Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-10-31
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
- and their Social Doings

DR.. Wilbur f. Corkran, the WE'LL
known Methodist presiding elder and
minister, who was recently reinstated
by the Judicial Conference into active
membership in the Wilmington Con-
ference, and now serving Newark, has
had a call. The official board of AS
bury NJ. E. Church at Lawsonia, near
Crisfeld, one of the richest Methodist
churches of the peninsula, has extend
ed to him an urgent call to become
psstor with the next conference. DIR.
Corkran was pastor of this charge
from 1886 to 1890.
Mr.and Mrs. Benjamin Severson and
Mr. John G. Severson entertained a
number of relatives in honor of Mr..
Benjamin Seversons seventy first birth
day. Among those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Mccall of Whining
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Severson
and children, Lawrence, Paul and Car
RE, of near Townsend; Mr.. G.. II.
David and daughters Hilda and Nora
of Taylors' Bridge.
| Misses Helen and Irma Lewis en-
tertained last evening the "Old Maids
Club" at Halloween Party. 1t was
a delightful social affair in which var
ious Halloween pastimes were in
dulged in and the oracles consulted as
to what the future held in store. Incl
dentally it was a sort of farewell party
to Miss Helen Lewis, who to-day takes
up residence in Wilmington instead of
going to and fro by train. Miss
Lewis is attending the Wilmington
Business School.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry S. Thompson
have issued invitations to the wedding
of their daughter, Miss Mary Gracey
Thompson to Mr.. Lewis NJ. Price, of
this town, which will take place next
Wednesday afternoon, at one o'clock
at the Methodist Episcopal Church, at
Glyndon, Md. A wedding breakfast
will follow the ceremony.
The Tuesday Club, one of Smyrna's
best known social organizations en-
tered upon the 10Th year of its fort
nightly meetings last evening by being
delightfully."- entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Davis and Mr.. and Mrs.
W. G.. Hill at the residence of the
former on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Turner Jr., and
family, of Hartley, have returned from
weeks visit to Smyrna relatives
Mr.. Turner wss recently promoted
Station Agent of Hartley, being trans
ferred there from Trappe, Md. Hi
annual vacation on account of this wal
postponed until this fall
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Herbert Sitter anC
? Miss Helen Busser, of Philadelphia
I spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.
Mrs. and Joseph L. Beckett. They
a returned Monday taking with then
} her grandmother, Mrs. Mariner.
Mrs. Mary Appleton Ellison, of Will
mington, arrived this morning on {
short visit to her cousins Mrs. Herve
4 P. Hall and Miss Bertha Hoffecker.
e Miss Beulah Hazel of Philadelphia
e was home over Sunday.
: The Wednesday Euchre will be en-
. tertained at the residence of Miss Bel
: tina Bailey at Kenton this evening.
= Mrs. John H. Hoffecker who ha
: been making an extended visit to he
t niece. Mrs. Faun Freeborn, at Kansa
: City, has returned home.
: Miss Ethel Gee, of Railway, n. J
It is visiting Miss Bertha Ransom.
" Mrs. Charles Fl. Burgess, of Centr
= vile, Nd, is being entertained by Dl
: and Mrs. J. W. Clifton.
is Mrs. Benton N. Weldon left Thurs
o day for Asbury Park, N. j., to max
n visit to her sister, Mrs, Taylor.
h Mrs. Robert Denney is visiting be
IS children in Philadelphia.
=, Mr.. Hirons Denney md daughte
d Martha, are visiting relatives in Bait
= more, Md. Mr.. Denney spent Sunda
with them.
Mrs. Thomas Sapp and Miss Ell
10 Crossley are visiting friends at Che
W. teitown
Miss Nan Wells, of Philadelphia,
"A spending a few days with Miss Ora,
m Lloyd.
r. Mrs. Fayette Garfield Collins,
ov Inman, N. Y, (nee Miss Pauline Evan
G. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Eugen
q. Thomas.
d. Miss Bertha Smithers is on an G
,el tended visit to Miss Dora Wilds
I'd Dover.
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