The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-24
lula McNINCH E
WASHINGTON. D c. Auo

@Ao11AASG4O N, y. T., Aug. 70.
-Washington's social news reads
more like a timetable than ever
these days. Despite all we have
written. all you have read, about
the JOYS Of spending the summer
In Washington; despite the thrill
OF the informal parties under the
stars when high officials unbend
more than at any other season of
the year; despite dancing on the
terrace by the light Of the moon
a sllvery new moon, this week.;
despite the circles with their foun-
lalns playing, the myriads of pools
Tor summer spashing, tennis and
goltlng, and cruising down the
river; despite the delirious pro-
fusion OF fresh vegetables, of wa
termelons and cantaloupes, red
and golden-ripe from the Caro-
llnas, OF luscious figs and Sand
nil peaches; despite the aroma of
romance that always hovers over
the Nations Capital - trains con-
tlnue to pull out carrying vacation
minded Tar Heels in all directions.
Scarcely had William A. Ora
ham Clark, Chief Of Textiles,
Tariff commission returned from
Geneva, Switzerland where he
was a delegate to the 1nternation-
al conference on Trade and EN-
ployment than he set off for North
Carolina where he will spend this
weekend as the guest of his
brother, John Washington Clark,
IN Greensboro. The visit will prob
ably end in a reunion of the Clark
brothers, with David coming UP
from Charlotte and Thorne from
Llncolnton to get the news shot
off-the griddle' With headquar-
tiers at the Palais des Nations, a
magnificent (and mammouth)
building against a back-drop of
Mont Blanc, Mr.. Clark made
many trips with fellow delegates
visiting among other places, the
Chateau Lac Leman, Montreux,
the Chateau Du Chillon, and the
Riviera. Almost every weekend
the visiting delegates swung out
over the snow-capped cliffs of
Mount Blanc, enjoying to the ut
most the unusual and Lowell vistas.
Returning to this country virtual
ally all Of the delegates stopped
over in New York for a short
visit. Not so with Mr.. Clark. Alone
ne rode to the Capital in the big
air ship. The reason was, the
adorable small son who was born
a couple of weeks ago to the Guy
Champions, and 1t is difficult to
tell who is more excited-the par
ents or the grandparent-over the
arrival of young Gregory Byrd
Champion. Mr.. and Mrs. Cramp-
ton have another son, three year
old Clark Champion.
Travelling in a more limited
orbit are Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Nc
Kinney who are visiting in Shelby
and Raleigh Mrs. holland Robin
son who is visiting in Albemarle.
And while most folks are making
a mad scramble to get as far
away as possible Mrs. Northcutt
Ely and her twin sons Craigg and
Northcutt and Mrs. Edward Nc
Eneany found Mays Head the MIC
est place at all for a summer va
cation. Also at Mays Head, at the
Carolinians, are Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll NOEL. Going down this
weekend are Mr.. and Mrs. Mat
thew Blair and Mr.. and Mrs. Blu
ford Long, both couples Of whom
are annual visitors to the beach.
Mrs. Martin Davidson who is sum-
mering at WrightsviIle and Mr..
and Mrs. Gray S. Spencer who
joined her this week, will return
to Washington September 1. Sir
Carl and Lady Berendsen are
spending some time in Flat Rock
with Mrs. Robert E. Lee III. On
a vacation-jaunt into the home
state are Mrs. Macie Lowe, Miss
Annie Lee Sigmon and Mrs. John
Borden. Others doing a vacation
turn at home, basking in Carolina
sunshine include Miss Madeline
Pitts, Miss Sarah Belle Neal OF
Fayetteville, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
D. Gordon and son, Harry, Jr.,
who chose Atlantic Beach as a
vacation spot and Mary Ellen
Hughes who got her sun tan at
Morehead.
Those clever girls, May David
o and Betty Claywell are biding
their time. Come September first,
they r really going places. This
time it is to Canada, sailing up
the st. Lawrence. They will make
any number of interesting STOP
overs and climax their trip with
a well-planned three days in New
York City, before returning to
their desks "on the Hill"
Mrs. William c. Murray (for-
merly the attractive Novella
Caps Of Farmville and Raleigh)
is spending the summer in Farm
vile with her mother. Also there
is Novella's lovely daughter, Mrs.
Frank Adams. "Bill' (Mr. Muir
and Novella's friends is stationed
at the moment in Atlanta and
holds one Of the top positions with
the Vet Grams Administration
ray as he is better known to his
and Novilla's friends is stationed
at the moment in Atlanta and holds
one of the positions with the
Veterans A dministrati