The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
JULIA McNINCH E

Although the North Carolina Col
ony observes the States tradition
al Memorial Day. May 10, Caro-.
linians remaining In the Capital
over the long weekend. joined
With Washingtonians, Memorial
Day, May SO, In paying homage
10 Americas War Dead. And, as
heads bowed in tribute, there
came the singing vision of q long
line CT gray-clad soldiers swarm
inf M b~reast-to breast formation
across a wide open field in plain
firing view Of the biue-clad sol
diers who were crouching behind
parapet on an elevation OF
ground! Those "wearers Of the
gray were Confederates; the
blue-clad were Union Soldiers: the
scene, you will recall was but a
short distance from our Capitol.
On charged ''the Gray" with but
bns pause TO kneel and fire.
Sweeping in close ranks across an
open field they went, while the
enemy clipped at them as often
as rifles Of that day would fire.
you know the story's end. The
vision faded. IN is place the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier rose
sharply outlined agains. the back
drop of Washington-on the right,
The dome Of the Capitol glistening
IN the sun: or the left the SHAFT
OF the Washington monument
piercing the blue Of the sky.
Last Friday, Memorial Day. we
honored the American Dead OF All
Wars-the Blue and the Gray alike
rs one. Nor was the grateful
tribute less because we are proud
Of our heritage-and because for
us, a. for other North Caroiinlans'
there will always be a Southland
And now-it's June, the month
OF Commencements, Class Re
unions, Alumnae celebrations
and Reminiscing. It's the Back-to-
School-Month for the Oldsters-for
those Sweet Girl Graduates and
'Classmen Of Other Years for
those Brave Souls who dare to
face the music,' to e the toll
the passing years have left on
themselves as reflected il their
former classmates; for those Sc
date matrons and fond papas, who
would recapture for a moment,
even, the joys OF those %caretree,
by-gone days; for the top-rung ca
reerists who would step out o.
their we'll ordered lives for the
stimulus Of a "refresher memo
,ry" OF the trivolities and joy:
which still must be a part of the
, school-day world at, shall we say
Peace, Meredith, St. Marys
Greensboro college o. Flora Mac
donald? judging from the happy
shining faces Of the youngsters
who will soon be DOMINIC frilly
white graduation frocks and bow
ing over their hard earned di
,plomas-even as you and I did
before the War. It doesn't mattel
a particle which war!
. Peace girls r pretty clannlsh
we've been told. And at the Peace
Roundup the other day, it looke1
like all of those living in Washing
ton we're counting on "goin:
back for the 5th Anniversar,
celebration. That is a feather il
Mrs. Robert (M m lie Rennie
'Wyatt's hat. She is chairman @
the General Planning committee
Members of the Washington char
ter of the Peace Alumnae assoc
sation who will be in Raleigh 70
,at least a part Of the exercise
this weekend are Mrs, NeWms
"A. Townsend, Myrtle Wade) Mrs
William Primm, Peliz Bailey
Mrs. David Sentner, Mar
Steele); Miss Ida Currie, Mrs. E
M. McKelway, ST., Mrs. Georg
.Hornbeck, Mrs. Walter Hooks
Mrs. Tom MCGEE, Mrs. Mary Co
vim Murphy, Mrs. Walter Ora
Julia Culbreth) Mrs. Ethel v
Sharpe, and Mrs. Albert Penic
Bauman, who is an associat
member. Honorary members