Smyrna times., 1941-02-20
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Elliott
entertained at a turkey dinner Of
Sunday. at their home near Clay
ton, in honor of the birthday o.
Mrs. Elliott's mother, Mrs. Lille +
Chance, of Boothwyn, Pa. and fol
the 51st wedding anniversary o.
her aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph j. Marker, near Clayton. II
was also Mr.. Markers nth birth
day. In addition to the three
guests of honor the following were
present; Mrs. Raymond L. Wright
and daughter Gloria Ruth, Mr.. anc
Mrs. John H. Wells, formerly OF
Twin Oaks, Pa, and now of Clay
ton, Miss Dorothy Hill of Clayton
and Mrs. Henry Covington and son
Wilkes of Boothwyn, Pa, and Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Larkin, Jr., and
children Janice, Carol, and Joan, of
Chester, Pa.
Ewell's Methodist Church will
hold an oyster supper at the Fire
mems Hall, Clayton, on Wednes-
day, March 18th.
Ewell's Methodist Church, Rev.
Howard Baker, pastor, announces
the services for next Sunday as fol-
lows: Sunday School at 10 a. m, in
charge of Mr.. Machamer, superin-
tendent; Church services at IL
am; afternoon at 2.30; Junior
Choir practice in charge of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon F. Jones; Christian En-
deavor at 6.45 p. m, and preaching
service at 7.30.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
minister in charge, announces the
service will be at s p. m, evening
prayer and sermon on Sunday next.
Committee appointments were
made at the meeting of the Clayton
Recreation Club on Thursday by
the permanent chairman, Mr.. Will
lard Hickman. The committees
are Athletic, Howell H. Sevil, Mrs.
Richard Comegys, Dudley Crossley,
Carroll A. Brown and Stanley
Boyd; Advertising, Raymond Nab
reg, Rev. E. G. Drummer, r. w.
Slaughter and Herman Sevil;
Church and Community Welfare,
Henry N. Carrow, Mrs. Nan Sulh-
van and Mrs. Margaret Keip; Art
and Dramatics, Mrs. Daisy Davis,
Mrs. Frances Kitchens, Miss Ro-
berta Ennis and Layton Mabrey;
Defense and Health, Robert T.
Horn. Local organizations were
represented The club will cooper
ate with school authorities in plans
for ceremonies at the dedication OF
the school addition the second
week in March. Projects for the
immediate future include a super
vised summer play ground and q
public library for Clayton.
The Clayton Home Demonstra-
ton Club met at Mrs. L. H. Walk
er, Friday, February 14th. The
subject was Knitting for Vic
tory"
Mrs. Grant CARTS, president OF
the Smyrna Twentieth Century
Club and Mrs. Malcolm Burris of
the Clayton Club, were shaken UP
and bruised when they were in an
auto collision in Dover Monday as
they returned from the Milford
Club luncheon. The accident re-
suited in considerable damage to
Mrs. Burris's car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Harrington
entertained at birthday dinner In
honor of their daughter Margaret's
birthday. Mr. Clifford Hurd and
Mrs. F. S. Cain were guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Pratt enter
tanned at dinner Sunday. Friends
and relatives from Leipsic and
Clayton were present.
Mr.. William Reihms returned
home Sunday, having spent three
weeks in Miami, Florida.
Mr.. Frank Bennett Of Milford
is visiting with his sister, Mrs. F.
S. Cain. Mr.. Bennett is recuper-
ating from an operation.
Mrs. Moline Severson, who Is
spending the winter in Dover, was
a visitor in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl A. Hurd spent
the weekend in New York visit.
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Katz and Mrs
Lewis Hurd left for Miami, Flor
ida on Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. H. G. Clayville lef
Tuesday for st. Petersburg, Flor
ida where they will spend som'