The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-24
Washington Society Notes

distance committing.
After a month in the Canadian
Rockys, Mrs. Wade H. Atkinson
of Atkinson Mill Farm, johnson
county, is now in Honolulu, find
ing it one of the most beautiful
places she has visited. Mrs. At
kison who is the successful man.
ager of the 1000 acre Farm in
Johnson county is the widow of
one Of Washington's best beloved
physicians. At first DR.. Atkinson
took over additional farm land
from his various kinsmen, with
the sole idea that it might be a
nice summertime vacation land.
Upon her husbands death, the
city born wife, who h a d never
even vaguely pictured herself as
living on a farm, much less own
ing one or managing one, dug
right in and has today become
one of the farm authorities for
that section of the state. Only dur
ing the winter months does Mrs.
Atkinson live in Washington. From
'Strawberry-time" until Thanks
giving you can find the slender.
brown eyed, very feminine farm
erette going about making vital
farm decisions. Now she off for
a whirl Of relaxation before re.
Stunning her farming duties.
Further travel notes concern
Mrs. ]. D. Lambert who has just
returned from a visit with her o
in-law and daughter, Mr.. ano
Mrs. B. M. Drake in Wentworth,
A. X. Anderson, Charles Waterson,
John L. Smith and Linwood Tay-
lor who arrived here this week,
having made the trip from Nortl
Carolina via motorcycles. Mrs,
Opal Canipe Starbrook has re-
turned from Old Fort, where she
attended the funeral of her father.
And back from the same sad mis-
sion is Miss Catherine Crigler who
attended the funeral of her grand
mother, Mrs. Wolfe.
Funny that We should ever be
surprised to meet another Caro-
linian Up here. But we were. We
had thought We were the sole Tar
Heel in all Washington last Tues
day when we dropped in a popular
cafeteria and found Mrs. Roy
Smith who is up here doing some
research work in the air : con-
ditioned Archives. At lunch the
following day we came upon ca
reer-girl, Jane Wilson who had
been w~eek-ending at a camp with
a merry bunch somewhere in Vir-
ginia.
Those few North Carolinians left
in the Capital City are valiantly
UNFOLDING the name Of the state.
Col. Ernest Beverly Of Laurin-
burg, commands the Army Air
Forces collection of jet planes at
Andrews Field, nearby; The repu-
tation in baseball circles is being
well taken care Of by "Buddie
Lewis" Stan Spence, and Bob Le-
man; Betty Howard is carrying
off tennis honors for Tar Heelia
and Jackson Gibson has won a
chestful of swimming medals
since June.
Another news story with a Tar
Heel slant caused a real SEN
sation, for the moment. In be-
tween additions the other day-or
possibly subtractions- an auditor
in the General Accounting office
glanced out the window. His gaze
stuck. A 13-month old diapered
boy appeared to be lettering on
the windows edge Of an apart
ment just across the street. Both
knees were on the edge. Rushing
across to the apartment, while
scores of spectators lined the win
dows of opposite office buildings,
they reached the apartment to
find the very young man in ques-
ton was Gregory Sutherland Of
Red Springs and his mother Mrs.
Edward Sutherland who was visit
ing her sister, Miss Virgilia
Stephenson, was actually watching
him. North Carolinians make
news. They say pretty Betty Say
nor of Weldon and MARSHALL
Moody of Siler City were among
the cleverest of the girl students
who visited the Capital under the
sponsorship of the American Lee
gion Auxiliary. Both won special
mention ribbons.
Weddings OF unusual interest
are on the September calendar.
Shedding a nice glow or romance
over the staid Old Capitol was the
announcement last week Of the ap-
preaching wedding Of lovely
Louise Whitehurst Of Conetoe, OF
the secretarial staff Of Repre-
sentative John H. Kerr and
Charles Ralph Snowden of West
Fairmont, Virginia. The VOWS will
be exchanged September 8, in the
presence OF a small number of
intimate friends and relatives.
Louise is one Of the most popular
of the young set Of North Caro-
linians in Washington and he's
held an Office in the Secretarial
Luncheon club and is a active
member Of the North Carolina So
ciety and of the Democratic club.
The couple will make their home
in Washington.
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