Smyrna times., 1933-03-22
AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Tucker of
this town have received word from
their son, Roy r. Tucker, who
lives at Beverly Hills, California,
that he and his family are safe and
that no harm came to them during
the recent earthquake in that area
Although the fuckers are safe, Mr..
Tucker had a rather thrilling ex-
perience at the time of the earth
quake. He had been at San Diego
on business trip, and he had TAX
en- the train enroute home. Leav-
ing Long Beach, at which place the
quake was at its worse, at 5.25,
for Beverly Hills, just one-half
hour before the quake, the train
was thrown from the track at
Compton. There was little dam
age done and the passengers es-
capped uninjured. Mr.. Tucker stat
es in his letter that the newspaper
reports are somewhat exaggerated,
that the conditions there are not so
bad as reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Hudson of
Wilmington, formerly of this vicin-
ity, entertained at dinner last week
in honor of Mr.. Hudson's daughter,
Mrs. William Doughten and Mr..
Doughten. The guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Crossley Sr., of
Kenton, Mrs. Edith Maslin, Miss
Elizabeth Maslin of Massey, Md,
Miss Catherine Moffitt of Philadel-
phia, Pa, Miss Mary Moff1tt and
Mr.. John G. Wick of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Williams
of Washington, D. G., spent the
weekend in Smyrna visiting Mr.
Harry B. Grieves and Miss Maud
Carr. Mrs. Williams will be re-
membered as Miss Ethel Grieves, a
former resident of Smyrna. Mr.
and Mrs. Williams who are now
living in Washington, will move
April l from Washington to Buff
falo, N. Y.
Rev and Mrs. Frederick Marx
Barton were called to Harrisburg,
Pa, to attend the funeral of their
cousin, Mr. Edward Sidney Byers,
who was a son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs Anthony Byers and grandson
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel A.
Byers, one of the first families of
the Cumberland Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald DeFord
and children were guests on Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Cullen
at their home at Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. ]. E. DeFord accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. DeFord to Baltimore
and was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul j. Rutan.
Mrs. John O. Still, who has been
quite il! for the past month, and
who was taken to the Homeopathic
Hospital at Wilmington last We'd
nesday, returned to her home on
Sunday. Mrs. Still is getting along
very nicely.
Misses Ruth Kaufman and Car
oline Stats spent the weekend
with Professor and Mrs. N. II.
] Pinkerton at Bethayres, Pa. On
Saturday they attended the concert
Of Sergei Rachmaninoff at the
I Academy of Music in Philadelphia.
Messrs. Frank Greenwell and
Joseph Jefferson of the University
of Delaware, Newark, spent the
weekend with their respective par
ents.
Mr.. Perry Elterich of Philadel-
phia, was a visitor of Mr.. and Mrs.
v. Wallace Elterich and family on
Sunday.
Miss Helen Denney Harmonson,
a student of the Sarah Lawrence
School, Bronxville, N. Y, is spend
ing the spring vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Leland
Harmonson.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Riggin Of
Middletown, spent Sunday visiting
friends in Smyrna. Mrs. Riggin
will be remembered as Miss Edna
Sylvester.
/ Mrs. Ernest P. Collins, who has
been on an extended visit with her
sister, Mrs. Margaret Summerville
at Philadelphia, Pa, has returned
home.
Mrs. Howard r. Jones will enter
tain the Thursday Bridge Club at
her home on Main Street to-mor-
row afternoon.
Mrs. Frederick Daboll of Phila-
delphia, Pa, visited her sisters, Mrs
Sarah M. Farrell, Mrs. Hester A
Lank, and Mrs. Alice Read on Sun
day.
Mrs. Nellie Rowland was hostess
to the Tuesday Bridge Club yes
terday afternoon at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. Henry p. Boyer on
South Street.
Mrs. William H. Stayton has re-
turned to her home on Mt. Vernon
Street for an indefinite stay. Mr.
Thomas Stayton of New York City
accompanied her for a visit.
Mr.. Donald Cloak of Philadelphia
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