The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-19

where she plans to spend ten
days.
Mrs. B. Purnell Eggleston,
Jr., and two children VINO have
been making their home here
for six months with the formers
parents, DR.. and Mrs. David r.
Murchlson on South Third
street, left during the past week
Tor Roanoke, Va, to JON Pur-
nell Eggleston who is practicing
laW there, following his gradu-
alton from The University of
Virginia Law School. We under
stand the housing situation in
Roanoke is even more desper-
ate than it is here, and this
case which we happen to know
about is only one of the thou
sands of fine young families
who have to be separated,
through no fault of their own,
but because there are no houses
for rent or sale in the cities
where the returning veterans
wish to locate.
Nh. and Mrs. J. Holmes Davis
of Forest Hills are spending two
weeks in New York city and
are expected home at the end
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Laurence
Sprunt have returned from The
Homestead at Hot Springs, Va,
and r at home at 1906 Prin-
cess street.
Mrs. j. Walter Williamson
and daughter, Miss Emma Will
hanson, are again occupying
their home at 602 Market street
after summering at their
Wrightsville Beach cottage on
South Lumina Ave.
Misses Sue, Jane, and Jessie
Hall of 800 Princess street, have
returned from Banner Elk, near
Blowing Rock, where they spent
the summer months.
Mrs. Grover Vincent of
Georgetown, S. c., nee Laura
Jacobs of this city, has returned
to Wilmington to make her
home here with her mother,
Mrs. Charles Jacobs at her resi-
dence 81 Grace street.
Friends of Mrs. W. T. Smith
of 512 Grace street, will regret
to hear of her illness at her
home in the city. Mrs. Smith
is the mother of DR.. James H.
Smith, DR.. Junius c. Smith,
Jack W. Smith and Miss o.
tavia Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Christian
of 615 Dock street, left on Fri
day for Williamsburg, Va, to
spend the weekend with their
son and daughter-in = law, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. c. Christian, Jr.
From Williamsburg the Chris
tians will go to New York for
a weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royce S. Nc
Clelland are spending the week
end in Burlington as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Glen Holt.
They will also spend several
days in Winston : Salem and
Richmond, later motoring
through the Shenandoah Valley,
and returning home in about
two weeks.
Mrs. Jesse Parker and her
three beautiful children, Gym
thia, Godfrey, and Melissa
Parker of Wrightsville Beach,
who have made their home here
for the past few years, plan to
leave in about two weeks for
Cleveland to join their husband
and father, Jesse Parker. At the
present time Jesse is taking an
intensive course with the F.B.I.
in Washington, D. c., and has
been assigned by that impress
sive organization to duty in
Cleveland effective Nov. l. You
will remember, Peg, that Jesse
was the capable, genial, and
popular Airport Manager here
at Bluethenthal field for some
time prior to last spring, COM
ing here straight from LaGuar-
dia Field at New York. Mrs.
Parker is a brilliant vocalist
and was the soprano soloist
first at St. James Episcopal
church and then at Trinity
Methodist church. The many
friends of this grand young
couple will learn with genuine
regret of their departure from
our midst, and we want them
to know in no uncertain terms
that we consider our loss Cleve-
lands lucky gain.
Mrs. T. F. Smith Of 210 Ann
street, (Florrie Grant, is ex-
pected home today from Ports
mouth, Va, where she spent ten
days with her niece and