Smyrna times., 1934-05-24
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Mrs. Frank Turner of Marshall
ton. niece of the late Mrs. c. A.
Winford and a former resident of
Smyrna, who fractured her hip in
a fall near Sixth and Market
Streets, Wilmington, the latter
mart of March, returned Thursday
last from the Delaware Hospital to
her home after eight weeks treat
ment in that institution. Her many
friends in Smyrna will be glad to
know she is recovering and hope
soon that she will be able to walk
again. Mrs. Turner met with her
accident by slipping on the snow
and ice-covered pavement as she
was walking to the corner from
the store of the Delaware Light
and Power Company to join her
husband. She sustained from her
fall a broken hip and her husband
had to take her to the hospital
where the fracture was reduced by
DR.. Paul Smith. She has been un-
der constant care and treatment
ever since. Mrs. Turner's husband
is superintendent of the sub-station
of the Delaware Light and Power
Company near Marshallton.
Mr.. William G. Gootee of River
ton, N. j., a native Smyrna boy
is being congratulated by his
friends on his recent promotion
Mr.. Gootee has been a member OF
the Police force of Riverton fol-
six years and the senior member
of the force. Recently on the
death of the late Chief Walter
Miller. Mr.. Gootee was appointed
Captain of Police by Major j. E
Hahn. Captain Gootee moved
away from Smyrna thirty-five
years ago and may have been for
gotten by many, yet his heart has
been in Smyrna where he was born
and raised. He was a son of the
late Ferd Gootee, the latter being
a brother of G. Frank Gootee Of
this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L.. Town
send, Jr., of Newark, have ISSUED
invitations for the wedding of theil
daughter. Miss Catherine Eugenis
Townsend, to John William Wat
son of Wilmington, on Tuesday il
st. Thomas P. E. Church, Newark
Another daughter, Miss Elinol
Townsend, was married recently t
Donald R. Welles of Wilmington
They returned last week from {
/ trip to Bermuda and are now re
siding in Newark.
| DR.. and Mrs. Disston w. Jacob:
of Wilmington, and Miss Rutt
Wheatley, a deaconess of Viii
mington, will be dinner guests O
DR.. and Mrs. John l.. Johnson to
day. They viii remain over a.
guests of DR.. and Mrs. johnson fo
the Mite Box opening of the Wo
mans Home Missionary Society t
be held this evening at Asbury M
E. Church.
Mrs. Frank Callahan of nea
Newark, entertained at luncheon
last Thursday at her home. Thos
present were her mother, Mrs
David c. Hoffecker of Wilmington
and the following aunts: Mrs. w
/ S. Hardcastle of Dover; Mrs. II
NJ. Ross and Mrs. William Carrov
of Cheswold; Miss Elizabeth Jone
of Smyrna, and Mrs. James Z
Pratt of Townsend.
Mr.. Harry B. Grieves, who ha
been spending the winter at IN
Delaware House, has joined his sis
ter, Mrs. Lizzie Richards of New
ark and left Monday to occupy hi
cottage at Rehoboth for the sum
mer. Miss Maud Carr and Mis-
Maggie Collins left with them fo
an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Annie Armstrong, Mrs. Al
thur Pinkham, of Flushing, Lon
Island, N. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. Samut
Armstrong and daughter Jane, c
Tea Neck, N. Y, spent the week
end in Smyrna visiting friends. Q
Saturday they motored to Lewe
to visit Mrs. Mollie Carey who
very ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. DaW
kins and daughter Fay, of Homes
dale, Pa, spent the weekend wit
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Johnson an
family. Miss Myrtle Johnson, VIII
has been spending the past sevel
al weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. DaW
kins, returned home with them.
Mrs. Nellie Rowland, who ha
: been spending several weeks wit
her brother, Cyrus Taylor, at p
country home near Hartfor'
Conn, has returned home. 81
also visited her son, Ivison D.Rov
. land and Mrs. Rowland at Newarl
N. j., before returning.
! Mr.. and Mrs. David Edmond
! Safety Beach, near st. Michael
, Md, were guests of DR.. and Mr.