The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05

der.
And while we are speaking OF
The Cape Fear Country Club,
notices have been mailed mem
|bers that the annual meeting of
the club will be held at the
clubhouse on Monday, October
20, 1947 at 8 o'clock. Refresh
ments will be served. Letters
have also been mailed to the
Country Club membership, sign
ed by the club President, E. L.
White, advising that The Ameri-
can Contract Bridge League has
instructed the club that an cleo
ton will be held on Tuesday
evening, October Z, at 8 pm.
at the clubhouse for the purpose
of installing the three officers,
president, Treasurer, and Secre-
tary, of The American Con-
tract Bridge League Of Whining
ton. At this meeting a new dir
ector will be appointed to con-
duct the duplicate bridge games
this fall and wintre. Mr.. White
urges those interested in dupli-
cate bridge who expect to play
this year. to attend the meeting
and participate. After the
election of officers and a direc-
tor, the first matched point
game of the 1947-48 season will
be played. The contract dupii-
cate bridge tournaments spons-
ored by The Cape Fear Country
club and directed by Mrs. Sam
Nash, Jr., last winter proved a
highly successful and delightful
innovation in the social life OF
the club, and club members will
learn with genuine regret that
Mrs. Nash will not be able to
act as directress this season.
Mrs. Ben M. Washburn return
ed on Monday from Mitchell
Field, l.. I, where she visited
her daughter and son : in : law,
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. George
Boylan, for two weeks. In keep
ing with the modern trend of
all the worthwhile women we
know turning their idle
hours into pleasant and interest
ing employment, Louise Wash
burn is now connected with the
interior decorating firm of How
ard Canister. The Ganstiers are
to be congratulated for being
able to sell Louise on the idea
for besides being a wonderful
tinker" with people, she is the
possessor of Personality Plus
and has a decided flare for
decorating, backed by I'M
pecable taste.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Morton
of Wrightsville Beach left on
Wednesday by motor for Austin,
Texas, to attend the University
of North Carolina VS.. Texas foot
ball game this weekend. Mrs
Morton is the former "Midge''
Strange.
Mrs. J. K. Wise returned tc
her home at 1913 Market street.
this city, several days ago, after
summering at her seasonal
home in the mountains at Blow.
ing Rock, and left almost i'm.
mediately for Richmond to visit
her granddaughter and grand
son and their families, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Fred Pollard and Mr.. anc
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, Jr., al
their country estates in Virginia
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam G.. SWeeny
of Wrightsville Beach returned
by air on Thursday from Bostor
where they spent the past month
while Sam Sweeny was a patien'
at The New England Baptis'
hospital. Friends will be glae
to learn that his condition is
vastly improved. While away the
Sweenys also visited friends a
Castine, Maine for a few days
Mrs. Donald MacRae is agar
occupying her home at Is Soutf
| Third Street after spending thu
summer months at her warn
weather residence at Linville, II
the mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Douglas Tay
lor of $40 Market street motor
n ed to Tarboro on Friday
to spend the weekend with Mrs
Taylor's sister and brother, Miss
Nan Clark and Russell Clark, al
her former home there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard S. Solo.
mon have returned from their
wedding trip and are occupying
their attractive new home SOL
Colonial Drive, Forest Hills
Prior to their marriage Mrs
Solomon was Miss Anne Solo
mon of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mrs. Theodore G. Empie re
turned to her home at 209 South
Fifth street on Tuesday after
summering at her former home
in Toronto, Canada, as the CUES
Of her sister, Mrs. Thomas F
Stewart. En- route home Mrs
Empie spent a few days with
friends in Maryland.
Friends of Mrs. J. Goodlet
Thornton will be distressed t.
hear that she is confined to he
home in Forest Hills with
broken ankle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph I. Mint
of Southport have moved to Will
mington to make their home ant
have purchased a lovely nev
house in Glen Arden Extension
Mr.. Mintz is associated with thu
law firm of Stevens ant
Burgwin. Mrs. Mintz is tn
daughter of Mrs. Cranmer ant