Smyrna times., 1926-01-27
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

and Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Getz Hill
attended at the Rittenhouse Hotel last
evening a reception held by DR.. and
Mrs. w. c. Mitchell to mark their
fiftieth wedding anniversary. DR.. and
Mrs. William c. Mitchell are both
Delawareans, having been born and
raised near Smyrna, but who have
| lived in Philadelphia for about forty
years, where Dr. Mitchell for several
years practiced medicine. DR.. Mitch
ell is now retired. He is vice-presi-
dent of the North Broad Street Ma
tiOnal Bank. Both DR.. and Mrs.
Mitchell are descendants of old Colon
ial families. DR.. Mitchell is a great
grandson of Colonel Samuel Vaughan
who served in WashingtOn's army
during the Revolutionary War, and
Mrs. Mitchell is a great -great-grand-
daughter of Thomas Collins, the first
Governor of Delaware. The iMtchells
had five children, two daughters and
three sons, but the boys died while
still very young. The two daughters
are Mrs. Ada NJ. Fenimore, of Norris
town, and Mrs. James H. Stevenson of
WynnewOod. Mrs. Mitchell is the
aunt of Mrs. H. C. Taylor, Mrs. John
C. Hopkins and Mrs. S. L. Kirk of
Dover.
w. o. HOffecker, president of the
J. H. Hoffecker Canning Company of
this town, is attending this week the
National Gamers Convention at
Louisville, Kentucky. He left Friday
accompanied by his wife as far as
Philadelphia where she will visit her
family. Mr.. Hoffecker joined a num-
Der of Gamers Saturday for Louisville.
The annual convention, according to
published reports is one of the best
ever held while the display of modern
and up-to-date machinery is declared
the finest ever held.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. MOffett enter
tained on Sunday, with a turkey din
ner, the following guests: Mr.. and
Mrs. F. ]. O'Neil and little son, and
Mrs. John Burris of Wilmington; Mr..
and Mrs. John O'Neil and family of
Smyrna; Mr.. and Mrs. William Mof-
fett and daughter Mary, near Clay
ton; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moffett,
Marcus Hook; Mr. and Mrs. Herb
Wright. The occasion was in honor
of the christening of their little
grandson, Francis O'Neil, Jr.
Mr. Thomas Julian Hodgson, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Hodg-
son Of near town, left on Monday for
the University of Michigan where he
will enter the college of engineers.
He is a former graduate Of Smyrna
High School. His brother, Mr.. Mar
ion S. Hodgson, is already student
at the same University.
Mr.. Cornelius Tilghman who has
been taking a postgraduate course at
Yale University is at home with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Thigh
man. Mr.. Tilghman who won the
Rhodes scholarship will go to Oxford,
England, in August.
Mrs. Robert T. Tribbitt of near
Smyrna was taken on Friday night
in the American Legion ambulance to
the Howard Hospital, Philadelphia for
treatment for an acute attack of ap-
pendicitis.
Miss Laura Bell of Wilmington, has
given up her position in Social Serv-
ice work and returned to Smyrna. She
is with her sister, Mrs. L. Irving
Handy, until her new home on Union
Street is ready for occupancy.
Mrs. Elwood Kempt has returned
home after spending a week in Scran-
ton, Pa, with her cousins, Mrs. S. E.
VanHorn and daughter Louise.
/ Mrs. J. Agnes Cumnins and the
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Getz Hill mo-
; tored to Philadelphia last week to Wis
d it their daughter, Miss Margaret Hill
who is student at the School of De
y sign.
Mrs. George Virdin of New York
e who has been visiting in Wilmington
$ was the guest of Mrs. John C. Stock
ly and Mrs. Robert Mcdonald on
Tuesday.
e Misses Clara and Mary Leinbergel
d are spending a few days in Philadel-
I phia visiting relatives.
r DR.. and Mrs. John G. Sharpe were
visitors at Chestnut Borders" the
r. home of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Lap
ham recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin C. Billeb were
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
y V. Postles in Philadelphia.
e Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Anthonq anC
B son James, who have all been on th'
le sick list at their home, "Banniste
e Hall" are much better.
h Mrs. S. J. Reynolds has returned
from an extended visit with relative.
in Brooklyn and New York.
Miss Anna Denney, who has beel
on the sick list at her home at Ell1tol
: Md, has returned and resumed he
duties as secretary of Smyrna publi
.. schools.
Mrs. Frank E. Postles is in Phila
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