Smyrna times., 1940-10-31
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Howard Baker, pastor, announces
services as follows: Sunday School
at 10 a. M, Mr. Macnamer, super
intendent, in charge; preaching, IL
a. M, Rev. Howard Baker. After
noon song service at 2.3O, under
the direction of Mr.. Jones. Every
body invited to come out and sing
with us. Good music. Evening
Christian Endeavor at 6.45 under
the direction of Mr.. Nickerson;
preaching service at 7.3O. Last
Sunday was Homecoming day at
Ewells Church and in the morning
the Prof. John N. Link of West
minister Seminary, delivered the
message. The afternoon service
was an Old-Fashioned testimony
and song service conducted by DR..
c. E. Forlines also from the Sem
mary. In the evening special
candlelight service and dedication
of new offering plates took place
under the direction Of Mr.. Leon F.
Jones, assisted by the pastor.
The fourth annual meeting of
the State Federation of Home
Demonstration Clubs of Delaware
was held in the Dover Field House
on Thursday, October oath, with a
most interesting program rendered
at both morning and afternoon ses-
sions. Quite a large number of
members of the Clayton Home
Demonstration Club attended.
The Methodist Youth organiza-
tion met at Ewell's Methodist
Church in Clayton on Monday with
George Thawley of Smyrna, pre-
siding. The following communities
were represented: Clayton, Smyr-
ma, Kenton, Leipsic, Townsend and
Odessa. The following were ap-
pointed chairmen of committees:
Christine Diacumakos, ways and
means; Mary Guessford, Townsend,
world comradeship; Betty Eichholz,
Clayton, social service; Adeline
Hlyard, Kenton, recreation. De-
votional service was led by the
Rev. ]. c. Handy, assisted by Leon
Jones.
Holden's Church, near Sudlers-
vile, Md, Rev. Mabel Erskine,
pastor, makes the following an
nouncements: A two weeks revival
will begin Sunday, November 3
with services each evening, except
Saturday, at 7.30 There will be
speakers each evening. Sunday
School, 2.15 p. m, Mr.. Henry
Stockley, superintendent; Sunday
afternoon devotional service at 3
o'clock.
Miss Frances Naylor and Mr..
ellison Rowlinson attended the
Kappa Alpha fraternity dance last
Saturday evening as guests of Mr..
Leon Adams and Miss Theresa
Schrippear, both of the University
of Delaware. Mr.. Adams is pre-
sident of Kappa Aloha.
The annual Harvest Home SER
vice of ST. Paul's Methodist Church
viii be held Sunday evening at
7.3O. Special music will be furn-
ished by the choirs. Rev. George
White Dawson of Middletown will
be the speaker. A beautiful Chris
tian flag presented to the Church
by one of the Sunday School class
es will be dedicated at this service.
The fruit, vegetables, and canned
goods will be sent to the Method
ist Hospital. Mrs. Eugene Knox is
chairman Of the Hospital Commit
tee.
Mr.. Charles Taylor of Frankford,
Pa, spent Sunday with Mrs. ]. M.
Hazel. Mrs. w. P. Taylor of Bal
timore, has returned from two
weeks visit with Mrs. Hazel.
The Clayton Century Club held
an open house meeting on Thurs
day when Miss Bush, of Whining
ton, talked ON THE Romance and
History Of Perfume. Mrs. Harvey
Boggs is chairman in charge of the
GACCllOu ddJ diihcAS Will llio. H.
w. Slaughter and Mrs. Richard
Comegys assisting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ennis, and
daughter Peggy, and Mr.. Joseph
Ennis, recently visited Donald En-
mis- at the United States Naval
Training Station at Newport, r. 1.
They stayed overnight at the home
of Mrs. Victorine Thomas at Flush
ing, l.. l., and visited the Worlds
Fair.
Mrs. Emma Lapham had a fall
on Thursday last, at her home and
suffered badly sprained ankle.
Miss Serena Davis and Mr. Ralph
Mulney of Primos, Pa, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rambo spent
Wednesday and Thursday in New
York City visiting Mrs. Rose Gal
lagher. Last Saturday and Sun
c-y they visited friends in Balti-
l-.-le and Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pencil Smith enter
tanned DIR. Forlines, President of
the Theological Seminary, at West