Smyrna times., 1908-07-15
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
= and their Social Doing

DR.. A. Lee Clifton son of DR..
and Mrs. ]. W. Clifton of this town.
is receiving the congratulations of
his friends over his success in pass
ing a rigid examination for an
assistant surgeon in the Navy. DR..
Clifton spent week in Washington
and was one of three out of a class
of eleven who passed. He is now
awaiting his commission from
President Roosevelt. 1t is probable
he will be sent to the Naval
Hospital at Portsmouth for the
summer after which he will 90 to
the Naval Hospital at Washington.
He will probably be sent to sea next
spring. He has the best wishes of
his friends for continued success.
Isaac D. Hamilton of PHILADELPHIA.
was one of the former Smyrna bows
who was here over the Fourth and
whose name was unintentionallv
omitted last week. Mr.. Hamilton
will be remembered by some of the
older heads as member of the we'll
known merchantile firm of Hamilton &
Cummins of this town. He is now
a successful realestate broker on
Walnut Street. During his visit
here on "Home Day" he was greeted
by many of his former friends.
George B. Wells, the well-known
Philadelphia halter who with his
wife were visitors here over the
Fourth, have returned home. Mr..
Wells is one of the successful
Smryna boys who is forging to the
front as one of Philadelphia's
"captains of finance. He was
given a hearty welcome by his
former Smyrna friends.
Miss Helen Wooten of Laurel,
has returned from a short visit to
her cousin Miss Mary Mense Burke.
She had been attending the Com
mencement Exercises at Yale Univer-
sity and had stopped over in Smy rna
on her way from New Haven where
she has been making a visit.
Mrs. P. P. Collins was a guest of
her son Clifton Collins in Wilmington
last Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Thomas c. Murphy of Phila,
delphia, widow of the late Rev.
Thomas C. Murphy, at one time
pastor of Asbury M. E. Church this
town, is visiting Mrs. John H.
Hoffecker.
Mrs. John L. Truax who has been
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
George M. Stevenson was called
home last week by the sickness of
her husband.
Miss Ruth Orme of Wayne, Pa,
is being entertained by her cousin
Miss Bertha Hoffecker.
The Misses Malcom of Whining
ton, have returned from a visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Malcom.
Daniel Phillips of Philadelphia.
is visiting his brother John E.
Phillips.
Mrs. William C. Money, Miss
Leila Money and Mrs. Annie Wright
of Townsend, are being entertained
by Mrs. John M. Voshell. Messrs.
Allen and Denney Cavender of New
Castle who have been visiting Mrs.
Voshell have returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Waters who
were unable to get off last week,
left yesterday for their cottage at
Rehoboth accompanied by Mrs. Ema-
line Waters.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Howell and
son of Middletown, have returned
from a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. John P.
Hudson.
Miss Annie Griffith of Chester,
Pa, is visiting Miss Julia Griffith.
Miss Helen Boyer left last week
for near Pittsburg, Pa, where she
has Joined "House Party given
by her friends Miss Ethel Cooper to
five Wilson College girls.
Miss Ethel Jackson of Greensboro.
Md, is being entertained by Miss
Elizabeth Hall.
Miss Fannie Thawley formerly of
Chestertown, Md, and John C. Still.
an employee of Harvey Jones the
painter and paper hanger, were
married Saturday evening at eight
O'Clock by Rev. G. P. Smith at St.
Paul Parsonage, Clayton.
Miss Katherine Hudson is visiting
Miss Ruth Fleming at Wilmington.