The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-23
By JULIA McNINCH SLEAR

WASHINGTON, April 20.-It' S
Eastertime. And again the halle
lujah chorus is rising to the skies.
Again Washington is abloom with
loneliness that forms the perfect
background of Milady's Easter
toggery-for the multiple gay fetes
that are blossomlng all over town,
now that the end of the Lenten
Season has finally come. Even IN
those dark and tragic years of war
and death that poured from those
same skies overhead, voices and
hearts were raised in joyous
praise and Thanksgiving for the
very glory-the promise of new
world, born at Eastertide.
Outside America, in world hun.
CRY areas, the remaining few little
pink-eared bunnies will not dare
to skip about bearing gifts or in
dulge in their Easter pranks this
year, as they do each year on
the White House and Capitol
grounds. Any bunny showing his
little nose in worn-torn countries
is very likely to be tucked into a
pie. Outside America, the blight
and disaster of war is not yet hid
by the Towering Springtime. But
war-weary people are not un-
needing. Little children are, nc
doubt, wearing flowers in their
hair, as in other years. and old
folk are warming their too-thir
blood gratefully in the warm, kind
sun. Many OF our boys-still far
from home-lift youthful voices tc
join in the songs of hope. This
Easter they can relax-and dream
of home-of the noted Carolina
Gardens - of rhododendron anc
mountain laurel - or rambling
roses and sweet wisteria-and per.
chance, the Long Leaf Pine - o,
the amazing beauty of the double
cherry blossoms!
Sorrow has laid it's hand heavi
ly on the Washingtcn-North Caro-
linians within the past few months
as trouble is wont to do within
big family, it has welded the
colony closer together through
sympathy and a deeper under
standing ana this year, those who
cannot turn homeWard, will as
semble number of times during
the holidays to sing their peans o:
praise and spread Easter Joy.
Gov. and Mrs. Cherry
Out came the red carpet toda,
to welcome the Governor of Mort:
Carolina and Mrs. R. Gregg Cher
ry, who are guests of the Nortl
Carolina Society of Washington TO.
the Easter weekend. Rushing ovel
to the spacious home of Mr.. ane
Mrs. Fred Morrison, whose rollin;
lawn incidentally adjoins that O.
Postmaster General and Mrs
Hannegan, the distinguished la
Heels dropped their bags, ane
dashed back to the Mayflower fol
the luncheon that was being giver
in honor of Mrs. Cherry. Then Of
to the stag luncheon planned fol
him sped the States Chief Elk
ecutive.
| Spring garden flowers in paste
colors conferred the luncheon table
spread in the presidential dining
room of the Mayflower hotel about
which two dozen or more women
gathered to honor North Carolina
charming First Lady, who before
her marriage was Miss Mildred
Stafford of Greensboro. And an in.
triguing be-ribboned box at he,
place proved that her hobby oil
collecting rare old cups is well.
known in the Capital, for she will
take with her when she leaves 10.
morrow collectors piece" from
one of the oldest of Washington
homes.
Guests at the luncheon included
Mrs. Kenneth C. Royal, wife Of
the Undersecretary of War, Mrs.
T. Lamar Caudle, wife of the AS.
sistant to the Attorney General;
Mrs. A. H. Turnage, wife of Gen
eral Turnage; Mrs. Fred Morri.
son, Mrs. Sam Erwin, wife of rep.
resentat;ve E in; Mrs. Car
Durham, Mrs. Dudley Bagley,
Durham, TIM Mrs. Dudley Bagley,
Mrs. ]. D. Gillian, Mrs. Frank
McNinch, Mrs. J E. S. Thorpe oil
Franklin, Miss Beatrice Cobb, u
Morganton. Mrs. A. B. Jeffries,
Mrs. Mary Colvla Murphy, Mrs.
Thad Page, Mrs. Herman Baxley.
Mrs. Macie Lowe, Mrs. Albert t.
Cox, Mrs. E. L. Mason, Mrs
Thomas Anthony Walden, Mrs.
Newman A. Townsend, Miss EN-
ma Carr Bivins, Mrs. McCleland.
wife of Senator McClelland,. Mrs.
Joe Hendricks, Jane Harris Of
Concord wife Of Representative
Hendricks Of Florida, Mrs. John