Smyrna times., 1938-08-11
STATE CAPITAL
NEWS BUDGET
Personal Items and Social
Mention About Dover Folks
and Their Doings
PARTIES OF THE WEEK

Dover, Aug. IL DR.. and Mrs
Harry Y. Holloway and daughter
Mary Ellen, have returned from a
cruise on the Atlantic for several
weeks, making stops at Boston
and Miami, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. TroxelI of
Baltimore. who spent the weekend
at Fenwick Island with Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Irving Buckson, weretover-
night guests Friday, of the Iatter's
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Wilbur D.
Burton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Scotten of
Newark, formerly of Hartly and
Smyrna, Mr. and Mrs. a. B. Glenn
ents and DR.. and Mrs. William S.
Straughn of Dover motored to Mil
ford Saturday evening, and were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam Hallett, who entertained in
honor Of their guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold McColley Of Jersey City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter H. War
rington have moved into the house
recently purchased BY them on
Academy Square. Mrs. William
Fl. Baker and son, Mr.. Thomas
Baker, will occupy the house on
Bradford Street, vacated by the
Warringtons
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold McColIey
of Jersey City, n. j., are spending
a week here with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
3. Clements and in Milford with
Mr.. and Mrs William Hallett.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. McCorquo-
dale, Jr., are spending their vaca-
ton in Orange, Tex, the guests of
the formers parents. Mrs. McCor-
quodale vii be recalled as Miss
Dorothy Hayes, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John g. Hayes.
Miss Tula Peck of North Caro-
lima has been spending several
days with Miss Frances Hayman.
who entertained with two tables of
bridge in her honor on Monday ev-
ening. Thursday Miss Hayman
left for visit with her cousin.
Miss Betty Johnson of Norfolk, Va,
at her cottage at Virginia Beach |
and will attend the many festivities
Of midshipman week at the resort. |
Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Shakes? |
peare, who with their children are
spending the summer at Dewey |
Beach, had Mrs. Frank Adkins of |
Ventnor, n. j., as a recent guest.
DR.. and Mrs. E. Harold Mercer t
ire receiving congratulations on
he birth of a son on Tuesday of /
asst week at the Kent General Hos
oital. The MERGERS have another
son.
Mrs. Hiram Donoho has returned |.
rom a several days visit in Phila-
ielphia with her brother, Lieut. |,
Col. Glider d. Jackson, U. S. Ma
ines, and Mrs. Jackson.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank P. Everett
md two sons spent the past week
nd with the formers parents at |.
ocean City, N. ].
Mrs. w. E. Holt and two chill
lren are spending two week at Re-
loboth Beach. Mr.. Holt joining
hem over the week-ends.
Mr.. Sudler Emerson was host at (
inner at his home in Wyoming
evening in honor of Mr.. {
nd Mrs. George M. Fisher III and &
Dir. and Mrs. Robert Roe. recent I
rides and bridegrooms. Last week Y
Hiss Alice E. Brown and brother. {
fr. John Hum Brown, entertain
d at dinner in compliment to them {
nd Miss Browns house guest, Miss /
felen Dunkel of Trenton. s
The Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Shock 7
~ are at their cottage at Bethany
leach for the month of August. u
Mrs. Julia Ritter Regis of New /
-ork City, known in the profess
lonal world as Polly Petit, ac-
her son, Mr.. John Pet
t, when he arrived on Wednesday I
or a visit with the formers moth
+, Mrs. Carrie Ritter and the lat
er's sister, Mrs. Alden r. Benson. q
Lrs. Regis will be their guest for =
fortnight, Mr.. Petit staying for {
le remainder of the summer. =
Mrs. G. Gordon Cockburn was =,
ostess to group of young people
riday morning in honor of the :.
'urth birthday anniversary of her =
N, Gordon, Jr.