Smyrna times., 1933-11-08
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Mr.. Walter c. Benson and
daughter, of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr..
and Mrs. T. Hubert Wood Of Col
lingswood, n. J., and Mrs. a. F. p.
Huston, Of Pittsburgh, Pa, were
visitors to Smyrna yesterday re-
newing old acquaintance. Mr..
Benson, a son of the late Captain
Benson of Bombay Hook Light,
learned his trade on The Smyrna
Times and carried the papers
when a boy. It was his first visit
to Smyrna and to The Times Office
for fifty years. He left Smyrna
fifty years ago. While in Smyrna
he visited a number of scenes of
his boyhood and was cordially
greeted by his old friends. Mr..
Benson has been successful in the
west both in the publishing bust
ness and in the Methodist minis
try.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones of
this town, celebrated their sixtieth
wedding anniversary on Sunday,
November 5. Mr.. Jones is 78 years
of age while Mrs. Jones is 70 years
of age. They have the following
children, Thomas Bayard Jones of
Wilmington, Mrs. Howard H. In
gram of Wilmington, W. Q. Jones
of Linwood, Pa, CORTLAND Jones
of Darby, Pa, Mrs. Stuart Wilds Of
Smyrna, and five grandchildren.
All the children excepting Bayard
were home at dinner on Sunday, to
celebrate the occasion.
Mrs. Joseph w. Ennis, Mrs. Cliff
ton Mabrey, Mrs. John Mills, Miss
Elsie Ransom, of this town, and
Mrs. L. NJ. Riggin of Middletown,
(nee Miss Edna Sylvester, former
ly of Smyrna), were among those
from the Laura Rebekah Lodge,
No. IL, of Smyrna, to attend the
18th annual meeting Of the Re
bekah Assembly Of Delaware, I. o.
Q. F., held Thursday at Odd Eel
lows Hall at Wilmington.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Connie Mack of
Philadelphia, had dinner at the
Wayside Inn yesterday enroute to
Sudlersville, Md, where they at
tended the Homecoming Cele-
bration" given in honor Of Jimmy
Foxx, the Athletic home run base
ball hitter. Connie Mack, who
manages the Philadelphia Athlet-
les, and Mrs. Mack, have visited
Smyrna several times before.
Mrs. Amy Bowen of Philadel-
phia, Pa, who has been the guest
of DR.. and Mrs. w. c. Deakyne,
has returned home. DR.. Deakyne,
who has been critically i'll with
double pneumonia and heart
trouble, is recovering splendidly
and is able to be down stairs and
take short walks out. Mrs. Dea-
kyne is spending the week with
friends in Washington, d. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence B. Ray
mond, who have been spending the
summer at 'Wawbeek," at Wis
consin Dells, Wisconsin, leave to-
day enroute east to resume their
residence on Commerce Street,
this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Kemp of
henton, entertained as their din
ner guests on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs
Denney Walker of this town, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Walker of Delaware
City, and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Cohee of Wilmington.
/ Mr.. Charles B. Swain, a student
at Dickinson Seminary, Williams
port, Pa, spent the weekend with
MS mother, Mrs. Lillian H. Swain
Mrs. Homer D. Hudson, who has
oeen spending the summer as
hostess at Lighthouse Inn, al
New London, Conn, is home fol-
Two weeks. She will return at the
END OF that time and resume hei
work at New London.
Mrs. William ]. Taylor was
hostess to the Tuesday Bridge
Cluo yesterday afternoon at the
Wayside Inn.
Mr.and Mrs. c. Leland Harmon.
son. Miss Laura Lee Corley of thi;
/
town, and Mr.. Charles Owens, Jr.
q Wilmington, spent the week
END at Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. T. Muncey Keith of VIII
inlngton, spent Saturday with Mr.