Smyrna times., 1922-10-25
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social DOingS

Rev. DR.. Alexander Griswold Cum
Minis, rector of Christ Episcopal
Church, Poughkeepsie, n. Y, and a
native of Smyrna, was one of the |
prominent clergymen of the United !
States who was present at the Organi- !
zatiOn of the Modern Churchmen's
Union in America at the Century Club
New York, on Tuesday, and was elect
ed a member of the executive COM
mittee of the Union, member of the
committee on publicity, and one of the
editors of the American board of "The
Modern Churchman," which is the lead
ing magazine of the Church of Eng
land. DR.. Cummins has long been
prominent in the modernist movement
in the Episcopal Church in America,
not only in the stand he has taken at
gatherings in which churchmen have
come together for conference, but as
editor of "The Chronicle" magazine
which stands, first of all, against the
"high church." or Catholic movement
of the Episcopal faith.
Mrs. Frank Thomas entertained two
tables of Bridge last evening in honor
of her guests, Mrs. Charles Affleck,
(nee Miss Mildred Carter), of Brook
lyn, N. Y, and Miss Ruth Guyer, of
Winchester, Va. Those present besides
the above were, Miss Mary Holland,
Miss Elizabeth Dawson, Mrs. E. c..
Billeb, Mrs. Robert Y. Wallen, Jr.,
Mrs. Olive Hirons Shallcross and Miss
Elizabeth Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer L. Porter, of
Haddon Heights, N. j., their son and
sons wife motored to Smyrna Monday
and stopped over on a visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward T. Porter and from their
on to Magnolia to get Mrs. Rebecca
Collins, mother of Mrs. Porter, and
take her home. They were cordially
created by the Smyrna friends who
saw them.
Prof. j. H. Mendenhall, who has
been all summer erecting a house on
lot he purchased opposite Odd Eel
lows cemetery, moved his family into
it last week. Prof. Mendenhall i:
head of the vocational agricultural
department of the Smyrna Higf
School,
6 Prof. c. William Prettyman, pro
! fessor of Dickinson College, has beer
granted a six months leave of absenc
for trip through Europe. He is nov
in France and will visit Germany
Switzerland and Italy. He expects t.
return to this country in Februar
next. Prof. Prettyman is a son o
Il Rev. C. w. Prettyman, D. D., forme
}, pastor of. .Asbury NJ. E. Church, Smyr
Il ma.
E Mr.. and Mrs. John Jay Williams
/ (nee Miss Ethel Grieves) are on
e motor trip to Hagertown, Md, and tn
mountains of Western Maryland, com
: bining business with pleasure in Wis
iting a numbeT of towns.
Mrs. Frank Torner, of Wilmington
St was a visitor to Smyrna yesterda
= and received the welcome hand of he
IS friends. She came down with a part
II of ten who took dinner at the Colonia
!. Miss NJ. Edith Beck entertained tn
= Bridge Club Saturday Afternoon
- There were three tables and deligh
:. full time was had
a Mr.. Fletcher Grafford who has bee
at Howard Hospital, Philadelphi
where he was operated upon, returnt
- home Sunday. He is slowly recove
~ ing from his severe ordeal. H
: friends hope to see him about soon.
a Miss Elva Griffin, local manager
al the Telephone Exchange, has been e
". joying a two weeks vacation visitir
La in Wilmington, Philadelphia and o
X. ford, Md.
a; Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer z. Taylor, w
he have just returned from Europe, m
or tored to Smyrna and spent the wee
at end with Mrs. George w. Taylor. N