Smyrna times., 1926-12-29
CLAYTON
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st. Peters M. E. Church, Rev. Dan
iel J. Givan, pastor, announces that
the Christmas entertainment given by
the Church School on Xmas Day was,
in every way, success. The Super
intendent of the school, H. G. Jones,
and Miss Elizabeth Houston, the pain
ist, were each presented with purse.
The teachers were remembered by
their classes. The pastor and his wife
were presented by the church, purse
of gold. Also many other gifts came
to the parsonage and among them a
ton Of coal from one of the official
members. Christmas morning at four
o'clock a number met at the parson-
age and at 4.30 went out singing
Christmas carols. At o'clock a
Christmas candle service was held in
the church. Services for next Sunday
will be Church School at 10 a. M;
preaching at IL, and Sunday evening
song service at z; preaching at 7.3C.
The second annual Christmas party
for the Pennsylvania Railroad en-
ployes and their families held at Del
mar, Thursday evening, was great
success. Over 700 attended from the
Delmar zone, which covered the ter
ritory from Harrington to Salisbury.
A radio installed for the occasion by
George Baker, broadcast the greetings
from Gen. w. w. Atterbury, president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, from
Station WIZ, from the Christmas
party held in the Metropolitan Opera
House at Philadelphia. The band of
the Delmar Fire Department rendered
a concert in front of the Elcora The
atre before the program started. J.
G.Sheaffer, superintendent of the Del
aware division, was a guest at the
party. The program was as follows:
z p. M, to 7.30 p. M, band concert,
Prof. Snyder, director; assembly in
Elcora Theatre, after the band con-
overture, orchestra; invocation, Rev.
]. 7. Bailey; Christmas carol, "Joy to
the World" everybody; greetings, J. H.
Atwell; overture, orchestra; reading,
Miss Mabel Atwell; saxophone solo,
Miss Annabelle Culver, accompanied
by Mrs. Nelson; piano duet, Mrs. B.
F. Marsh and Mrs. J. E. McClaine; ad-
dress, Rev. Leonard White; quartet,
Messrs. Hobbs, Lloyd, Hardesty and
Hatton of Seaford; reading, Miss Mar
garet Sherwood; piano duet, Mrs.
Stephany and Prof. Vanleer of Sea-
ford; violin solo (a), "Fantasie; (b),
"Spring Song Master Lynch Ewell of
Seaford; soprano solo, Mrs. Howard
Morgan Of Seaford; violin duet, Prof.
Vanleer and Master Lynch Ewell;
piano duet, Mrs. Stephany and Prof.
Vanleer; Christmas greetings from
Gen. w. w. Atterbury, president P.
r. r., broadcast from the Metro
politan Opera House, Philadelphia;
announcement, J. M. Cleary, chairman
refreshment committee, oyster roast
and radio concert at the Delaware Di-
vision Athletic Association Clubroom
Immediately after the program.
There will be Watch-Night Ser
vice at Ewells NJ. P. Church, Clayton,
Friday evening, Dec Both, beginning
at o'clock The service will be a
social, devotional and testimonial
character and bids fair to be Of great
help to those who participate in it.
The social part of the program will
start at o'clock and continue until
10. Prayer and praise service from
10 to IL o'clock. Conservation service
from II o'clock to 1910 a. m. Every
body is invited to be present.
Robert Harold Warner, of Kenton,
and Margaret Davis, of Smyrna Land
ing, were married Sunday at noon,
December &c, at the M. P. parsonage
in Clayton by Rev. w. G. Mumford.
There will be get together meet
ing Thursday at 4 p. M, in Trinity
Church. Bishop Cook will be present
and the adult membership is urged to
be present. 1t will be very import
ant meeting. The Sunday School and
service will be held at 2.30 and 2.15
D. m. Emanuel A. Lemoine, rector.
Thomas j. Woodward, % years old,
Of 1125 East Eleventh street, flag
man employed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, was instantly kill
ed Sunday afternoon when he was
crushed between two freight cars in
the railroad yard at Marcus Hook, Pa
According to other members of the
train crew, Woodward was riding on
the top Of the caboose when the train
was pushed off on a siding. The car
Is said to have jumped the track
throwing him down between it and
another car. He was crushed between
the two cars, death following instant
ly. Coroner Robert Cloud took charge
of the body, but later released it to
the mans family. He is survived by
wife, Mrs Mabel Woodward. and two
children, Gertrude and Eunice He is
also survived by three brothers, John
T. Woodward, of Wilmington; Joseph
Woodward, Of East Newmarket, Va.
and George Woodward, also of Vir-
ginia, and two sisters, Mrs. James