Smyrna times., 1902-12-10
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
People Who Come and Go
= and their Social Doines

Rev. G. Valerie Gilreath, rector of
st. Peters Church, and Mr.. Harry
@. Tschudy of this town attended last
evening the annual banquet of the
Sons of Delaware at the Hotel Walton.
The occasion was incidentally the 18th
anniversary of the Society. Covers
were set for one hundred and seventy
five persons and the banquet was one
OF the most successful ever given.
Governor Hum responded to the
toast Estate of Delaware;" Judge
Davis of Philadelphia on "Constitu-
tiOnal Liberty;" John Bassett Moore
of Columbia University on Delaware
in Peace" Rev. J. B. Turner of Dover
on Religious Liberty" William s.
Hilles ESQ.,, of Wilmington on FRA
ternity;" and L. Irving Handy, Esq,
on ''The Hare and the Tortoise" Tie
officers for the ensuing year, just
elected, are: President, DIR. Thomas
@. Stellwagen; First Vice President,
Avery d. Harrington; Second Vice
President, Samuel B. Brown; His
torian, William W. Smithers; Treas
urer, Robert McCaulley, Jr; Secre-
tary, Howard M. Long; Members of
Board of Governors, for full term of
three years, Benjamin A. Hazel, Will
liam H. Lacey, Burton G. Moore.
Superintendent aud Mrs. J. E. Car
roll of Dover arrived IN Smyrna Sat
urday aud took up quarters at the
Delaware House, where they will
remain until after he Institute. AS
superintendent of the Kent County
Public Schools, Mr.. Carroll is very
popular and he is meeting with graft
flying success in advancing the cause
of education throughout the county.
The schools are all in healthy condl-
tion and Superintendent Carroll's
practical methods have contributed
largely to their growth. During their
stay in Smyrna they have been re-
ceived cordially by their friends and
a number of dinner parties have been
given ih their honor.
Mr.. Roland w. Bell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. M. Bell of this town, who
for the past two years has been in the
PHILIPPINES, has returned to the States
and is now at San Fransisco, CaIifor-
mia. He is on the Cruiser New York
and if successful in getting a fur
Tough will come on East to spend the
Christmas holidays with his parents.
Mr.. Bell has seen much of the world
on his last cruise and will doubtless
have much to tell his friends on his
return to Smyrna.
Master Warner Price, youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Price, returned
home Monday evening from Philadel-
phia where he has been undergoing
treatment at a stammering school.
| The little fellow has been at the in
stltution for the past nine weeks
and he returns entirely cured.
Mr.. G. Herman Pierce, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Willard G.. Pierce, gradu-
ated from the Union Business College
of Philadelphia last evening, with
fitting commencement exercises held
at tho Witherspoon Building. Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Baggs and Mrs. W.
G.. Pierce attended the exercises. Mr..
Pierce finished his course of study in
typewriting and stenograyhy last
spring and has since been holding a
nice position in the business Offices OF
the United Gas Improvement Co.
Mrs. Harry G. Tschudy is spending
the week i'm Philadelphia.
Miss Mary Hazel left Monday for
New York City to be the guest Of her
sister, Mrs. Harry V. Bootes. Her
mother, Mrs. Herman p. Hazel,
accompanied her as far as Philadelphia
where she has been spending few
days.
Mr.. Charles d. Stockly of the uni
yersity of Pennsylvania Law School
was home over Sunday.
Mr.. William Wharton, Of Philadel-
phia, was a guest Of his mother, Mrs.
Ashcraft, over Sunday.