Smyrna times., 1920-06-09
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings


late today for West Point, N. Y, to
attend the week of graduating exer-
cises of their son, John Henry Hof-
! fecker Hall, who has completed his |
course of study at the United States
Military Academy and receives his di-
ploma next Tuesday. He takes the
rank of second lieutenant. There were
289 in the class and this class may be |
sent to Camp Bennett, Georgia, for a |
years intensive training. Lieut.. Hall |
is the first Smyrna boy to have grad
uated from that institution for num-
ber of years.
Miss Margaret Postles made re-
cent visit home to her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank E., Postles, and
brought the announcement of her
transfer from the League Island Hos
pital, where she was dietician, to the
Naval headquarters at Newport,
Rhode Island. While regretting to
leave Philadelphia, the change takes
her up to the famous New England re-
sort where a delightful summer is in
prospect.
By means of private subscription
and the interest of friends of the old
Smyrna Creamery on Delware street,
this old burying ground where so
lethodist Cemetery, opposite the
many of Smyrna's old and honored
dead are buried, is being cleared of
brush and rubbish and made into
more attractive place.
Rev. T. Guy Owens, pastor of Smyr-
ma Circuit, who recently went to the
Hahneman Hospital, Philadelphia, for
,; treatment, is improving as we'll as can
be expected, which announcement is
pleasing to his many friends on the
Circuit as well as in the town of
? Smyrna.
Rev. w. A. Wise, district superin-
tendent, will preach at Asbury M. E.
Church, next Sunday morning, and at
Severson's Church on Smyrna Circuit
2 next Sunday afternoon. Rev. Milton
Y McCann, Conf Arence Sunday School
Secretary, will supply the pulpit at
Jerman Chapel, Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Carrow and
a Mr.. and Mrs. William Watson and
: daughter, Mary, of Chester, Pa, and
0 Mrs. 2. F. Wright, of near Clayton
spent Memorial Day in Philadelphia
Ralph E. Stats is tearing down 9
re portion of the old Boyd property or
n Delaware street he recently purchased
/ and will make a more habitable prop
erty on this site.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Turner en-
W tertained on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs
? Fred Beaston and Miss Helen Beas
e, ton, of Wilmington. Mr.. Turner mo
tored down with them from Whining
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Henry HURT, o
- Ridley Park, Pa, motOred to Smyrna
- and were entertained over the weel
end by Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey P. Hal
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Buttery an
son, Howard, Jr., of New York City
Ill are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John But
eS terry. Mrs. Frank Griffith, of VIII
Sc mington, was here over the week en-
ay but returned Monday. Miss Clar
Buttery is also home to spend tn
summer vacation.
en- Mr.. William L. Collins and Mr.. Js
ce cob Collins, both of Philadelphi;
Ia. spent the week end with their aun
ng Miss Clara Leinberger.
70 Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Baynard ente
he' tanned last week, Mrs. Frances
Starr of Chicago, Ill.
nd Miss Hester Anne LeFevre,
lex Washington, D. c., is visiting h
Ies aunts, Mrs. S. M. Farrell, and Nh
So Alice Read.
Mrs. Voorhees,, of Atlantic City,
all j., has returned from a visit to N
iu' and Mrs. John Rawley.
Former Congressman L. Irvi1
Handy is in a Baltimore hospital f
treatment and while his condition
lce' very serious, his friends hope to s
him about soon.
Miss Charlotte MacFarlane, of Phi
adelphia, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j