Smyrna times., 1930-07-16
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social DOings

Mr.. James H. HURT, Jr., of
Ridley Park, N. j., formerly of
smvrna. and a brother-in-law of
state Senator Hervey P. Hall of
this town, is given a fine compli-
mentary notice in current issue
of the Philadelphia Dispatch in its
column of "brief sketches of men
deservedly prominent in Profes-
sional. Merchantile and Industrial
activities" Mr. HURT is president
of the Dental Manufacturers Sup
DIV Company located in the Real
Estate Trust Building in Philadel-
mia and is a former Smyrna boy
who is making good. The Dis
patch, after paying fine tribute
TO the character and ability of the
former Smyrnian, goes on to say
that "Mr. HURT is the type of bus
mess man who considers the well
fare of the city from commerce
ial. moral and industrial stand
point just as important as his own
progress. Mr.. HURT enjoys the
respect and esteem of a wide cir
Gle Of friends as well as his asso-
ciates in his profession. He is a
member of the Rotary Club of
Philadelphia, Penn Athletic Club,
University Lodge, No. COL, F. and
A. NJ, and is a former Park Com
missioner of Ridley Park, Pa,
where he resides, having resigned
from this Office recently, after dis
tinguished service to the commun-
/ ity." Mr.. HURT married Miss
Florence Hall, daughter of the
late William E. Hall of Smyrna,
and has a delightful family of
three children.
Mrs. Henry d. Boyer and Mrs.
Nellie Royland entertained at four
tables of bridge at the home of
Mrs. Boyer on South Street on
Friday evening. The guests were
Mrs. E. G.. MacKensie of Whining
ton; Miss Bertha Smithers of Bal
timore Md; Mrs. J.Harvey Speak
man, Mrs. Margaret Grimm, Mrs.
E. A. Lemoine, Mrs. George Davis
Brown, Mrs. Homer D. Hudson,
Mrs. Frank E. Postles, Mrs. Sarah
Farrell, Mrs. Alice Read, Mrs. r.
D. Hoffecker, Mrs. r. F. Corley,
Mrs. I. Luther Lapham, and Mrs.
Edward S. Dwight. Prizes were
awarded Mrs. Frank E. Postles,
Mrs Alice Read, Mrs. E. A. Lee
moine, and Miss Bertha Smithers.
Mrs. Helen Hoffecker Oakley of
Wilmington, a former resident of
Smyrna, who has been spending
the summer in Rehoboth, fell and
broke her leg in the bathroom of
her cottage Friday and has been
taken to the Beebe Hospital in
Lewes for treatment Mrs. Oak
ley, who is in her seventies, had
been in impaired health for some
time and left her home in Will
mington for a sojourn in Rehoboth
with the hope the change of loca-
ton and sea air would benefit her
health. Her friends and relatives
hope for her speedy recovery.
Mrs. Jennie Hoffecker of Ches-
ter, Pa, is spending an indefinite
visit with Mrs. L. M. Atkins. Last
week she had as her guests Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Muller of Staten
Island, New York. Mrs. r. 0. P.
Wilson, who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Ollie Frischkorn, at
her home in Detroit, Michigan,
since February, has returned to
Smyrna and was accompanied by
her daughter and grandson, Paul
F'rischkorn. all of whom stayed
with Mrs. Adkins. Mrs Frisch-
} korn and Paul, returned last week
Mrs. Sarah Farrell, Mrs. Alice
Read, and Miss Anne Sarde OF
Camden, entertained at eight tab
! les of bridge on Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Farrell
and Mrs. Read. The out of town
guests included Mrs. William B
|. Ashbrook, Mrs. John P. LeFevre
! and Mrs. James Satterfield, of Do
!. yer; Mrs. Robert Lindale. and Mrs
Mary Johnson of Wyoming; Mrs
Luss, Mrs. Wetzel, and Mrs. Char
les Taylor, of Camden, and Mrs
Edwin Mackenzie of Wilmington
Mrs. Edward F. Johnson (nee
Miss Katherine Price,, and two
children, Edward F. Johnson, Jr.,
and Jane CARL Johnson, of Scars
dale, New York, are visiting Mrs
Johnson's brother, Mr.. Warner W.
Price and Mrs. Price. Later, they
VIII visit Rehoboth and Berlin, Md
Mr.. Johnson sailed on Saturday
from New York on the Isle dc
france for a trip of several weeks
70 England and France.
Mr.. Edward G.. Walls, president
Oh the National Bank of Smyrna,
Who was taken suddenly i'll Sun
day night and for a time gave his
family considerable concern, is, we
are glad to state, reported better
HIS many friends wish for his
speedy recovery. His daughter,
mrs. Paul ]. Rutan, of Miami
Florida arriva1 tI,;. ~,ornsuc. - L :