Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-29
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town ind Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL


open house meeting was held il
the school auditorium with a re
port of seventy-five members go.
ing over the top in the drive fol-
Delaware Citizenship members
Plans were made to have a Dental
Clinic to be established here fol
extractions and cleaning of teeth
for our next health project. We
find many corrections have been
made and others are being made
as a result of the previous health
work. Prof. Hickman our prin-
cipal, explained the new type OF
Parent-Teachers' meeting we plan
10 put on this year. officers for
the new year were elected as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. w. r. Keys;
Vice-president, Oliver Pryor; Sec
rotary, Mrs. Edward Pinder; Treas
urer, Mrs. Charles LeCompte;
Publicity Chairman, Martha Clark;
Program Chairman, Willard Hick-
man; Health Cairman, Mrs. NJ
Gooding; Membership Chairman,
Mrs. S. Harrington. The Thanks
giving program was given in the
school auditorium on Monday ev-
ening. The fifth grade gave a
Mother Goose Thanksgiving play,
entitled THE Little Girl Who Had
Nothing for Which to Be Thank
full" The Sixth Grade demon
strated the history and value of
the Christmas Seal custom by a
Thank for Health Day" program.
The fourth grade entertained with
a couple of songs and recitations
of Thanksgiving. The second grade
sang seasonal songs. The audience
Joined in several community songs.
The business meeting followed in
which the need of funds for our
health work was stressed. A live
1y discussion followed on ways to
meet these needs. It was decided
to sell tags for health from
Day until December
10, when the drive will end with a
program at the school auditorium
IN the evening. We hope by this
means to afford the Dental Clinic
which is being planned for this
center.
Herbert Pinder, Is years old, a
student at Smyrna High School,
of a Delaware military"
family, has joined three of his
brothers in the service of the US.
Army, but not in the same branch
of the service. He was enlisted in
the army Thursday by Sergeant
William J. Stewart, army recruit
ing officer at Sixth and King
Streets. His oldest brother Will
liam, now Of Clayton, spent four
years in the u. S. Marine Corps
and was discharged as a corporal
and is now a second lieutenant in
the Marine Corp Reserves. An
other brother, Howard, is now
with the 62nd Coast Artillery, A.
A, at Fort Totten, N. Y, serving
as private. A third brother
Clarence Edward Jr., is attached
to Headquarters Detachment Third
Division, U. S. Army at Fort Lew
is. Washington. Mrs. c. Edward
Pfnder, mother of the military
family" left Saturday for Tacoma,
to visit her son Clar-
ence E. Jr., and his wife. They
recently suffered the loss of a
baby.
The Clayton Branch of the Red
Cross reports that they have re-
ceived since August, 1892, from
beadquarter at Wilmington, the
following: 120 (241h lbs.l bags
-four; 294 yards cotton material, |
80 shirts, 43 sweaters, As pair |
overalls, 1874 dozen stockings, 70
union suits, 21a dozen boomers, z II
jumpers, 40 pair trousers, IL
blankets. These have been given 4
to ones in need. Some of cotton
material were made UP into dress
es, pajamas, slips, sheets.
Mr.. Frank Sterling, age II /
years, died at the home of his
Mrs. George Hill in Do
yer. on Sunday, November e. /
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at Red Lion NJ. E.
Church. Interment at st. Georges
cemetery, st. Georges. Mr. Sterl- 4
ing was well known in this town .
where he was barber for some
years.
Mrs. ~. G. Severson entertainei |
at a turkey dinner on Sunday in .
honor Of her birthday. Among
those present were: Mr.. and Mrs. |
Gorden Cockburn and Mrs. King
Trammel Of Dover; Mr.. and Mrs. 4
Julius Hawkins and grandson,
Sonny Davis, Mr.. Nat. Boggs, |
Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Marshall, and
Mr.. and Mrs. N. C. Severson.
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
in charge Of Trinity Epis-
copal Church, Clayton, announces
the services on Sunday next will I