Smyrna times., 1933-07-26
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Mr. and Mrs. ]. Earl Chandler
and children Betty and James, of
Rumford, Maine, formerly Of
Smyrna, who have been down on a
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Hodgson near Smyrna and Mrs.
Mary Chandler at Crumpton, Md,
started on their return trip home,
by motor, Sunday, taking with
them Mrs. Chandler's mother, Mrs
Mary Chandler to spend the sum-
mer with them. Mrs. Mary A.
Smith, Mrs. Chandler's mother,
who had been at Rumford mo-
tored down with Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Chandler with whom she had
been staying, remained for a stay
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hodgson. The
Chambers will stop over in Phila-
delphia, Pa, and Newburgh, N. II,
enroute Mr. Chandler, who was
formerly a salesman with John w.
/ Tucker, this town, is now man
ager of the ]. C. Penney Store at
Rumford and is making good.
Since he has been there he has
taken active interest in Rumford,
a paper manufacturing town Of
$4,000 inhabitants and has been
instrumental in organizing wide
awake Chamber of Commerce.
DR.. NJ. Dalema Draper, of Mil
ford, past president Of the Della
ware Federation of Women's
Clubs, well known in Smyrna, was
among the passengers on the
steamship Sythia, which sailed
Saturday from New York City on
the World Friendship tour of the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs. The women on the tour
plan to spend several weeks in
Europe visiting foreign clubs by
which they will be entertained.
Among the cities they will visit
are London, Paris, Dusseldorf,
Berlin and Vienna.
Miss Barbara COlona, daughter
of the Rev and Mrs. James w.
/ Colona Of Wilmington, left yester-
day for Milwaukee, Wis, where she
will be the guest during the com
ing month Of her college roommate
Miss Mary Louise Creager. Both
young women graduated at
Swarthmore College last Spring.
Miss Colona is well known in
Smyrna and Dover. Her mother,
before her marriage, was Miss
Bertha Stengle, DR.. Stengle at
one time being pastor of Asbury
NJ e Church.
Mrs. Margaret w. Grimm enter
tanned with a family dinner party
Of twenty guests last Wednesday
evening at the Wayside Inn in
honor of her guests, Mrs. Edward
F. Johnson (nee Miss Katherine
Price) and daughter, Miss Jane
Johnson, of Scarsdale, New York.
Bridge followed at the home of
Mrs. Grimm on Main Street.
Miss Henrietta Denney enter
tanned the Young Peoples Society
Of the Presbyterian Church and a
few friends at a shower last even
ing at her home on Main Street in
honor Of Miss Margaret Thompson,
whose marriage to Mr.. Ralph Hunt
of Princeton, N. J., will take place
at the home of her parents on Fri
day, August 4.
Mrs. Ralph Smith and daughter
Jane, of Pittsburgh. Pa, were
guests several days last week Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Truax. Mrs.
Smith returned home on Thursday
her daughter Jane, remained un-
til Monday Of this week visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. NJ. Edmondson
| and family. The Smiths were
former residents Of this town.
Mrs. ]. p Hyatt, who is spend
] ing the summer at Bethany Beach
with her niece, Miss Grace w.
: Price, spent Sunday with Mrs
Elizabeth Carter. Mrs. Hyatt re-
turned to Bethany Beach on Mon
day to remain until the middle Of
August.
Misses Anne Jones. Laura Lee
7 Corley, and Roberta Collins enter
; tanned at surprise supper party
on Sunday evening at the cottage
Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Leland Har-
monson at Rehoboth in honor Of
. the birthday anniversary of Mr.
! and Mrs. Harmonson's daughter
! Miss Helen Denney Harmonson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Dietrich of
. Reading. Pa, were guests several
days last week Of Mr.. and Mrs. Art
Leader. Mr.. and Mrs. Leader will
: leave first Of August for Rehoboth
where they have taken a cottage