Smyrna times., 1903-09-09
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
People Who Come and Go
- and their Social Doings


both, where they have been occupy
ing a cottage for the summer. Mr.. |
and Mrs. James P. Hoffecker and Mr. |
Ralph Culbreth Hoffecker, who have |
been spending the summer there, will |
give up their cottage tomorrow and |
return home. Rev. Vaughan S. Col |
Inns and daughters Miss Elizabeth
Collins and Miss Rebecca Collins re-
turned last week and Friday Mr.. Collins
will go down for his wife and close their
cottage for the summer, after a most
successful summer. The family of W.
Nj. Bell will probably remain at their
cottage until the last of next week.
! The summer rush at RehObOth is over
although there are still many people on
the beach. Few cottages are closed
and most all the hotels still have a
number of guests. But the big crowds
have gone. Altogether the season has
been very successful one consider
ing the very cool and disagreeable
weather that has been the fate of the
summer of 1908. Commodore Shock,
one of the beach's oldest residents,
says that he never remembers since he
has been coming to Rehoboth such
cool and disagreeable summer as the
past summer has been.
Mr.. Luther M. Broadway, son of
Mr.. W. NJ. Broadway of this town,
who ten months ago accepted a posi-
tion with the Metropolitan Life In
surance Co., has been promoted to the
assistant superintendency of Crisfeld
Md, district and will move there the
first of October. The promotion in
so short a time is a recognition of
merit. Mr.. Broadway, by close ap-
phcation and diligent effort has written
up considerable business for the com
pany and is in line for something
higher.
Miss Jennie Robinson, near town,
entertained a jolly party of young
folks Wednesday evening. TIE party
went on pretty moonlight strawride
and were delightfully."- entertained on
the lawn, which was decorated for
the occasion. Games and other pas
times were induiged in, after which
bOuntiful spread was served The
party numbered about twenty-five.
Mrs. Mary E. Stern, of Philadel-
phia, Pa, has returned after a short
visit to her sister, Mrs. Thomas C.
Moore. Her father, Mr.. Alexander
H. Wilson returned with her.
DIR. George Denny. resident physi-
clan of the Medico Chirurglcal Hos
pital, Philadelphia, was home over
Sunday guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Denney. DR.. Denney
has just returned from the Cats Kill
Mountains, where he was one of a
jolly camping party.
Mr.. John G. Stockly and family
have returned from three weeks So
iOurn among the Pocono Mountains
of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Charles Stockly
did not return with them but Joined
a yachting party of some friends for
u u ulO6 " lu6 OuGSdD6dh6 Day.
E Mrs. Edward S. Dwight who have
+ been visiting her family in Fanquier
County, Va: returned home last even
ing after an extended visit. She was
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Ed
ward Carvington Marshall.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Rich of Wash
ington, D. c.. have returned after a
few days visit with her mother, Mrs
: Henrietta w. Tschudv.
: Miss Gertrude Baldwin of Brooklyn,
y n. Y, is expected tomorrow on a
visit to her aunt, Mrs. John H. Hof-
e fecker.
Mrs. Mary Jane Bowman and grand.
son Mr.. Bowman Martin of Balti.
b more, have returned home after a visit
g to Mrs. Thomas H. Haynes.
g Mrs. r. E. HOugh, who have been
!. visiting in Trenton, N. j., Dover and
Rehoboth, has returned home. Miss
; Emma Hough who has been spending
;. the summer at Asbury Park, N. j.,
l. has also returned home to be here fol
= the opening of the Public Schools, ot
which she is one of the efficient teach
ers.
e Miss Ella Purcell of Baltimore, is
v being entertained by Mrs. Hirons
s Denney.
q Mrs. H. H. James has returned from
It Ocean Grove, N. j., where she has
O been spending several weeks.
Mrs. W. G. Hill has gone to Balti
o more, Md, where tomorrow she will
a attend the funeral of Mrs. Maria L.
e Tudor, sister of Mrs. Eugenia Pier
@ son and half sister to the late Mrs
e Robert Hill.
3 Miss Gertrude Bell left Monday fol
% an extended visit to Philadelphia, Pa
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton SpruAnce, Mr.
Frank Spruance and Mr.. Robinson
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