Smyrna times., 1928-01-18
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

MI. Cummins E. Speakman has
been attending this week, as honor
guest, the annual meeting in Whining
ton Of the Continental American Life
Insurance Company. The meetings
took place at the dupont -Biltmore
Hotel and was largely attended by the
field sales force of which Mr.. Speak
man is connected. Mr.. Speakman
was among the three in the lead in
the sales force for business written
up for the year 1927, having produced
about S500,000 of new business on the
basis Of annual cash premiums. He
was named on the advisory committee
for the ensuing year. His friends
are congratulating him on his success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav H. Negendank
Of Guyen Court, Wilmington, announce
the engagement Of their daughter,
Miss Marion Negendank Brown, and
Mr.. James Henry HURT, Sd, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Henry HURT, Jr.,
(nee Miss Florence Hall, Of Ridley
Park, formerly Of Smyrna.
Mrs. Harry B. Grieves and her
mother, Mrs. Catherine Stevens are
visiting Mrs. Grieves' daughter, Mrs.
John Williams in Wilmington. Mrs.
Stevens will 60 from Wilmington to
Baltimore and spend the remainder of
the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Holden.
Mrs. Thelma Deakyne, wife Of DR..
w. G. Deakyne who has been in the
theological Hospital in Philadelphia
suffering with typhoid fever and
threatened with appendicitis, was able
to be brought home Saturday but has
since not been so well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Anthony
who recently rented their property on
South street to Mr.. and Mrs. John S.
Vane, are spending the winter with
Col. and Mrs. John P. LeFevre. Mr.
and Mrs. Anthony have just celebrat-
ed their 57th wedding anniversary.
Postmaster and Mrs. a. J.. Hudson
spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Veasey in Wilmington.
Miss Sarah D. Pratt who has been
visiting among her Smyrna friends
since the holidays, returned to Phila-
delphia last week.
Miss Editha Sparks has returned to
Philadelphia after spending several
days at home. Miss Sparks was
among the graduates who recently re-
ceived their diplomas from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Training
School for Nurses.
Mrs. Harry Q. Tschudy has return
ed from spending a week in Philadel-
phia.
Miss Katherine Zibbett, teacher
in the primary grade Of the Smyrna
schools, entertained the Tuesday
Night Bridge Club at the home Of
Miss Elizabeth Wilson.
Miss Emily Marker Of Clayton, Wis
tied friends in Smyrna over the week
end
Miss Mary George Comegys, Of
Denton, Maryland, is the guest of her
cousins, Mrs. James P. Hoffecker and
Miss Anna Hough at their home.
Dr. Harry Spruance, Of Whining
ton, was the guest of his sisters, Miss
es Mary and Emily Spruance on Fri
day. DR.. and Mrs. Spruance leave
soon for trip to California.
Mr. Franklin CorIey, son Of Dr.. and
Mrs. R. F. Corley, who has been quite
i'll with pneumonia, is better and his
friends hope to see him out soon.
Mrs. John w. Tucker has returned
from Wilmington where che had her
tonsils taken out. She is recovering
as well as can be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gay Of Cam
bridge, Mass, and Mrs. Charles Sher-
man of Baltimore, Md, were visitors
over yesterday of Postmaster and Mrs
A. L. Hudson.
Mrs. Davis H. Bell, Mr.. W. E. @.
Bell, Bobby" Bell, and Mary Emma
Bell, motored up to Philadelphia and
spent Sunday and Monday with DR..
and Mrs. George J. Enders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josh HI BARTLETT Of
Wilmington were visitors Of Rev. DR..
and Mrs. R. K. Stephenson. Mr.Bartt-
lett is deputy Recorder of Deeds Of
New Castle County.
Miss J. Agnes Cummins il on an ex-
tended visit to her sister, Mrs. Henry
Lea in Pittsburg, Pa.