Smyrna times., 1897-01-06


acter. In our last weeks issue we had |
occasion to mention the brilliant B.
NJ. S. X. reception, the Tuesday Whist |
Club and the "CuriO Party" of Miss
Bertha Hoffecker, all of which were of |
q special attraction.
On Thursday night Mrs. Samuel J.
Reynolds Miss Lizzie Reynolds and
Miss Ella Smithers gave a large re-
ceptiOn to a hundred or more friends
from o'clock until 10 o'clock. The
house was brilliantly lighted and every
body joined in the occasion with mirth
and pleasure. Some sweet piano music
enlivened the occasion. While this
was going on other social attentions
were turned toward the Middletown
dance which was large and brilliant
event. Smyrna furnished happy con-
tingent to that gathering, They were
as follows: Mrs. John c. Stockley
and daughter Miss Margaret, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. o. Waller, Miss Florence L.
Hall, Miss Hattie Townsend, MissEdith
Collins, Miss Estelle Boyd, Miss Beth
Denney, Miss Mary Anthony, Miss
Margaret Fell. Messrs Edw. Beck,
R. D. HOffecker, Jr., J. Harry HURT,
Jr., W. NJ. Busteed, G. Davis Brown,
HirOns Denney, Howard Jones, Robert
Denney. Over three hundred were
present including representatives from
most every town in the State, and the
occasion was one highly enjoyed
Miss Ethel Taylor gave an evening
company on New Years evening in
honor of her guests, Miss Reba Davis,
Miss Florence Taylor, and Mr.. Bert
Davis, Camden, n. j.; Miss Lille
Lower, Brenford; and Miss Jeanette
McElwee, Elkton. Those present
were Mr.. Herbert StoughtOn, Phila-
delphia; Messrs Lee Springs and Man
fred Lower, Brenford; Messrs Lin
wood Phillips, Marion Hearn and
George Taylor. The evening was
pleasantly enjoyed.
On Friday afternoon, New Years
Day." Mrs. L. o. Waller, Miss Alice
Spruance, Miss Ethel Cooper, and
Miss Edith Collins gave a Matinee
Tea" to some 30 of their lady friends,
between the hours of three and five
o'clock, at the cozy little home of Mrs.
Waller on South Street. In the even
ing Mrs. Waller assisted by Miss Alice
Spruance and Miss Edith Collins gave
a Musicale" as a merry making event
of the glad new year. Neatly arranged
programs of "heart design were
passed around after which the guests
were to fill in with names of popular
airs of which the hostess reproduced
a few short bars from the piano. 1t
was a medley of tunes running in
sweet old time melodies to the modern
gallOping jigs and two steps. The
guessing of the names of these tunes
was an exciting sport. When this had
been finished the guests were invited
to apply the names of curious objects
displayed about the room to a number
of musical terms. of which each one
was given list. 1t was amusing as
we'll as instructive and for guessing
the greatest number correct, Miss
L. Hall received ladies prize and Mr..
I
j: Harry Hurtt, ,Jr., gentlemans prize.
The BOBBY prizes fell to the lot of Miss
Helen V. McCaulley, of Wilmington,
and Mr.. Edward Beck, Of Elkton. The
evenings pastime was interspersed
with some sweet solo singing by Miss
Ethel Cooper and instrumental piano
music by Miss Helen " McCaulley,
Mrs L. o. Waller and others. Will
liam G. Anthony gave a cornet solo.
The Musicale" closed with dancing,
Mrs. Waller having waxed the din
ming room floor for the occasion. The
house was given up to the freedom Of
the guests. The sweet term Musical"
was more of a distraction before the
evening closed in-as-much as the
''prizes," violin, fife and iews-harp-
were used in an orchestra in true cali
thumpian style. AS one of the guests
said: 1T was ''howling" success
Those present were: Miss Helen v.
McCaulley, Miss Carrie Hoffecker,
Wilmington; Miss Hattie Townsend,
Kemblesville; Mr.. Edward Beck, Elk
ton. Misses Ethel Cooper, Bertha
Hoffecker, Florence Hall, Beth Den
ney, Alice Spruance, Edith Collins.
Messrs Clarence Raymond, DIR. +. L.
Grier, Hirons Denney, G.. Davis
Brown, w. g. Anthony, George Den.
ney, James Harry HURT, Jr., l.. o.
Waller.
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