Smyrna times., 1918-10-30
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

United States Naval Hospital, Phila-
delphia, spent the weekend with his
parents, DR.. and Mrs. J. w. Clifton.
He xpects soon to report for sea duty.
He and his family have been soiou1n- |
ing at Atlantic City.
Mr.. Walter ]. Stats, of Merchant
vile, N. j., formerly of Taylor's
Bridge, now one of the head officials |
of the Victor Talking Machine Com
pany, has been spending the week
with his aunt, Mrs. Wilhelmina Hug
gins, and his cousin, Mrs. Charles B.
Swain. He came here when he learn
ed of the critical condition of Charles
B. Swain, the druggist, and remained,
giving what service he could, until af-
ter his death and funeral. Mr.. Stats
was warmly greeted by a number of
his old friends while in Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Homer Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland w. Bell, of Phil
adelphia, have been visitors the past
week, of Mrs. Emily Smith and Mrs.
Elva McCausland
Miss Sarah d. Pratt, formerly of
Smyrna has ben made manager of
the Hotel Dennis, Atlantic City, an
honor that has come to her after many
years service in the business office of
this big institution.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard l. Donohue,
of Wilmington, were visitors over the
weekend of Mrs Minnie Ennis. Mr..
DOnOhue is just recovering from
serious attack of the "Flu."
Mr.. and Mrs. George LOfland, Mrs.
w. E. Spruance, Mrs. Nan Spruance
Jones, Mrs. Gilbert Spruance, of Phil
adelphia, Mrs. Luther Truax,Of Balti-
more, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Atwell. Mr.
and Mrs Dave Lyman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Earle Chandler, Wilmington,
were among those from a distance
who attended the funeral of Mrs Helen
LOfland Smith, wife of w. Victor
Smith, in Smyrna.
Misses Edna Sylvester, Alva Wheat
man and Edith Broadway, employees
of the Diamond State Telephone Com
pany who have been i'll with the "Flu''
are able to resume their duties.
Miss Mary Riggs, who has been
holding a position in the office of War
ner W. Price, has resigned and left
this week to make her home with
Mrs. Reynolds Clough in Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ford and
daughter, Lavinia, of Darlington, NJ
Miss Ella Ford, of Philadelphia, and
Edwin Ford, of Wilmington, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Gibbons and Mr.. and Mrs
Harvey FARRELL, of Townsend, attended
on Saturday the funeral of James
Walter Ford, aged 80 years, son Of
Rev. and Mrs Walter Ford who dice
last week at Cincinatta, Ohio. De
sease spent the greater part of hi!
life on the Pacific Coast as a con
tractor, but few years ago became ;
clerk in the Hotel Oxford, at Cincin
natl. Intelment was made in Od'
Fellows Cemetery.
Privates Russell Anderson, HarOl
Troupe and Homer w. Deakyne, o
Company a. 73rd. Engineers, Wash
! ington, D. c., spent the weekend wit
Mir. and Mrs. w. Grey Deakyne an
j.. Miss Delma DeakyQe.
Mr.. Cameron GOldsborOugh, of Bal
timore, Md, son of Mr. and Mrs. Der
ney A. Goldsbourgh, formerly Q
: Smyrna and Clayton was in tow
. Monday, greeting his old friends.
! Miss Hilda b. HutchisOn and Nj
oscar Lind. Of Wilmington, spent til
weekend at the home of Mrs. John v
Hutchson.
Mrs. Jesse S. Poole, of BaltimOr
! Md, is spending sometime with he
- mother, Mrs John w. HutchisOn.
Chaplain George. c. Williams,
= Camp Meade, enjoyed a furlough
: two days at home Friday and Satu
Is day.
y. Miss Clara Spruance, Of Philade
+, phia, spent Sunday with Mr.. and MI
- Ralph +. Spruance.
=, Mr. and Mrs. George Dewey DaVl
of Chester, visited relatives here
4 Thursday.
Mrs. Earl w. Grant, of Clayton, h
received a letter from her husbal
Sergeant Earl w. Grant, that he ma
1T his maiden flight in a GOvemme
ed areoplane in France recently and e
IN IN loved the sensation hugely.
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