Smyrna times., 1934-04-26
CENTURY CLUB
BIRTHDAY FETE
The 36th Birthday of Smyrna
Club Celebrated With
Luncheon and Play
COVERS FOR "a SPREAD


Smyrna entertained with a de-
lightful luncheon last Friday after
noon. 1t was the 36th anniversary
of the club. The day was an ideal
spring day and many guests at
tended from distance. The club
room was beautifully decorated
with forsythia, daffodils, and other
spring flowers, the color scheme of
green and yellow being tastefully
carried out in the flowers and
candles on each table. Miss Laura
A. Bell was chairman of the dec
orations and much credit is due
her for the lovely appearance of
the entire room. After grace was
sung from the balcony by a double
quartette composed of Miss Laura
Bell, Mrs. Ethel Magill, Miss Mary
Hynson, Mrs. Frank Hynson, Mrs.
Marion Coverdale, Mrs. John P.
Hudson, Mrs. Lewis M. Price and
Mrs. James r. Galley, luncheon
was served. Mrs. Edward S..
Dwight, president of the Twentieth
Century Club of Smyrna, in her
happy clever manner greeted the
club and their guests present. Mrs.
William H. Beacon, president of
the State Federation, who was in
troduced by Mrs. Dwight, made a
few brief remarks. She was fol-
lowed by Mrs. Matte Townsend,
vice-president of Kent County. The
program which followed was under
the direction of Mrs. Marion Cow
erdale, chairman Of the program
committee. The program consist
ed of the presentation of the musi-
cal comedy sketch of one act,
"Rummage', given by the cast as
follows: "Adeline," Mrs. James R.
Galley; Beatrice" Mrs. Reginald
DeFord; Constance Mrs. Frank
Morris; Mrs. Perkins," rich
miserly old woman, Mrs. Helen
Deakyne; Mrs. Smith," poor wo-
man of the neighborhood, Mrs.
Marion Coverdale; Mrs. Astor
Rockerbilt," Mrs. C. Harvey
Wright; The Iceman, Policeman,
and 2 Tramps," Edward Everhart,
Nelson Everhart, William Ever
hart, James sEverhart; School
Girl" Mrs. Jane Ennis; Mrs.
Suggs and son." Mrs. Elmer p.
Corrie and Leon Morris; "the Fat
Boy Mrs. Eugene Porter; Sun
shine of Tinpan Alley" Miss Mary
E. Hynson; School Boy" Miss
Florence Corrie; Aunt Eliza Ray,
Mrs. Ethel Magill. The plot was
laid in Tinpan Alley. This play
was very ably presented by the
cast of characters and was thor
oughly enjoyed After the play,
the Club Chorus, directed by Mrs
Coverdale sang "Springtime," NO
body Knows the Trouble I've
Seem" and 1.-The Chicken and the
Robin" Among the guests from
a distance included: Mrs. Frank s..
Busser, Mrs. ]. Herbert Sitter,
Jr., Germantown, Pa; Mrs. Wal
lace Martindale, Mt. Airy, Pa;
Mrs. William H. Beacon, Mrs.
Frank Reynolds, Mrs. George Hulk
ley, Mrs. M. B. Meyer, all of Will
mington; Mrs. Matte Townsend,
Mrs. c. M. Hinsley, Mrs. George
w. Howell, Camden; Mrs. D. A..
Petry. FELTON,; Mrs. Gilbert Nickel,
Mrs. Walls, Mrs. Richard T. Cam,
Middletown; Mrs. Louis Drexler,
Wyoming; Mrs, Robert E. Lewis,
Mrs. James Pennewill, Mrs. John
Carrow, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Stott,
Mrs. Shorb, Dover; Mrs.C. H. Nut
ter, Milford; Mrs. William Hollett,
CLAYTON; Mrs. Frank w. Smith,
Chestertown; Mrs. j. Everett
Walls, Mrs. William Wiley, Mrs.
Thomas Davis, Mrs. j. Allen Frear,
Mrs. John B. Hutton, Dover; Mrs.
Jacob Morris, Lewes; Miss Sarah
D. Pratt, Atlantic City, New Jer-
sey.