Smyrna times., 1933-12-27

Episcopal Church held its usual
Christmas morning service. The
church was tastefully decorated
with evergreen in festoons,
wreaths, bracket decorations, etc.
The following inscription, "Hark
The Herald Angels Sing, Glory to
the New Born King formed a
semicircle on the wall in the, rear
of the chancel. On the side walls
in evergreen letters were Let Us
Rejoice and Give Thanks" and
"The Lord God Omnipotent Reign,
eth" The rector, Rev. William B.
Gordon, preached an interesting
sermon, taking for his text, the
song of the Angels: GLORY on
Earth and Peace to Men" He was
assisted in the services by Rev. Dr.
Tullidge. At night the Sunday
School assembled in the chapel to
participate in the anniversary ex-
ercises and receive the gifts from
the Christmas tree, which was
large and well loaded. The M. E.
Church had no day services, the
pastor, Rev ]. D. Rigg, preaching
a discourse in harmony with the
event on Sunday morning. The
house was modestly decorated
with some festoons of crow-foot
looping the pulpit recess, while
above and spanning its top IN
large green letters was Peace on
Earth" A simple wreath enclr-
cling the gallery supports conclud-
ed the decorations. Last night, not
withstanding the bad weather ana
worse walking, the church was
well filed with the Sunday School
and spectators to witness the
Christmas tree decoration, a large
and handsome specimen of cedar.
The gifts to scholars by classes
took considerable time but the in
dividual presents took a longer
time. There were doubtless some
handsome and valuable tokens OF
esteem thus passed. The exercis-
es lasted two hours, closing at
eight o'clock. At the Presbyterian
Church there were no services
other than those of the sexton at
five o'clock in the morning. At
eight o'clock a number of persons
went to the Town Hall to enjoy
the reading of Miss jamie Savage.
PER ONAL- The following
young ladies and gentlemen who
have been off to school are home
spending the holidays with their
relatives and friends: Misses
Laura Bell and Mamie c. Hoffeck-
er, Hackettstown, N. j.; Misses
Emma and Susie Hudson, Borden
town, N. J.; Misses Mamie Heitchu
and Flo Gootee, Brunswick, n. j.;
Misses May Armstrong, Mamie
Young and Lille Rothwell, Dover;
Albert w. Cummins and Alfred l..
Hudson Jr., Lawrenceville, N. j.;
Owen c. Spear and Samuel Buch-
anan, Newark. Del; Daniel G.
Bailey and William Armstrong,
Dover; Alex. C. Cummins, Jr., Fox
Chase, Pa; Gilbert S. Taylor,
Bethlehem, Pa.
E. C. FAIRIES and wife left
Christmas Day to spend week in
Salisbury, Md.
Miss Joey Baldwin and S. Char
les Baldwin of New York, were the
guests of Mrs. ]. H. Hoffecker
from Saturday until today. Thorn
as S. Start of Brooklyn, was also
for the same time visiting rela-
tives and friends.
L. Irving Handy is spending his
school vacation in Princess Anne,
Md, Miss Katherine L. Storm in
Milford, and Miss Emma Hough,
Philadelphia, Miss Lizzie Mellow
ell, Wilmington.
The Union Signal, Chicago, has
the following reference to our old
est citizen; Doubtless our Oldest
member of the w. c. T. U. is Mrs.
Ellen Jones of Smyrna, one of
Gods sweetest Saints, aged near
ly ninety-five. For nearly eighty
years she has been a member of the
church, and if ever the gentleness
of Christ was mirrored in a face,
it is in hers Auntie Jones, as she
is called, is the pet of the lovely
town of Smyrna and not one bit
spoiled. The Union Signal is sent
her as a gift from the largest local
auxiliary in Delaware that of her
own town."
Mrs. Eliza Carr and Miss Maud
Carr are visiting Wilmington.
Edward G. Walls and Medford
Beck are spending the holidays in
Maryland.
Miss Eva Harris is visiting
Chestertown, Md
The following visitors have been
spending the holiday season with
friends in town; Judge Walter
Cummins, Harry VanGasken and
wife, Miss Laura Doughten, Calvin
Hazel, Charles High Start, Harry