Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-12-31
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

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Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jones spent
Christmas with Mr.. Jones parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. R. Smith.
Miss Betty Eichholz of Washing
ton, D. c., spent the Christmas hol-
idays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gtorge Eichholz.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Hollett,
Jr., and daughter Janice, of Elm
hurst, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. William Hollett.
Mr.. Lotion Stewart of New York
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Stewart, Saturday.
Miss Marion Stewart of Philadel-
phia, and Mrs. H. S. Stewart of
Washington, spent Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stewart.
Miss Ida Mae Wright of Will
mington, visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Delbert Wright, during
the Christmas holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ford have re-
turned home after spending the
holidays with their daughter, Mrs.
Lewis Bell of Atlantic City.
Mrs. Emma Meredith of Dover,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Sevil
several days last week.
Miss Sarah Hurd of Philadelphia,
spent Christmas with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hurd.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Collision spent
Christmas with their daughter Mrs.
Ralph Crozier of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Carey and
family spent Friday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Keith of Dover.
Mrs. William t. Hollett spent
Tuesday in Wilmington.
Rev. and Mrs. Hopkins received
the greatest surprise of their min
istry on Wednesday evening at the
close of the Christmas program,
when they were presented with sew
eral packages and thimble. Upon
investigation they discovered in the
latter two bills, one fifty and the
other twenty, a gift from members
and friends of st. Paul Church. On
Sunday morning ten dollars from
the Sunday School was added to
that amount. Later the gift from
Delaney Church and other friends
brought the total of $500. Words
fail to express the appreciation,
said the pastor and his wife, for
the generous gift, and the lovely
spirit which prompted it."
On Saturday, December 26, Rev
and Mrs. Hopkins entertained at
dinner, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Hollo-
way and daughter of Philadelphia;
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Brewington of
Wilmington, Rev. and Mrs. r. w.
Hopkins and children of Charles
town, Md; Mrs. oJseph M. George,
Ja., and children, of Sudlersville;
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hopkins and
son and Mr.. John Butter of Bridge
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Hopkins
and children of Clayton.
Rev. Walter A. Hearn, D. D., ST.
perintendent of the power District,
will preach at st. Paul Church,
Clayton, Sunday morning, January
8, at II o'clock and at Delaney's in
the afternoon at o'clock.
Cadet John Lawrence Shortall,
Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. John L..
Shortall, Clayton, will be graduated
as a End Lieutenant from the Unit
ed States Military Academy, West
Point, N. Y, January 10Th, 1913.
He is one of class of Az gradual
ing. After graduating from Clay
ton Grammar School in 1884, he en-
tered John Bassett Moore High
School, Smyrna, from which he was
graduated in 1888. While attend
ing this school he received an
award for general proficiency his
first year and the following year
received three different awards for
outstanding work in the class room.
He also was selected by the faculty
to be an honor guest of the Smyrna
Rotary Club, in recognition of his
qualifications and attainments in
his scholastic work, and was elect
ed president of his school class.
After leaving High School he en-
tered the University of Delaware,
where he completed his freshman
year in Civil Engineering; when he
received an appointment to the
United States Military Academy,
West Point. After graduating from
West Point he will be assigned to
active service in the Army. He is
spending several days furlough with
his parents at this time.