The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-16

s7N hom is the mother of Mrs. II
cn9as Leslie Marbtry and Mrs.
M' NJ washburn motored to Fay
Ben ille last week and spent a day
shopping; T, McKennev
: Army. who arrived in the
|, -, February l to assume his
ely .s at Instructive for The Ma
au.'o Guard. received orders from
lu' a,ar department during the past
the 10 report to Washington, DC.
seeA General staff assignment. Col
tr left Wilmington on
Msd for the nation's capital,
l LUCE he will be stationed at pres
Vnste Mrs. Mckinney and infant
e %,ohter who are occupying an
as,rnent at tle home OF Mrs.
,p. NJ. Ross. 1o7 South Fourth
i,+set expect to join Col. McKenney
NI Washington in the near future.
ID nrs Charles Parker Of New York
M Is the attractive guest Of her
.n .,,er and father, Mr.. and Mrs.
ns,,;s 3. Orrell at their home 31S
o ou.nse St. Her young daughter,
orpslI Parker, has been spending
NV, weeks here with her grand
..-snts since the Christmas holt
.. Mrs Parker is the former
yIizabeth Orrell.
Ynsh Wilcox. of Florence, S. c..
~ attorney for the Atlantic Coast
,;,s railroad Co.. spent last Tues
i.u in the city on business.
Miss Bernadine Foyles has re
.r,ed from Washington, D. c.,
"sare she spent several days with
friends.
| tlly entertained a number OF
trends at her home Evil
par-Dale" in Glen Arden on Tues
iay afternoon last from 4:30 until
o'clock. at an afternoon tea, in
honor CT her attractive guest, Mrs.
Iohn L. Hammer of Brightwaters,
img Islnd. formerly of Whining
I'm The Valentine motif was car
.sd out in the red and white floral
arrangement in the living room
where Mrs. Willetts received her
sYests in an afternoon dress OF
sanobire blue velvet with which
he wore a corsage of pink and
Eue. Mrs. Hammer. the honoree.
vas becomingly attired in a smart
tock of black crepe and she also
wore a dainty corsage of blue and
ripk. Assisting the hostess
we're her daughter, Miss Eleanor
Wletts. and her sisters, Miss Els
re Harriss. Miss Margaret Harriss,
md Miss Carrie Harriss. In the
dining room, the table bore a lace
cloth, while the centerpiece, a large
silver bowl. contained an old-fash
bned Valentine bouquet of white
,hrysanthemums and baby's breath
combined with red roses and RED
carnations encircled by a lace pa
per mat and tied with a bow OF
white tulle. Cleaning red candles
in antique silver candelabra com
pleted the pretty picture. Miss Es-
sic Earr-ss graciously presided
/ over the tea service at one end Of
the table. and silver bon bon dimes
and comportes holding dainty con,
tetions we're interspersed at inter
walls on the tea table. Approximate
y fifty guests were present. Since
her arrival here on Tuesday morn.
ing Mrs. Hammer has been the re-
4 cpient OF numerous social courte-
lies. On Wednesday she Was enter
lnei at luncheon by Miss Carrie
and Miss Margaret Harriss. at THE
Aaenolias". On Thursday evening
me was Nh. and Mrs. Willard Cant
wells guest Of honor at dinner a.
The Cape Fear Country club. To-
night Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Hum
mel are giving a small
oyster roast at the Wrightsville Ma
Tlna in compliment to Emma Ham.
Iner, and tomorrow Mrs. Robert C.
CantWell, Jr., has invited a few
Trends to her home al Wrights-
Vile Beach for an informal buffe.
lahcneon in honor of Mrs. Harm
aer. On Tuesday she will complete
her visit with The Willetts and will
70 10 Forest Hills where she will
spent the next week with Mr.. and
Mrs. William G. Broadfoot.
colonel and Mrs. Graham K.
aoDos Of Raleigh, spent Tuesday
md Wednesday Of last week in the
Wy with Mrs. Hobbs mother Mrs.
v H. Pemberton at her home on
Dock street, returning to their
nome BY motor on Thursday.
reg my dear, at long last Will
mAS'oh mas what we have been
assolng and wanting for so many
IssIS "A tea room that serves on
y luncheon six days a week and
"oses ITS doors entirely on the
nseAth day. The Social Service
ssaue Of our city conceived the
~ea' packed the project financially
atsuecorated the rooms, throughout,
,nsl and are doing their
y cooking and serving, in shifts,
tpurSe. The incest part of it all
s,. a,a' me proceeds to 60 local
~sn"nlle charities. The location
,Ios excellent from a standpoint Of
wv s.e proximity to the business men
trnU, are Planning to be regular pa
-, ana with regard to parking
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