Smyrna times., 1926-10-06
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

Smyrna, SalleQ from New Ork,
Saturday, October 2, on S. S. "Car-
MANIA" for England, where he will
study for three years at Oxford Uni
versity, as a Rhodes Scholar from
Delaware. Mr.. Tilghman, who was
graduated from the University of
Delaware in June, 1925, received the
recommendation for this scholarship
from Yale University, where he was
a graduate student at the time the
selection was to have been made. By
reason of his work at Yale, he re-
ceived senior standing at Oxford and
will be admitted without any exami-
nations. While at the University Of
Delaware Mr.. Tilghman was active in
all college organizations, and in his
senior year was editor-in-chief of the
Review. He is a member Of the Sigma
Phi Epsilon Fraternity. Mr.. Thigh
man has many friends throughout the
State and especially in Newark, where
he spent his college life. He has been
commissioned to write for the Asso-
ciated Press, while at Oxford.
Mr.. Kenneth S. Covey who since he
left Smyrna has been located in Phil
adelphia, has gone to New Orleans,
La, to accept position in the Z. S.
Veterans Hospital. Mr.. Covey left
last Thursday by motor and will be
followed by his wife who was Miss
Mary Cooper, daughter of Mrs. S.
Brady Copper of this town, some weeks
later. The moving Of the Coveys to
New Orleans while regretted by
friends who do not like to see them go
SO far, is nevertheless frought with
hope that the change will offer Mr..
Covey a splendid opportunity for sue
cess in which he has the best wishes
of his Smyrna and Philadelphia
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Slaughter of
Johnstown, Pa, paid a short visit to
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Slaughter before leaving for the west.
Mr.. Slaughter has been with the
Studebaker Auto Company since 1920.
For the past two years he has been
looking after the dealers in six coun-
ties in western Pennsylvania, being
stationed at Johnstown. He has been
transferred to a more lucrative posi-
tion, as assistant manager of the
largest factory branch with head
quarters at Minneapolis, Minnesota.
taking in the states of Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Montana, North and South
Dakota and Wyoming.
Mr.. Harry F. Jefferson, president
of the Chestertown Business Mems
Association, a nephew of the Misses
Hill and Mrs. A. J.. Hudson Jr., Of
this town, who had been in a Phila-
delphia hospital during the past week
for an operation for eye trouble, has
returned to his home. The sight Of
his eye having been completely re
stored by the operation. The sight
of the eye became affected through
previous operation for the removal Of
his tonsils.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur T.Johnson and
son, of Philadelphia, were entertained
in Smyrna over the weekend by Mr..
and Mrs. Edward T. Porter and Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew D. Cole. Mr.. John
son at one time conducted a jewelry
store in Smyrna and while here re-
newed a number of his former ac-
quaintances. Mr.. johnson is now one
Of the heads of the Philadelphia
School Of Horology and is making a
success of life.
Miss Martha Tucker, the 12-year-
old granddaughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Tucker Of this town, who has
been critically i'll of intestinal abscess
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Ned
Scott in Dover, is reported holding
her own at this writing. Martha has
many friends in Smyrna who hope
that her life will be spared.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Postles, Mrs.
John w. Clifton, Mrs. ]. Harvey
Speakman, Mrs. H. d. Boyer, Mrs. c.
E. Rowland, Mrs. !. Luther Lapham
and Mrs. William g. Anthony, who
have been having house party in
Mrs. George Virdin's cottage at Re-
hoboth Beach, returned home on
Thursday.
Mrs. Victor Messick entertained last
week the following guests with
bridge luncheon at the Wayside i'm:
Mrs. Harvey w. FAIRIES, Mrs. r. F.
Corley, Mrs. Howard II. Jones, Mrs.
Edwin Billeb, Mrs. Warner w. Price,
Mrs. William G. Roe and Mrs. w. ].
Taylor.
Miss Hilda Donovan, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Donovan, of
this town, and Walter Ford, Of Nights
town, N. j., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Ford, of Port Penn, were
quietly married Monday evening, Sep
tember 27, by Rev. w. C. Moore, of
Dover.
Mrs. H. NJ. Hutchison, Mrs. Reyn-
olds Stevenson and children, Helen
Jane and Fredric, Miss Elmer Lingo
and Edwin Hutchison spent Sunday
with Mrs. Homer Williams. They
were joined in Wilmington by Miss