Smyrna times., 1927-11-23
CLAYTON
Budget of News Gathered Here and
There of NeighbOrhood Interest

Thanksgiving service at 10 a. m,
Thursday. Preaching by the pastor.
For next Sunday, DR.. Morris Ham
will preach Sunday evening at 7.3O.
DR.. Ham is a great Sunday School
worker. 1t would be well for those
who are interested in Sunday school
work to hear him. The teachers train
ing class will hold their first meeting
in the Church Wednesday evening at
7.3O. The pastor will be the teacher.
The class is not only for the teachers
but prospective teachers and others.
Already a geodly number have order
ed their books. The Junior Epworth
League has been reorganized with a
goodly number of members. They
are attending and taking part in the
Sunday evening services. Their reg
ular weekly meeting is held Friday
evening from z to o'clock The meet
ing is well attended. Church School
Sunday morning, 10; preaching by the
pastor, II; Young Peoples meeting
and song service Sunday evening, ri;
preaching, 7.30, by pr. Morris Hamm.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
7.3O.
Mr.. and Mrs. David H. Robinson,
formerly of this town, quietly cele-
brated their sixtieth wedding ami
versary on November 7th, at the home
of their son David F: Robinson near
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hollett We're
delightfully."- surprised last Friday ev-
ening by their many friends. After
meeting at their home they were pre-
sented with an arm chair upholstered
in satin damask tapestry, smokodor
and a fernery. Those present were:
Mrs. H. H. Sevil, Mrs. Fl. Al. Sevil,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank d. Savin, Mr..
and Mrs. julius Hawkins, Miss Ella
and Thelma Hawkins, Mrs. William
Hollett and daughter Flo, Mrs. w. s.
Collision, Mrs. Jack Johnson, Mrs. Viii
liam Wroten, Mrs. Raymond Hudson,
Mrs. William Weaver, Mrs. James
Montague, Mrs. Charles Hanratty,
Miss Mary Ross, Mr.. and Mrs. J. M.
Ford, Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Givans and
son Kenneth, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Stevens, Mrs. Eugenia Allen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Shelby Harrington, Mrs. John
Maloney, Miss Ethel Barnes, Mr.. and
Mrs. Adelbert Wright and daughter
Ida May, Mr. and Mrs. Charles WI.
Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hurd, Mrs.
Merrick Horn, DR.. @. G. Harmonson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dicie Kitchens and son
Howell. Fruit punch and cake were
served and everybody had happy
time.
The report published in these col
umns last week that Mr. Edward Bur
ris and Mr.. Malcom Burris who, while
out cunning on Tuesday of last week,
rambled across the Maryland line and
ran into the clutches Of the Maryland
law and were fined, is emphatically
denied by both of the Burris'. We are
glad to retract this news statement fol
the Messrs. Burris are splendid fel-
lows and good farmers Of the vicinity
who aim to be careful, law-abiding
citizens.
Clayton NJ. P. Church, Rev. j. Pey-
ton Adams, pastor, announces that the
Christian Endeavor banquet this( Wed
nesday) evening, which will be held al
o'clock in the Community Hall ovel
the fire engine house. There will bC
orchestra, songs and speeches, and Z
good time for all. Tomorrow, Thanks
giving, morning, the Rev r. w. Whit,
pastor Of Trinity NJ. P. Church, Balti
more, Md, and secretary of the Boarc
of Young Peoples Work Of this con
ference, will preach the Thanksgiving
sermon in the Clayton NJ. p Church
Just previous to this service, the cen.
tennial story of the Methodist Pro
testant Church will be told by Anna
Mae Hobbs, Hester Milelr, Helen Mof,
fet, Mary Atttix, Mary Harris, and n
f. Hobbs. Next Sunday, services will
be held as follows: Sunday school Sun
day, 10 a. M; preaching, ID a. m and
7.30 p. M; Christian Endeavor, pm
Miss Edith Martin Of Wilmington
spent the weekend with Mrs. Ed
Wright.
Mrs. William Wroten entertained
her sisters, Miss Genevieve Cooper OF
Greensboro, Md, and Miss Ruth Coop
er of the Kent General Hospital over
the weekend.
DR. and Mrs. James Cobb had as
their guests over Sunday Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Cummins and son Governor
Mrs. Cobb and Miss Helen Cobb spent
Saturday in Philadelphia.
Miss Carolyn VanPelt was FORUM
ate enough to escape injury on Mon
day when her automobile overturned.
She was on her way home from school
and ran off the cement road. The
glass windows in the car were all
broken, otherwise there was no dam
age.
Mrs. Shelby Harrington entertained
the Tuesday Club.
Misses Caroline and May VanPelt
OF this town were Sunday visitors Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Cheezum at Den
ton, Md.