Evening journal., 1917-03-21
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT SMYRNA FOLK
Kings Daughters Elect Miss
Julia Griffith
President
MANY VISITORS
ARE ENTERTAINED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
SMYRNA, Del, Mar. Ell. NJ.
Price has been elected delegate to the
coming meeting of the laymen's as
sociation of the Wilmington Confer
ence, by the Asbury NJ. e. Church. OF
Smyrna, and Charles H. Sudler has
been elected alternate.
The following officers Of "The Little
Laura Lee Circle, of Kings Daugh-
ters were elected at the annual meet
Ing held at the home Of the retiring
president. Mrs. Edward L. Walls,
last Thursday evening: President,
Miss Julia Griffith; vice-presidents,
Mrs. James p. Hoffecker and Mrs.
John Wilson; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Thomas Wilson; record
Ing secretary, Mrs. James Wright;
treasurer. Mrs. Theodore Cavender.
Last Friday was current events
day at the Twentieth Century Club
and prOgrame was in charge Of Mrs.
Samuel J. Reynolds.
The missionary anniversary Of
the Asbury NJ. e. Sunday School was
held on Sunday evening.
The Hon. l.. Irving Handy deliv-
cred the address at the missionary
anniversary of St. Psul's NJ. Z.
Sunday School, of Odessa. on Sunday
eyening-Niss Myrtle Ford is spend
Ing month in Chester and Philadel-
phia.-Edwin Wilson and Eugene
Goldsborough Of the Mercersburg,
Pa, Boys School, are home for the
spring vacation Miss Esther Max
well, teacher in the Smyrna High
School. spent the weekend AZ her
homo in Rising Sun, Md.-Charles II.
lie Fevre spent Sunday in Philadel-
phia.-D. r. Jones, Wilmington was a
recent guest of Mr. and Mrs. Warner
W. Price. of Smyrna.-Mrs William
G.. Hill, of Baltimore, Md. has re-
turned from a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Davis Announcements OF
the marriage at Washington. ID. c.,
Of Miss Lillian Lower formerly OF
Smyrna, and Benjamin Yaden, have
been received by her Smyrna friends
Mr.. and Mrs Yaden will live in Chi
cago.-Mrs. Alonza Whitlock, OF
odessa, is the guest of Mrs. James P.
Hoffecker here.-Mrs Hoffecker en-
tertained ct luncheon in Mrs. Whit
locks honor last Saturday.-Mrs.
Clayton Fisher. Of Dover, has re
turned from visit to her sister, Mrs.
Hoffecker.-Miss Katharine Hudson,
teacher in the New Castle public
School, spent Sunday at her home
here.-Miss Ruth Veasey, of Whining
frt a -
beth Hudson.-Miss Margaret Walls
is visiting her brother. Irving Walls
I'm Wilmington.-Mr Howard Jones
entertained friends at an evening
company last Thursday.-Mrs. and
Mrs. Willilm A. Stevens have re-
turned homo from a visit OF some
weeks in Florida.-Mrs. Hervey p
Hall entertained at bridge last Sat
urday in honor of her guest Miss
Nora Wills, Of Stanhope, n. J. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
enco 3. Raymond, Miss Cora
Tschudy, Mr. and Mrs. Harry c.
Tschudy, DR.. and Mrs. r. H. COrley
Mrs. Hirons Clifton and Miss Lillian
Spcakman.-Mr Victor Merrick was
a recent Philadelphia visitor.-Mrs
Clarence b. Raymond entertained al
bridge last Thursday evening.-Lasi
Friday evening, Miss June Massey
and Miss Betty Langrell. OF Smyrna
entertained at 900" at Miss Massey
home. Those present. an addition tC
the hostosses. were: Miss Rutf
Veasey. of Wilmington; Miss Spru
ance and Miss Evelyn Spruance, anC
Misses Elizabeth Hudson, Elizabeth
Wilson. Ruth Wallen. Christine Kirby
Catharine Denney, Delma II ElSyne
and Pearl Langrell. Refreshments
were served in the dningrOom, which
was prettily decorated in honor of st
Patrick-Dr. Margaret Handy and DR.
williamson. of the Philadelphi;
Woman's Hospital. spent Sunday il
Smyrna with DR.. Handy's parents
the Hon. l.. Irving Handy and Mrs
Handy.