Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-02-16
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

Mrs. H. d. Boyer and Mrs. W.
Grey Deskyne are in PHILADELPHIA.
where they are guests at the Emerson
Club reciprocity luncheon given at the
Rittenhouse. Mrs. Deakyne will at
tend a song recital given by Miss
Houghton at the Acorn Club for the
benefit of Mrs. Hunters Searlett's
work in the American Ambulance Hos
pital at Neuilly, in the suburbs of
Paris.
Mr.. Ira J. Walters Of Ithaca. N. I
Y. upon receipt of telegram at 10
O'Clock Thursday morning from DR..
Cobb notifying him that Mrs Walters.
who was Miss N. E Broadway, the
daughter of Mrs. Rebekah Broadway.
Delaware street. this town. was lying
seriOuly i'll. Mr.. Walters Immediately
started for Philadelphia at 1l.I7
same morning. arriving there at z. 90
and missed train connections for
Smyrna. He would not wait so he
left for Clayton on the IL train,
arriving in Clayton passed midnight.
re walked to Smyrna. where he is at
present at his wife's side. Mrs. Wal
tiers, about five o'clock Thursday
morning became the mother Of fine
baby girl. Both are getting along fair
~ we'll
DR. Horace Spruance of Philadel-
phia. was a visitor last week of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Spru-
ance. DR.. Spruance has but recent
ly recovered from a spell of Scarlet
fever in the Municipal Hospital for
contagious diseases. where he was
an intern. His time being up at
this hospital. he entered upon his re-
turn to Philadelphia, a course as in
tern at the Episcopal Hospital. He
is thus rndeavor ing to get all the
practical experience he can before
Hanging out his shingle.' -
Little Roberta Collins, the two year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest P. Collins. who had the mis-
fortune to fall off the por-h roof
to the pavement last Saturday after.
noon. is getting along nicely. Mir
aculoUs to state she suffered no broken
; bones and outside of a severe shake
! Up is none the worse for her experi
ence She and her twin sister were
playing. and unnoticed. Roberta
D climed out the window on the porch
ROOF and fell
Mrs. Emma Riggs is visiting her
daughter Miss Mary Riggs at the
Church Home and Infirmary at Balti
more. Miss Riggs who was recently
: operated on for appendicitis is getting
along nicely and was able to sit up a
while out of bed for the first time
I yesterday. Her many friends delight
e at her improV ement.
Mr. John c. Mannering. who re.
Gently sold his residence to Jane.
: I. York Of Brenford, has rented tn,
: property on Delaware street adjoining
J. DR.. L. L Arts, which property wa
:. but recently occupied by the lat,
J. Mrs. Priscilla Ford.
d Mrs. A F. r. Martin of Newark
D. N. j.. we'll known in Smyrna as
frequent visitor to Mrs. John H
Hoffecker. died Wednesday last tn
9th, after a short illness of hear
~ trouble. Funeral and intermen
took place Friday at Newark
9 Mrs. Hoffecker attended the funeral
:, MIR. and Mrs. Roland W. Bell an
VI sen. William, Of Philadelphia. wer
VI over Sunday visitors of their Smyrn
relatives.
Miss Beulah HAZEL and Miss Hele
,e. Collins have returned from weel
vo end visit to DR.. and Mrs. W. V. Me-
II sick.
,ut Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jones ar
ice two children, and Miss Elsie Jone
ter all Of Chester. were Saturday al
his Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mr.
Harvey Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Jones
Wilmington, were week END visito
Sc Of Mr.. and Mrs. Warner w. Prize
e'e Mrs. Jones remained for a long
visit
9" Mr.. and Mrs. F. Irving Walls ha
III been guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwa
=. G.. Walls.
II Mrs. William Ford of Philadelphia
- is visiting Rev. and Mrs. Walter For
~" Mr.. Ford will be down for the wee
end
Mr. Harry NJ. Grieves, of ColdmbI
the o.. son Of Comptroller and Mrs. HI
pei ry B. Grieves. is spending few ds
AN home
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