The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06
F festive Fourth Noted
In Holiday Spirit
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bygone days. They would have
been thrilled at the singing of the
National Anthem, at the close OF
the program down On the Wash
ington Monument Grounds - but
they would have to be told what
it a And they would have won.
dered why, no doubt, that the diff
c~ult-to-sing portions of the inspir-
ing song had not been smoothed
out long ago!
They would have understood the
cheering, and enjoyed the picnic
luncheons, the large family re-
unions tout of-doors" - like the
one at the Dave McCleuand's last
night, and they would have under
stood the wounded soldiers, who
left the government hospital to
pay tribute to the Birthday of
their Nation. They would find con-
versation today a mere echo of
their own struggle against taxes,
spending and homes. The social
fetes have changed little since
those early days. There was some
thing definitely "old'' in the
GLORIOUS Fourth" dinner Miss
Catherine o. Msyberry and Mrs.
Thomas Thomason gave last
Thursday evening and our ances-
tors would have been quite salts
fled about the gathering at the
Cyril D. Williams, when 80 Tar
Heels, more or less, congregated
around the lily pool in the vii
lia1ns garden for hors d'oeuvres
before dinner.
With the Fourth falling on Fri
day this year, North Carolinians
were kept in a merry whirl. Some
discarded all invitations and
called it a field day, striking out
for the North, East and West, with
a few still going "far South" Mr..
and MS. Robert Randolph OF
Greensboro we're the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. George Harrison Bur-
well at their home in Milton Val
ley. Pretty Jane Wilson, slipped
down to Richmond for the extend
ed week. end. Mrs. E. E. Jones
who has been visiting her son and
daughter, Mr.. ard Mrs. Arthur c.
Jones and their daughter, Janelle,
returns home today, accompanied
by the Jones family, who will re-
man over the holidays. Person
able Hal Thomerson and his wife
Billie, one of the loveliest OF the
young married folks r in Wins
ton-Salem for the Fourth; the
Jack SPANS have gone to Green
vile for the summer and also
away for the heated months are
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morrison and
their attractive young daughter.
Myra. Mrs. Robert H. Mcneil is
visiting friends in S%tatesville and
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Primm
are off for a long visit, while Mrs.
Primm's sister, Miss Edith Bailey
.stends house" for her. Adding to
the holiday : bound traffic was
Judge Charlie Gold, who is spend
ING the weekend at home, and
Representative Hamilton c. Jones
who is in Charlotte with his faml.
". Miss Bessie M. Scarborough OF
Rockingham is in the State, max
inc short visits in her home town
and Raleigh before returning 10
the Capital. Attorney Ed Hanson
of Charlotte (and native OF VII
minqton) who has been IN WASH
ington this week on business lett
today for home.
Hickory.s loss is Washington's
gain. Harold W. Dickensheets mas
accepted a call to become minis
ter 1T music at Chevy Chase Pres
bvterian church, effective IN 1a1e
August. He is a graduate of the
Westminster Choir college at
princeton, N. j., and at present
;s head Of the voice department
Of Lenoir Rhyme college, HICKORY
and minister Of music at II
Hickory First Methodist church,
Latest to leave the Capital be-
hiud are Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce =.
Downey. WHO will visit thslr
daughter and her husband Mr.
and Mrs. Julian Maynard, in New
mort News. They are going prl-
marly at this time to see their
grandchildren, Julian, Jr., and
Adele Downey Maynard.
Mrs. Harry Stanton was hostess
at q lovely luncheon. in holiday
mood, yesterday, in honor OF nel
daughter, Mrs. Foy L. Luns1oro
Of Durham, who, with her son,
Dennis, are the guests OF her
parents. :, ,sh.
in gton summer is that o~ccaslonal-
" YOU can manage" to get IN
vited to the Laurence G. New
mans, whose hospitable door
seems always to be flung VIDE.
Wednesday evening, with a Caro-
lima Moon swung low in the star
set heavens, the guests Went
straight through the house onto
the terrace, where the air wa
! .o,s and the conversation OF Una