Smyrna times., 1924-01-09
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

goose dinner Sunday, December 80, in
honor of their children and a few
friends. Those preesnt were: Mr.. and
Mrs. John R. Pratt, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Griffin, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Pratt and little Elma; Miss Hilda
Pratt and Miss Frances Light, Mrs.
Rosa L. Vane and Miss Elva Griffin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Hudson. They
all spent a delightful day and after
dinner had nice music with piano and
victrOla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel L. Rogers,
who had been at Kansas City, Moon a
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. G. Herman
Pierce, were forced to cut their visit
short to come home to get their house
in order for new tenants. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rogers will give up their side of
the house and move into the part lust
vacated by Prof. and Mrs. H.C. Webb.
The residence occupied by the Rogers
has been rented by Mr.. and Mrs. Bay
ard w. H. Culver. Mr.. Culver holds
a railroad position at Clayton.
Miss Hilda Rawley, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Rawley of Smyrna
and Mr.. Powell Marvel, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Marvel of Townsend,
were married at Elkton NJ. E. Par
sOnage, Monday, by Rev. Ernest E.
Weaver, pastor of the NJ E. Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvel will reside for
the present with the groom's parents.
Mrs. Leonard Collins, Jr., daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Dugan of
Middletown, was given a variety
shower at the home of her husbands
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Col
Inns, Sr., in Smyrna On Monday even
ing of last week. A number of her
Middletown friends attended the af-
fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pratt and fam
lily, including Miss Edna Pratt, have
rented the residence on Mt. Vernon
street, long the home of the late Will
liam George Hill, and moved into it
last week. Mr.. Pratt, a year or more
ago, gave up farming and had been
living in Clayton.
Mrs. H. D. Boyer, delegate to the
National Federation of Women's Clubs
from Delaware, left Monday to attend
the Federation in Washington. Among
the features of the meeting will be
reception at the White House by Mrs.
Coolidge on Wednesday afternoon,and
the President will receive the FEEDER
alton on Thursday.
Mrs. Ella T. Griffith and son Mayn-
ard 7. Griffith, who have been on an
extended stay at Ocean Grove, N. j.,
are home. They stopped over in Ger
mantown, Philadelphia on their way.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Denney enter
tanned at o'clock dinner Saturday
evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ayres Stockly of Wilmington. The
dinner was followed with a game of
Nah Jongg which afforded a delight
ful evening.
Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Bunting visited
Rev. and Mrs. z. W. Wells at New
Castle last Thursday evening. Mr..
Bunting preached at the revival SER
vice now in progress. A good meet
ing is reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Truax have
moved from Delaware street to their
, new home on the Boulevard. They
, will be succeeded by Mr.. and Mrs. F.
A. Sylvester who purchased the prop
erty.
Mrs. J. Leonard Price of BettertOn.
Md, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas H. Wilson.
+ Miss Bertha L. HOffecker of Haver-
ford, Pa, has been extending her trip
! from Smyrna, where she is visiting,
. to Laurel and Delmar.
| Mrs. Murray Stewart of Whining
A ton, was a guest of Miss Clara West
r HAZEL, Friday.
Mrs. G. L. Alexander and her
daughter, Miss Frances, will spend
the weekend with DR.. and Mrs
n Thomas C. Park, at their country
home near SwarthmOre, Pa.
Mrs. H. D. Boyer and Miss Emily
l. Spruance attended the State board
meeting of the Federation of Wom-
l. ems Clubs in Dover last Thursday.
= Mrs. J. E. DeFOrd and Mr.. Reginald
DeFOrd, accompanied by John C. Still
the painter, motored to Ventnor, N. J..
. Thursday to have Mr.. DeFOrd's cot
tage painted and renovated for the
season.
+ Miss Cora Tschudy has returned
e from a visit to Philadelphia.
It Miss Ida Downs, New York City
a was a recent visitor with Thomas r
1t Bailey, and Mrs. Hirons Clifton.
e Mrs. Joseph Ennis of "The Gables
d and Mrs. Olive Hirons Shallcross en-
IS tertained five tables of "Bridge" a
is the home of Mrs. Shallcross MOnda.
t evening.
:. Mrs. Frank Reynolds, Jr., entertain