Smyrna times., 1932-07-27

d Niles of Townsend, and Miss
Bertha Smithers of Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Anna Boyd of Smyrna, was
rendered a surprise party last We'd
nesdav evening, June goth, in
honor Of her 73rd birthday. She
received many useful gifts. Those
nresent were: Mr. and Mrs. James
Conner of Fieldsboro; Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Carey and children, of Will
mington; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Roggs. Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Knight,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Carrow and
son Billy, all of Clayton; Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Mattiford, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Robinson and daugh-
ter Betty, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
George and Mr.. Jack Robinson, all
of Smyrna At late hour the
guests departed for home, wishing
Mrs. Boyd many future happy
birthdays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence H. Miller
of Wilmington, and Miss Florence
Arts of Philadelphia, were over
night guests last Friday of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Armstrong. On Sat
urday they motored to St. Michaels
Md. where they visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Williams (nee Miss
Gladys Truax, formerly of Smyr-
na). Returning to Smyrna last
evening they are again visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Armstrong. On Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong had as
their guest, Mrs. Harvey Anderson
of Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Boehm-
Ter entertained at their cottage at
Woodland Beach last week the
monthly meeting of the Whining
ton Chapter, American Institute Of
Banking. Dinner was served at s
o'clock and the remainder of the
evening was spent in bathing, card
PLAYING, and dancing. There were
about twenty guests present Mr..
Boehmler and Fletcher Truax Of
the Fruit Growers National Bank
and Trust Company are members
of this chapter.
Mrs. John T. Webb (nee Miss
Ethel j. Bartlett, formerly Of this
town., of Delaware City, is in the
Homeopathic Hospital at Whining
ton, undergoing treatment. Mrs.
Webb was taken i'll while return
ing from Camp Ontonka on Satur-
day and in the evening was remov-
ed to the Institution where it was
thought she would have to submit
to an appendicitis operation. Mrs.
Webb has the wishes of her many
friends in Smyrna for a speedy re-
covery
Mrs. William T. Bryan and Mrs.
Roy Underdown and daughter, Miss
Marjorie Underdown of Philadel-
phia, Pa, were the guests several
days last week of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Harvey Wright. Miss Marion Hart
of Townsend, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wright. On
Sunday they motored to Rehoboth
for the day. Miss Sarah Ellen
Wright, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright, spent the weekend with
her grandfather, Mr.. Walter E.
Hart, at Townsend.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Bayard Briggs
Of Philadelphia, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Carter
at Cedar Brook Farm, near town.
On Sunday they had as visitors Mr..
and Mrs. William H. Beacon, Mr..
and Mrs Edward NJ. Barsham Of
Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs. Lorepe
Shellender and three daughters,
Misses Katherine, Florence, and
Helen Steele, all of Newark.
MIR. and Mrs. w. Fl. Williams
and children, George, Edward, and
Lillian, Of Wilmington, Mr. and
Mrs. James Cox, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Ward and family, of Lin
wood, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Everetts and son, Of Smyrna, and
Mr.. Harry Everetts of Taylor's
Bridge were visitors on Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Boyer Of
near Smyrna.
Mrs. 3. S. Durborough of New
York City. who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Daniel o. Hastings
at Mapledale Farm near Dover, is
now the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Alfred Tilghman and Mr.. Thigh
man. She will visit her sister, Mrs
Walter o. Stack and DR.. Stack in
Wilmington later before returning
to her home in New York.
Rev. and Mrs. Frederick Marx
Barton, who are spending part of
their vacation at Rehoboth Beach,
spent Friday in Smyrna, Mr.. Bar
ton being called here to take
charge of the funeral services of
Mrs. Marion Josephs which took
place in Philadelphia. Mr.. and Mrs.
Barton will return to Smyrna this
weekend.
Mrs. Thomas II. Lamb and chill
dren and her mother, Mrs. James
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