Smyrna times., 1918-06-12
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Moore,
Mr.. William E. Waters, Mrs. Harry
Tschudy, DR.. and Mrs. Reuben E.
Denney, DR.. Frances VanGasken.
Philadelphia; Mrs. Clayville Moore,
Boston, Mass. Mrs. Dorman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leviness, Salisbury.
Md. /; Mrs. Joseph v. Hoffecker, Mrs.
Tom Oakley, Mr.. and Mrs. Talley
Smith, Mrs. Aubrey Vandever and
Rev. DR.. Watt, Wilmington; Mrs.
Wilmer Collins, Miss Nellie Collins,
Camden, N. j.; Mrs. Alonzo Whit
tock, Odessa; Mrs. Alberta Hoffecker.
Middletown; Mrs. G. E. Grimm, Col
lingswood, N. j.; Mrs. Clayton
Fisher. Dover, and Messrs. Thomas
Metz and Mr.. Donovan of the Pennsyl-
vania r. R. offices. Wilmington, were
among those from a distance who at
tended last Thursday the funeral of
Mrs. John A. Hoffecker.
Master Edwin w. Hutchinson. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Hutchinson, of
this town, who has been spending a
year with his sister. Mrs. Jessie
Poole, at Sykesville, Md, has gained
some notoriety in that town for his
ingenuity in mechanics. With play
mate, Lewis w. Hepner, they have
reproduced in miniature, an exhibit
of lover there" which they saw at
the Fifth Regiment Army in Balti-
more. The exhibit which is all their
own handwork, mostly that of Ed
wins, shows the trenches, mortar
batteries, wire entanglements, field
guns, aeroplanes, no-man's land, the
position of American and German
troops, &c. They have been showing
it with good effect in a darkened
building and so lighted it with candles
as to give the exhibit weird appear
ance. The ingenious arrangement
was shown in Sykesville recently for
the benefit of the Red Cross. Along
with it was a goodly number of SOU
venirs and lecture. Edwin has beer
highly complimented for his clever
work.
Mr.. John A. Hoffecker, who, by
the death of his wife. is forced tC
break up housekeeping, left yester.
day for Philadelphia to stay a while
with his sister, Mrs. Charles E.
Moore or until he can make definite
plans for the future which may ulti
mately end in his residing in Will
mington to be nearer his work. Mr.
Hoffecker is accountant for the Della
ware Division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and occupies a high and re
sponsihle position.
Mr.. G. Herman Pierce, who las
year left the employ of the U. G. L.
to accept a position with the Goodyea
Tire & Rubber Company, was on Ma
31st, appointed assistant office man
ager of the Philadelphia Branch @
> the company, promotion that is we
merited.
; Miss Bertha L. Hoffecker, of Ard
y mere, Pa. >, left last week enroute fC
: Boston, Mass, and the Green Mour
tains of Vermont, where she wi
spend the summer with her aunt, Mr.
n S. A. Mansfield. She stopped owe
n in New Canaan, Conn, for week
e visit to Mr.. A. T. Hoffecker and D
s. and Mrs. W. D. Hoffecker.
d Mrs. John w. Hutchison has +
N ceived word thst her son Merrill
st Hutchison, who has been station'
al at Camp Lee, Va, has arrived safe
30 over seas.
le Misses Hilda and Laura Hutchis
to spent Sunday with friends at Can
i Dix, Wrightstown N. ].
b. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Jones,
to Carney's Point, N. j., were visito
to Smyrna over Sunday and receiv
a cordial greeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Mustard a
family, of Newark, N. j., visit
49, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Mustard Ia
: week. Mrs. Mustard and son, l
mained for longer stay.
Vi Or. and Mrs. Reuben Denney, "
Id were down for the funeral of Nj
nd John A. Hoffecker, spent Sunday vi
xe relatives in town.
nd Mr.. and Mrs. John Dick and daue
-, fer. Miss Adeline. of Philadelph