Smyrna times., 1925-12-09
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

Rev. Alexander G. Cummins, a ma
tive Smyrnian, now rector of Christ
Church, POughkeepsie, N. Y, one of
the strongest and most influential
churches in the New York Diocese.
was hOnOred on Saturday and Sunday
on his rounding out twenty-five years
of successful ministry as rector of
that parish from 1900 to 1925. An
anonymous thank offering of $1,000
and a gift of $1250 for Christ Church
marked the event and praise from all
quarters came to DR.. Cummins for the
great work he had accomplished both
in a material way in enlarging and
developing the parish property and in
a spiritual way in upbuilding Gods
Kingdom in the quarter century he
had been at this one parish in POugh-
keepsie. Simple services marked the
observance last Sunday and DR.. Cum
minis expressed his appreciation to a
congregation that filled every pew and
extra seat in the church. Flowers
and letters of cOngratulation came to
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace G. David of
near Port Penn, Del, entertained
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. John Lurty of
Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs. John David,
near Odessa; Mrs. Gertrude Kennedy
and daughter Helen, of Philadelphia;
Mrs. Alma McElnee and daughter
Gene OF Newport; Mr.. and Mrs. jam
es BOyles of Wilmington; Mr.. Har-
man Wilson, Newark; Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Ellis and family of Dutch Neck
Mr.. Francis Mcdowell of Port Penn.
Mrs. Preston Lea and Mrs. Freder-
ick Bringhurst of Wilmington were
the guests last week of Miss J. Agnes
Cummins. Miss Cummins entertain
ed Mrs. Alice Reid, Mrs. Luther lap
ham and Mrs. Henry c. Webb at din
ner in their honor and Tuesday ev-
ening the WOmen's Auxiliary was in
vited to meet Mrs. Lea, who gave an
interesting account of the convention
in New Orleans. Refreshments were
served.
Captain and Mrs. Ursa Diller, Mrs.
William Lank, Misses Hester Ann and
Sarah Mitchell LeFevre, of Washing
ton, D. c., were guests of Mrs. Sarah
Farrell and Mrs. Alice Reid on Sun
day. Captain and Mrs. Diller also
visited her brother, Colonel John P.
LeFevre and Mrs. LeFevre in Dover.
DR.. and Mrs. R.. F. COrley and Mr..
and Mrs. l. Luther Lapham were in
| Milford last week and attended the
banquet given for the benefit of the
Emergency Hospital. They were the
guests of DR.. and Mrs. John G. Sharp
at the theatre.
Rev. Milton Mccain of Blackwood
| n. j., formerly of Smyrna, preached
at KingwoOd NJ f. Church Sunday on
the occasion of the anniversary cele-
bration of the church. 1t was at
Kingswood that Rev. Mr.. Mccain was
first licensed to preach.
Mrs. Name Pyle, Mr.. Robert Pyle
and wife, Mr.. Pierce Patterson, Mrs
George Patterson and daughter Mar
garet, of Wilmington; Mr.. James P
Ransom and wife, Of COllingswood
n. j., and Mrs. Frank LansdOw1e, Of
Philadelphia, attended the funeral oil
John p Patterson.
DR.. G. L. Alexander of Oil City,Pa
a former resident Of Smyrna while ht
was Medical Examiner of the Rail
road Co., with offices at Clayton, wa
in town over Monday and yesterda!
and was warmly greeted by his olC
friends of Smyrna and Clayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles X. Weston o
Wilmington, were guests over tn,
weekend, of Mrs. ]. w. Clifton.
Mr.. Howard r. Jones, who has beer
on the sick list, confined to his home
is able to be out again.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stokesbur
{ entertained his brother, George Barn
! es, Mrs. Barnes and their daugrtel
; Miss Jane Barnes. and Norris .JOrda1