Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-03-09
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
- and their Social Doings

Rev. William NJ. Jefferis, D. D.,
of Calvary Church, Wilmington, was
at the Rectory last night.
At the services at st. Peters Church
last evening he preached an eloquent
and scholarly sermon on Clearing the
Cross" which made a favorable i'm
preston on his hearers. The Lenten
services at st. Peters Church have
been progressing with much interest
and the special preachers who have
been invited by Rev. G. Valerie Gill
reath have left a good impression.
These services should be better at
tended than they are The services
are short and the sermons leave food |
for thought. The next preacher will |
be the Rev Howard G. England, rec
tor of Saint Luke's Church, SeafOrd,
who will deliver his sermon nextITues-
day evening.
Mrs. Frank E. Postles, Miss Ella
Smithers, Mrs. John p. Hudson, Mrs.
Benjamin Collins, delegates of the To-
cal society, aud Mrs. Vaughan S. Col
Inns, district secretary, accompanied
by number of Smyrnians, will at
tend in Wilmington tomorrow the
annual meeting of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society, which will con-
vene at Mt. Salem Church. 1t prom
Uses to be an interesting session.
Mrs. Caroline J. Raymond, regent,
called meeting of the Daughters of
the Revolution at her residence last
Saturday evening and a pleasant time
was had. A short business session
was held and the old officers were all
reelected. Delegates to the National
Convention which will meet in Boston
were elected as follows: Mrs. Caroline
J. Raymond, Smyrna; Mrs. Elliott,
Newark; alternates, Mrs. W. II.
Baggs, Smyrna, and Mrs. Lindsey,
! Wilmington.
The ladies of Smyrna are preparing
to make the evening of Easter Mon
day a social event long to be remem-
bered in Smyrna. They are to give
a strictly leap year dance, invite the
men, escort them to the Hall and do
all the Donors usually incumbent upon
the men. Watkins augmented or
chestra of seven pieces will furnish
music for the occasion.
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D. c., has been in town the past week
looking after the work of remOdeling
the johnson Property" on South
street, which he recently purchased,
into a comfortable summer residence.
Presiding Elder Rooms last official
appointment before Conference will be
at Severson's M. E. Church Sunday
afternoon at $50 o'clock. Rev. Al.
bert Chandler the pastor of Smyrna
circuit will wind up the conference
year with good report, despite the
winter weather which has much inter
fered with his country work.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. g. Roe anC
mother Mrs. Curry are moving to-day
from their residence on union stree
to the Taylor Property" on soutl
Main street, which Mr.. Roe recently
purchased. The home has been thor
oughly renovated and will make on,
of the contest homes in that part of tn,
town.
, Mrs. William Ashcraft is visiting
her son DIR. Charles M. Wharton a
q Dover, who was the attending physi
clan of Mr.. Frederick M. Fox, W h
died last Wednesday. DIR. Wharto
, will return with his mother and max
i. his home in Smyrna until other al
rangements are made.
g Miss Ella Smithers left this morn
!. ing for an extended visit to Whining
a ton and Philadelphia.
Miss Clara j. Bewley is spending
= short visit with Mrs. Lillian Robelen
:. at Wilmington.
= Mr.. Walter Turner, son of Mr.. Dar
iel Turner, returned to PHILADELPHIA
i Friday to resume his duties on til
Clyde Line of Steamers plying b.
tween Philadelphia and New York.
t Mrs. John Mannering and Mil
: Lottie Smith have returned from a Wis
o to Allentown and Bangor, Pa.
n Miss May Start has returned from
/ weeks visit to friends in Chestertowl
= Smyrna Club women to the numb'
of about so left at noon to-day fC
o Dover where they will furnish I'll
program for the occasion, which
u known as GOOD Fellowship Day."
p KENT COUNTY CONSTABLES APPOINTED
to
a Kent Levy Court ReappOints Charles II. Jon