Smyrna times., 1926-12-29
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

DR.. A. Lee Clifton, U. S. n, and
family and Mrs. Fred Burgess of
Northampton, Mass, Mrs. Lee Cliff
toms mother, have been spending
Christmas with DIR. Clifton's mother,
Mrs. John w. Clifton. DIR. Clifton
sails on the 5th for Cuba where he
will remain with his hospital ship in
definitely. His family will remain at
Bryn Mawr for the winter where the
children are going to school. Mrs. ].
w. Clifton will leave after the holi-
days to spend the winter with them.
Little Jean Anne Van Pelt, little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Van
Pelt of Smyrna, formerly of Whining
ton, celebrated her second birthday
anniversary on December 27. Santa
was very good to her and she is very
fond of herl arge police dog. She is
a member of the cradle roll of Asbury
NJ. E. Church in Smyrna.
Misses Elizabeth and Pauline
Thornley,, Miss Frances Adkins, Miss
Mildred Sherwood, Miss May Thomp-
son, Miss Caroline Stats; Messrs.
David Lloyd, Franklin Corley, Leslie
Moore, Edward Richards, Theodore
Hynson are home from the University
of Delaware for the Christmas Holi-
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Goldsborough
Of West Chester, Pa, are visiting his
parents at the Colonial Hotel. Mr..
GOldsborough is convalescing after an
operation for appendicitis. Other
guests are William G. Shortiss, of
New York, and Mrs. Sarah Smith, of
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carter enter
tanned on Christmas Day at dinner,
their son, George Gray Carter, of
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore;
Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, Of Smyrna;
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Foard and
Merrill Hendrickson Of Wilmington.
Mr.. Cummins E. Speakman, Jr., and
Miss Marion Willoughby Speakman,
Of Belmont Hall, will attend the din
ner dance on December 20, to be Civ
en- by Mr.. and Mrs. William Bright,
Of Wilmington, at Brinton Lake Coun-
try Club, for Frank Lindsay.
Mr.. Ivison Rowland, Of Newark, N.
j., spent Christmas with his mother,
Mrs. @. E. Rowland and grandmother
Mrs. George Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams of Will
mington, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ.
Grieves Of Bethlehem, Pa.,were guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B. Grieves dur
ing Christmas week.
Mrs. H. NJ. Hutchison and son Ed
win, spent Xmas with Mrs. Homer
Williams and they were Joined by Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Poole, Spruance Hut
Gibson, of Baltimore, Merrill Hutchi-
son, Of Yorklyn and Russell and Hilda
Hutchison, Of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Langrell, Of
Chester, Pa, have been visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs John Langrell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Wright, have
moved from their home on East Com
merce street into the house Of Edgar
Spruance on. Commerce street near
The Four Corners. Mr. Spruance will
spend the winter at The Delaware
House.
Capt. E. G. Davis and wife are
spending their holidays at their home
in Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Carver, Of
Wilmington, have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. James Wright.
Miss Mary Holland, who is study
ing for her M. A. degree at Columbia
University, is spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
Holland
Mrs. Howard Josephs and daughter
Mrs. Elizabeth Draper, and two chill
dren Of Dover, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Cummins E. Speakman.
Miss Roberta E. Denney of Presby-
terian Hospital, spent her Xmas Holi-
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. H. Denney.
Miss Cathryne Denney will be en-
tertained by a friend in Philadelphia
over New Years.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Denney will
spend New Years with Mrs. Denney's
mother in Wilmington.
Mrs. Warren G. Roosevelt, of Black
bird, is visiting in New York City.
Messrs. Marion S. and Thomas
Julian Hodgson, Jr., students at the
University of Michigan, are spending
their Christmas vacation with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j.
Hodgson near town.
Mrs. L. w. Stahler of Allentown,
Pa, was the guesto f Mrs. John J.
Caldwell for a few days last week.