The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-02
Tar Heels In Nations Capt tai Brave Sleet
And Snow To Attend llth Annual N. E. Social

holm. chairman of the reception
committee, and one to Mrs. Mabei
Cooley Downey, membership
chairman. end who was hostess
to a number of out-of- town friends
that evening. Chairman of reser.
v%ations. Henry Oglesby was an
other Of the members whose work
was recognized with flowers. And
during the evening Hal Thomer
son. retiring president was pre-
sented with a radio for his car.
as a token OF appreciation of his
untirlng efforts by a former pres
ldent of the club, John K. Slear.
who spoke for the members.
In a flash. after the delicious
repast and excellent speeches.,
tables were moved from the room
and 1.-the young lads from down
home swung their girls around the
floor to the favorite Tar Heel
tunes. Whirling across the room
to the strains of Carolina Moon
were Mr.. and Mrs. William Webb,
Comdr. William Williams, ". of
Raleigh and Misses Caro- Mcneil
Pugh, Betty Wilson, Carolyn Ba-
son, Betty Claywell, May David
son. Madeline Pitts pretty Mary
Alice Starr Bybee and her attrac-
tive husband; John Lang, Special
assistant to the President Charles
S. Murphy and Mrs. Murphy;
Miss Patsy Lowe and j. H. Bur
ton. Fred Gillian. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Wohl, Charles Wilson,
Miss Ruth Meacham, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Albert Hart, MI and Mrs.
Charles Riley, Mr.. and Mrs. bud
ley Gordon, Miss Irene Whisenant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Smith,
Mrs. E. L. Mason and Mr.. and
Mrs. P. O. Brewer.
Still others were 1t. and Mrs
William Page, Col. and Mrs. Pau.
Holbrook, Miss Virginia Kornegay.
Mr.. Matthias, Mrs. Selma Moore.
Mrs. W. J Bundy Mrs. Eva Ev.
ans Hocutt. Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Bailey, and Mrs. R. V
Brewer, mother of Faith and P
o. Brewer.
All those favorite party sounds
like laughter, the clinking of ice
against glasses, My dear, how
divine to see you again." ema
mated from the Jack Thorpe
suite at the Carlton just prior tt
the banquet. Inside was that con
genial confusion characteristic o
the Capitals prelude = parties. II
spite of the slippery weather
merry group gathered there be
fore going to the Mayflower. fo7
a "How do you do and the de
lectable beverages and accompa
niment for which the Thorpes' art
SO we'll known. At the party were
the Undersecretary of War ant
Mrs. Royal, the Assistant Attor
ney General and Mrs. Caudle
who had just returned from
very interesting trip to North Car
DINA, where they went with thu
Attorney General and Mrs. Ton
Clark when General Clark pre-
scented DR.. Frank Graham Of tn
University of North Carolina wit
an award for ~furthering Int
Faith Mmity. Mr.. and Mrs. W
Ney Evans Jack and Mrs. Spain
director of the Budget Bureau
James E. Webb, whose lovely VIII
was i'll and unable to ACCOMPANY
he Slears and a number c
others.
.-e Sunday At Home of tn
North Carolina Society prove
that Admiral Byrd's Amarillo ex
plorers are not the only ones VIII
can weather ice and snow.
About 300 members turned GU
with galoshes and umbrellas TO
the get-together hours that after
noon. From the winter wonder
land outside it was bat a brie
step into a spring setting at tn
Woman's National Democrat
club where the Society was er
tertaining, for great sprays OF 1ol
sythia stemmed from tall vase
and spring flowers in various hue
decorated the long buffet. The ga,
pink feather on the hat of Mrs
Roy Mckinney tluttered above tn
tea table, which glistened an
glowed from the light of tall ia
!, pers. Mrs. Wade Atkison also too
her turn pouring tea and other
who officiated at the coffee ur
were Mrs. T. Lamar Caudle, Mrs
Joe Graham, Mrs. ST.. Georg
S~ioussat, Mrs. j. D. Gillian, Mr.:
!, E. L. Mason Mrs. Robert A. WI
ston and Mrs. A. D. MacFadyel
Receiving in the Drawing roor
with the president Of the Society
John K. Slear and his wife, wer
Senator Clyde R. Hoey. Specis
assistant to the President Charlie
S. Murphy of Durham and Mr.:
, Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert +
: MacNeill, Mr.. and Mrs. Wad
Hampton, Col. Wade Cooper, jus
back from Florida. DR.. C. c. Crit
tenden, Col. Westray Battl