Smyrna times., 1929-08-28
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

given III IlOuOI VI hlSS duCtS
Amos, of Philadelphia, Pa, by her
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Amos,
and her uncle, MIR. Harry Amos,
at their home in Clayton. Among
the guests present were: Misses
Eleanor Harris, Mildred Gray, Hell
en- Gray, Alma Sterlith, Catherine
Walker, Mr.. James Harris, Mr..
George Trippett, Mr.. Raymond
Downward, Mr.. James Walker, Mr..
and Mrs. Stirlith, Mrs. Matte Sud-
Ter, all of Wilmington; Mr.. Allan
Hoffer, Jr., of Lansdowne, Pa; Mr..
Samuel Rosenbaun, of Philadel-
phia; Miss Mary Pinder, Mr.. Nor
bert Porter, Mr.. Karl Porter, Mr..
Robert Craig, Mr.. James Clark,
Mr.. Lewis Bailey, Mr.. Robert
Amos, Mrs. John Porter, Mrs.
George Warner, Miss Catherine
Grant, all of Clayton; Mr.. and Mrs
Alonga Porter and son Warren, of
Wyoming; Miss Ida Mae Cook, of
st. Augustine, Florida; Mr.. Ed
ward Pinder, of Smyrna; Mrs.
Mary Amos, Mr.. Harry Amos, and
Miss Frances Amos. An enjoy
able evening was spent by all. At
a late hour the guests departed
wishing Miss Amos many more
happy birthdays.
The new Clayton School Build
ing Commission elected at spec
ial election recently, has met and
organized and is now considering
preliminary plans for a new school
at Clayton to consist of six class
rooms and an assembly hall. The
estimated cost of the new school
will be about $4,000 including the
cost of the land for the site. The
commission elected j. r. Clements,
former State Senator, chairman of
the commission; Lewis M. Price,
vice-chairman, H. V. Holloway,
secretary, and r. w. Slaughter,
acting secretary. The commission
as whole accepted the offer of
the Delaware School Foundation
to furnish free of cost the archi-
tectural and engineering service
for the project.
Sunday, August oath, being old
veterans day, at Rehoboth, quite
a number of Clayton folk spent
the day at Rehoboth. Among
those who spent the day, were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Savin, rand
Mrs. Howell Sevil and son, Mr.and
Mrs. Raymond Hudson and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hollett,
Mr.. Thomas Downing, Mr.. Harry
Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Donovan, and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Clayville and daugh-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Boggs,
and Miss Iona Coleman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Ely and children,
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Spencer
and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Loder and
children, and Mrs. Calvin Newman
Jr., visited Mrs. Nobel Nyles on
Sunday at the Kent General Hos
pital, where she underwent an OPP
Grafton last Monday. At this writ
ing Mrs. Nyles is improving rapid
ly and her many friends wish her
speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hume, Sr.
and Mr.. John Darrah of Philadel-
phia, Pa, were weekend visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Swain and
Mrs. Darrah
The Clayton Fire Company was
called on Sunday, about 2 o'clock,
to the farm of Mr.. Herman Stats
of near Greenspring, to help extin-
guish a fire. The fire had made
such a headway that the firemen
were unable to save the outbuild-
ings.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Hoffecker
entertained on Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Pennock and son Mer-
ritt, of Elkton; Mr.. and Mrs. jam
es P. Hoffecker of Chester; Mr.and
Mrs. William Cole, of Wilmington;
Mr.. Howard Marvel and Miss
Charlotte Rust, of Wilmington;
Miss Pauline Roe, Mr.. Layton
Bowdle, Of Denton, Md; MrGeorge
Rust, of Dover, and Mr.. Esley M.
Rust, of Smyrna.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Hardesty
spent the weekend with relatives
in Baltimore Md.
Mr.. George Deaf, of Wilmington
was a guest of his sister, Mrs. Will
liam Bush over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul George, of
Dover. and Miss Isabel Seamans
of Baltimore, were dinner guests
of Mrs. George LeCompte on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dicie Kitchens and
children, Howell, and Francis and
Mrs. Wilbur Clark, have returned
home after spending sometime
with friends in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Keys spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Garrett Jones at Saint Michaels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Cockburn
of Dover, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Julius Hawkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lee and son