Smyrna times., 1932-10-26
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
Items of Personal and Social In
ferest Cleaned About Neighborhood

IE6 uldI IuOAlnly ihCCIAAS VI Sleiy
ton p. T. "A. was held Thursday ev-
ening, October 20, in the school
auditorium. There were about
three hundred present. The pro-
gram was varied and interesting.
Fire Prevention Week and also
Columbus Day were celebrated by
plays. "A clever dramatization of
the Tar Baby was given. The Jun
ior High Chorus rendered three
musical numbers. Singing games,
rhythmic games and song dramati-
cations were also given. President
Mrs. W. r. Keys, conducted the
business meeting. he spoke on the
State House Conference. The
membership drive opened for a
contest among the grades. This
will last till election day, after
which the adult committee will fin
ish the drive. The regular melting
night was changed to the second
Thursday night of the month for
the convenience of our rural folks,
who have the third Thursday occu-
pied. A bill for victrola records,
$4.35, was presented to the treas
urer. The new school reports were
explained to the parents. The
meeting adjourned until November
Publicity Chairman, Martha
Clark.
Clayton School News H. H.
Williams, supervisor, visited us
Monday.-October P. T. A. was
held at the school Thursday even
ing, October Goth. The meeting
was well Soccer Mon
day, October "a, Hartly and Clay
ton, at Clayton, score, Hartly O,
Clayton s. Grade seven, Miss
Warford, teacher, won the weekly
attendance award with a percent
age of 98.3.-The Art Picture, a
weekly award for the room having
:. sthe best appearance, was won by
grade six, Mrs. Clark, teacher
In a recent fire drill, part of the
Fire Prevention Week observance,
our building was emptied in thirty
seconds. Report cards for the
first six weeks period of the
school year were given out Friday.
The Cooking Club, Miss Elrick
leader, held bake Saturday morn
ing.-The P. T. A. Halloween
party will be held in the school as
sembly hall Friday night this week.
A special drive is being made for
p. t. A. members. The dues have
been reduced to Csc per member
The Clayton w. c. T. U. held its
regular monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. Elizabeth Bryan on
Wednesday, October 18TH There
was a good attendance. There was
reading Autumn" by Miss Flor
ence A. Marker, and a poem by
Mrs. Ziba Adams. The next meet
ing will be held on Wednesday, No
vember 8th, at 2.3O p. M, at the
home of Mrs. Alice F. Sinex.
Special services will be held at
Salem Church on Sunday, starting
at 2.30 p. m, with song and testi-
mony, followed with preaching by
Mr.. Nathan Bailey of Wilmington
Come enjoy the old fashioned sing
ing and preaching. A duet will be
rendered by Mr.. and Mrs Bailey.
At Trinity Episcopal Church
Clayton, Rev. Frederick Marx Bar
ton, minister in charge, announces
the services will be held at 7.30 in
the evening.
Mrs. Harry David and son Denny
Of Leipsic, were motor guests We'd
nesday of Mrs. David's brother, Mr..
Frank Boyer and family
Miss Mildred Boyer was guest
of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Stockwell on Sunday.
Miss Hazel Willis of near town,
spent the weekend with friends in
Wyoming.
Mr.. Julian Dunning of Denton,
Md, was the weekend guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Dun
ming.
Mrs. Albert Brown OF Baltimore,
Md, is visiting her sister, Mrs. w.
II. Dayett, who is still very ill at
her home, Maple Shade"
Mrs. N. G. Severson of this town,
and Mrs. Ella Davis of Toms River
N. j., spent the weekend and Mon
day with their brother, Mr.. John
Blizzard in Atlantic City, N. j.
Mrs. Jack Montague spent We'd
nesday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Lynch in Dover.
Mrs. M. d. Wallace of Drexel
Hill, Pa, spent Thursday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Flu
harty.
Miss Virginia Baynard of Will
mington, was the weekend guest
of her mother, Mrs. Henna Bay
nard.
Mrs. Anthony Carroll and chill
dren Betty, Jane, Louise, and Jun
ior, of Dover, spent aSturday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Meredith.