Smyrna times., 1943-01-28
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Mr.. and Mrs. Willard H. Pass
waters gave surprise birthday
party on January goth in honor of
their daughter Florence, and Har-
old Hopkins of Clayton. Their
guests were Misses Betty Jane En-
mis-, Jane Burge, Ruth Gooden,
Francis Ann Davis, Dorothy Pratt,
Betty ]. Cook, LORRAINE Pleasanton,
Florence Ford, Florence Passwat-
ers, Harold Hopkins, William Car
son, James Carson, Fred Harris,
RoRbet and Richard Scorah, Shell
by Harrington, James Turner, Jr.,
George Wright, Kenny Smith, Al
Robinson, Joe Passwaters, Walter
Glatts. Harold Hopkins and Fred
Harris left on Tuesday, January 26
for Camp Dix, N. j., where they
were indicted in the U. S. Army.
Mrs. Ernest Bennett of Lans-
downe, Pa, is the guest of her par
ents, Rev. DR.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Colona. Both Doctor and Mrs.
Colona have been i'll this week.
Mrs. H. C. Webb received this
week a cablegram from Sergt.
Ralph l.. FAIRIES, U. S. Marine
Corps, from somewhere in the So.
Pacific area stating he is well and
on active duty. Sergt. FAIRIES is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
FAIRIES of Wilmington and his en-
gagement to Miss Marianne Webb,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Webb was announced last year.
Lieut.. Robert McNair Ely, the
pilot who brought the large air
liner from Honolulu last week, but
was unable to land at San Francis
co on account of dense fog, was the
husband of the former Miss Emily
Graham who taught in the high
school of this town. She is the
daughter of Mr.. John Graham of
Germantown and with her. young
son lives now at Polo Alto, Cali
fornia. The air liner and crew
have not been found.
Pfc. and Mrs. Walter Downes are
receivig congratulations on the ar
rival of a daughter on Sunday,
January "a at Kent General Hos
pital. The baby has been named
Carol Ann. Pfc. Downes is sta
toned at Brasher Falls, N. Y. and
Mrs. Downes and baby will live
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam T. Rowland for the duration.
Miss Dorothea Usilton, who for
the past two years has made her
home in Smyrna with her sister
Mrs. Harry M. Sylvester, on Union
Street, will leave Saturday for Des
Moines, Iowa where she will enter
training school for the Women's
Army Auxiliary Corps.
Mrs. Clarence B. Raymond and
Miss Cora C. Tschudy are spending
several weeks in DANA, Florida.
Mrs. H. Kline Weir and daughter
Deedee, of Pittsburgh, Pa, have
been spending the past week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. Leland
Harmonson.
Mrs. Katherine Tschudy Rich,
who has been a patient at Kent
General Hospital in Dover the past
three months, because of broken
hip, is now residing at the Della
ware House.
Bernie Grier, U. S. Army and
Marvin Low also of u. S. Navy
were guests over the weekend of
Mr.. and Mrs. David Grier.
Mrs. w. Wallis Lewis, who has
been spending several weeks with
her grandmother, Mrs. j. w. Cliff
ton, left on Sunday to-join her par
ents, Captain and Mrs. A. Lee Cliff
ton at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Lieut.. Ralph B. Jones, U. S.
Army and Mrs. Jones, have been
guests this week of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Deakyne. Among those who
have entertained in their honor are
Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Miss Mil
dred Reynolds and Eugene Colds
borough.
Harry Cloud has returned from
a visit with his aunt, Mrs. Charles
Norris and family at Maple Shade,
N. j. While away he attended a
performance of the Ice Follies in
Philadelphia.
DR.. Elizabeth Phillips will spend
this weekend in Boston, Mass,
where she will be maid of honor for
her cousin, Miss Betty Lou Phillips
whose marriage to Mr.. Robert Will
iams takes place on Saturday ev-
ening.
Mrs. Herman Robinson was host
ess to a large group of young peo-
pie at party for her son Allan
who left on Tuesday for his induc-
ton into the u. S. Army at Fort
Dix.
Lieut.. Franklin Maull, Mrs. Maull
and daughter of Lewes, were over
night guests on Monday of Mrs.
Maull's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex.
Darrah near town.
Mrs. William Egan and daughter
Ann of Lewes, are spending several
days with her parents, DR.. and Mrs.