Smyrna times., 1935-01-10
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

NO. Il, EIeCtS OmCtIS = Al lucli
regular monthly meeting the Clay
ton Volunteer Fire Company, No
1, elected their officers as follows
Ollie Pryor, president; c. A. Hurd,
yice-president; c. A. Machamer,
secretary; j. E. Cats, treasurer;
L. w. Walker, chief; Arthur Syl-
vester, chief driver; j. Stewart
Donoway, fire recorder. Directors,
f. A. Marker, F. E. Burke, j. M.
HON.
Prelates at st. Joseph's R. c.
Church and Industrial School at
Clayton received with sorrow,
word of the death of Bishop Mon
aghan of Wilmington, who died
Monday at st. Francis Hospital at
the age of 78. He had been in fail
ing health for several years Since
his retirement as Bishop of Viii
mington in 1925 after % years in
climbency, Bishop Monaghan had
lived at st. James Protectory for
Boys, Reybold, and at the St.
Francis Hospital and visited in
Florida The last rites of the
church were administered to Bish-
op Monaghan by the Rev. Law
renee w. Mccarthy, chaplain of st.
Francis Hospital. Funeral services
will take place this morning at
Wilmington from st. Peters Ca
thedral at 10 o'clock. Pontifcal
requiem mass will be celebrated by
the Most Rev. Edmond j. F'itz-
Maurice, Bishop of the Diocese of
Wilmington. The Rev. William
Temple, D. d., pastor of st. Eliza
beth's Catholic Church, and one of
the senior priests of the diocese,
will preach the sermon. Interment
will be made this morning at Ca
thedral Cemetery.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
minister in charge, anounces that
the service on next Sunday will be
evening prayer and sermon at 7.3O
p. m, at the home Of Mrs. Alice
Sinex. The following Sunday ev-
ening Bishop Cook will preach and
administer confirmation in the
church.
Mrs. John Darrell and children
of Wilmington, are spending this
week with her parents, Mr. an6
Mrs. Jacob Swain.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Reed enter
tanned at dinner on Sunday, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Sherwood OF
Smyrna
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Mills, Mr.
Willard Hickman, all of this town
and Mr.. Edward Hickman of Phil
adelphia, spent the weekend with
Miss Lois Jackson in Princess
Anne, Md.
Miss Catherine Davis entertain
ed at dinner at her home on New
Years evening in honor of Mr.,
William Pippin of G. H. M. A.,
Maryland. The guests present
were: Miss Margaret Edwards,
Miss Beatrice Heller, Miss Flo Hol-
lett, Miss Serena aDvis, Mr.. Will
liam Pippin, Mr.. George Jones, Mr.
Royden Caulk, Jr., Mr.. George
Thomas, Jr., and Mr.. Carlton
Davis Following the dinner they
attended the movies at Dover.
Mr.. Arthur Carey and Mrs Mary
Naylor We're dinner guests on Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ennis OF
Odessa.
Jimmy Montague spent the week
end with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Lynch in Dover.
The Clayton Home Demonstra-
tion Club will hold it's January
meeting at the home of Mrs. Rob-
ert Hollett on Friday, January IL,
at 1900 p. m. The same officers
reelected for the year are as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Ernest Dav-
is; Vice-president, Mrs. Carl Hurd;
Secretary, Mrs. Emma Reed; Treas
urer, Mrs. Ida Nickerson; Reporter
Mrs. ]. M. Hazel; Recreation, Mrs
Delbert Wright; Council members
Mrs. Ernest Davis and Mrs. J. M
Burris- The Club during the past
year, contributed the sum of $500
to the State Welfare Home to bt
used to help in securing shrubbery
for the lawn
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. johnson
entertained at dinner on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs Caleb Jackson o.
Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
johnson of Dover, and Mr.. Mar
shall Johnson.
Miss Hazel Willis of near town
spent Saturday with her aunt, Mrs
Fred Slaughter in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Swain spen
Sunday with relatives in Harring
ton
Mrs. Harry Wilson of Smyrna
spent the weekend with Mr.. AM
Mrs. Herman Wheatman. On Sun
day they motored to Laurel
Mr.. Clayton Wheatman has re