Smyrna times., 1933-06-21
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

close at Denton, Md, Monday
might after appointments for the
coming year were read. The Con-
ference, which has been in session
since last Wednesday, is compris-
ed of churches in Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia. West Virginia and the
District of Columbia At the af-
ternoon session Monday, reports of
various committees were heard,
including one from the Committee
on Moral Reform and Social Ser
vice, in which ministers were urg-
ed not to use tobacco, and the
Conference frowned on prize fight
ing. The Western Maryland Col
iege at Westminster, Md, was
chosen as the 1884 convention
town of the conference. Ten new
superannuates were named: ]. w.
Paris, former pastor of Clayton;
]. Mel. Brown, A. H. Green, ]. L.
Nichols, H. B. Jester, c. H. Dob
son, A. w. Belts, c. S. Marshall,
A large list of conference changes
were made just before the session
closed. Rev. c. M. Cullen was
sent to Ewell's M. P. Church, Clay
ton, to succeed Rev. Ziba Adams
who has been appointed to Deer
Greek, Md. Rev w. F. Bancher
has been sent to the Dover-Leipsic
charge. Rev. G. I. Humphreys,
well known in Clayton, was as
signed as president of High Point
College, High Point, North Caro-
lima. Rev. w. T. Archer, native
of Clayton, was sent to Caroline,
Md. Rev. Leslie Warner has been
sent to Warwick, Md, charge,
which includes Salem M. P.Church
west Of Clayton.
On Saturday, Clayton Baseball
players Travelled to Goldsboro, Md,
where they defeated Goldsboro by
the score of 5 to 2. On Sunday,
Hanley Hose Company of Chester,
Pa, came to our town for a game
and they also were defeated by our
boys, by the score Of 6-5.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Rev
Frederick Marx Barton, minister
in charge, announces the services
next Sunday will be at 7.3O p. m.
evening prayer and sermon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell Sevil and
son Junior, Mrs. Dicie Kitchens
and children Howell, Buddy and
Flo Anne, motored to Betterton,
Md, Monday. Mr.. Junior Sevil
remained to spend the week with
The Boys Club of Clayton School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Legar
and children, Mary Eta, Ray
mond and Dorothy, visited their
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Legar at
Betterton, Md, on Sunday. Miss
Legar is spending this week with
the Girls Club.
Mrs. P. r. Smith of Wilmington,
spent Thursday with friends in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs Anthony Carroll
and children, of Dover, spent Sum
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Meredith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Heather and
daughter Janet, of Marydel, Md,
were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Wright
The Boys and Girls Club of
Clayton School, left last Friday for
Betterton, Md, where they will
spend a week. Mr.. Willard Hick-
man is in charge of the boys,
while Miss Helen Warford, Miss
Margaret Elrick and Mrs Martha
Clark are in charge of the girls.
Mrs. James R. Boggs spent
Thursday in Wilmington.
Mrs. N. G. Severson is spending
several days with Mrs. Jennie
Cook in Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs Hume of Philadel-
phia, Pa, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs Jacob Swain.
Mrs. Georgianna LeCompte was
given a party last Wednesday af-
ternoon in honor of her birthday.
Among those present were: Mrs.
Paul George Of Dover, Mrs. Ed
ward Wilson and son Ned, of Leip-
sic; Mrs. Frank Burrows of Wood
land Beach, and Mrs. Charles Le-
Compile of this town.
Miss Marion DuIin of Milford,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Edison
Collins
Mrs Raymond Hudson and chill
dren Roy and Nancy, are spending
a few days with relatives in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. William Mabrey, Mrs. Ro-
land Mills and Mrs. Mabel Boyd
were recent visitors of Mr.. Will
liam Mabrey, who is i'll at the
Kent General Hospital in Dover
Mr.. Mabrey's many friends wish
him a speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Savin spent
Sunday at Rehoboth.
Mr.. Carl Crossley of Whining