Smyrna times., 1932-11-02
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

Mrs. Charles A. Hill, widow of
the late Rev. Charles A. Hill of
Wilmington NJ. E. Conference, a
former pastor of Asbury M. E.
Church, Smyrna, has closed her
home on Mt. Vernon Street and
will make her home with her chill
dren, at present being on a visit
with her son, Thomas Hill and Mrs.
Hill. at their home at Crisfield, Md.
Miss Deane Hill and Miss Mary
Hill. sisters of Mrs. Charles Hill,
who have been making their home
with her, have gone to make their
residence at the home of Miss
Helen Mcdowell and Miss Sarah
Mcdowell The residence of Mrs.
Hill on Mt. Vernon Street has been
rented by Thomas Lamb and fam
ily who will take possession soon.
DIR. r. F. Corley, candidate on
the Republican ticket for Lieuten-
ant Governor, was among those
who served on the reception COM
mittee which greeted President
Herbert Hoover on his arrival at
Newark on Monday afternoon. DR..
Corley, in company with Governor
Buck, our two United States Sena-
tors and one Congressman, and
other prominent Republicans Of
Wilmington and the State of Della
ware. boarded the train at Newark
and accompanied the Presidential
party to Wilmington where Presi-
dent Hoover delivered a brief ad-
dres from the platform of the OBJ
servation car of his train. Incl
dentally speaking, DR.. Corley was
born in Iowa not far from where
President Hoover was born and in
the same year.
Miss Marion w. Speakman en-
tertained at dinner on Monday ev-
ening at her home, Belmont Hall, :"
near Smyrna. The guests includ-
ed Misses Josephine Bailey, Phyllis
DUPONT, Emily DUPONT, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Satherwaite, Messrs.
Frank Smith, Virgil VanStreets,
Charles Owens, all of Wilmington;
1t. Edison H. Shaw, of New York
City; Robert Shaw of Minneapolis,
Mimi, Henry Vaughn of Middle
town, Jack Mcdonald of Dover, and
Misses Laura Lee Corley and Anne
Jones of Smyrna.
Mrs. John Henry Hoffecker, Mrs.
r. D. Hoffecker, Mrs. Hervey P.
Hall and Mr.. and Mrs Walter o.
Hoffecker were among those from
Smyrna who attended in Whining
ton on Monday the funeral Of Mrs.
Sarah E. Hoffecker, widow of John
S. Hoffecker, a former resident Of
this community, who died Friday
at the advanced age Of 81 years.
DR. Gray Carter, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Carter Of Cedar Brook
Farm, near Smyrna, underwent an
operation yesterday for sinus
trouble at Durham, N. O., where
his brother, DR.. Bayard Carter is
connected with the Duke Univers-
ity.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T.. Griffith, Mrs.
Irma Arts and children, Clifford
and Mary Eve, of Dover, and Miss
Kathryn Cooke of Collingsdale, Pa,
were Halloween guests Of Mrs.
Walter Turner and daughter, Miss
Margaret Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Scout and
daughter Julia, and Mrs. Eugene
Allen of Wilmington, were guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs G. Frank Gootee
over the weekend
Rev. F. B. Cannon of the Har-
risburg Diocese was a weekend
guest at st. Peters Rectory. On
Monday Rev. and Mrs. Frederick
Marx Barton were guests of DR..
and Mrs. Bartlett at West Chester,
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephram Britting-
ham of Wilmington, were guests
on Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
G. Hoekstra
Mrs Matte Cain spent Sunday
with Mr. Alex. Pleasanton and
family of near town.
Mrs. w. G. Hill and son James
Pearson Hill, of Baltimore, Nd,
former residents of this town, were
guests on Sunday of DR.. and Mrs.
Edward S. Dwight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Malcolm of
Wilmington, were Smyrna visitors
on Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Summerville Of
Philadelphia, motored down Sun
day to see her sister, Mrs. Ernest
?. Collins and Mr.. Collins.
Mr.. Walter McClain has return
ed to NeWpOrt after snendino sew