Smyrna times., 1926-10-06
CLAYTON
Budget Of News Gathered Here and
There of Neighb0rhOod Interest


there were 229 in attendance. Col
lection, S22.85. The name Of the Sun
day Scholo has been changed to
Church School. The new Adult Bible
Class vi men and women had present
81. The pastors wife is the teacher.
This class will be organized in the
near future. The Sunshine Adult
Bible Glass of ladies has money in
hand on the Indebtedness Of the
church. This class was organized
April %, 1926. Mrs. Joseph Lowe
and Mrs. Herman Sevil, teachers. The
Willing Workers Adult Bible Class is
no less active Last week they donat-
ed to the church one ton Of coal. This
class was organized in September,
1926. Mrs. L. Gooding is the teacher.
This Church School unites with the
Church School Advance Campaign.
Also will send several delegates to the
conference training school in Dover.
Friday evening Of last wek the Of
ficial board met with ten present, and
decided to make a canvass this week
to liquidate the Indebtedness on the
church. About $1,000 is needed. Clay
ton should have new church. Their
Church School has grown so rapidly
in the last five months that they are
much Handicapped in their work. Many
of them have a mind to build. Next
Sunday, Church School, 10 a. m, H.
G. Jones, Superintendent; preaching,
II a. M, subject, "The Land Marks of
God"; Sunday evening song service,
Charley Hall, leader, o'clock; preach
ing, 7.3O, subject, "What Have You to
Offer for the Market" Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening at 7.30.
The first consignment of sweet po-
tatoes ever shipped by request to a
member Of the Royal Family Of Eng
land, from the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
Shore, went on record this week. The
shipment was made from Machipongo,
Northampton County, Virginia, and
consisted of a barrel of Golden
Sweets" addressed to "Her Majesty,
Queen Mary of England, Westminster
Palace, London, England" The re
quest for the sweet potatoes was re-
layed to the Eastern Shore by Elisha
Lee, Vice-President of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad System, who is abroad
with Mrs. Lee Cable information
conveying the order was brief, merely
advising that a barrel of select
Sweets" grown on the Eastern Shore
Of Virginia be shipped without delay
to Her Majesty. The potatoes were
grown on the farm Of Scott Brothers,
MooIsnanDn all
fully culled, brushed and each potato
wrapped separately to stand the over
seas journey. The packing was su-
pervised by F. B. Bell, Exchange
Agent at Machipongo. The barrel was
routed to connect with a steamer at
New York today, and should be de-
ivered at Westminster Palace in Lon
don within a week.
Miss Frances Amos has returned
home from the Howard Hospital
where she underwent an operation for
appendicitis. She is very much i'm
proved.
Mrs. Anna Bice, aged So, wife Of
Jacob Bice who died at her home on
Main Street was buried in a Dover
cemetery. In addition to the husband
Mrs. Bice is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Jennie Rouf, Of Philadelphia, and a
son, Harry Bice, of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter J. Nichols and
Mrs. Eary WiTher and Miss Ruth Nc
Crea, of Federalsbury, Nd, were re-
cent visitors with Mr.. and Mrs. Lin
wood Clark and family.
W. H. Jones is touring the South
ern States.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Warren, of
Viola and children, Vinen, Charles and
George, were recent visitors with Mrs.
Warren's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charl-
es Poore.
Miss Lolo Davidson has returned to
her home in Milford after spending
a visit with her sister, Mrs. Jack
Poore.
Miss Katherine Newman, who was
hurried to the st. Francis Hospital in
Wilmington, to undergo an operation
for appendicitis, is improving success
fully.
Mrs. John w. Sudler, who was re-
Gently operated upon at the Howard
Hospital in Philadelphia by DR.. A. G.
Wood, is recovering nicely.
The Ever Willing Class met at the
home of Mrs. Harry w. Jones recent
ly and spent a very enjoyable even
ing.
Mrs. Ella S. Pattersin, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank
Lansdown in Philadelphia, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. John Shortall has returned
from visiting relatives at Milford.
Mrs. S. Edna Tweedle an active
worker in Liberty Temple, No. 9,
Clayton, at the recent meeting Of the
Grand Lodge was honored by being
promoed from Proctor to Grand Man
ager Mrs. Tweedle has been Deputy
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