Smyrna times., 1910-11-16
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
= and their Social Doines

Mrs. Elizabeth Spruance, who re-
sides on South Street, celebrated on
November 9th, her 84th birthday. A
coincidence is that her birthday falls
on the same date of her neighbor,
Mrs. Harriet Carrow, who celebrated
her 91st birthday. Mrs. Sprhauce
was we'll remembered bv her rela-
tives and friends. Besides the num-
ber who called to extend compli-
ments and good wishes, she received
"postal shower" of Sc post cards.
Senator-elect Edward G. Walls,
Mrs. ]. E. DeFord, Miss Edith Beck
a nd Mr.. Charles j. Sudler left this
morning for Bridgeville where they
will attend the wedding today of
Miss Pauline Gray, daughter of
Thomas Gray, to Mr.. John Rankin,
of Hartford, Connecticut. Miss
Helen Boyer left Saturday for
Bridgeville to be present for the
ceremony. The bride is well-known
in Smyrna where she has been a fire.
quent visitor and popular with the
younger set.
Miss Constance Maya Das, of In
dia. student at Woman's College,
Baltimore, will talk at the Century
Club, Friday afternoon, November
18th, at $50 on ''Social and Relig-
ious Customs of India. - She comes
highly recommended and will speak
dressed in native costume. In order
that many hear her, it will be
an open meeting and the public ad-
mitted upon the payment of the
usual admission.
Mrs. Walter Turner and daughter,
Margaret, and sister, Miss Conaway,
were called to Seaford, Friday to
the funeral of her nephew, Master
| Raymond Conaway, who died Novem-
ber 10.
Mr.. J. A. Bootes and wife, OF
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, have
been spending a week with their
niece, Mrs. Gilbert Pratt, at "Maple
Grove" " near town.
Mr.. W. o. Hoffecker has been in
New York attending a Board Meeting
of the Committee of Church Extension
of the great Methodist Episcopal
Church, of which he a is member.
Rev. DR.. William S. Robinson,
former pastor of Asbury M. E.
Church, this town, and Mrs. Robin
son, of Hackettstown, N. j., are
visiting the Misses Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey P. Hall and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins E. Speakman
entertained the Tuesday Club last
evening at the home of the former.
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. R. K. Stephen
son, Miss Agnes Stephenson and
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. A. S. Mowbray
left Monday for Port Deposit where
they attended the funeral of Mrs.
Stephenson, sisterin-law of DIR. R.
K. Stephenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins E. Speak
man left this morning fof George
town where incidentally Mr.. Speak
man will spend the week on a gum
ing trip.
DR.. R. Hirons Clifton has ioined
party of Dover gunners including
Frank Startling and DR. R. F. Corley
on a weeks cunning trip to Sussex
County.
Mr.. Charles E. Williams, of Will
mington, was a Sunday visitor here
where he Joined his wife who has
been on weeks visit to her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman P. Hazel.
Mrs. Kate E. Smithers, president
of the Delaware State W. C. T. u.
and Mrs. Mollie Chandler, cores
ponding secretary, are the Smyrna as
we'll as State representatives to the
National w. C. T. U. Convention
which is now meeting in Baltimore.
MIR. o. B. Voshell, of Philadel.
t phia. is paying his Smyrna friend:
a visit at the same time indulgine
in some good cunning sport. He il
: now being entertained by Mr.. ant
2 Mrs. George Reed Lofland.
Mrs. d. Clifford Poffenbergel
t and son, of Wilmington, have beer
= visitors of Miss Lillian Speakman.
y Mrs. George Fisher Pierce, O.
i Milford, is being entertained by tn,
f Misses Mccoy.
MIR. and Mrs. John s. Anthon,
S spent Sunday with relatives il
' Bridgaville.