The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-29
Slightly Off The Record
Wilmington, NC.
June 20, 1947.

Dear Peggy
Although summer did not begir
- officially until last Saturday, june
81. according to the weather man
social activities at Wrightsvllle
Beach are in full swing already
and during the coming week they
-. will continue to gain momentum
;. until the arrival of THE GLORI
OUR FOURTH of July. From Their
on. of course, there will be "Neve1
A Dull Moment until after Labor
Day, with attractive visitors by
the hundreds arriving daily, ano
we note with pleasure this year
that our friends from out-of-toWn
are making plans to spend their
entire vacation of several weeks
or 2 month at our wonderful re-
sort by the sea.
One of the most delightful young
couples in the state who are
spending their warm weather holl.
DAYS with us at Wrightsville right
now are Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Jenkins of Tarboro. They are oc-
cupying The Marsden Bellamy Jr.
cottage at 9 East Fayetteville
street and have as their guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Rawls Howard also
of Tarboro. The Jenkins r af-
fectionately known throughout
North Carolina as "Boush" and
."Tish'. and Mrs. Jenkins who was
the former Virginia Clark OF Tar
ho1o is the niece of Mrs. Marsden
Bellamy, Mrs. j. Haughton James
and Mrs. J. Douglas Taylor OF
Wilmington. Prior to their arrival
ten DAYS ago, the Bellamy cottage
was occupied for two weeks by
Mrs. jenkins sister and brother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stronach and family of Wilson.
Mrs. stronach was, before her
marriage, Nancy Clark of Tar
boro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murdoch McRae
Dunn returned last weekend from
their wedding trip of two weeks
spent in New York City and the
New England states. They drove
from here to Norfolk and Travelled
bv boat from there to New York,
making the remainder of the trip
bv motor. Prior to their marriage
on Saturday June 7. Mrs. Dunn
was Anne Cummins Burr, daugh-
ter of MI. and Mrs. Fred Burr
of this city. The Dunns are at
home at their recently purchased
cottage on the southern extension,
1853 South Lumina avenue,
Wrightsviile Beach.
Mrs. Frank Beane of Wrights-
vile Sound and Augusta, Ga, left
during the past week for New
York City to welcome home her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Parker with their
two children, who have been living
In England for the past year. The
Parkers sailed for Europe in early
August 1916 after Richard Park
er's release from the armed
forces. and at Weybridge in Surry
the young graduate of The Mas
sachusets Institute of Technology
inaugurated al eXport-lmport
service. Just before returning to
America this season for their an
nual visit, the four Parkers spent
some time in Switzerland. Upon
their arrival in New York they
will 60 straight to Marblehead,
Mass, accompanied by Mrs.
Beane, for an extended visit with
Richard Parker's parents at their
summer estate. Mrs. Richard
Parker is the former Louise
: Beane of Wrigntsville Sound and
is the sister Of William S. R.
Beane.
Miss Catherine Becker left last
week and after joining approx
mately a dozen of her classmates
and a chaperone en- route, the par
ty began an extensive tour of this
country. They first visited Colora-
do Springs and all the points of
interest in that vicinity. Next they
plan to see Mexico and later to
spend some time in Canada, stop
ping at Banff ard Lake Louise be-
fore returning home. Miss Becker
is The attractive daughter of Mrs.
Charles ]. Becker of Oleander.
DR.. and Mrs. Dan Wright and
two children of G%reenville, N. c.,
returned tc their home last Sun
day night by motor after spending
the weekend with the formers
aunt and uncle. Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Paul Campbell at their cottage on
the northern extension at Wrights-
vile Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. McLendon
ana family of Greensboro are &C.
cuping The Corbett Cottage at 407
Sou'h Lunina avenue for June
and July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Best and
children Of Goldsboro spent last
weekend at Wrigh.sville Beach.
Mrs. Best the former Mary Berry
Of Wilmington is a sister of Mrs.
Louis E. Woodbury., Jr., of New
Forest Hills Drive.
Walter Storm, Jr., OF Atlanta
will arrive on Thursday to spend
the Fourth Of July holidays with
his father and mother, Mr., and
Mr.. Walter Storm at their sum
mer home Is East Atlanta street,
Wrlghtsville Beach.
Colonel and Mrs. George W. Gil
lette arrived on Friday from Sea
Island, Co, where they spent the
pas week at "The Cloister". Prior
10 their marriage at Charleston,
S. G., OF June 18th. Mrs. Gillette
was Mrs. Marguerite Bellamy
MacRae Of this city After spend
ing the weekend here at Mrs. Gil
lette's home 602 Market street.
Col. and Mrs. Gillette will leave
for Atlanta, where they will re-
SIDE in future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Creehmore
and young son collie" Creekmore,
Jr., of Portsmouth, Va, arrived
yesterday for a visit with Mrs.
Creekmore's mother, Mrs. C.
David Jones at her seasonal home