Smyrna times., 1926-02-17

the Dover Century Club Thursday at
the Hotel Richardson was an enjoy
able affair, especially the selections
by Mrs. Dorothy Johnstone Baseler,
Hall Anderson, Of Dover, violinist.
About 125 attended.
Plans are completed for the organ
izatiOn of a Rotary Club in Lewes
this week. The organization commit
tee consisting of T. R. Ingram, chair
man; w. P. Orr, Jr., W. H. Hooker,
Charles 7. Melvin and Cornelius C.
Marshall. DIR. J. Roscoe Elliott of
LAUREL will be in charge of the or
ganization program.
Sis Thomas Upton, the famous
English yachtsman has written Glenn
Stewart, who has a fine residence
near Easton, Md, on the water front,
announcing that he will give a trophy
for the annual regatta held this year
| by the Miles River Yacht Club and
will also visit Mr.. Stewart on that oc-
casiOn and act as one of the judges
of the races. Mr.. Stewart is a New
Yorker, but has a fine home at Eas-
ton and is an intimate friend of Sir
Thomas Upton. The regatta will
probably be held in the early part of
August and at a point opposite st.
MichaePs, Md. 1t is probable that
the prize will be offered for sailing
yachts.
Mrs. S. w. Hall is giving a series
of parties this month before Lent,
her bridge-luncheon last Thursday af
ternOon being one of the delightful
events of the season. She entertain
ed her guests at luncheon at the Du-
Val Tea Rooms, and afterwards at
cards at her home on State street.
Cards of invitations have been issued
for the second luncheon on February
16 at her home.
The State Highway Department has
decided to rebuild six stretches of
road in the spring. They include the
following: Widening Pine Tree -Odes-
sa road, 1866 miles; Grubb's Corner
Hanby's Corner, O.81 miles; County
Farm Wyoming, 2.43 miles; through
Pennington, 1873 miles; GumborO-
Maryland Line, 3.35 miles; bridge
over Broadkill Greek, superstructure-
Rolling Bascule.
The members of the Robbins Hose
Company will honor their retiring
President, w. Charles Boyer, with q
dinner tomorrow Thursday evening
in the Company's home at the corner
of Reed street and Governors avenue
h Dover. Covers will be laid for more
than one hundred guests. A number
of city officials have accepted invita-
tions to attend the dinner as have
also a number of the officers of thu
h State Firemen's Association. Tit
II dinner will be served by w. H. Sim
II mons in the main meeting room o
H the building. At the recent election
of officers by the Company, Mr.. BOye
II voluntarily resigned as President ant
III was succeeded by Robert D. Simmons
III Mr.. Boyer has held the office for th
III past ten years and during that perio'
u many advancements have been mad
by the local fire fighters. They hav
not only acquired a new home bu
: have also been equipped with moder
n fire fighting apparatus with the resul
! that at present their efficiency is sex
Ond to none in this State.
A meeting of the Conference Claim
ant Endowment Fund Committee c
the Wilmington NJ. E. Conference wa
held Wednesday in Wesley M.
n Church, Dover. Three of the distriC
superintendents, DIR. w. E. Gunby,
H. Dashiel, and the Rev. o. E. JOne
were present. 1t was reported tn;
of the $135,0O0 endowment fund to /
raised by the Conference, $101,0C
III had been pledged and practically a