Evening journal., 1918-03-21
NEWS HAPPENINGS
In SMYRNA HOMES
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SMYRNA. Del, March 2i.-The meet
ing Of the Twentieth Century Club last
Friday afternoon, was held in the club
house.
The ARRANGEMENTS for the meeting
wero made by Mrs C. Leland Harmon
son, chairman OF civics, and consisted
Of a good talk. and demonstration cook
ing
Mrs J. Harvey Speakman and daugh-
ter, Miss Lillian Speakman, were Phila-
dclphia visitors last week-Captain John
p. Lo Fcyre, Of the Pioneer Regiment
Of Delaware, and Mrs. lie Fevre, spent
tho weekend in smyrna, with Mrs 10
Fevres parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry S,
Anthony-Nirs. Le Fevre is now visit
ing Wilmington friends 49, Postmaster
English, OF Wilmington, and Mrs Eng
lish spent Sunday IN Smyrna, with Mr.
English aunts, Mrs John Van Gas
KEN and Miss Mary Engllsh-Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Kirby, u near Smyrna. are
receiving the congratulations Of their
friends upon tho birth Of a daughter
Rich Holland, Of Baltimore, Nd. was at
his home here over Sunday-NIss
Elizabeth Wilson, a recent student, OF
Beacom's College, Wilmington has ac-
ceplod a position IN the ofico Of The
Hon. w y. Hoffecker here-Miss Eliza
beth Hudson and Miss Elizabeth Matti-
ford are at home from the West Ches-
ter Normal School FOR the spring vaca-
Slon-Airs. Frank r. Evans spent several
days in Philadelphia last weekly Mrs
Mary 2. Price Is visiting her brother
Ind family. John Price, at Scranton, Pa
On March II, Mrs J. Harvey Speak
man, chairman Of knitting Of the Smyr
ma Red Cross Branch, sent the following
articles to the Red Cross headquarters
/ in Wilmington 30 sweaters, "a hel-
NETS, t3 pairs Of socks, 3k dozen wash
cloths and three ambulance covers.
Miss Ethel Grleyes entertained at hei
nome last Saturday afternoon. The
guests were; Mrs Carlton b. Walls
Miss Margaret Walls, Miss Anna vii
/ son, Miss Esther NJ. Read, Miss Mary
Holland and Miss Mary Cooper.
Mrs. William Hudson Of near Lewes
Del, is visiting her mother Mrs W
lSrell
The missionary anniversary Of the
Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church, Of
Smyrna. was held last sunday evening
in the auditorium Of the church, with
the superintendent OF the school, /. NJ
Price, presiding. The Rev Dr. W. A.
Wise, superintendent Of Easton District
was the speaker Of the evening Tho
pastor Of the church the Rev George
C. Williams, gave a report OF the con-
tributions Of the year. stating that IN
clDding the subscriptions 10 the Wcs-
ley Collegiate Institute, Of Dover. The
church had contributed about Si5O0O.
Charles II. Sudler, secretary Of the
school, stated I'm his annual report that
1854 81 had been contributed by the
classes for the expenses Of the school,
and that Miss Elijah On Mcdowell, SUI
perlntendent Of the primary department
OF the school, and Miss Mary Yates n
scholar in tho senior department, had
been present at each session Of the
school during the year, and that Mrs.
Thomas II Wilson. superintendent Of
the junior department, had been marked
present at Asbury or some other school,
at each session.
The report OF the missionary secre.
tary, Edward T. Porter, gave the
amount received from the school toi
missions the past year, s2i5A0.
4 The music at the anniversary consist
4 ed OF songs by the school led by the
chorister. W. o. Hoffecker and Mrs
Thomas Coverdale, organlst and a voca
selection by Miss Mary Roberts.
Miss Pearl Jacobs and Miss Amanda
/ Trusx, teachers in the Wilmington
public schools, were at their Smyrna
homes on Sunday