Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-05-22
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Rev. and Mrs. ]. Lee Marker and
children Frances Lee and Joseph
Jorden, End, of near Petersburg,
Va, paid Mothers Day visit to
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
Marker. They also made a brief
visit to their siste rand brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond l..
Wright, near Clayton, and DR.. and
Mrs. Edwin L. McCausland of
Lansdowne, Pa. Mrs. Markers
aunt, Miss Ida Dodd, a retired
teacher of Centreville, Md, return
ed home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond L. Elliott
and children Doris and Raymond,
Jr., accompanied by their uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Marker,
all of near Clayton, enjoyed a de-
lightful trip to Centreville, Mary
land and vicinity on Sunday, visit
ing friends and renewing old ac-
quaintances. They also visited their
old home church and Chesterfield
Cemetery where many of their re-
lativeS are buried.
Trinity Church, Clayton, Rev.
Frederick Marx Barton, minister in
charge, announces the service on
Sunday next will be at 8 p. M,
evening prayer and sermon.
The Pennsylvania r. r. held a
luncheon on Wednesday in the fire
hall of Clayton.
The Rev. ]. G. B. Hopkins, pas
tor of st. Paul's Methodist Church,
is attending sessions of the Pen
insula Methodist Conference in Will
nington. The congregation of st.
Paul's Church has a record for the
past year of extensive work finish
ed and financed. This includes re-
pair to the building, painting, a
new belfry, new pews and hard
wood floors. The renovation all
amounted to approximately $500.
The years budget amounted to ST.
500.
Members of the eighth grade
graduating class of Clayton School
left last Thursday for a bus trip to
Cape Charles, Richmond, Williams
burg, Va, and Washington. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Preston
Burris, Mrs. Walter Hill, Mrs. Hen
~ Ennis and Mr.. willard Hickman,
principal.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. B. Hopkins
are attending a christening dinner
in honor of their grandson at Sud-
lersville, the son of DR.. and Mrs.
Joseph George.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Maloney had
as guests for several days Mr.. and
Mrs. Tilghman Smith Of Princess
Anne, Md.
Mrs. Louis Hurd, Mrs. Elmer
Cats spent Sunday attending the
Methodist Conference in Whining
ton.
Mrs. James Montague entertain
ed the Sunshine Glass on Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hudson
entertained at a party last Satur-
day night, Mr.. and Mrs. Seville
Keys, Mr.. and Mrs. Dicie Kitchens,
Miss Sue and Virginia Baynard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Conway en-
tertained their son Thomas and Mr.
Charles Hafer of Dover for dinner
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Collision spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Collision of Greenwood, Del.
Miss Virginia Baynard of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
her sister.
Mrs. Bessie Bennett entertained
Mr.. ard Mrs. White of New Castle
over the weekend.
Mrs. Katherine Hurd and Mrs.
Alice Sinex attended the w. c. T.
U. Convention held in Rising Sun,
Del, Wednesday, May 14th. Mrs.
Sinex was reelected recording sec
rotary for Kent County.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Savin left
"Wednesday for Philadelphia to at
tend the funeral of Mr.. Savin's
brother-in-law
Mrs. Margaret Barr Hoffman of
Philadelphia, is spending several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Seville
Keys