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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-06
Slightly Off The Record
Wilmington, N. c.
April 6, 1917.

1t seem like yesterday that 1 sat down at my typewriter to
send you Easter greetings for 1916, and here I a m doing the same
near and dear to me are constantly in my thoughts at this beautiful
season of the year and you must know that includes you.
We had a severe rain-storm accompanied by high winds on
Wednesday many femenlne hearts were troubled about whether
or not the new Easter outfit could be worn today, but, fortunately
the year n II a even reflected in the faces of people W e passed
on the street. The Icing, dreary winter had passed, and spring-the
season of hcpe-was here. shortly to be followed by this blessed
Easter day. Il
OF cordial interest to North Carolina society is the announcement
made today by Mr.. and Mrs. J. Holmes Davis of Forest Hills of the
engagement of their daughter, Betty Blue Davis, to Cummins Me-
bane, Jr, of Raleigh, of Mrs. Cummins Mebane of Chapel Hill,
formerly of Greensboro, and the late Mr.. Mebane, the date of the
wedding to be announced later. Betty Blue attended st. GATHERINGS
School at Richmond, st. Genevive-of-The-Pin at Ashevile, and The.
semple School in New York city and since making her bow to local
society several winters ago has been a popular member of the
younger set. She possesses good looks as well as a pleasing per
sonaEty. Cummins Mebane, J. graduated from The Univerity of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B. S. degree in commerce. He
with offices in Raleigh, and has a wide circle of friends both in
Eastern Carolina and the Piedmont section.
Yesterday afternoon at $50 o'clock Miss Mary Elizabeth Bare
foot, attractive daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Graham Barefoot TO Forest
Hills, became the bride of John Jethro Liney, Jr, of Waynesboro,
of a large gathering of relatives and friends. Immediately following
the ceremony, the brides parents entertained at a beautiful recep
ton al their home 14 Forest Hills drive, to which Yer hidden two
hundred guests.
Tomorrow night LAriosa German club will entertain it's mem
brs at The Cape Fear Country club with the annual Easter German
from 10 until 2 o'clock. Supper will be served at midnight to the
two hundred or more members present. The ballroom OF club
occasion and punch will be served in the sur room. LArlosa Ger-
mar club is one of the oldest and most distinguished social organ "a
tons in Wilmington.
On Friday sight, April II, The Inter-se Cotilion club will stage
their annual Easter dance at The Cape Fear Country club from 10
until 2 o'clock. This organization is composed of the younger dancing
set in the city and is usually extremely well attended: n cuo
will be decorated for this delightful affair, punch will b e served
throughout the evening, and refreshments will be the order OF ne
hour at midnight. .
Mrs. Mary Robertson of Charlotte has returned to her home after
p short visit of a few days with her brother slster1n . nr.
md Mrs. James F. Robertson at their apartment on Wrghtsvhle
Col. and Mrs. Beverly c. Snow have returned to their home in
Forest Hills after spending last weekend in Charleston, s. c. with
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ferent occasions prior to 1916, will
be delighted to hear that they ex-
pect to sail from Rome, Italy,
where they have been stationed
for several months, on April 10.
Upon their arrival in this country
they will go first to East Orange,
N. j., to visit Mary Tom Wal
bach's sister and brother-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cy Collins. Next
they will spend some time with
her mother, Mrs. Thompson at
Hollins college, Roanoke, Va, and
should arrive in Wilmington early
in May, planning to make their
future home here. Don't YOU think
that is quite a feather in Whining
tons cap when e delightful Amy
people like the Walbachs who have
lived all over the world, chose our
city to settle down in when they
retire?
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Plack of
Norfolk, Va, are the weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. P. R..
Smith at their home in Forest
Hills, having come to attend the
Barefoot : Lilley wedding which
took place yesterday afternoon.
Their daughter, Miss 'Planck was
one of the bridesmaids in the we'd
ding. MI. Planck is mi of the top
flight executives of the Ford Motor
Co., with Headquarters at Norfolk.
Mrs. Alice Morrow returned to
her home in the Oleander Court
apartments on Monday morning
after spending the past two
months at her former home, Lake
Placid, N. Y. where she enjoyed
the winter sports. Her son, who
is a student at the University OF
North Carolina at Chapel Hill is
spending his Easter vacation with
her.
F. H. Fechtig and daughter Miss
Allie Fechtig expect to leave this
week for an extended trip of about
six e k S. After visiting Mr..
Fechtig's sister in Reno, Nevada,
they will go to Los Angeles, Cal,
and other points of interest on the
West coast, returning to the city
around June l.
Mrs. J. Irving Corbett returned
yesterday by motor from Durham
where she spent the past week
with her daughter and s%on-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter c. Phelan,
Jr. Mrs. Corbett was accompanied
here by her daughter Mary Cor
5ett Phelan and her son-in-law,
Hunter Phelan, who will spend
Easter with the Corbetts at their
home 1705 Chestnut street.
May there be nothing but happi-
ness in your heart on this sacred
Easter day, Peg. With my love
VIRGINIA,
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Old Grove Church
In Kenansville
Prepares For Meet

Old Grove Presbyterian church
at Kenansville. county seat Of
Duplin, is making great prepar-
tons for the 59th annual meeting
of the Woman's auxiliary of the
Wilmington Presbytery which IS
to be held there on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Tuesday, at an early hour, the
caravan will take the highways,
led by the President, Mrs. j. M.
Gregg. of Wilmington. Registra-
ton of the hundreds of women
begins at 1890 am, and at II
the gavel falls.
The Foreign Mission speaker
will be Mrs. L. c. M. Smythe,
formerly of Japan. She writes, in
the April 2 "Christian Observer:
"Aa American Colonel who was II
Nagoya, says that the Golden
| Castle college was completely de-
stroyed, except FOR GLORIA Hail.
the auditorium given by the Won.
ems Auxiliary in 1885. He talked
to the principal, Mr.. Ichimura,
tired. and worn and thin, ye+
bringing the school to life agar
with his same conservation ane
enthusiasm. Last summer hi
managed to put up a building O.
the cheapest construction with q
class-rooms. In the repaired
GLORIA Hall" and this one build
ing he now has a school of 2,50(
girls and forty teachers.
Mrs. Smythe will also speak al
a meeting for Colored people OF
Tuesday evening; when Mrs. w
A Dixon Synodical presiden
and Miss jamie McCutchen Bibl'
! teacher will also speak.
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ION Saturday, April II at the MS
toric Naval Chapel at Annapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashton L. Cooley
of Wrightsville Beach left On FRI
day night for. Philadelphia TO
spend Easter week with the for
mer's mother, Mrs. Cooley.
James F. Robertson, Jr., OF
Baltimore, formerly of this city,
has returned to his home after
spending last week with his par
ents DR.. and Mrs. James F. Rob.
ertson at their home on Wrights-
vile Beach.
Friends of Murdoch McRae
Dunn of Wrightsville Beach will
regret to learn that he is a patient
at James Walker Memorial hospi-
tai. His condition is not considered
serious and he is reported to be
recuperating satisfactorily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Noel
and party of friends from Durham
are occupying the j.. Douglas Tay-
lor cottage at 10 Birmingham
street. Wrightsville Beach for a
house-party over weekend.
The Noell's two children, Douglas
and Placide are visiting their
grandparents, MI. and Mrs. j.
Douglas Taylor at $40 Market
street for Easter. Mrs. NOEL was
before. her marriage Lossie Taylor
OF Wilmington.
Friends Of Leslie R. Hummell
will regret to hear of his illness
at his home, 8 Mimosa Place.
Mrs. Hummell drove to Oxford, N.
C. last week to take her mother,
Mrs. Will Hicks home after her
visit here, but upon being notified
of Leslie's sickness, she returned
to the city the same day.
Mrs. William H. Milton of Balti-
more, is the charming guest OF
Mrs. Devereux H. Lippitt at her
home on Nun street after having
spent last week with Miss Allie
Fechtig at 1910 Princess street.
Mrs. Milton is beloved by many
Wilmingtonians, having resided
here for thirty years prior to 1890
when her husband, the late DR..
William H. Milton a rector at
st. James Episcopal church. Mrs.
Milton is the mother of Mrs. John
M. T. Finney Virginia Milton) Of
baltimore, wife of one of Amerl'
cas- most eminent surgeons; Mrs.
Robert C. deRossett Came Milton
LOT Norfolk; and William H. Milton,
Jr., of Washington, D. c., vice
president of General Electric.
Friends of Mrs. John H. Hardin
of 1902 South Fourth street will be
glad to know that she is rapidly
recuperating from a recent oper
alton performed at James Walker
Memorial hospital.
Mrs. W. T. Cheatham of Burling-
ton arrived in the city on Friday
and will spend a week at her
Wrightsville Beach cottage on
West Henderson street. She was
accompanied here by her daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs Har'
nv C. James of the Oleander Court
apis, who drove to Burlington last
week to attend the funeral OF Mrs
4 James grandmother, the late Mrs.
Edwin c. Holt of Burlington.
DR.. Pomeroy Nichols, Jr., Of the
University of Maryland hospital at
Baltimore, formerly of this city,
is spending the weekend here
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Pomeroy Nichols at their home
1902 North 18th street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hayssen
of Sheboygan, Wis, are the at
tractive guests of Bill Haysscn's
sister and brother-in-law MI. ano
Mrs. Albert Perry at their home
in Oleander.
Friends of Colonel and Mrs,
James deb. Walbach and thel1
young daughter, Marty Vann Wal
bach who resided here on two diff
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-06
UDC Scholarships Are Now Available
To Children Of Confederate Ancestry

State college. UNC, Raleigh; for
young women, the p.
scholarship at Brevard college;
the James J. Pettigrew, as East
Carolina Teachers college. Green
vile: the James J.. Metz at
WCUNC, Greensboro; and a new
one, the Alice Harper Parker
scholarship established this year
by Mrs. J. w. Parker, Farmville.
at Greensboro college in honor of
her daughter. The Cornelia Branch
Stone scholarship offered by the
General Organization at WCUNC,
Greensboro will be awarded this
year.
Young people interested should
write Mrs. R. P. Reece, chair
man. 655 N. Spring street, Wins
tcn-Salem. Application time limit,
May II, 1947.
IN addition to these listed, the
James H. Lane chapter, Charlotte
has the Annie Rogers Newell
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Thursday Music
Club Plans Brahms
Program For Nee

The Thursday Morning Music
club will devote the April meeting
this Thursday to the music of
Brahms.
Mrs. Samuel Warshauer and
jMrs. Vernon c.. Avery will be
leaders. The program will begin
at 1890 o'clock in the Great Hall
of st. James parish house.
The program follows:
Brahms 5Oth Anniversary of
Death
l. Paper on life of Brahms, Mrs.
Andrew Harriss, Jr.
2. Rhapshody in G Minor, piano,
Mrs. Sam A. Troy.
3. (a) One Thing Befallth the
Beast CD The sapphic Ode, vocal,
Mrs. James Murdoch.
4. Concerto in B Flat major.
First Movement, piano, Mrs. Miri-
am Burns and William G.. Robert
son. A.,
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scholarship, value $4,000; the
Stonewall Jackson chapter. Char
lotte, has the Lilly Long loan fund
approximate So, 1000. handled thru
Queens college: the Robert F.
Hoke chapter. Salisbury supports
a scholarship at Catawba college,
and the James B. Gordon chap
ter, Winston-Salem, has the Mary
Gorrell Riggans Confederate Loan
fund $4,000 at Salem college.
Scholarships in the Medical
schools are earnestly solicited.
Prospective students are much
needed in the present expanded
disqualification plan here in North
Carolina, and the deans of all the
medical schools have stressed the
Importance of aiding those who
wish to study medicine at the Uni
versity at Chapel Hill, the Bow
man Gray school of Medicine,
Winston-Salem and Duke universe
ty Medical school Durham.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-06
WV Coffee Hour
Slated Wednesday

Highlighting the week Of vari-
Gus activities at the YWCA. Third
and Grace street, will be the Cot
fee hour kickoff for workers open
ing the Y membership drive on
Wednesday morning at II o'clock.
The activities include: e
Monday - II am. Personnel
committee, 4 pm. Craft class.
Tuesday - II am. Religious
Book week committee, 2:15 pm.
Carolina Beach Y-Teen, 2:15 pm.
Little Y-Teen Sisters at CAROLINE
Beach, 3:15 pm. Carolina Beach
committee meeting.
Wednesday - II am. Coffee
Hour-"Kickoff for Workers.. OPP
ening of YWCA Membership en-
rollment. 4 pm. Freshman Y
Teen, 6 pm. Senior Y-Teen, 7:30
pm. Business Girls Inter : club
council.
Thursday-7:30 pm. World At
fairs class, 8 pm. Teacher-Teen-
Tea-Time at Recreation center.
Friday - 2:15 pm. Tileston Y
Teen, $3.50 pm. Wrightsboro Y
Teen, 4 pm. Sophomore .Y-Teen
Saturday - 3 pm. Chestnut
street Y-Teen.
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Much interest is belng SHOWN III
Wilmington in the approaching
marriage of Miss Frances Warren
of Trenton. N. c., and John N
Alexius, Jr., Of this city which viii
take place at Grace Eplscopal
church in Trenton next Saturday
evening, April IL, at 8 o'clock. "A
brilliant reception will follow at
the home of the brides smother,
Mrs. Julien Knox Warren. Among
the prominent Wilmingtonians who
are making plans to attend the
n reception are: MI.
and Mrs. John N. Alexius, Mr..
and Mrs. William Emerson, Har-
old Alexius, Bishop and Mrs.
Thomas C. Darst, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alan A. Marshall, DR.. and Mrs.
Joseph W. Hooper, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl N. Dunn, Miss Anne Burr,
Murdoch Dunn, Billy Dunn, Tom
nv Hines, Ben M. Washburn, MI.
and Mrs. j. Holmes Davis, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cheatham,
Miss Mary Ann Cheatham, Carol
Koonce, and others.
Mrs. Samuel Yates Mahaffy OF
Springfield, Mass, who is the
guest of her sister and brother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Curtis
a. their home IN Country Club
Pines, Mrs. L. Roy Moss of Or
lando. Fla, and Mrs. George Pet
erson of Washington, D. c., shared
honors on Tuesday last at The
Cape Country club when Mrs.
Walter Curtis and Mrs. A. B..
Chatham were joint h%ostesses at
the weekly Club Bridge luncheon.
Upon the arrival of the guests at
IL o'clock bridge was played at
six tables with luncheon being
served at 100 pm. Those enjoy
ing the hospitality of Mrs. Cheat
ham and Mrs. Curtis were: Mrs.
S. Y. Mahaffy of Springfield,
lass, Mrs. George Peterson OF
Washington, D. c., Mrs. L. Roy
Moss of Orlando, Fla, Mrs. Louis
Hanson, Mrs. Brown Towles, Mrs.
William Dozier, Mrs. John Dosch-
e., Mrs. John w. Ryssey, Mrs.
Fred Debnam, Mrs. Jack Zapf.
Mrs. Howard Handy, Mrs. Gill
Saunders, Mrs. John Stevens, Mrs.
H. A. Marks. Mrs. Charles Lowri-
more, Mrs. Lang Hogon, Mrs.
Jones Lownesbury, Mrs. j. Henry
Cerdes, Mrs. Vernon G. Avery,
Mrs. ]. Frank Hacker, Mrs. Hor'
ace X. Thompson, and Mrs. Allen
Oldham.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Hines Of
2o8 North 18th street and George
Lynch, Jr., OF this city expect to
leave On Friday by motor for An
napolis, Md, to attend the we'd
ding of Miss Virginia Vincent OF
Salisbury, Md, and Lieut.. Com
mander E. C. Hines, Jr., OF The
U. S. Naval Academy, formerly OF
Wilmington, which will take place
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Calvary Baptist
Circles To Meet

The circles Of Calvary Baptist
church will meet Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock as follows:
Eva Pare circle with Mrs. c. E.
Mobley, 618 North Fourth street.
- tae ci'' CT
. rs. L. M. Cox, 112 Evans
street.
Mrs. Z. c. Dobson, 2115 Park
road.
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Winter Park
Church Choir
Sings Tonight

The choir of Wesleyn Memorial
Methodist church, Winter Park,
will present a program Of Easter
music this evening at 8 o'clock.
The program follows:
Prelude
Hymn No. 1874: Christ the Lord
is Risen Today"
Scripture: Matthew %. ''In the
end of the Sabbath" Speaks
Prayer: "The Lords Prayer
York
Hymn No. 1854: "All Hail the
Power of Jesus Name"
The Good Shepherd, Barri
% Saviour Sweet, Bach
Lift up your Heads, Hopkins
Offertory: 20 Bells in the
Steeple," Norris
In Joseph's Lovely Garden,
Dickinson
Low in the Grave He Lay,
Lowry
Alleluia to the King, Clemens
Benediction: THE Lord Bless
You and Keep YOU, Lutkin
PostIude
The program will be given with
out announcement.
Organist: Mrs. w. P. Farrar.
Director: Mrs. James c. Muir.
dock.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. 4. Reece, Jr.,
of Los Angeles, Calf, formerly
of Wilmington, announce the birth
OF a daughter, Patricia Ann,
March IA in Los Angeles.
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Funeral Services
For John M. Dovis
In Hurleston

James Marvin Davis, aged Sc,
died at the Jackson County hos
pital on Thursday, December IL,
after a short illness.
Mr.. Davis was a native of Har-
lesion and a life long resident.
At the time of his death he was
the manager of the Davis sawmill.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Gordia Davis and five daughters,
Misses Ida Mae and Lorraine Da-
Wis, Mrs. Tom Mcdonald and Mrs.
Sam Mcmillan, all of Hairless
ton and Mrs. Earl Herndon of
Americas.
He is also survived by one
brother, C. X. Davis of Harleston
and two sisters, Mrs. Rollie Emer-
son of Harleston and Mrs. Pete
Galloway of Lucedale.
his. residence on Friday, December
Funeral services were held from
IL, with the Rev. Dave Ulmer Of
floating, assisted by the Rev.
Marcus Howell. Interment was
in the Davis cemetery.
Pail bearers were Archie, Ivy,
Junior and Edgar Emerson, Mar
shall Marble and Roy Cumbest.
Fails Funeral Service of Moss
Point was in charge of the funer-
al arrangements.
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NEWS FROM -.
Red Hill

Mr. and Mrs. James Mallette are
the proud parents of twin daugh-
tiers, born to them in a Biloxi hos
pital on December 18th.
MI and Mrs. Donnis Farley of
Escatawpa spent the weekend
with relatives,
Howard Furry of Hattiesburg
was a Sunday visitor here.
Frank Naples of Evergreen was
a Sunday visitor here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Nolf of
Milton, Fla, spent part of last
week here with relatives.
Ira Smith was a business visit
or to Biloxi on Friday.
Mrs. Hunter Nolf spent several
days last week in Biloxi as a
guest Of her daughters, Mrs. Alene
Dry and Mrs. Carl Seymour.
George Mallette, ST., and Stag
Foster of Fort Bayou were Sun
day visitors here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Beasley of
Mill No. 7 spent the weekend with
relatives here.
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and hostess, were Mr.. and Mrs.
Cole, Mr.. and Mrs. Bachman, the
Charles Wardrop family, the v.
B. Taylor family, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. NJ. De Soto, MIR. and Mrs.
Spaulding, Mrs. w. G.. Sibley.
Mrs. j. Dupre, and Mrs. Schneider
and daughters.
j. M. DeSoto returned Fri
day from a business trip to New
Orleans.
The friends of Mrs. Tom CT
coria regret to learn of her illness
and that she is in Biloxi for med
ical treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hinton Farley
and family are moving into their
new home in this community and
are being welcomed back again
after a two-year absence.
Mrs. George Mallette, one of
this community's oldest residents,
continues in poor health, we are
scorry to report.
Mr. Frank Raymond of Gulfport
was a dinner guest on Thursday
in the r. M. S%paulding home
while en- route to Pascagoula to
visit his son, Alfred, and fam
lily.
The friends of Clarence Tough
will be glad to know that he is
improving in health after a long
illness.
Mrs. Cora Kelley of Vancleave
spent a weekend recently with
the r. M. Spaulding family.
Fort Bayou residents are glad
to welcome Mr.. and Mrs. Schnei-
der and family, who have recently
bought the Gilmore" home and
are now residents here.
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Womun's Society
Members Bring
Gifts For Needy

Instead of exchanging gifts am
ong themselves at Christmas time
the Woman's Society of Christian
Service of the first Methodist
church of Pascagoula brought
food, clothing, etc, to the church
on Thursday, Dec. IL, when the
members held their annual holi-
day party.
This was held in the substory
of the church which was beauti-
fully decorated with ChriStmss
green's and motifs appropriate to
the season.
Mrs. c. ]. Lander directed a
program which was opened by the
singing of Silent Night, and
"Adeste Firelis", bv a quartette
composed of r. A. Heritage, S. F,
Warden, Motley Byrd and COOPER
Roberts.
A review of the book, "The
Birds Christmas CAROL. was Civ
en- by Mrs. Charles NJ. Bush.
This was followed by a con-
test in which Mrs. M. E. McRae
was winner.
Mrs. Lander then told of how
Bishop Phillips came to write 20
Little Town of Bethlehem, and
when she ended her story, this
hymn was sung by the entire as
semblage.
"A refreshment course was serv-
ed by the hostesses for the even
ing, Mesdames Frank Ellis, S. F,
Warden and J.. F. Campbell.
The gifts brought by the mem
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DAY SAINTS

The Reorganized Church of Je-
sus Christ of Latter Day Saints
holds church Sunday school every
Sunday at s:45 a. m, at Lincoln
hall.
Elder Franklin Steiner Of Mo-
bile will be speaker at the IL d.
m. service, Dec. 81 and will also
speak at the Escatawpa church
at the evening service that day.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend both services. according to
]. l.. Barlow, leader of the Pas
cagoula group.
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regular church choir assisted by
several outstanding singers from
other choirs. Mrs. Leonard Rob
inson played the effective organ
accompaniment.
The Christmas story was told in
song interviewer with the theme
melody on wings of Song.
Solo parts were sung by Mrs.
A. L. Monroe, Miss Dorothy Nit
ehell, Mrs. Charles S. Mitchell,
Warren Lowry. Hartwell McCol-
lum, John Brock, Jr., and a quar-
tette composed of Mrs. w. G. Bex-
lev, Miss Jean Parker, Wilson
Woodall and Warren Lowery.
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DANCE FOR COLLEGE SET

A pleasant event to members
of the college set will be a dance
at Lincoln hall, Monday evening,
Dec. % at which Mesdames w.
r. Gulley, j. E. Stone, T. r.
Swartwout and E. G. Wright will
be hostesses honoring their young
daughters. and son, Misses Ann
Gulley, Jean Gulley and Kath-
crime and Everette Stone.
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News From Fort Bayou.
Home Demonstration Club Holds
Annual Christmas Party Friday

The Fort Bayou Home Demon
stration club held its annual
Christmas party at the attractive
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Cole On Friday evening, Deem
Der 18th.
Games yer played, carols were
sung, and a Christmas story, "Ye
Must Be Born Again, was read by
v. B. Taylor. The Christmas tree
was decorated with lights and
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installation Of
New Officers AT
Y.W.B.C. Banquet

The Country Club was the
scene of the annual banquet of
the Young Woman's Business club
on Monday evening, December is.
Thirty-six members gathered
around the long tables which
we're gallv decorated with a CEN
terpiece of red berries, e~vergreens,
and silvered pine cones. Attrac-
tive menus with a Christmas mo-
tif marked the place of each
guest. Tall lighted candles were
placed down the center of the
tables.
Miss Ellen Daggett, the retiring
president, acted as Master of Ger
emonies and after the invoca-
ton by Miss Dottie Daniel, she
gave the presidents address of
welcome.
After dinner Miss Daggett very
effectively conducted the install
bers will be turned over to the
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Christmas ornaments and all 9TH
er lights were extinguished just
prior to the presentation of gifts
by George Bachman, Santa for
the evening.
Coffee, cocoa, cake and cookies
were served by the hostess, who
was assisted by Mrs. R. M.
Spaulding and the two young
daughters of Mrs, Schneider.
Those present, besides the host