Smyrna times., 1921-10-26
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

work of Wilmington Conference, left
Smyrna last Thursday for Maurice
town, N. j., where he will become pas
tor of the NJ. E. Church in that town.
Rev. Mr.. Mccain was appointed to
Cherry Hill, Nd at the last session
of Conference but was unable to take
this circuit owing to his affliction
caused by a fall while attending con-
ference. Since April he has been oc-
cupying the old Smyrna Circuit par
sonage while recuperating. Several
weeks ago he received a call to Maur-
icetown in the New Jersey Conference
and decided to accept. He leaves
Smyrna and Wilmington Conference
with the regrets of host of friends,
who wish him and his estimable fam
lily much joy and success in their new |
field of labor. In a sense they do not |
go among total strangers as Mrs. Nc
Cam was born and raised in that vi |
cinity and has relatives living there.
Mr.. Marion S. Hodgson, son of Mr.. |
and Mrs. Thos. j. Hodgson, of near
town, has accepted a position with
dupont Nitrate Company. He left for
New York Monday and sails on the U.
S. and Pacific Steamship Santa
Louisa" Wednesday for Iquique, Chile,
South America. He graduated from
Smyrna High School in 1918, then
took a secretarial course at Beacon
Business College, Wilmington. His
/ f,,;o 1c xrr.eb Hi,,o fl,i-
new field of employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank FAIRIES Reynolds
and children left to-day for visit to
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L.
Reynolds at Wilmington, enroute for
their home at Tampico, Mexico. Mrs.
Reynolds and children have been
spending the summer with their
grandmother, Mrs. w. A. FAIRIES and
made delightful visitors. Mrs. FAIRIES
has rented her home to Mr.. James d.
Pratt and family, of near Kenton, for
the winter and will spend the time
visiting among her children.
Mrs. Stanley Kirby and children, of
Fort Pierce, Florida, who have been
spending the summer with Mrs. Thos.
Kirby on Delaware street, left yester-
day for Richmond, Va, to visit Mr..
and Mrs. William L. Kirby and thence
to her home in Florida. Mrs. Kirby
was popular with the younger set and
5 she leaves with the good wishes of
l her Smyrna friends.
, Rev. J. NJ. L. Eckard, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church was in Philadel-
phia last week to bid farewell to his
sister and brother-in-law, Rev. DIR. and
. : Mr.. C. H. YeTkes, who sailed for China
:, after an extended visit to relatives in
u this country. DIR. and Mrs. Yerkes
y are missionaries at Yi-Hsien in the
y Province of Shantung, China.
Mrs. C. L. Harmonson is visiting
: Miss Mildred Graham at Atlantic City
e Mrs. S. S. Neff has just announced
Y the engagement of her daughter, Mis-;
= Graham to Mr. Ralph Boyd Purinton
of Chicago, Ill. The wedding viii
take place early in December.
s. Mrs. Cummins E. Speakman. Mrs
/ Henry D. Boyer and Mrs. C. L. Har
i monson attended the meeting at thu
'e Hotel dupont on last Thursday ant
le Friday of the Women's Voters League
. They report very successful meeting
,, and a large and representative atten
"a dance from all parts of the State.
n Mrs. Nellie Rowland entertained tn
th Afternoon Bridge Club at her home o
r.. Main Street last Tuesday afternoon.
on Rev. ]. L. NJ. Eckard is attendin
nd the Synod of Baltimore at West Pres
ed byterian Church, Wilmington, thi
as week. He was reelected permaner
ST clerk of the Synod.
Mr.. Frank Cohen, of Buffalo, VIII
built the upper section of the Smyrn;
hv Dover road was in town Sunday an
he Monday and was given cordial we
m come.
he Miss Bertha L. Hoffecker is visitir
he Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Hoffecker, havir
i'd come down from Haverford, Pa, to a
ng tend the funeral of her uncle, Mr.. A
he bert T. Hotfecker.
,I le Mrs. William Fem, Mrs. Charl
~ - Draper, of Asbury Park, N. j., N
John Draper, of Lancaster, Pa, al
Mrs. Charles Weston, of Wilmingto
~ ~. were visitors last week of DR.. a.
H., Mrs. ]. w. Clifton.
It'll Mrs. Frank S. Busser, Of Germa
ell. town, Philadelphia, has been spendil
18th a few days with her mother, Nj
We Joseph L. Beckett and sister, Miss A
ur- ma Bell Beckett.
Mrs. Robert Magee, who has ella
in the Presbyterian Sunday School c
IS tertained her class at delightful fro
last week at which Halloween spol
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