Smyrna times., 1923-11-14

ton will hold its monthly meeting on
Tuesday evening at 7.9O, Nov. 20.
Everyone cordially invited.
The revival meeting at Delaney NJ. |
E. Church will continue thru the COM |
ing week. Rev. G. E. Newton, the |
pastor, will preach Sunday eevning on |
Festivals and Suppers."
The Clayton Fire Engine was called |
to the farm home of Clarence Dono-
van near Greenspring, Monday morn
ing and their timely arrival saved a |
confagration. The fire was due to
defective flue, which was extinguished |
by use of chemicals.
The Broadcreek Construction Com
pany have laid concrete on Clayton's |
Main Street from the School House to
the Railroad Station. Work is being
hastened with all possible speed to
complete the work before freezing
weather sets in.
The intermediate Girls of st. Paul's
NJ. E. Sunday School will hold Box
Social at Clayton Century Club Room
Friday evening, Nov. 18th. Every
body welcome. Ladies please bring
boxes. Ice-cream and cake for sale.
Proceeds for piano fund.-adv.
Miss Hilda Sapp, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Sapp, of Clayton,
and Mobile N. Naylor, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Naylor, of Town
send, were united in marriage at
Bethesda NJ. E. Church, by the pas
tor, Rev. E. w. Mcdowell, Wednesday
evening, at $50 o'clock. The newly
weds will reside in Clayton where the
groom is employed by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
Trinity Church School will be in
session at 2.3O o'clock Sunday after
noon. Evensong will follow at $50
with a sermon. 1t is planned to hold
the Annual Every-Member anvas- on
Sunday, November 18th, and all the
members are asked to remain at home
to be ready to receive the canvassers
when they come. If every one will
add from one to five cents a week to
the pledge of last year, we will be
able to meet our contemplated Budget
for 1924 without any special appeal.
Clayton P. T. A. Meeting-The sec
Ond monthly meeting of the Clayton
P. T. A. was held in the shcoolhouse
on Thursday evening, November 9Th.
Parents, friends of education, and a
few children whom the Faculty and
Committee deemed wise, were present
in numbers sufficient to fill the room
to its capacity. Electric lights having
just been installed in the school, made
for the comfort of all present. Presi-
dent Harvey G. Jones called the meet
ing to order; after the business meet
ing was over, Prof. jefferson, Chair.
man of the Program Committee, an
nOunced the numbers. Exercises. rec
itations, an original playlet composed
by the seventh grade class in reading
work was dramatized, a duet by Mis-
Phillips and Miss Thompson, member
of the Clayton Faculty and a dia
logue by Rynear Macklin and Bea
trice Seward, characterized a part o
the program. Prof. Jefferson the
stated briefly and concisely his con
ception of a teachers job, especially
principals; closing his remarks by in
PRODUCING Rev. Claude Clark of Clay
ton. Mr.. Clark discussed the defini
tion of education given by Prof. JET
ferson and said that he, too, frml
believed it was the only conception
any of US should have of what educa
ton really means. Rev. j. j. Buntin
needless to say that Mr.. Bunting hel
the attention of the audience durin
of Smyrna was then introduced. 1t
his speech. Surely if anybody coul
have listened to his humor, facts an
wonderful delivery, he or she woul
have said "I'm glad l belong to tn
Clayton P. 7. A." After the progral
was rendered President Jones aske
for remarks or suggestions on no
JULIET ulSuuDcIS lGlL dDOuL tllG DeSL II
terest of our P. T. A. Prof. Jeffe.
son reported at that time that II
Clayton folks thru hard working con
mittees had raised $387.85 in cash f.
a school library and that DR.. Cob
Chairman of the Membership Commi
tee, and others are planning to NAL
Clayton 1000 P. 7. A. He (Pro
= JeffersonJ further stated that 5000
Grafton" was the keynote for the 0
ganization and that all patrons al
friends should work hard for Clayto
At the next meeting the Progra
Committee is planning to have a d
bate on Resolved, That the Mode
Girl is more useful as a citizen tn;
was the Girl Of Yesterday" The a
frmative, we hope will be support
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