Smyrna times., 1921-01-19

around Clayton caused Dy Ine lay OH
of many railroad employees.
Mr.. Ridgely Nickerson, Jr., who has
been confined to his bed for the last
six weeks because of serious illness, is
showing signs of improvement.
The ladies of Delaney's M. E.
Church will have chicken salad and
oyster supper in the hall at Colts, Nd,
next Saturday evening, January %.
Ice cream and cake for sale.-Adv.
There will be Holy Communion in
Trinity Church on Sunday morning
next at 7.30 o'clock. The church school
will meet as usual at 2.30 p. M, and
evensong will be said followed by a
sermon at $50 p. m.
The Clayton Century Club held a
meeting Thursday, January 13. The
following program was rendered:
PIano solo, Mrs. Pearl Roggs; piano
solo, Yiolo Macklin. AS it being Arts
and Crafts day many pretty and uni
que things were exhibited.
The Pennsylvania railroad has h, ul-
ed several carloads of cinders to Clay
ton. The cinders are being used to
repair the roadbed on the Smyrna
Branch line. The railroad has also
put some of the cinders on streets
surrounding the railroad property.
Mr.. Fluharty has been in charge of
the work.
The first monthly meeting of the
Parent Teachers Association designat-
ed the Oak Hill Home and School As
sociation was held in the new school
building last Wednesday afternoon,
January 18th. A literary program
was rendered, after which refresh
ments were served. A goodly num-
ber of the members were present and
much interest was observed.
Revival services will begin at
Ewell's M. P. Church, Clayton, Del,
on January 3Uth. A great time is ex-
pected as extra help will assist the
pastor in the work. The services for
Sunday, January % are as follows:
Preaching 10 a. M; Sunday school, 2
o'clock; preaching, 7.30. Rev. James
Fl. Straughn, president of the Mary
land Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church preached to large
assembly on Thursday evening.
After AT years continuous service,
David I. Allen, of Middletown,
track foreman on the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad, will retire from the service
after FEBRUARY 18th next. Mr.. Allen
was % years of age when he began
to work for the railroad company in
1873. He has never been in an acci-
dent of any kind and has the distinc-
tion of having won $50 prize seven
different times for having his division
of the track in excellent condition. He
will be 70 years of age on February f3
st. Paul's M. Z. Church-Services
for Sunday, January %: Preaching at
10.45; Sunday school at o'clock;
preaching at Blacliston's 23O; song
service Z o'clock; preaching 7.15. The
Sunday school elected the officers and
teachers for the ensuing year. The
of4oox- aIootad ov.o &c foIlo1,v-. cs,,x,+
Mr.. L.. G. Boyer, assistant Supt Mr..
John Houston; lady assistant, Mrs.
Sallie Gooding; secretary, Mrs. Dry
don, treasurer, Mr.. ]. E. Cats, organ
ist, Mrs. Frances Scout, orgnaist's as
isstant, Miss Ella Hawkins, second as
sistant, Miss Adelaide Stevens, third
assistant, Miss Viola Macklin, mis-
sionary chairman, Miss Emma Blades.
The monthly meeting of the Wo-
mems Aid of the Delaware Division
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad will be
held at Clayton, tomorrow, Thursday,
January 20. Speakers for the day
viii be: Mrs. Gamble Latrobe, super
intendent of the Southern Grand Di-
vision; Mrs. H. H. Garrigues, super
intendent of the Delaware Division;
Mrs. H. H. Redmile, road foreman;
Mrs. R. L. Holiday, publicity chair
man of Delaware Division. Mrs. La.
trobe announces that the annual meet.
ing of the Women's Aid of the Penn.
sylvania System, Mrs. w. w. After.
bury, director, will be held on Febru
ary -23, in the Pennsylvania R. r. Y
M. c. A., West Philadelphia. Lunch
con will be served at IL noon. TIL,
ureglar business meeting will follow
Those of the Maryland division desir
ing to attend will please report t,
Mrs. H. H. GaTigues, adm those Of th.
~supedntendent's department, to Mrs
Gamble Lotrobe, not later than Febru
ary 20.