Smyrna times., 1898-04-06
OF SOCIAL INTEREST.
Parties and Receptions Held About Town
Duriug The Week.


Miss Mary LeFevre entertained her
club friends at her home on west |
South street Friday evening, at which |
"Cob-web Party was the feature OF |
the occasion. In this enjoyable game,
Miss Bertha Price won first prize and
Miss Ada Vickers, "bOoby." All were
initiated into the ''Grand Order of the
A. X. K" Another pastime was a
spelling match, which passed off prof
itably and enj0yably. Those present
were: Misses Bertha Price, Helen
Lewis, Alice Beck, Helen Collins,
Beulah HAZEL, Mable Hudson, Mary
Moore, Adah Vickers, Flora Wells,
and Blanche Hazell.i
Miss Ethel Riggs was given pleas
ant surprise last Wednesday evening
at her home, the residence of her
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Truax, in
honor of her 18th birthday. 1t was
while Miss Riggs was out that the
friends gathered at the house and
when she walked in at o'clock, it was
upon a pleasant and agreeable sur
prise.
The evening was spent in games and
social pastimes, a feature being a
proposal party" Besides this, dane
ing and other games were continued
until refreshments were served.
Among those present were: Misses
Bella Tunis, Bessie Garman and Edna
Tunis, Clayton; Messrs Nolan Nc
Gonigal, Alex. G. Wolcott, Edward
Griffith, Dover; Misses Maize Forde,
Bessie Curry, Edith Swinney, Messrs.
Gilbert Green, Linwood Phillips, Abel
Green, Reynolds Stevenson and James
Truax.
A surprise reception to a bride and
groom is always an enjoyable event,
and there was none more enjoyable
than that arranged and carried out
Frank Webb, from their honeymoon
last Friday night. Their cOzy little
residence on south Main street, which
for several weeks past has been under
going preparation by Mr.. Webb to
make ready q 'hOme" for his bride,
was completely taken in charge of by
their relatives and friends, and when
they stepped from the carriage and
entered, for the first time as man and
, wife, it was to find a warm supper and
a splendid reception awaiting them.
The whole house had a cOziness about
it that seemed to fill their hearts with
. pride, and Justly may they be, fOI
under the touch of the painter and
paperhanger, it has been neatly trans
formed into as cozy home as a youns
$ married couple could wish to possess
: New furniture, new carpets, every
: thing bright ann CHEEKY. After sup
u per had been served the rest of thu
y evening was taken up in social greet
Il ings and pleasant pastimes, until abOu
" 10 o'clock StevensOn's Band came upOl
the scene and gave a serenade. Mr.
Webb invited them in and treated t.
/ cake, lemonade, and cigars After tn,
= band left, the party kept togethe
: until II o'clock Among those pres
= ent were: Mrs. Mildred Walmsley
y Cecilton, Md; Mr.. snd Mrs. w. W
t. Wright, Trappe, Md; Mrs. Rebecc
: Collins, Miss Emma Weldon, Mis-
p Hester Rutledge, Mrs. Martha Van
/ dyke, Middletown; Mr.. and Mrs.
,. E. Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lees
lee Mrs. Nathaniel Pratt and daughters
o1 Mrs. William Meredith and daughter
a. Miss Lizzie, Mr.. and Mrs. Josep
Wright, Mrs. Katherine Wright, Mrs
J. B. Webb, Mrs. and Mrs. Fran
Boyer, Miss Mary Cahoon, Miss Mar
E. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. ThOma
10, Price, Messrs. Norris Truax, Willial
81 Diehl, and Israel Meredith.