Smyrna times., 1927-09-14
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

Mrs. Leland Harmonson, Mrs. Warner
w. Price, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Wilson
Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin G. Billeb, Mr..
E. p. Collins, Mr.. L. M. Price, Mr.. K.
d. Givan, Mr.. Davis H. Bell, Mr.. v.
Lay Phillips, Mr.. G. Reynolds Steven
son, and DR.. C. G. Harmonson, repre-
sented the Smyrna Rotary Club at
Rehoboth yesterday, it being Rotary
Day with members and their wives
present from all parts of the State.
Rev. DIR. Helfenstein of Dover, gave
the Rotary address and each Club in
the state helped furnish part of the
program. K. D. Givan and J. E. Will
son Jr., did "the skit" for Smyrna
Rotary.
Rev. J. Derrickson Cummins, asso-
ciate rector of Emmanuel Church, Bos-
ton, who, with his wife and son, has
been spending his vacation at their
summer home, near Berlin, Md, visit
ed his brother, c. Raymond Cummins.
in Dover last week. Former Post
master and Mrs. A. Lee Cummins,
also visited Raymond Cummins' home
in Dover and were present at the
christening of Frances Blackiston, in
fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Cummins, who was baptized by
Rev. J. Derrickson Cummins.
Mrs. Paul 0. Sorensen (nee Miss
Sidney SCOUT, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. M. p. Scout of Philadelphia
and Smyrna Landing, arrived last
week from Monterey, Mexico, where
she and her husband reside. Mrs.
Sorensen arrived at this time to at
tend the wedding of her brother Her
man HAZEL Scout to Miss Marie Eliz-
abeth Brown, daughter of Mrs. Emily
Brown which will take place Monday
of next week at Arch street M. p.
Church, Philadelphia, by the Rev. DR..
Nichols, pastor of the church.
Misses Mary and Emily Spruance
Helen Mcdonald and William Stats,
v. Lay Phillips and William E. Ma
thews, Jr., attended near West Ches-
ter Saturday the exercises commem-
Grating "The Battle of the Brandy
wine" The affair was a spectacular
event and was witnessed by thousands
of people who motored there. Exer-
cises were also held at Cooches Bridge
where the American Flag was first
unfurled in battle.
| Mr.. and Mrs. M. Leslie Hirons, (nee
Miss Jean Martin, of Bryn Mawr, Pa.)
Of Mama, Florida, sailed last week on
the Steamer Penland for Paris where
they will make visit and then travel
on the Continent before returning
home in October. Mr.. Hirons who
served in the U. S. Navy during the
World War is a member of the David
C. Harrison Post, No. IA, American
Legion of Smyrna.
Mrs. A. Lee Clifton and daughters
Margaret and Mary who have been
spending the summer in New London,
Conn, are visiting Mrs. John w. Cliff
ton. DIR. A Lee Clifton, U. S. Navy,
Joined them for a short leave before
they 90 to Portsmouth, New Hamp-
shire, where DR.. Clifton will have
charge of the Naval Hospital.
Mrs. L. w. Dodson, chief clerk at
Smyrna Postoffice, has just returned
from delightful visit at the conven-
ton of The National Association of
Postoffice Clerks held at Memphis,
Tenn. Mrs. Dodson also visited Ash
Vile, N. c., Knoxville, Tenn, Sails
bury, n. c., and other points of inter-
est. Mrs. Dodson was accompanied
by her cousin, Mrs. John G. Slaughter
Of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Hudson enter
tained at dinner Friday evening Mr.
Walter Stanton of Sweedsboro, n. j..
and Mr.. George Cox of Belleville, NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Graham, Mr.
and Mrs. McWhorter and two daugh-
ters Helen and Nellie. joined the party
in the evening to play cards.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gardner OF
Smyrna, are being congratulated on
the arrival Friday, September 9th Of
bouncing baby girl. The little one
takes the name of Helen May Gardner
Both mother and baby are doing nice
" at this writing.
Mrs. Charles Howell LeFevre, and
little daughter, Sarah Mitchell Le-
Fevre and Mrs. Alexander Cooper, OF
Washington, D. c., spent the week
end with their mother, Mrs. William
LanK ana aunCS, MIS-. IdIl dIISH
and Alice Reid.
Mrs. w. o. Hoffecker, who is spend
ing the summer at Ocean City, n. j.
| has been critically i'll with the grippe
MI. .Hoffecker went down last week but
has returned. Mrs. Hoffecker has the
best wishes of her friends for 8
speedy recovery.
Miss F. Louise Hoffecker, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Hoffecker, cele-
brated her birthday Saturday evening
! by having a number of her young
friends, boys as well as girls, enjoy
the occasion with her.
Miss E. S. Marshall and sister, Mrs
William E. Moore of Washington
d. O., were in Smyrna Saturday visit
ing Miss Mollie E. Pecky and Mrs