Smyrna times., 1940-05-02
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

A DlrCnudy uluuei was SANSh OA'
Sunday in honor of Mrs. John
Bailey's birthday. Many gifts
were received from her relatives
and friends. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Alan Hewitt and
daughters Joan and Elsie of Ches-
ter Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis aBiey
and daughter Bonnie Lee of Dover;
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brynes and
son Robert, Jr., and daughter
PHYLLIS Ann, all of Wilmington;
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lindale and
daughter Nancy Lee and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Bailey adm son James,
Jr.
Mrs. w. R. Keys, who recently
returned from a trip to Texas, en-
tertained her Tuesday Evening
Sewing Club in true Mexican style
with Mexican dishes as refresh
ments and favor at each place
was a pot of Mexican pottery con-
tanning a cactus. Mrs. Frances
Kitchens softly sang South of
the Border" as the guests took
their places. Mrs. Keys proved a
delightful hostess.
At the annual conference of the
Holiness Christian Church held at
Hanover, Pa, on April IA the Rev
Mabel Erskine of Clayton was or
dained. She is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William t. Argo also
of Clayton. Rev. Erskine has been
pastor Of IIolden's Church near
Sudlersville, Md, for the past four
years and returns for the fifth. At
this conference she was also sta
toned at Newark, Del, now being
pastor Of both charges.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Collision
spent Sunday at fredericksburg Md.
Mr.. ard Mrs. r. M. Crozier of
Philadelphia, Pa, spent the week
nd with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Collision.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian H. Dunning
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Dunning at dinner party in hon
or of Mrs. Dunning's birthday.
Mrs. Harvey Boggs spent Fri
day in Philadelphia.
MS. William Hollett spent Fri
day in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Matt Hewlett of Chester,
Pa, visited Saturday with friends
in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ryder Jones and
daughter of Salisbury, Md, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs Walter
Keys.
Mrs. Victor Jamison and chill
dren, Of Dover. were the guests of
her father, Mr.. Tschudy Pratt over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pratt of
Philadelphia, spent Saturday in
Clayton with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Roth of
Dover, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Churchman on Thurs
day.
Mrs. Pennell Smith spent Thurs
day in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Montague and
children, visited Sunday in Dover
with Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Lynch.
Mrs. Ernest Davis spent few
days in Wilmington last week, the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Stephenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Langrell of
Chester, Pa, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Langrell.
Miss Grace Willis of Kentmore
Park, Md, visited Tuesday with
Mr.. Franklin Hardesty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hardesty
spent Friday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Ralph Stephenson and chill
dren, were guests on Saturday of
her mother, Mrs. Ernest Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rambo visit
ed Sunday at Rehoboth.
Miss Bessie Breckenridge of
with Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Antoine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Walms-
ley and Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Walmsley, Jr., of Philadelphia,
were weekend guests of Mrs.
Bertha Sevil.
Miss Catherine Dixon of Will
mington, is visiting her sister,
AIRS. Lambert Argo.