimonas, etc, but that 3
is really essential to allow for acci-
dents. particularly if you plan to
do all your own laundry. The
kimonas double as nighties and
dresses, shirts double as shirts and
so-caued teething bands. Both are
large enough to last to 8 months,
at least. My year-old son Is still
wearing the same shirts. You can
manage with only 2 sheets II you
make up the bed in this fashion:
Large rubber crib pad, crib sheet,
small rubber, diaper pinned to it.
Simply remove diaper when neces-
sary and replace with clean one. A
diaper under the head is useful for
the first months.
Now in response to Mrs. j. T., who
was interested. in knowing about
small town prejudices. I come from
a small town in Northwestern 1lli-
nois where the community is COM
posed of persons of French, English,
German, Jewish and Italian ma
tionalities, as well as good many
who come of native American fami-
lies for many generations. Our
towns population was only 4,000 and
newcomers were accepted ON the
basis of friendliness and worth. Oc-
cupation or money is of little conse-
quence, but neighborliness is very
important. 1t has been my expert
ence that there is more easy going
and open-minded friendliness in
small Midwestern or Western towns
than in the East. The church and
church societies are usually the fore
most social organizations and de-
sire to join these activities is an un-
beatable way of making a place for
oneself in the community. From
your letter I am wondering If you
have not considered moving to a
small college town. Such place
has much to offer by way of mental
stimulation and opportunities for
meeting minded civicly-alert
people. These towns are often close
to large cities, and in that way you
can enjoy the very rewarding ad-
vantages of small town relaxation
without having to forego the OBJ
vious advantages of a city.
Evening star., 1946-02-27

green of the golf course, the skirt
was cut with a great deep pleat in
the front. Pockets jutted peg-like
on each hip.
THE WHALE TAKES A DIP on a
white shantung sun dress with a
halter top and sleeveless bolero
jacket. The whales come in aqua
Evening star., 1946-02-27

Large supplies of those extra long
fireplace matches are on display in
one of the local shops. Your choice
in square or round boxes that are
SO attractive you'll want to place
them on the mantel in full view.
Evening star., 1946-02-27
USES FOR OLD HOSE.

(Fronr M. L. H., Washington
In answer to Mrs. L. G., who wants
to make something out of old stock
ings, I suggest baby shirts and
dresses. 7 have made many for
Europe. Cut off feet. cut 6 inches
of lower leg for sleeves. Hem the
smaller end. Then split the re-
naming stocking leg by the seam
to the widest part of the calf, about
IA inches, shape for shoulders and
neck. Slit opening either back or
front. The top of the stocking
makes wide hem for the skirt.
One pair for each garment Bind
neck. Button and loop to fasten
Of course, white stocks are best.
(Fronl Mrs. V. B., Washington
The best use I know of for dis
carded stockings is to weave them
into blankets or bedspreads.
They are ideal for spreads as they
have body and do not wrinkle and
ideal for blankets as they are light
and of incredible warmth. I have
one, double-bed size, 112 inches long,
80 inches wide in peach and sky
blue, which is very beautiful.
The weaving part is fun and easy,
Evening star., 1946-02-27
Shop Talk
Br Dorothy BihIman

Old Dutch measuring cups have
been copper plated and are now
doing duty as cigarette containers,
Appropriately sized ashtrays have
been made to match and round out
a nice looking set. The set could
be used on the dining table or, of
course, on coffee table.
Evening star., 1946-02-27

A famous old Washington firm
has now opened a brand-new and
finer store with complete stocks OF
decorative metal objects that have
of late been CONSPICUOUS by their
absence. Such things as fire screens
and tools, brass lamps. bright metal
trays, occasional pieces and the
like are to be found.
1t is truly surprising how the
beauty of an old metal heirloom can
be restored by proper refinishing
and polishing, then lacquered to
stay bright for years. OF course,
this does not apply to those pieces
in daily use such as cutlery and es-
sential hollow ware but objects
such as lamps and candelabra will
never need silver polish if they are
lacquered The shop also does fine
work with brass and copper.