Smyrna times., 1924-12-24
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

Rev. Alexander G. Cummins, a ma
tive Smyrnian, now rector of Christ
Episcopal Church at Poughkeepsie,
was signally honored Tuesday of last
week in a dinner at the Union Club, !
New York City, in an event cOmmem-
Grating his 25 years of service as
rector of the Poughkeepsie Church as
well as his work in the Diocese of
New York. The dinner was given by
Bishop Herbert Shipman at which
thirty Episcopal Clergymen, including
two other bishops, were present. Mr..
Cummins has been an outstanding lib
eral leader in the church and as editor
of The Chronicle has fought the prac-
tices and encrOachments of the ritual-
lists now called Catholics, for some
years. Speeches of appreciation of
DR.. Cummins' services in the diocese
were made by Rev. William T. Man
ming, Bishop of New York, Rev. Err
nest M. Stires, Rev. E. Cloves Choir
ley, histriographer of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, Rev. Harry P.
Nichols and several others. Rev. Milo
/ H. Gates, on behalf of those present,
made a presentation of a gold watch
to DR.. Cummins, bearing an inscrip-
tion of their appreciation and personal
regard. Besides those mentioned,
there were prominent clergymen from
New York and surrounding cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Deakyne have
rented the Dutch Colonial house of
Miss Mary Spruance on east Com
merce Street vacated last week by
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph J. Smith who
have moved to the Raymond Bunga-
low on South Delaware street which
they have rented with the privilege
of buying
Mrs. Henry C. Webb was entertain
ed at dinner last week by Mrs. John
TOwnley, president of the Century
Club of MiddletOwn, to meet Mrs.
Franceska Kasper Lawson, of Wash
ington, D. C. Mrs. Lawson gave a
recital under the auspices of the club
and Mrs. Webb accompanied her.
Miss Agnes Cummins left last week
for Philadelphia, where she will visit
her sister, Mrs. McMichael, before
going to Pittsburgh to visit her sister,
Mrs. Margaret Lea, who has been ill.
Mrs. Mary L. Boyd has gone to her
son Edward NJ. Boyd at WwarthmOre,
Pa, where she will spend the holidays
and remain until spring.
Rev. Thomas Getz Hill and Rev.
! B. F. Thompson, of Dover, attended
the Council in Wilmington last week
and were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Bringhurst at dinner
Miss J. Agnes Cummins, Mrs. T.
G. Hill and Mrs. Edward S. Dwight
attended the meeting of Kent Coun-
! ty branches of the Woman's Auxiliary
: in Dover.
Mrs. Samuel J. Reynolds, president
of the Twentieth Century Club has
left for Brooklyn, New York, where
she will visit her sister, Mrs. James
A. Farlow and her niece, Mrs. John
: Neale.
Miss Bertha Smithers Of Baltimore,
' Md, is in Smyrna for the Holidays
visiting among her relatives and
friends. She will spend Christmas
!, with Mr.. and Mrs. Warner w. Price
Mrs. Annie Pierce has closed hei
house and left for Atlantic City,where
she will spent the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Collins Of
- Wilmington, We're brief motor visitors
!, to Miss Edith Collins on Sunday af-
> ternOOn.
! hiss Mary Holland of Columbia
- University, New York, and Mr.. Will
y mer Holland of Philadelphia, are
home for the Holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hudson, Jr.
. have gone to Wilmington to spenC
" Christmas with their daughter, Mrs
Harold Veasey and Miss Elizabetl
:. Hudson.
Mrs. John w. Roberts and DR.. an,
" Mrs. AshbroOk mOtOred down iron
Wilmington Sunday and spent tn
, day.
Y. Miss Hettie Megear, of Wilmington
,t has been visiting Mrs. William G. An
" thOny at Bannister Hall.
,e Rev. J. J. Bunting and son JACK
ic have been visiting in Philadelphia.
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