Smyrna times., 1941-09-18
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Short OF
Dover, formerly of Clayton, are
receiving congratulations on the
arrival of a fine baby boy at the
Kent General Hospital on Wednes-
day morning, September 10. He
has been named Clifton James
Short Jr. Mrs. Short will be re-
membered as Miss Edna David of
near Smyrna.
Miss Kathleen Caras of Detroit,
Michigan, has been spending sever
al days with her father, Mr.. Louis
Caras. On her return trip she
flew from Dover to Philadelphia
where she boarded another plane
for Detroit. Her father and Mrs.
Marion Coverdale made the plane
trip from Dover to Philadelphia
with her.
Mrs. Edward S. Dwight and Mrs.
j. w. Clifton, who spent more than
a month at Bremerton, Wash, with
the latter's son, Capt. A. Lee Cliff
ton, and wife, reached Philadelphia
last Thursday morning and were
overnight guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Barrett Conner of Cynwyd, coming
on home on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralston McCaus-
land and daughter Jean, of Somers
Point, N. j., were guests over the
weekend of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H.
Smith. Mr.. McCausland's son, AL
fred Ralston McCausland, has been
commissioned an ensign in the
navy and is now aboard a destroy
er for active duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Leland
Harmonson have returned to their
home "Grey Box, after spending
the summer at Rehoboth Beach.
Their daughter, Mrs. Kline Weir
of Pittsburgh, Pa, who was with
them during. the summer, has also
returned to her home.
Mrs. Charles A. Owens, Jr., who
has been spending the summer
with her parents, DR.. and Mrs. R.
F. Corley has moved from Boston,
Mass, to Lansdowne, Pa. Mr..
Owens, who is in the brokerage
business will commute to Philadel-
phia.
Miss Mary Holland has returned
from a visit with her brother, Mr..
Rich Holland and family at Balti-
more, Md. Miss Holland will leave
next week for Teachers College,
West Chester, Pa, where she is an
instructor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl VanMeter of
Los Angeles, CAL, We're overnight
guests on Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roland Bell Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Meter came east to attend the we'd
ding of their son Lieut.. VanMeter
at Belair, Md.
Mrs. Herbert Fretz of Morgan
town, w. Va, is spending some
time with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles P. Thornley,. Mr..
Fretz who is connected with the
DUPONT organization, is to be trans
ferred to Michigan by October 1st.
Mr.. William Bell was a guest of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
w. Bell over the weekend. His
wife and daughter who have been
spending the week in Smyrna, re-
turned to Williamsport, Pa, with
him.
Miss Elizabeth Phillips, daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. v. Lay Phil
lips, has entered her senior year at
the Pennsylvania College of OPP
tometry in Philadelphia.
Miss Fiji Schantz, daughter of
Mrs. Charles A. Owens, will leave
next week to enter st. Margaret's
School in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis H. Bell have
returned home after having spent
several days with DR.. and Mrs.
George j. Enders at their cottage
at Beach Arlington, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond H. Rein
hard of Allentown, Pa, were re-
cent visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter S. Eley and Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Harvey Wright.
Miss Faye Wilson, a member of
the faculty Of the John Bassett
Moore High School, spent the week
end at her home in Pottstown, Pa.
Miss Hilda David of near Smyr-