Smyrna times., 1912-11-06
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
= and their Social Doing


health, returned Monday night, both |
having had a delightful voyage. Mr..
Handy seems in fine health, is look |
ing well, and his appearance on the
street yesterday was the occasion of
welcome home" and a hearty
greeting by his many friends in
this vicinity. The "Merion" the
steamer on which the Handy's sailed
from Liverpool was day over due.
1t should have landed in port on Sun
day but through some delay did not
reach Philadelphia until Monday
afternoon. Miss Mrgaret Handy,
their daughter, who is taking a
course in medicine at John Hopkins
University, Baltimore, and Mr.. Ro-
land w. Bell of this town, met Mr..
and Mrs. Handy in Philadelphia.
They came to Smyrna on the midnight
train. Mr.. Handy arrived just in
time to vote.
Mr.. Thomas Jefferson, father of
Postmaster jefferson, celebrated on
Thursday evening last, the 31st inst,
his Oath birthday. The event was
made the occasion of an informal
greeting he will not soon forget.
Friends gathered during the day to
extend their congratulations and a
'postal shower was also received.
He received quantities of flowers,
cigars, handkerchiefs and other gifts
and all together it was made, much
to his surprise and pleasure, an en-
| joyable day. Mr.. Jefferson is Smyr-
mas oldest citizen and is still in
possession of all his faculties and is
able to move about to a remarkable
degree for one of his advanced years.
He has many friends who wish for
him many happy returns of the day
and that he will live in good health
to see his Tooth birthday and longer.
Mr.. James T. Burrows, the Bren-
ford grocer, and his bride, formerly
Miss Alice Barcus, were serenaded on
Tuesday evening last, at their home
in Brenford. Quite number of Mrs.
Burrows friends called on her some
what earlier in the evening and re-
freshments were served. The sere-
naders were also given cigars.
Mr.. Alexis Mustard of Baltimore,
Md, joined his wife and son Horace,
here over Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Mustard. Mrs.
| Aloxr1z M,1ckor1 md evAonAaacr
the winter with Mr.. Mustard's s parents
and the later joins her here over
Sunday every fortnight.
Mrs. Nan Spruance Jones of Bala,
Pa, accompanied by Mrs. Norman
Ives, Mrs. Phillip Trau visited Smyr-
ma Saturday and spent Sunday with
: Mr.. and Mrs. George Reed Lofland.
Miss Julia HUM is on two weeks
visit to Miss Elizabeth Wilson at
Baltimore and Miss Lillian Lower at
Washington, D. G.
5 Messrs. John Postles and Derrickson
Cummins of Philadelphia, were home
y yesterday to vote.
Mr.. William Ford of Philadelphia,
v son of Rev. Walter Ford, was home
: yesterday to cast his first vote.
: Miss Bessie Reihm has returned
from a visit to Middletown, bringing
with her Miss Alice Smith, over Sun.
day.
Mrs. John Hurd, Miss Margare
S Reihm and Miss Nellie Anderson
- spent Saturday in Dover, taking il
d the carnival.
l. Mrs. Gilbert S. FAIRIES and sol
e James, who have been spending
/. month with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
a FAIRIES, have returned to their hom
Y at Chester Heights, Pa.
% DIR. and Mrs. Robert Watt VIII
it have been sojourning in Atlantic Cit
re returned Monday. DR.. Watt is i
v very much better health, a fact tina
ID is gratifying to his many friend
m who are glad to see him home.
st Miss Beulah HAZEL of Philadelphia
if has been spending few days wit
as her parents Mr.. and Mrs. H. F
I'd HAZEL. Mr.. HAZEL who has bee
W confined to his home the past week,
10 getting better.
re Mrs. w. ]. Ryan has returned frol
or a visit to her brother, Captain Chas
In H. Knowles, also her son Raymon
It. Midlam in New York. Also attende
the launching of the battleship Ne
York in the Brooklyn Navy YarC
8 last Wednesday.
Miss Mary Cumlnins entertained
TO number of her friends at Bridge {
Tuesday evening at the Delawal
House.
- Mrs. H. D. Boyer is visiting
= Atlantic City.
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