Smyrna times., 1906-03-07
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
y and their Social Doings

DIR. A. Duncan Yocum, son of Mrs.
Laura Yocum of this town, superin-
tendent of the Chester city public
schools, has been appointed head of
the department of Pedagogy at the
Summer School, in connection with the
University of Pennsylvania, for 1906
The appointment was made upon the
recommendation of DIR. Martin G..
Brumbaugh, the well-known Phila
delphia educator, and DIR. Nathan @.
Schaeffer, superintendent of the Penn !
sylvania State Department of Instruc-
ton. These men, who are known the
country over, are we'll acquainted with
DIR. Yocum and his ability, and it was
through their friendship, as we'll as
the quality of his work, that DIR. Yo-
cum secured the appointment, and it
came wholly unsolicited. AS this is a
summer school, the work will not in
terfere with his Chester school duties.
DIR. Yocum is graduate of Dickinson
College, Carlisle, and took his DOCTORS
degree at the Pennsylvania University
in the department of Pedagogy, under
Prof. Martin G. Brumbaugh. His
workin the summer school will include
a course of lectures on Educational
Principles" and Educational Me-
the ds." The matter was received with
great deal of satisfaction among the
doctors friends in Chester, and he was
the object of congratula ton by many
who heard of his good fortune.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Taylor of Lon
don, England, were visitors to town
this week. Mr.. Taylor left the States
shortly after Christmas, where he and
his wife had been spending the holt
days, on his return to England, leaving
his wife for a longer visit. When he
arrived in London he found it was
necessary to make another business
trip 10 this country, and arrived here
over week ago. They spent Monday
night with their Smyrna relatives and
will leave shortly on their return voy-
age.
William Burton Leinberger, OF
Smyrna, and Miss Virginia M. Carey,
of Townsend. were quietly married by
the Rev. F. II. Moore at the Forest
Church Manse, Middletown, on Sun
day the 25 inst. The bride is daugh
ter of Elijah Carey, well-knowr
farmer of near Townsend. The groom
, is son of the late Henry Leinberger
and is employed in the meat market o
his grandfather, Jacob Leinberger il
Smyrna.
Albert Steele, of Smyrna, and Mis-
Blanche Hewitt, of near Townsend
were quietly married by Smyrns
pastor at Smyrna on Saturday. They
will reside in Smyrna. -Evenin!
Journal.
Mr.. Cummins E. Speakman has re
turned from his southern trip whicl
! was spent with his "Uncle' Joe Rich
ardson at Pinehurst, N. @. Will
? there Mr.. Speakman participated i
q some exciting hunts, one of which wa
) prominently mentioned in the locs
8 paper of Pinehurst.
Miss Nan Wells, of Philadelphia,
q making an extended visit to Miss Eli
: abeth Denney and will remain i
5 Smyrna until her parents. Mr.. an
Mrs. George B. Wells return fror
4 Italy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Carson an
J daughter, of Baltimore, have bee
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Chan'
d Ter.
Mrs. Maggie Donovan of near tow
q and Mr.. William j. Scott, of net
! Townsend were married at the Smyrr
Circuit Parsonage last Tuesday
:, Mrs. p. Price Jacobs and son,
+ Bridgeville, DEL, is visiting her pa
: ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James RobinsC
near town.
Mr.. George Turner of Philadelphi
: was visitor to his mother, Mrs. Ma
- E. Turner near town.
= Mr.. and Mrs. William Edward
:. daughter Abelle, of Lewes, are beil
:. entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. w.
.. Megear.
:. Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Collins ha
: returned from visit to friends
+. Norwood, Pa, and Wilmington.
M;so Morv ua1all 10 opandino 81
.. days in PhiladelRhia, a guest of b
a. sister, Mrs. Fl. V. ID. Bootes.
Of Miss Gertrude Bell and her guel
IL Miss Saxton, left to-day for visit
q Philadelphia.
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