Smyrna times., 1908-06-17
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
= and their Social Doines

visit to his mother, Mrs. John P. |
Collins. Mr.. Collins is one of the
successful Smyrna boys who is max
ing his way in the world. Besides
being General Manager and principal
stockholder in the big electric plant at
White River Junction, he was
recently elected president of the
Hartford National Bank, and is
man of affairs in the section in which
he lives. He was on the ticket for
national delegate for the Demo
cratic convention at Denver, but was
defeated by the opposition faction.
Hon. Walter o. Hoffecker, who
was elected one of the delegates from
Kent County to the Republican
National Convention now being held
at Chicago, left Friday to join the
other delegates en- route. The
Delaware delegates, Senator Dupont,
Senator Richardson, Governor Lea,
Congressman Burton, W. o. Hffoecker
and John G. Townsend, are pleasantly
quarlered and are gaining good places
on committees.
Rev. Albert Chandler formerly pas
tor of Smyrna Circuit, who is criti-
cally i'll at his home in Bethel re-
mains unchanged with little or no
hope for his recovery. His family
are all at his bedside. During the
past week there have been alterna-
tion hopes and fears for his recovery,
but Sunday change for the worse
took place and his physicians, includ-
ing specialist, say his chances for
recovery are very remote. There is
much sympathy expressed by the
many friends of the former pastor in
this vicinity, who will anxiously hope
that some change for the better will
take place.
Miss Emma Coleman, of Albany,
N. Y, has been entertained the past
week by Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Jar
dine. Miss Coleman is sister OF
the late Bishop Coleman. Last Sun
day she, in company with the Jar
dimes, attended the 2O3d anniversary
of St. Anne's Church near Middle
town, where her father was at one
time rector.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford Stevens
n Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Stockly, ant
v Mrs. Frank Bailey are at Newarl
n to-day attending the Commencement
Exercises of Delaware College, o
which Ayres Stockly is one of tn
graduating class.
Miss Gail Scott, a Wilson Colleg
chum of Miss Helen Boyer, ha
returned after pleasant visit t
Smyrna.
, Miss Lydia Watson and Donald M
= Cloak of Dover, were visitors
Smyrna Sunday.
Mrs. Lillian Cloak, of Philadelphia
e is visiting the family of her brother
]. Harvey Speakman.
Miss Pauline Gray, of Bridgeville
has been entertained the past week b
re Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G. Walls
le Irving Walls, of Lehigh Prepare
l. tory School, Bethlehem, Pa, ha
l. returned home for the summe
AZ vacation.
at Miss Alice Dill, of Atlantic City
is being entertained by Miss Eh
Cloak Wilds.
lg Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Malcom sper
ne Sunday in Wilmington.
ay Cairl Price, of Cornell Universit!
lie is home for the summer vacation.
ay Capt. and Mrs. Josh Davis lie.
ry yesterday for a visit to relatives
wv Philadelphia.
Mrs. ]. Harry Hurtt and children
of Philadelphia, arrive to-day on
:. weeks visit to Mr.. and Mrs. W.
- Megear. They will go from here
~ Rehoboth where they have rented
cottage for the summer.
Mrs. John H. Hoffecker is que
this week of Mrs. Thomas C. Mrpl
he in Philadelphia.
Of Mrs. Laura Yocum and Miss Sar;
r. Yocum are spending two weeks wi
m DIR. and Mrs. A. Duncan Yocum
las Rehoboth.
he DR.. William C. Mitchell, of Phil
ass delphia, is on short visit to
,at sister, Mrs. Sadie Sarah Farrell.
nd Mrs. Amanda Spruance and Nj
act Alice Spruance are on an extend
visi to Mrs. Thomas Johnson in Phi
delphia.
Mrs. R. A. Hance, of Philadelpht
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Wall
~ o. Hoffecker.
Mr.. Thomas S. Start, of Wilmir
!. ton, is visiting his brother, W.
Start.
lin Mrs. Alexine Thompson, Of Dow
has returned from visit to Mrs. JC
the VanGasken.
en- Mrs. E. R. Paten, (nee Miss Mel
.ess Tvgert) of Germantown, Pa, is on