The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23
BY Maudc Tanlunson

The Pascagoula Woman's club
got off to a flying start at the first
l949 meeting Thursday in ar
imaginary trip via flying clipper
to seven Latin-American coun-
tries, personally condseted b.
Clay Shaw, managing director Of
international Trade Mart Of New
Orleans. Among special guests
was Katherine Wright, newly
home from Atlantic City as first
runner-up in the annual Miss
America beauty contest last week.
This year. Mrs. r. S Chain
! chairman of the yearbook com
mittee explained, the club is to
study "The Americas as a means
Of becoming better acquainted
with our southern neighbors.
And, by-the-way, the new hand
books are the most original and
handsomest that / have seen in
a third of a century of club work.
The sketches were made by
Henry-Buddy to most everyone
-Ehrlich, and the. tinting was
done by members of the club.
And as both Mrs. Bacot and Mrs.
Chain explained, much of the
success in the books compilation
and contents is due to Mario Ber-
mudez, who, you know, is director
at international House, and May
or Morrison's right-hand man
when it comes to international
relations.
Besides possessing a very de
lightful personality, Mr.. Shaw
proved thoroughly conversant
with his subject as he told of a
recent trip that he and Mr.. Ber-
mudez took. Mr.. Shaw evidently
knew better than to worry a Wom-
ans brain with statistics for he
concentrated on telling them
about sightseeing. the best hotels,
where they found cooking pecu-
liar to each nation visited and
places of interest.
Katherine, who was lovely in
white dotted swiss, with reding-
cote effect over what seemed to
be turquoise taffeta caused furth-
er pleasure by repeating the reel
tation that she gave during the
pageant that marked the last
night of the contest. 1t was
"Hagar'' and Katherine wore, as
she explained, an Egyptian cos
tune and carried a water Jug and
a leaf of bread. Katherine IS
young enough to Yea her hair
long and it was lovely.
Another very special guest was
Mrs. Hermes Gautier who added
another to Paseagouia's laurel
wreaths when she became presi-
dent of the Mississippi Federal IN
Of Women's clubs and to whom
the clubs yearbook is dedicated.
She made a very sweet talk in
which she highly complimented
Katherine and recounted her
honors.
Mrs. Cooper Roberts also is a
charter member of the Pascagoula
Music club, her name having been
inadvertently overlooked last
week in reading down the list.
Mrs. Philip Ware, who was a
charter member. is no longer with
the club.
Mrs. f. J. McGrath. Mrs. John
+. Smith and son, John, Jr., and
DR.. Mary F.. McGrath of Bethel,
Conn, spent last week visiting
their son, and brother, Cpl. Joseph
r. MeGrath in Columbia, S. c. On
their return home they were ae-
eompanied by Mrs. ]. r. McGrath,
the former Una Veleich Of Pasca-
goula, and daughter, Teresa, who
will visit them in Bethel for sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Rorex arrived
Sunday from their home at Nash
vile. Ark, for a visit with the
latter's brother-in-law and sis
ter. Mr., and Mrs. Il. l.. Brown,
Cos 18th.
George Gougalmo of New Or
leans was a visitor to Paseagoula
the latter part of last week and
while here spent a short while
with Mr.. and Mrs. V. P. DeJean.
Mrs. Lima Lunsford and
daughter. Anne. Mrs. Bessie Todd
Vetter and daughter, Marilyn, and
Sujo Bardwell motored to Long
Beach to visit Jane Bond of
Haeklehurg. Ala. who is enrolled
as a student at Gulf Park college.
NJ. and Mrs. George Noe spent
the weekend in H|attiesburg