Smyrna times., 1919-12-03
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings


she has purchased property and will
make her home in the future. Her
son, George of the Iron Front Hard
ware Store will follow her after the
Christmas rush at the store is over.
Her other son and daughter, Miss
Amanda are already living in Will
mington where they hold good posi-
tions, and it is to make home for her
children in Wilmington that she makes
the move. She leaves Smyrna with
the regret of her many friends. Fri
day evening a number of the local
members of the W. C. T. u, gathered
at her home and gave her a surprise.
Mrs. Truax has long been evangelis-
tic superintendent of the Smyrna
Union and it was to wish her "God
Speed" that they gathered to give her
parting farewell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey P. Hall at
tended on Saturday, the Army Navy
Football Game at the Polo Grounds,
New York, and were among the 49,
600 spectators who saw the Navy
down the Army eleven, to O. Mr..
and Mrs. Hall received special favors
in witnessing the game thru their son
John Henry Hoffecker Hall who is
student at the West Point Military
Academy.
Mr., and Mrs. N. F. Wilds have gone
to Baltimore, Md, for an indefinite
stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph D. Stevenson
and children and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Allen, all of Wilmington, were home
for Thanksgiving.
Miss Priscilla Stevenson is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. John L, Truax in Phil
adelphia. 80
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter G. Tatnall, Jr.,
and daughter, of Wilmington, Mr..
Clarence G. Smithers, Mrs. G. E.
Grim and Mr.. Joseph Grim, of Col
lingswood, N. j., were Thanksgiving
and weekend visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter G. Tatnal. The Grims and
Mr.. Smithers took Miss Emma Wilds
back to Collingswood with them for a
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Irving Walls and
daughter, Janet, of Wilmington, Were
Thanksgiving visitors to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G. Walls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard D. Taylor, of
Ocean City, N. j., have been paying
their Smyrna friends and relatives a
visit.
Mr. w. H. Stayton, Jr., of Wash
ington, D. c., was home over Thanks
giving.
! Mr.. Cummins E. Speal1man ac-
companied by Mr. H. Rodney Sharp
of Wilmington, and Mr.. H. l.. Cannon
of Bridgeville, left this morning fol
Rockland, Maine, to inspect the i'm
mense curing and canning plants o1
The East Coast Fisheries Products
Company, the largest producers o.
fresh, canned and dried fish in th'
United States. Mr. Speakman is tn,
Delaware representative
Miss Eleanor LeCarpenter, of vii
mington, was a visitor to Miss Grac
Tucker over Thanksgiving and Sun
day.
Miss Eleanor Spruance, Miss Han
nah Deakyne, Miss Lillian Thornley,
Miss Edna Pratt, Miss Katherine Den
: ney, of Woman's College of Delaware
Newark, were home over the Thanks
=; giving Holidays.
Mrs. B. B. Allen and daughter, Mis-
Minnie Allen, of Wilmington, wer
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Harve
Speallman over the weekend.
Mrs. Sarah NJ. Farrell is visiting i
Washington, D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey C. Jones sper
Sunday at Camden.
a Misses Pearl and Helen Jacobs, {
Wilmington, were Thanksgiving an
} weekend visitors of their parent
! Captain and Mrs. w. F. P. Jacobs.
h Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence B. Raymon
n who have been spending their summC
/ at Kiibourn, Wis, have returned hon
# and opened their bungalow.
Il Messrs. Edwin Wilson, >Willial
ID Jacobs, Wilmer Holland, Of Delawal
3 College, were home for the Thanks
a giving Holidays.
1t Dir. J. L. Truax andwife, Miss Ma
;e garet Vogel, Miss Lavinia Truax, Mis-
% Grace Hartman, Of Baltimore, Md
Mr.. and Mrs. George Reed Loflan
Jr., and son and Mrs. Elva D. Brow
Of Philadelphia, spent the wees-er
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Reed Lo
as land near town.
P. Miss Eva B. Shorts, who has bee
re re visiting relatives near Port Penn, hi
- returned home.
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