Smyrna times., 1926-12-15
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings


! been promoted from surgeon to med
ical inspector in the Navy with rank
of commander dating from the 31st
day of December, 1921. His execu-
tive nomination was confirmed BY the
Senate of Congress December 10,
along with a long list Of promotions
and appointments. DR.. Clifton is a
son Of the late DR.. J. w. Clifton and
Of Mrs. Emma Conner Clifton Of this
town and is being congratulated On
his rapid rise in the service. He has
but one or two grades to make before
he is at the top Of the medical service
Of the navy, carrying with it the rank
Of rear admiral. Dr. Clifton recently
returned from a cruise to Cuba and
has joined his family at Bryn Mawr,
Pa. They are all expected in Smyrna
next week to spend Christmas with
his mother.
Mrs. George Lott and Mrs. Matte
w. Campbell Of Philadelphia; Mrs
George Till and son George, Mr..
Thomas Chandler of Wilmington;
Mrs. Andrew Cole, Atlantic City, NJ;
Mr.. John Biggs, Mr.. Alex Biggs, Miss
Mary Biggs, Mr.. George Bacon, Mr..
James Bacon and Miss Laura Bacon,
and Mrs. George Tobin Jr.,and daugh-
ter, and Mrs. George Tobin Sr., Of
New Castle; Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Gross and son Harvey of Richardson
Park; Mr.. George Bennett, Baltimore,
Md; Miss Lillian Freeman, Easton,
Md; Mrs. Trazzare and son Clifford
of Denton, Md; Mrs. Garfield McKeen
and Edward Gaskill, Bridgeton, N. j.;
Mrs. David Lyman, Pennsgrove, Nj;
Mrs. William Wick and daughter,
Chester, Pa, attended yesterday, the
funeral of Mrs. Maria F. Smith.
Mr. Harry VanGasken of Whining
ton, was guest last Wednesday of his
mother, Mrs Rachel VanGasken and
his sister Mrs. F. E. Postles. Mr..
VanGasken has just returned from a
9,900-mile trip to Seattle, Washing
ton; Portland, Oregon; Southern Cal
ifornia, Luling and Houston, Texas;
St. Louis. Mo-, and other points. AT
Seattle, Washington, he visited his
brother William VanGasken whom he
had not seen in AZ years. In Texas
he visited his brother Joseph VanGas-
ken's widow and children.
Mrs. M. P. Bitter, who sold her
goods and gave up her store in the
Raymond Block at "The Four Corn
ers" last week left Monday for Had
donfeld n. j., to make her home with
some Of her relatives in that town
She leaves Smyrna with the well
wishes Of host Of friends. The store
she vacates is being renovated for @.
Reynolds Stevenson, confectioner, who
will occupy it in January.
Mr.. j. Wesley Start a former citi-
zen of Smyrna, is spending the winter
in Smyrna, having taken a room at
Mrs. Yates. He spends his summers
on a farm near Viola. Now that his
wife is dead and all his children mar
ried he finds pleasure in living among
his old friends in Smyrna where he
has received a cordial welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins Speakman
Of Belmont Hall were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Ashbrook of Viii
mington at dinner last week. Miss
Ruth Speakman, Miss Catherine Arm
strong and Mr.. Theodore Weir Of
Wilmington were motor guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Cummins E. Speakman of
Belmont Hall on Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Keen, of Scars
dale, ~ Y, were guests of Mrs. J..
l. Handy, on Tuesday. Mr.. Keen is
the grandson of the late DR.. CIawson
of Smyrna. They were motoring
from Cape Charles, Va, where they
had been guests on a house party and
cunning trip.
Mrs. George Carter of Cedar Brook
Farm and Mrs. Walter w. Hynson at
tended the dinner given by Mrs. John
p. Hutton at the Duval Tea House in
Dover, for the auxiliary of the board
of visitors Of the Stockly Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Dawson have
from visit to Elkton, Md.
Mrs. Bertha Bailey Clifton, who has
been on an extended visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul j. Rutan at Miami, Florida,
has returned north.
Mr.. Warner w. Price has returned
from business trip to Miami, Flor
ida, for the Charles Warner Company.
Mr.. Theodore Hynson and Mr.. Les
lie Moore of the University of Della
ware, were home over the weekend.
Miss J. Agnes Cummins has been
spending several days in Philadelphia
the guest Of Judge and Mrs. Charles
B. McMichael.
Miss Irene Hepborn has closed her
house on Union street and will spend |
the rest of the winter with Mrs. Mar
garet Stockly Mcdonald in the Stock
" residence.
Mrs. Frederick Daboll, who has
been visiting her sisters, Mrs. Sarah |
Farrell and Mrs. Alice Reid has re-
turned to her home in Philadelphia.
Miss Irene f. Stiff, teacher of Eng |
Lish in the Smyrna High School, was