Smyrna times., 1905-02-22
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
= and their Social Doings

Macon, Ca, formerly of this town and |
brother of Miss Mary English and Mrs. |
John VanGasken, has with Mrs. Eng |
lish announced the engagement of two
of their daughters, Miss Carolie to |
DR.. Thomas Hartly Hall, and Miss
Raymond English to Mr.. Walter Beeks.
Both weddings will take place this
Spring. Says the Macon News: "The
announcement will be received with
much interest by the many friends of
the young couples. The contracting
parties are representative of Macon's
old and leading families. The Misses
English are two of the most popular
young women in the city. At their
beautiful home "Oak Haven" they
haue dispensed a charming hospitality
to their friends upon many delightful
occasions and since their entrance in
the social world have been universally
admired and loYsd Their :ieddings
will be social events of the season"
Mr.. Gilbert s. FAIRIES entertained a
number of friends In honor of Prof.
and Mrs. Rueben S. Hermann of Potts
vile, Pa. last Friday evening and a
musical program of much merit was
given. Prof. Hermann and Miss Ber-
tina Price favored the company with
piano solos; Miss Anna Beckett and
Miss Edna Ewell gave readings and
two fiue vocal solos were rendered by
Mrs. J. Mariner Beckett of Philadel-
phia and Miss Mary Roberts of this
town. There was piano trio by Miss
Araminta Hynson, Miss Edith Beck
Miss Bertha Price and violin solo by
Miss Grace Lloyd. Those present
were: Misses Mary Roberts, Bertha
Price, Grace Lloyd, Edith Beck, Anna
Beckett, Ethel FAIRIES, Miss Araminta
Hynson, Mrs. J. Mariner Beckett,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter W. Hynson, Mrs.
Clarence Prettyman, Mr.. and Mrs.
William FAIRIES, Prof. and Mrs. Hor-
mann, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Fergu-
son, Messrs. Chas. J. Sudler, A. Bay
nard Fowler and Ct. s. FAIRIES.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Taylor,
of Holmesburg, Pa, Mrs. Alice Short
Royd, Camden, N. j.; Miss Lindsay,
Mrs. Solby, John Carter, Philadelphia
and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilsel of Chester,
Pa. were in attendance upon the fu-
neral of Alvan Taylor, Friday which
took place from the residence of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac s. Taylor
on Mt. Vernon Street. Interment
took place at Glenwood Cemetery.
Miss Bessie johnson, daughter of
Mr.. Richard NJ. Johnson, of Milford,
formerly of this town, is being enter
tanned by Mrs. John P. Hudson. Last
evening Mrs. Hudson entertained a
few friends in her honor. Those pres
ent were: Misses Ella Smithers, Edith
Beck, Mary Roberts, Bertha j. Price,
Anna B. Beckett, Miss Johnson. Mil.
ford; Messrs @. J. Sudler, Gilbert s.
FAIRIES, Mr.. and Mrs. John p Hudson
Mrs. Annie Price. During the course
of the evening Miss Price played an6
Miss Roberts sang a solo.
Mr.. David Davis of this town, who
for year or more has been in ths
! Civil Engineering department of the
Delaware Railroad, has been promoted
aud transferred to the Baltimore Divi-
sion of the Northern Central Railroad
under Gambel Latrobe, assistant Divi
sion Engineer. The change will take
effect the first of March. Mr.. Davis
will leave with the regret of his friends
not only in the Superintendent's offic,
q. Clayton but in this town as we'll
where he is popular with large circl,
of friends.
Mr.. Frank Whelen of Dover, whC
has taken the management of thu
r Smyrna Call plant with the intention o
n reviving the paper, has rented th'
i Mrs. Lillian Cloak property on Mt
y Vernon Street and will move his fam
i lily here shortly. Mr.. Whelen will b
J. assisted by his SON Frank and purpose
7 making the first issue of the Call on
s four page paper on March the fourth
9 Mr.. Walter Colt of indianapolis
y Ind. came east last week on q shor
visit to his mother, Mrs. Angelic
Colt, who has been i'll with sever
n cold. She is much better at this writ
q ing.
If Miss Lillian Speakman attended tn
r '.Junior Prom" at Delaware Colleg
l. last Friday evening which has bee
It pronounced onesof the most brilliar
d dances given in recent years.
n Miss Dora Wilds, Dover, and Mis-
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