Smyrna times., 1931-02-11
HNEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
ssezns OF Personal and Social In
rerest Cleaned About Town


Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Walker has
been visiting in New York. While
there they took in the poultry
show at Madison Square Garden
to purchase a pen Of White Hol-
land Turkeys for stock next year.
Liberty Temple, No. 8, Pythian
Sisters of Clayton, was attended
by approximately 100 members of
temples from all parts of the
State, Thursday night. Features
of the meeting were the installa-
ton OF officers and the presenta-
ton Of the travelling gavel. The
installation was under the super
vision of Mrs. Ella Toppin, past
grand chief of Delaware Pythian
Sisters, deputy grand chief of the
entertaining temple. The officers
installed were: Past chief, Mrs.
Rachel Voshell; most excellent
chief, Miss Myrlis Chase; excellent
senior, Mrs. Ethel Argo; excellent
Junior, Mrs. Emma Clayville; man
ager, Miss Anna Ford; guard, Mrs.
Jennie Chase; mistress of records
and correspondence, Miss Elsie
Ransom; mistress Of finances, Mrs.
Hilda Jacobs. The travelling gavel
was presented to Liberty Temple
by Friendship Temple No. 6, of
Newark, with papers read by the
presenting and recipient officers.
The members of Friendship Tenn
pie were clad in paper costumes
with paper hats of almost every
hue. Following the business ses-
sion, several Of the visitors gave
talks in behalf of the advancement
of the order.
The Clayton Fire Company had
a banquet in the fire hall on Feb
ruary 9Th. Covers were laid for
sixty-five. This was to celebrate
its forty years Of service. The
banquet was furnished by the
ladies of the NJ. P. Church and it
had for its menu fruit cup, Della
ware roast turkey, with dressing;
brown gravy, candied sweet pota-
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olives, coleslaw, green peas, cram
berry jelly, rolls and butter, cof-
fee, hot mince pie, cigars, cigaret-
tes and mints. The program con-
sisted of addresses by j. E. Had
daway, president of Kent County
V. F. A.; Rev. Q. w. Spry, pastor
of M. E. Church; r. d. Simmons,
president Of Robbins Hose Co., Do
yer; Chief John Morris of Citizens
Hose Co., Smyrna; Senator Keith,
of Dover; Former Senator J. r.
Clements, President c. w. Mach
amer gave the history of the COM
pany for forty years. Music was
furnished by Keith's Orchestra Of
Dover.
A delightful little party was Civ
en- in honor of Frances Naylor's
7th Birthday last Saturday after
noon, February 7th. Many little
folks attended the party and the
afternoon was spent in playing
games. She received many pretty
and useful gifts. Those present
were Helen Massey, Evelyn Far
row of Cheswold, Marie Bickling,
Thelma Shane, Hilda Elburn, Julia
and Eleanor Burke, Edna and Flor
ence Bailey, Elizabeth and Virginia
Hill, Irene Sapp, Eleanor Morris,
Betty Langrell, Josephine McClain,
Jeanette Loder, Betty Echholz, AL
fred and Elwood Starkey, Thomas
Donovan, Clifton Bickling, Gene
Spencer, Robert Newman. They
departed wishing her many more
happy birthdays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Carrow Of
Clayton, entertained at their
home Thursday evening, four tab
les at cards. Those present We're:
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn Jones, ,Mr.and
Mrs. Ed. Shane, Mr.. and Mrs. Les
ter Goldsborough of Smyrna, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Ennis Of Miedletown,
Miss Alice Spencer, Miss Elsie
Griffin, Miss Katherine Spencer,
Miss Isabel Horn, Mr.. Charles Hop
kins of Middietown, Mr.. Charles
King, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Car
row, Miss Thelma Shane, Mr..
Clark Ennis.
Millsboro Parent Teacher Asso-
citation has come to the fore il
the membership race. The big
Five" at the present writing are:
Millsboro 200, Middletown 16O,
Lincoln $50, New Castle $50, Clay
ton 136. OF these, only Millsboro
and Lincoln have exceeded their
last years memberships The 9TH
er three have not yet equalled their
records last year. Clayton can
easily be first if proper effort is
put forth.
Mr.. Fred Burke of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with his wife
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Montague
and children, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Lynch at
Dover.
Mr.. Harry Rector of Baltimore,
Md, was the weekend guest of I