Smyrna times., 1932-12-28
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

entS, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jones OF
North Bradford Street, Dover
Their children, grandchildren, and
great grandchildren were present
including Mr. and Mrs. Ridgely
Jones and son, Russell of Smyrna
Landing, Mr.. and Mrs. Foster
Jones and children, Franklin,
Homer, and Edna, of near Dover,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Downs and
children, Mary Hester, Gilbert,
Francis, Laura Bell, of near Ken
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Jones OF
Downs Chapel, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rothwen and daughters,
Misses Pauline and Marian Roth
well, Miss Lydia Robinson, Mr..
Frank Robinson, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jay VanPelt and children, Carol,
Betty, Ethel Mary, and James, all
of Smyrna. Numerous gifts were
received by Mr.. and Mrs. Jones.
Rev. and Mrs. Frederick Marx
Barton returned last evening from
Trenton, N. j., where they were
guests at a family Christmas Din
ner", given by the Rev. DR.. and
Mrs. Wilson Hollinger. The guests
were Capt. and Mrs. Richard Stout,
Annapolis, Md; Mr.. and Mrs Carl
Porter Rapp, Mexico City; Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Claton, Pottstown, Pa. /;
and Mr.. and Mrs. Philip B. Getter,
the latter just home from Maguet-
agorsk, Russia, where Mr. Getter
has been for the past three years
as chief engineer in charge of
construction for the Koppers Com
pany, who had large contract for
the Russian Government. He is a
nephew of Mr.. and Mrs. Barton.
Mrs. J. Harry Gibbons, Miss
Elizabeth Gibbons, John H. Glib
bons, Walter D. Gibbons, of Town
send, Del, Mrs. Harvey D. farrell,
Miss Rachel FARRELL Of Clayton, Mr..
and Mrs. William M. Ford, Miss
Lavinia Ford and Master William
Ford of Woodbury., N. j., Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles w. Biting and
daughter Doris, of Stonehurst, Pa,
Mrs. Harry VenneH of Philadel-
phia, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin @. Ford
of Orange, N. j., and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Goldsborough of Smyrna,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Ford and family over Christ
mas.
Miss Emily Graham, a member
of the faculty of the Smyrna High
School, is spending the Christmas
holidays at her home at German
town, Pa, with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Graham. Miss
Graham's sister, Mrs. R. Cranston
Holcomb, who was seriously injur-
ed in an automobile accident on De-
cember 6, was able to return to
her home at Mt. Airy, Philadel-
phia, Pa, on Saturday. Her many
Smyrna friends are glad to note
her recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Boehm-
Ter, who have been residing on
South Street for a number of
years, moved today into the apart
ment on the second floor of the
Boehmler property on Main Street.
Mr.. Herbert Pearl, physical educa-
ton instructor of the Smyrna High
School, who has been rooming at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Boehm-
Ter, has taken a room at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Keith.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Morgan
and son Of Wilmington, Miss Helen
Hobson Of Bronxville, n. y, Mr..
Richmond Hobson, of Trenton, N.
J., Miss Alice Carey of Kennett
Square, Pa, and Miss Rebecca
Hobson of Selbyville were guests
over Christmas of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
T. Hobson of near Smyrna. Miss
Helen Hobson and Miss Rebecca
Hobson remained and are spending
the week with their parents.
Miss Anne Bartlett is visiting
her sister, Mrs. John T. Webb and
Mr.. Webb at their home at Della
ware City. On Friday Miss Bart
lett will leave Delaware City for
Washington, d. c., where she will
spend the weekend with Rev. and
Mrs. E. A. Lemoine and family.
Professor and Mrs. c. w. w.
Schantz entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
William T. Bryan of Philadelphia,
at dinner on Saturday evening.
On Christmas Professor and Mrs.
Schantz had as their guests Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Lazarus, Mrs.
Adelaide Satterfield and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Harper, all of Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Miss Marion w. Speakman and
Mr.. Cummins e. Speakman Jr., of
Belmont Hall, left today to spend
the rest of the week at Whining
ton as the guests Of Miss Anne
Sharp, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rodney Sharp.
Mr.. Roy Franklin Corley Of New
York City, spent Christmas with
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