Smyrna times., 1908-01-29
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
= and their Social Doings


their daughter, Miss Evelyn Fleming
to Charles Law Robertson, of Scran-
ton, Pa. The marriage will take place
on Thursday, February 9th at O'Clock
in the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Newark. A reception will follow i'm
mediately after the marriage at the
parsonage.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Benton n. Weldon en-
tertained a company of friends last
Thursday evening at a "Taffy Pull. -
Besides this there was splendid enter
tainment afforded in dancing by the
music Of phOnograph. The parlor
rug had been taken up and the floor
waxed. The plain Quadrille and Vir-
glnia reel were the features of the
dance. The evening was highly en-
loyable to all who participated.
Mrs. W. o. Hof6ecker left yesterday
for Philadelphia, to be gone several
weeks. Mr.. HOffecker leaves Monday
Tor Cincinnati, Ohio, to attend the
National Gamers Convention. Be-
ssdes being president of the Tri-State
Gamers Association he is vice -presi-
dent of the National Convention and
is down for an address on ''Arbitra-
tlon."
Miss Araminta Hynson, formerly of
this town, who has been living at
Lewes, has been elected organist of
the Salisbury Nj. E. Church and left
Lewes last week to take up permanent
residence in Salisbury, Md. The
church Is equipped with fine Haskell
pipe organ, one of the finest musical
instruments in Wilmington Confer
ence.
DIR. and Mrs. Robert A. Comegys
were given a surprise Monday evening
by number of their friends. The
party took along a phonograph for en-
tertainment and enough lettuce and
olive sandwiches aud coffee to fnlIv
supply all refreshments. It was a verv
enjoyable evening.
Misses Helen and Ethel Vandeyer,
OF Wilmington, have been visiting
their cousin, Miss Bertha Hoffecker.
Miss Helen Vandever spent Sunday
here and Miss Ethel Vandever will
remain until the end of the week. The
latter was joined to-day by her friend
Miss Mabel Hayes of Wilmington, who
will spend a visit.
Mrs. John L. Truax, of Philadel-
phla, is visiting her parents, Mr.. aud
Mrs. George NJ. Stevenson. Mr.. Ste
venson still continues to improve and
was able 10 be down stairs this week.
Miss Laura Stevenson, of Greens.
boro, Md, has returned to Smyrna
and resumed her place fin the store of
her uncle, George NJ Stevenson.
Mrs. Severson and daughters, Misses
Allie and Ida Severson, who have been
keeping house for s. G. Ransom, near
town for several years, has rented
property at $40 N. Third street, Cam
den, n. j., and will conduct a board
ing house. They leave with the regret
yet best wishes of their friends.
Miss Eva M. Grant, sister of Mrs.
Joseph Shelton, of this town, and Mr..
Walter 81. Mattiford, son of C.H. Mat
tlford of the "Hoffecker farm near
town, were quietly married on Sunday
evening at seven o'clock at the Circuit
Parsonage, by Rev. Albert Chandler.
Miss Sarah D. Pratt who has been
making an extended visit to Smyrna
and Chesapeake City, Md, will return
this week to Atlantic City to resume
her position at the Hotel Dennis.
DIR. Thomas G. Moore is still con.
tinuing to improve, with indications
OF recovering from the paralytic stroke
which he recently suffered.
Mrs. Howard d. Taylor, of Camden,
n. j., is visiting Miss Ella Smithers.
M. Fl. Appleton, the Singer Sewing
Machine man and his family have
vacated the Wilson property on Com.
merce Street aud moved to Phlladel-
phia.
Mrs. Ernest Rowland, aud son, is
visiting her parents Mr.. aud Mrs. Geo.
W. Taylor.
Mr.. J. B. Moody, who has been
travelling through the south, in the in
terest of his business of organizing
banks has joined his wife here who has
been staying with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Presley Ford.
Miss Edna Dick who recently under
went an operation at the Woman's
Hospital, Philadelphia, for appendi.
citls, arrived home at noon to-day
where she will spend several weeks re-
cuperating.
Miss Agnes Cummins is making an
extended visit with her sister, Mrs.
Erben, at Philadelphia.
Mr.. A. Homer Smith was quest of
his parents Capt. A. II. Smith. over