The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-08
Graduates, Both Old And Young,
Steal The June Brides Limeliqht

Pretty Myra Morrison is enjoy
ing her vacation FROM books evil
IDENTIFY as much as any one Fold
ing her school work away she &C.
companied her mother to Spencer,
and when her mother, Mrs. Fred
Morrison was ready to return, the
vacation-minded little miss decid-
ed. to stay on for a while with
her aunt-which is just what she
did. Now, Mrs. Morrison will visit
Spencer again in the near future
to accompany Myra back to
Washington, before going down to
their cottage at Mays Head for
the summer.
Miss Alice Jones, daughter Of
Congressman and Mrs. Hamilton
c. Jones graduated last Thursday
evening from Finch Junior college
when the 47th annual commence
ment was held in the Madison
Avenue Presbyterian church. Co.
ing up for the exercises were the
Congressman and Mrs. Jones, and
their other daughter, Libby"
(Mrs. Boehmer) of Chicago, who
has been their guest for several
weeks.
A challenge to the artists color
palette were the full = blossomed
garden where Austin and Ona
Jeffries entertained fifty or more
of their friends at dinner the other
evening. Guests were seated at a
long T-shaped table in the garden
plot enclosed in a tall hedge, with
a centerpiece Of tall silver candle
labra set in a flat wreath of deep
red roses flankde by smaller can
delabra steming from low bowls
of -oses. In the Pickering candle
light the ladies gowns We'd in color
with the roses climbing gaily over
the fences and as the great moon
rose in the sky, the white-coated
attendant placed before the hos
tess a huge four : tered wedding
cake, beautifully frosted and
topped by a bride and bridegroom.
1t was a real surprise for all of
the guests, with the exception of
the guests of honor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Rhyne-the latter a sis
ter Of Mrs. Jeffries, the former
Miss Ella Griffin of Matthews.
Included among the Jeffries'
guests that evening were Mrs.
Susie Sisk, sister of Mr.. Jeffries,
the Rev. and Mrs. Herbert
Baucom of Wake Forest and Viii
nington; Mrs. Banks Talley, Mrs.
Allie Stephenson of Statesville;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Gould, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Carver, Mrs.
Macie Lowe, Maiden; Wilbur
Montgomery, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Pearce, MI. and Mrs. Rob
ert Collision, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
E. Erwin, the John K. Slears and
M. and Mrs. Thomas Branch.
Highlight of the evening was the
singing by a quartet hidden by
the shrubbery of the songs sung
at their wedding 25 years ago, the
guests picking up the familiar
tunes and humming them.
A garden luncheon given Mon
day at the home of Paul F.
Douglas, president of the Ameri-
can university had more than 200
guests. Hostesses yer wives of
members of the board of trustees.
They included Mrs. Oscar Black
welder, Mrs. E. Barrett Pretty
man, Mrs. Robert V. Fletcher and
Mrs. Charles W. Flint.
At the Kenwood and Country
Golf club last evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarendon Smith were hosts
at a dinner for the national Off
GERS of the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy. Guests of honor
included Gen. and Mrs. Julius
Franklin Howell, Mrs. John NJ.
Wilcox, Mrs. Ferguson Cary, Mrs.
Glen Long, Mrs. I. B. Mcfarland
and Mrs. William Hazard.
Miss Lucy Hull and three guests,
Mrs. Arthur French and Miss
Jane Cobb spent last week with
Mrs. Hull's parents, DR.. and Mrs.
P. c. Hull. Also in the State for
the extended weekend was Miss
Patsy Lowe. Mrs. Sailie Presley
is in Chicago, ILL.,, and Mrs. May
Thompson Evans has returned
from New York where she attend
ed the annual board meeting of
the International Association OF
Public Employment Services. Also
attending the meeting and pausing
in the Capital on their way were
Col. Kendall, chairman of the
North Carolina Employment Sc
curity Commission; Ernest Nc
Craken, Director of State Employ
ment Bureau; "Bulley" Massen-
burg of Tryon, Murray Hill, Ra-
eigh; Mason Swearengen OF
Waynesville: R. C. Goodwin. Mrs.
Mary Powell ana MI. and Mrs.
Oval ney of Reidsville.