Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL


26, at o'clock, Miss Helm Keyes
Wright, daughter of Mrs. Orville
Ross Wright of Poughkeepsie, N
Y, formerly of Clayton, Delaware
will be married to Mr.. Edwin
Chandler White, son of Mr.. ano
Mrs. George Herbert White OF
Hartford, Conn. The wedding will
take place at "Millstones Farm,
Wilton, Conn, the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Brown Keyes, uncle
and aunt of the bride. Miss
Wright is a granddaughter of Mrs
Charles Henry Keyes, and niece
of Mr.. Clarence Edward Keyes of
Pennington, Del. The Friends
ceremony will be used at the we'd
ding, under the following over
seers, appointed by Westown
Friends Meeting of which Miss
Wright is member: Mr.. James F.
Walker, principal of Westtown
School, Westtown, Pa; Miss Alice
B. Walker, Miss Anna Hartshorne
Brown, and Mr.. Carroll T. Brown.
Miss Joan Keyes, cousin of the
bride, will be maid of honor. Mr..
Edward Middleton Hendrickson of
Crosswicks, N. j., will be best man.
The ushers will be Mr.. George Her
bert White, Jr., brother of the
bridegroom, of Hartford, Conn;
Mr.. Orvlle Ross Wright, Jr., Mr..
Harold Keyes Wright, brothers of
the bride, of Poughkeepsie, and
Mr.. Fenton Keyes, cousin of the
bride. Miss Wright, who is grad
uate of George School and Earl
ham College, has been registrar at
Westtown School. Mr.. White was
graduated from Westtown School
and Haverford College, and is de-
signing engineer with the Chap
man Valve Manufacturing Com
pany, Indian Orchard, Mass. b
Miss Betty Mildred and Robert
Day have returned to their home
in Wilmington after spending some
time with their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs Robert Day, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Carrow anC
son Billy. spent Sunday at Tol.
chester, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Amos and
daughter Joan, spent Sunday al
Betterton, Md.
Miss Nancy Hudson is spending
some time at Salisbury, Md, witt
her aunt, Mrs. Dicie Kitchens.
Master Buddy Kitchens has re
turned to his home in Salisbury
after spending week with his
grandmother, Mrs. Bertha Sevil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frances Irwin Of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Irwin's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hardesty.
Miss Ethel Fleming and Mr.
Claymond Griffin and James Grif-
fin and Lewis Hurd and James
Cubbage wee among those who at
tended the worlds fair at New
York on Sunday.
Mr.. Charles and Richard Boyer
of Wilmington, spent a few days
last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Onley.
Miss Grace Machamer of Will
mington, spent a few days last
week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Machamer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Williams of
Buffalo, N. Y, is spending week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Pleasan-
ton
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Johnson of
Dover, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Johnson.
Mr.. Earl Shaw has returned
home to Bridgetown, Md, after
spending several weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Shaw.
Mr.. George Williams of Buffalo,
N. Y, is spending several days
with his sister, Mrs. Albert Pleas
anton.
Mrs. Hubbard Brensfeld and son
Raymond, of Crumpton, Md, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hardesty on Saturday evening.
Miss Ella Harris of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend at her home in
town.
Mr.. Chharles Clayville Of Della
ware City, spent last week with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clay
vile.
Mrs. G. r. Stewart of wildwood,
n. j., is spending a week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Bailey.
Mrs. Jennie Metz of Wildwood,
N. J., is spending some time with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cole and
Mrs. Mary A. VanDyke of Will
Ilington, spent a few days last
t-eek with Mrs. Alice Collins and
IIiss Grace Collins.
Mrs. Eva LeCompte spent the
weekend at Trappe. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover c. Collins
and daughter Mary Louise, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Harrington, son
Carlton, and Mr.. Robert Coats Of