Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-02
NEWS OF SMYRNA.

SMYRNA. Oct. 2-Postmastcr James
d. Wright. of Clayton. has been reap
,,,inted for another term OF four wears
Councilman and Mrs. Jown ". Roberts
have been entertaining Mrs Roberts
sister Mrs. Edward ID Hearn Of Wash
Nisses Ada Hadsmen and Isabelle
R.,chc7. Of Philadelphia. have been the
q7Iests OF Miss Isabelle Hutchinson e
MAYNARD Griffith, Of Philadelphia,
has been visiting relatives here
Mss Rcna Dawson Knots. oldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Walter ~
Knots. Of ChcSwold, and granddaughter
Of John H. bishop, OF Wilmington, tor
>herlv of Chcswold has left Tor Siberia
70 become 4 Red Gross nurse with the
amy now fighting for the cause q hnerty
on the eastern front
Miss Tvclvn Knots. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. D. 4 Knots OF SMYRNA,
who recently registered IN the United
States students Nurse Reserve. has
Iecn assigned 10 training duties Al tho
Dclauarc Hospital III Wilmington
Miss Ethel t. Daniels, OF Townsend,
,s also 10 enter training there
Mr. and Mrs Cordley Slaughter OF
Wilmington. have been visiting Mr., and
MIR. George Slaughter, of Leipsic.
The literary society Of tho Smyrna
High School. at a special meeting with
Mis- Esther Maxwell as temporary chair
mon elected the following Others: Miss
Ruth WalIen. president: Miss Pauline
PRYOR. vice-president; Miss Alyce Watson,
Rank Pratt. Of Camp Lee Va. is
home on a furlough with his parents
Mir and Ms George Pratt. near Clayton
Mr. and Mrs Robert Wallen. have
been entertaining Mrs. Nallen 5 sister,
Mrs. Joseph Stephenson. and her daugh-
Ter. Miss Mabel Stephenson, Of STAIN
ford. Conn
HARRY NJ. Grieyes. Of thf Lewes Naval
Rase has returned from visit 10 his
nsrents. Councilman and Mrs Harry
B. Grievcs-
Mrs. Frank L Postles has been visiting
Milford relatives
sergeant Homer e >avIn. Of Camp
(;reenleaf. Fort Oglethorpe Ga has
returned after weeks Through with
his parents. Mr and Mrs ". e. oavin
Of Cheswold.
Ralph I ~inex OF Clayton. has entered
Dickinson College. Carlisle. Pa Mr..
Sinex graduated from the Wesley Col
leoiate Institute Dover last June
MIR and Mrs. Willard I Reed have
been visiting relatives near Middietown.
Clarence Rawley james T.. Jerman
and Howard RawIey. all OF Leipsic. were
recent visitors ~ Wilmington
The Rev. G. r Smith. pastor OF Ches-
void Nj. T. Church, and Mrs Smith,
have returned from q two-weeks va
cation spent at Rehoboth Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs " T. Onley, have been
entertaining at their CLAYTON home,
Mr. and Mrs Norman Hoffecker, OF
Wilmington
Miss Margaret Mofitt who graduated
from the Smyrna High School last June
has entered the Womans College at
Newark
MIR. and Mrs. " Lee Springs and son,
Of Merchantville N J , and Miss Flor
ence G.. Lurty, Of Wilmington. were
recent guests Of Mr. and Mrs. William
H Lurty, near town
Marion S Hodgson son If Mr. q d
Mrs. i. ]. II dig o lear town, has
entered upon an engineering course at
Delaware College, Newark.
School BOYS Of Townsend and vicinity,
who are assisting in the Liberty Loan
drive, will also start a campaign 70 raise
funds to organize troop Of Boy Scouts
10 that town In both campaigns they
have been assured Of strong financial
aid from local residents.
On Saturday. October 80. the survivor,
of the First Delaware Veteran Volunteer,
Infantry will celebrate their tifty-sevcnth
anniversary in this town.