Smyrna times., 1916-03-22
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from Cheswold, Kenton
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TOWNSEND.

Home and School League Change
Meeting Night-Personal Mention
Townsend. March 21:-At recent
meeting of Home and School League
il was agreed that the meeting night be
changed from the second Tuesday
to the second Monday in each
month. Twenty new members joined
at last weeks meeting. Mrs Austin
Hart and Mrs. Joseph Jones were
appointed on the committee to look
after the financial entertainment for
next month. Miss Msloney read
Watching the Spark" A recitation.
''No More Spanking" by Gilbert
Hayden; Singing. by Sadie Carrow;
Prof. Mary E. Rich of Delaware Col
lege, gave a very interesting as we'll
as instructive tax on present Day
Truths in Education. The meeting
was closed by singing America.
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Howe, national
counselor of the daughters Of America,
Of New York City. gave a lecture on
foreign patriotism TO the local order
here last week. Mr.. Richard Hodgson
and Mr.. d. P. Hutchinson were called
on to make an address. Miss Ethel
wyn Maloney recited "Susan Spark
ing. and Misses Helen Reynolds.
Naomi Schockley and Gladys Pollitt
sang Mother" and also Face to
Face" which was enjoyed by all.
Ice cream and cake were served.
Afterward a dance was given for the
young folks. Those present were !:
Mrs. Daisy Johnson. Mrs. S. A. Col
Inns. Mr.. and Mrs. John Guessford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Austin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathaniel VanHOrn, Misses
Virgil Slant, Corinne Outten, Helen
Reynolds, Rebna Rittenhouse Naomi
Shoekley. Gladys Pollitt, Elizabeth
Shockley. Mary Start, Ethelywn Ma
lOney, and Katie Ratledge; Messrs
Roland Reynolds. Frask Hutchinson,
Frank Collins, John Timmons. c. c..
Severson. Vernon Watts, Randolph
Reynolds. Lester Daniels. Raymond
Lambdon and Doc Jacobs.
w. e. Sutton, Of Chestertown. has
been awarded the contract to install
the heating plant in the school build
ing.
Personals Miss Susan Ratiedge,
Of West Chester State Normal School,
has been spending her Spring vaca
tion at the home of her parents. Ma
thaniel Ratledge. Miss Ethelwyr
Msloney and her four assistants Mrs
George CHM. Mrs. Ohio Marvel, Mrs
Richardson and Mrs. Hayman enter
tanned the Ladies Aid Society at III
flFmer's home on Wednesday evening
Mr.. L. L. Maloney land family o
Wilmington were week END visitor
at W. A. Scott s. Miss Lulu Rat
ledge was a recent visitor TO Mrs
Margaret Pierce, in Middletown -
Mrs. W. N. Watts spent Tuesday an
Wednesday with her daughter. Mrs
ID. B. Jones. in Wilmington. Mr.
|, George Shockley having recently pun
chased home in Wilmington. wi
soon remove his family there. II
G. Lockerman returned to Washington
d. c.. Monday. after spending seV
eral days at his home here. MI
and Mrs. Joseph Wright. Mr. an
Mrs. James Wright. of Smyrna, sper
Sunday with W. N Watts and wifi,
Mrs John Beauheamp. of PER-!
Vile. Md. spent Monday and Tue
day with her mother, Mrs. w.
Reynolds. Mrs. John Townsend hi
1 returned home after a three week
e visit with relatives in PHILADELPHIA
I and Wilmington. Mrs. George Bel
e nett. has returned home after NAL
q ing her parents Mr.. and MIR
: Shoekley. Of Greensboro, a visit.