The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-10
Last Of Summer Socials
Held In Nation Capital

school students was William S.
Blalock of Lexington, who followed
the Forum program through from
the radio show to the nomination
convention and the ''snake
dances" And We'll wager that he
can tell you-just like that!-how
many steps there are in the Wash
ington Monument, having climbed
them.
Clever Patsy. Lowe, w adds
spice and Zest to any party. was
the honor guest Thursday at one
planned especially for her, the oc-
casion being her birthday. The ira
ditional cake was there, with its
pink and white frosting aglow with
lighted candles, and all of her
friends dropped in to bring greet
ings. With a summer coke and
platter party the Eugene Mullins
entertained a group of their young
friends last Wednesday evening.
Background for the lovely affair
was their apartment, with its soft
green walls and furnishings re-
fleeing the personality of the
much-traveled hostess. Talk cen
tered briefly on two framed fans
of gauze, yellowed with age and
belonging to Mrs. Mullins great
grandmother. There we're wood
cuts and linoleum block prints
which she does so we'll and for
which she finds more time now.
The North Carolina Colony in
Washington, as well as her friends
all over the nation were grieved
Thursday to learn of Harriet FL
liott's death. During the strenuous
years Miss Elliott was in Wash
ington she was one of the active
members of the North Carolina
Society, and made an unforget-
table contribution to Washington
life as a whole. From 1887 to- 1945
she was chairman of the National
legislative, America n Association
of University Women and at vari-
GUS times served on the National
Democratic Committee. She was
the only woman member OF the
Advisory Commission on the Ma
tional Defense Council and was a
member of the American dele
CATION to the London conference
of the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural organia-
ton after the a
This week North Carolinians in
Washington are pointing with
PRIDE to Colonel Erbest H. Bev-
erly formerly of L%aurinburg, who
commands the Army Air Forces
greatest collection OF jet planes,
the Fourth Fighter Group at An
drews Field, guarding the Wash
ington area. He is the son of Mrs.
Marvin Beverly and was born at
Lumberton. At the moment he is
living in quarters on Andrews
Field with his wife, Joanna, their
daughter. Mary and their son,
Gerald. Col. Beverly himself, is
credited with bagging 10 German
planes while commanding the
325th fighter group in Italy, from
June 1914 to April 1945. He is a
graduate of Appalachian State col
lege and North Carolina State col
lege.
DR.. Fred Morrison is keeping
bachelor quarters these d at
his lovely home in Spring Valley.
His wife, Emma Neal, one Of the
Colony's best liked women, is at
Mays head, with their small
daughter, Myra, and is not expect
ed back until the tag end of Au-
gust. Also on the Carolina coast
is Mrs. Julia Cuthbert Gray (Mrs
Walter), creator of the Virginia
Doll and owner of the attractive
doll House" at Manteo, a short
distance from Roanoke Island, set
ting for the Lost Colony. Mrs.
Gray was in Williamsburg for the
opening of the folk play there and
has just placed on the market her
latest doll, Pocahontas.
It's still travel time in the Capt.
tai. Mrs. Charles Wheatley who
was in Washington for a visit to
MIR. Wheatley's parents has re-
turned to Nays Head for a visit
before going to her home in Char
lotte; Miss Catherine Byrnes who
was here for the Ben Bentley
Charles wedding on August 2 has
returned home, and Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Marshall Greer feel that
they can cope better with the
Washington humidity now that
they've had a visit to Linville.
They spent 10 days driving in and
around the mountain resorts in
their a and enjoyed the golf, ten
mis-, and swimming.
Mrs. P. H. Cooper, the former
Miss Martha Petteway, h a S ar.
rived in the Capital, to join MIR.
Cooper, where they will start on
a tour of house hunting Lucky
Mr.. and Mrs. Latimer McClintock
stepped right into one of the COST
est apartments, when they re-
turned from Pennsylvania where
Latimer was engaged in var work
for a couple of years. But that
was pure LUCK!
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rails have
returned from a two weeks visit
to the Carolina. coast. and SC have
MI. and Ms. William G. Chris-