Smyrna times., 1926-07-14
|IFVBL RECEPTION TO REV.
||TIIIVII|GETz HILL AND FAMILY
:, YEARS AT ST. PETERS
r. IVES SOON FOR KANSAS
u Tribute Of Good Will and
|sa1.n ['1na,Dl3 lE3nemplifed at Reception
aeen III Feature Of Gathering

-. EXempllueu a.
aeen !. Feature Of Gathering
Alpr Tsor,as Getz Hill, rector Of
~ 8.+ar's aJs Church, who filled the
I''l 3, tbe last time last Sunday
v. \. ii .asing two weeks vacation
~ 1,,.5atb ,5 and then on to his new
! Chanute, Kansas, was given
\ \ /. ! family a Farewell" at the
4 Il House, Thursday night, that
arc be remembered. Rev. Mr..
!, ri eIosing a fourteen year minis
!, Snvrna and the occasion was
!. han the parting Of the rector
/, narishones but also q com
n tribute. The parish house
NJ 3j.,orated beautifully with wild
~ md asparagus fern. About two
.;,sd persons representing church
I Smyrna and Clayton, school, and
n, examinations in the town and
IN. participated in the tribute.
n Cook and his wife were invited
i, out Of the state and could not
1 sre. The guests were received
H,rv B. Grieves and Joseph Hum,
,is,s Of the church; Miss ]. Agnes
E~mirs. president of the Church Aid
Rectory Society, and Mrs. Sarah
Farrell, president of the Girls
nTy Society. Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
i tbeir three children, Robert, Mar
\ and Elizabeth, were in the re-
ng line. The Boy Scouts were
there in uniform, bringing trays
Ans which were welcome in the
and Sylvester's Concert Band, of
In NJ Hill was a member was al
uasent in new uniforms. 1t play
I yveral times during the evening.
first number on the program was
*sb BY Mrs. Davis Jones, Mrs.
Z Hirons Shallcross, was the ac-
lanist.
Carter Presided Over Ceremonies
eoge Carter, editor Of the Viii
kgtOl Evening Journal, served as
rnan BY request. He introduced
speakers after making a short in
hctory speech in which he said he
i feel very much out Of place as
was not a member Of the congre-
Bon had it not been that he had
brought up in st. Peters Sun
shOOl, that his mother was a de-
ID member Of the church all her
He spoke Of its being a sad oc-
&ol, as Smyrna, Kent county, in
/ the State Of Delaware, were los
4 valuable man in Mr.. Hill who
been 50 much beloved by his CON
ga1on, and the people Of the town
Nnyna also had endeared himself
lny persons throughout the State.
HlI had been useful, Mr.. Carter
u the various activities of the
De told how he lad organized
o'y Scouts, served on the school
had taken charge Of the Sunday
Y work, was a member of the
'le tre company and always
ready on any and all occasions
Z ie could give a helping hand.
NJ. Hill had been called to a
Y and broader field" Mr.. Carter
and small town like Smyrna
\ lo expect to keep him always.
y wish him God-speed."
~A-StephensOn Pays Him Tribute
Key. R. K. Stephenson, pastor
Hoaiy n. p. Church then was in
~ he spoke Of the pleasant
"lgenlal relations among the
n IA churches and of how useful
~ y, was in the community. He
~, u mat he would like to learn
'le' from Mr.. Hill Of remaining
:. y years IN one place, for Smyr-
N NICE place in which to live.
ul ! a man who fits in any,
sald Dr. Stephenson, "and he
1. ! = ~, useiul in the west as in Del
=, pest be the Tie That Binds"
y sung by the whole company.
\ He HSuartet. Archdeacon Thomp-
nv Doser, was the next speaker.
Sss,S ss the band was coming in.
,rsi. M 2 peat the band" he said.
s6ms 49,. 49, spoEe OF the friendly
NJ ! susaWeen Dover and SMYRNA
y ssias u regretted to lose his yerv
hi .saa Ocr' He felt sure. he as
j,o.sa n.y. n a short time Mr.. Hill
tSanas ndlng back on his bronco.
E,,5' 4 ana sombrero, a pistol A
slisI ~ glad to get back home.
Lsviss is1ar1flsOn, Y former State SEN
B ~ =. Price, J. E. Hoffecker.
be- urleves, Professor KENYON
EtTasrdI rdIsSSentative ! Hervey P.Hall'
RID HSsl J. Dwight, Robert Hill
qaE ~ DdloIIecker, A were called on
u a t5a AZ Reiterated the senti-
s, W. nrst speakers. Wells
Staaster. 'Ds, succeeds Mr.. Hill as
Gaara II, POKE for the Boy Scouts Il
snd N.Y. M,i'eSter St!;r paid tribute for
ad III slts' Hill was asked to
Sne was homesick al
w. Hm 'p'nded With Emotion
n 'sntinsD*s'a was most appreciative
va esprssasa e.s Of affection which
IN N ais tine :. he said that the
~ the s.as y departure an