Smyrna times., 1897-09-08
A WEEK OF SOCIAL PASTIMES.
Bay Parties and Strawrides, Mark the
Closing Days OF Summer.

Bay Parties and Strawrides, Mark the
Closing Days OF Summer.
Last week was certainly week of
pleasure-gOing for our people. Besides
the two excursions our boat lines furn-
ished, carrying nearly 300 to Washing
ton Park and Philadelphia, there was
an unusual number of grabbing and
bay parties and strawrides. It was
nOminally speaking the last week in
summer and everybody, old and young
seemed to enter into pleasure with gay
spirits and joyful hearts.
On Monday of last week, grabbing
party moved down to Woodland Beach
in a large hack to spend the day
by the bayside in fishing and crab
bing. The weather was very propi-
tiOus and the outing heartily enjoyed.
Those who composed the party were:
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Gardner Mariner, of
Philadelphia, Pa; Miss May Janvier,
of Wilmington, Del; Miss Beatrice
Graham, of Washington, d. c.; Mr..
and Mrs. E. Harry Beck, Miss Alice
Beck, Mr.. and Mrs. JOS L. Beckett,
Mrs. Mary Boyd, Rev. and Mrs. J. L.
Estlin, Miss Bessie Counselman, Miss
Edith Beck, Edward G. Beck, Gardi-
ner and Mariner Beckett. Mr.. J. G.
Mariner was the crack fisherman of the
crowd, he alone caught more than all
the rest of the party. Mr.. Mariner is
fond of fishing and thinks it is finer off
Woodland Beach than any place he has
struck lately. The party caught lots
of crabs.
Another cOngenial party left here on
Wednesday and spent the day at Bonn
Hook Lighthouse. Capt. and Mrs.
Benson gave them a cordial welcome
and they were allowed the free use of
everything. They found much sport
in grabbing. Those who composed the
party were: Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Price
and family, Mr.. Moses Price, Mrs.
Annie Price, Mrs. Margaret Collins,
Mrs. Joseph Smithers, Miss Bertha
Smithers, Miss Emma Wilds, Mrs. E.
G.. Smithers, and Miss Elizabeth
Smithers.
On Thursday a big wagon contain
ing jolly party went down to the
Bombay Hook Lighthouse to spend
the day in fishing, sailing and grabbing.
The party took full possession of the
home of Capt. and Mrs. Benson and
when the dinner hour arrived they
spread their tables on the front ver-
anda and invited the host and hostess
to a good old fashioned picnic dinner.
They were received very Hospitality,
the Captain not only assisting them in
the sport, but he also took pains to
show them through the lighthouse and
explain every department of it. Those
who composed the party were: Mrs.
p. r. Foley, Miss Marion Foley, Miss
Belle Cooper, Mrs. A. N. Redding,
Misses Margaret and Isabel Hance, of
Philadelphia; Mrs. Laura Temple, Mrs.
J. w. Clifton, Mrs. f. Z. Postles, Mrs.
j. E. Hoffecker, Mrs. w. o. Hoffecker,
Mrs. John A. Hoffecker, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. J. Reynolds. Miss Lizzie Reynolds,
Miss Ella Smithers. Helen Prettyman,
John Postles and Edwin Wilson.
There were number of strawrides
the first of the week in charge of the
Young people, who enjoyed the outing,
seeking the romantic drives through
the surrounding country of this vicin-
ity. There was one strawride given by
James Truax, with thefollowing guests;
Miss Tillie Henderson, of New Bruins
wick, N. j.; Miss Lena Moore of
Dover; Misses Ethel Riggs, Edith Man
non, May Ford, Blanche Ford, Katie
Truax, and Messrs. Abel Green,
Nelson Truax, Marion Hearn, and
James Truax. There were other
strawrides given by Miss Bertha
Ransom in honor of her cousin, Miss
Katie Ransom, of Railway, N. j., and
another by Mr.. Lee Springs of Bren-
ford, with a large party from that
town.
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