Smyrna times., 1907-02-20
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
y and their Social Doings

w. y. Hotecker, president OF the
Tri-State Gamers Association, re
turned from Buffalo, N. Y, Monday,
where he had been sent a delegate to
represent Delaware, Maryland and
New Jersey at the Annual Convention
of the National Gamers Association.
There were more than 1900 in the con-
vention, which was the largest and one
of the most profitable ever held. Much
important business was transacted that
will be of iucaIculable benefit to the
packers. Mr.. Hoffecker was one of
the vice presidents of the National
Convention and in the absence of the
President presided over one of the
sessions. He was also a member OF
number of important committees.
Gamers were present from all parts of
the United States. The machinery
exhibit was an extensive affair.
Some local interest is attached to the
Thaw trial in New York from the fact
that DIR. Britton d. Evans the insan-
ity specialist aud important witness
who has been figuring in the case, is
brother of Mrs. Eugenia Thomas of
this town. DIR. Evans is a native of
Templeville, Nd, and is now superln-
tendent of the State Insane Asylum
Morris Plains, N. j. He contends
Thaw was insane at the time he killed
Stanford White.
The Venerable George G. Hall D. D
Rector of st. Johns Church, Whining
ton, will preach in st. Peters Church
Friday evening next. The Rector oil
Smyrna will preach in Christ Church,
Easton, Nd, this eve ming. The course
of lectures begun last week upon the
history and contents of the Book of
Common Prayer will be taken up again
one week from Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. K. Jones of Dover,
have issued invitations for the mar.
riage of their neice, Elizabeth Cooper,
to David Henderson Bowen, on Satur-
day, the second of March, at their
home in Dover, Delaware. Mr.. anG
Mrs. Bowen will be at home after the
twelfth of March at fifty one hundred
and forty-seven Cedar Avenue, Yves
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Messrs. w B. Start, A. ID. Cole an
George M. Stevenson attended tn,
State Council of the Jr. o. U. A. M.
at Delmar this week as representative
of Stars and Stripes Council No. 26 o
this town.
Mrs. M. W. Orme has returned from
visit to her cousin, Miss Bertha he
fecker.
Miss Cora Tschudy has returned
from a visit to her uncle, Rev. T. L
Poulson D. D., at Ridley Park, Pa.
Mrs. George W. Dame, of Baltimore
Nd, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John G
Stockly.
Miss Helen Lewis, of Whining ton
was home over Sunday.
: Miss Elsie Lank, of Philadelphia, i
J visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sadie Farrell
Mrs. P. P. Collins has been spend
} ing the week with her son, Mr.. Clifto
Collins in Wilmington.
1 Mr.. Gilbert S. Jones, of Whining
ton, was a visitor to his parents M 1
3 and Mrs. j. Wesley Jones.
r Mrs. II. d. Howell and son, of MID
: dletown, are visiting Mr.. and Mr.
g John P. Hudson.
/ Mrs. John Truax, of Wilmington
: has been visiting her sister, Mr.
i Daniel @. Bailey.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph d. StevensC
4 and daughter, of Wilmington, are pa.
: ing visit to their Smyrna relatives.
/ Mrs. w. o. Hoffecker is visiting b,
v parents, Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Hance,
J, Philadelphia.
! Mrs. John Fl. Hoffecker is visitin
r her sister Mrs. s. l.. Baldwin
l. Brooklyn, N. Y.
e Mrs. M. F. Carey left on Monda
i for Philadelphia to take trip to Be
e muda with her brother George !
4 Wells aud wife.