The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
Slightly Off The Record
Wilmington, N. C.
March 80, 1947.

Dear resey-
on saturday afternoon. the fifth Of April, at half aft @~i five ,ake oe e1ass
beth Barefoot BIZ. loot lovely daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Graham Ballard
waveny, Va: A reception will be given aT by tsa' br hesy' p sns ef|
i Rnmsaous se alsht I sn ssIsai0ng at their srs bone home a a4: Forest Hills Drive
in h %9os Of this M p9ga1sr young y ngoa couple: N' "SSA
A Matthes' Jr, OF Forest Hills who is a student this YEAR year IT utt Edo ;.
WOOD n rarS s sasfGan IN ad New York. has arrived in the City to spend
to approximately twenty young friends for The Bridge Iuncbeon Is
ing Drides-eleet, Mary Elizabeth Barefoot s and Byah Tsom nw1 shar Rv
the way, we heard that Alana Mathes is recuperating from nren
.pHsr 1 than her sci sebooi IA ne was able to get home several days
p sSsvang gr c0 og Monda~ ont o the ,e arrival of a son, Michael corbett
Brown was formerly Ens altf ME- %stts at a Masisn se or Mira snn sav,a Mrs :
Nets Nets OF ~ z Ia sd street "a and d the late Mr.; Metts, and Mike Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Nash of + wa IS iny seu'f =: Fourth Gu nn street. srf;u.
ter, Miss Margaret Nash and Miss Lucy ICY LONDON Na ss5's at t their dau Ugh
1n1 %a' who Ss ~hi learn ~ with and ia ne1 a@ oh t hsTs ,, msng friends ENDS ENDS in vii
no,n rs mSs5 m sael 'toga news rs W We e have ave heard heard in some time is the an
s S"nsos sse MeRa ser Dunn OF s the g engagement gag nt {, of their daughter, Anne to
y o wnmingtons and the late Mr.. Dunn, the " Wedding ID gA to take 01 pIaee
1 soss ese ~ ee on N 'ta sw Aansi is di a giatmorous brunette beauty and
Since Sa+ making AK E ha debut several years ago she has been a great
University Of North Carolina at chapel Hill. He made an aD envia biz
"a record for himself a an officer in the u. S. Army with
months of overseas duty and since his return to civilian life, about
wnghtsvle Beach highway IN" Muck ok Ai is a attqaetSve ln c. o the the new
young mar of sterling qualities, and is equally we'll liked x 'b bH xa.n a
and oa; WE understand that he plans to build a year around home
Mr. and Mrs. Hargrove Belamy has returned from Richmond
V" " where uey spent the past few days while Mr.. Bellamy attended
a meeting OF wholesale druggists from four southern states.
Mrs. James l. King, Jr, of Columbus, Ga, will arrive this week.
end M to y visit MI: and Mrs; Rinaldo B. Page at their home in oleander.
Ruth Kings vivachy and wonderful personality make her one of the
most welcome visitors to ever enter our portals.
W wellng Gayer' whom you will probably remember, Peg, as
-ueecme expects t move tomorrow into The Oleander Court apart
ments after making his home for the past ten or fifteen years a The
Cape sear hotel. "Geechie" is one of u "scarcer than hens teeth"
moving how to make friends easIyNand Peep t them "a H are ea srs to to-
wilmington from Charleston, S. C., during World War i, liked what
h found mere, M has been with us ever since. In business he is
connected with the firm of Robert R. Benamy and Son.
Mrs Betty Shielding Harriss of New York city spent last week
m in Wilmington with her daughter and son-inlaw, DR.. and Mrs.
Ramsey Weathersbee, Jr, at their home 9o1 Market stree. and LETT
by plane n Monday afternoon for Charlotte o n business. Betty is
making a survey in several southern states for the New York firm
she represents and will be away from her home office for two
months before returning to the north,
Mr.. and Mrs: Ben K. Norwood of Greenvile, S. c., formerly Of
end hee at The Cape Fear hotel. 1t was a great treat to their naanv
old friends to see Josie and Ben again. this being the first ti,e D :.
had return to Wilmington since they left here in 1910 NS lucy
hrs. j. Irving Corbet of 175 Chestnut street left or Tbursdav
by motor for Durham accompanied by her daughter Mrs II"n+ay
c. Phelan, Jr, nee Mary Corbett, who arrived here the = he efo,
10 make the trip with her. Naomi Corbett, will spend this wee11 VIII
Mary and Hunter Phelan in Durham retyrnino home ~ 49, WIZ
Mr. and Mrs. Albert F. Perry of Oleander, with their daughter
Jane Perry, and their two sons, Frazier and Arthur Perry who ar
at home for their spring holidays from st. Paurs schoolsat concord
city on Monday night. " "e
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Glen Holt of Burlington will arrive O. Thursday
cCleNa at their home on South Fifth street. They will be &C.
Go eompanled by Mrs. Hollis son, Eugene Hardin, Jr, who will spend
mss MISS sue Hardin at their home m South Fourth street. "Gene"
hardin JE, is a student at Oak Rsdge Military academy.
unusually well. Bobby" is with The Merchant Marine and has made
frequent ns foreign voyages in the past two years. We don't know
main att home until after his sisters wedding on April 10 when Midea
strange and Tommy Morton will be married.
M and Mrs. Alfred D. Ward and little daughter. Nancv of
n aspet all M VIII arrive m Friday to spend Easter with Mrs. Wards
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Sam c. Sweeny at their home or Wrightsviue
mington. N"'"y " VII
Another former Wilmingtonian whom we were glad to see last
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