Smyrna times., 1899-04-05
Personal AND SOCIAL.
People Who Come and Go and Their Social
DOings

Mr.. Walter o. Hoffecker, who
started on Southern trip by sea, the
first week in March Gan account of
which was given in the TIMES two
weeks since), going to South and Cen
tral America, got back to New York
the middle of last week and thence to
Philadelphia to join his wife, where he
remained until Monday, both reaching
home at noon that day. Mr.. II Hoffeck-
er's ocean voyage of nearly a month,
was great advantage to him, and he
is feeling much improved in health.
He has had a warm greeting on every
hand, and has been kept pretty busy
answering questions as to his trip,
health, &c.
Miss Mary France of Baltimore, and
Miss Helen Robinson, of India, both
of Woman's College, Baltimore, are
being entertained by Miss Eunice An
thony at her home near town.
Mrs. Florence Fisher and children,
of Dover, were guests of her mother,
Mrs. r. E. Hough, Sunday.
Miss Mabel Conner, of FELTON,, is
being entertained by her aunt, Mrs. j.
W. Clifton.
Mrs. G. H. Jones ana daughter have
returned from a short visit to Will
mington.
Miss Marion NJ. Janvier, of Will
mingtOn, is visiting Mrs. j. w.
Watkins.
The Misses Grace and Eva Swinney,
students at the Homeopathic Medical
College, of Baltimore, are home for
the summer.
Miss Blanche Cochran, of Middle
town, was in attendance upon the
Twentieth Century Club drama, Mon
day night and was entertained by Mrs.
Margaret Bailey.
Mr.. William Wharton, Scranton;
Messrs. George Richards, G. Herman
Pierce, Philadelphia; and A. Lee Cliff
ton, Charles Stockly, Cummins Speak
man, Delaware College, have been
Easter Holiday visitors home,
Miss Katherine Beckett is now tn e
possessor of a handsome new driving
horse. She went to Milford last Thurs
day, accompanied by Mr.. E. Harry
Beck, of the firm of Cosgriff & Beck,
where the purchase was made.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Hoffecker
spent Easter Sunday with relatives in
Philadelphia, and Mr.. and Mrs Edwin
Hoffecker in Baltimore.
Mr.. w. F. Dunn, who has been
closely confined to his drug store is
taking a much needed vacation, and
left on Friday for Baltimore, from
where he set sail for an ocean trip to
Savannah, Georgia
Miss Eva Vickers has gone to Phila-
delphia, where she has accepted posi-
tiOn.
Miss Sallie Cummins of "Woodlawn''
made a visit of several days last week
to Baltimore, guest of Luther Rey-
nolds, Esq.
Miss Hannah Wilson, of Philadel-
phia, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
James II. Wilson.
The "Lotos Club" is the name of a
new organization, comprising a mem
bership of nearly dozen young men,
and their club room will be in the sec
ond floor of the Prettyman Building
Charles Campbell, dental student
of Philadelphia, is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p. Campbell.
Councilman John Hutton, of Dover,
was in town Monday to have a consul
tation with Councilman Edward G..
Walls, concerning electric light mat
ters. The Town Council of Dover,
are contemplating like system.
Mrs. Joseph B. HUM is visiting heI
sister in Philadelphia and incidentally
receiving medical treatment.
Walter Artis and Miss Stella Powell,
who elOped from Hartly, and were
married in Wilmington, spent day in
Smyrna last week, before they re-
turned to Hartly.
j. b. Counselman, engaged for the
present at Houston, returned to spend
Easter Sunday with his family.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Thomas are
being entertained by Col. and Mrs.
Geo. H. Raymond, while the rectory
is undergoing a preparation for then
occupancy.
Miss Minnie Clements, who con
Quoted the "Queen" at Ocean Grove
n. j., so successfully last year, opened
it last week for the reception of Easter
visitors to the Grove. The Queen
has undergone considerable repairs tn,
past few weeks, including steam hea
for all the rooms.
Miss Laura Bell, returned last even
ing from a visit of several weeks t
Pennsylvania friends.
Miss Sallie Pratt has accepted po
sition in the University of Pennsyl
vania, as stenographer and typewriter