Smyrna times., 1943-08-26
The Smyrna Times
Phone 1921 SMYRNA. DELAWARE
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Miss Ethel Taylor was hostess at
a birthday luncheon on Thursday
at her home in honor of her sister
Mrs. Theodore Ferguson. Among
the guests were Mrs. j. Herbert
Sitter and Miss Lydia Ashcraft of
Philadelphia; Mrs. Clyde Holland
of Manhattan, Kansas; Mrs. Char
les G. Harmonson, Mrs. Ernest
Rowland, Miss Nellie Collins and
Miss Mary Holland. all of Smyrna
1t. and Mrs. Marvin P. Footer
announce the birth of son, Law
renee Alan Footer, August 5, at the
Station Hospital at Carlisle Bar
racks, Pa, where 1t. Footer is now
stationed with the Medical Corps.
Mrs. Footer is the former Miss
Dorothy Handloff, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Alex. Handloff of this
town.
Mrs. Alfred M. Elwell and daugh-
ter of Haddonfeld, N. j., is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. w. c.
Pritchard and DR.. Pritchard. DR..
and Mrs. Pritchard have also had
as their guest over the weekend
Lieut. Edward L. Hirst of Jocatello,
Idaho.
Miss Dorothy M. Pratt has re-
turned home after spending a week
with friends in Atlantic City, N. j..
Lieut.. Harriet Hutchinson and
Lieut.. Dora Nichols, u. S. Army
Nurses Corps were recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Frazier.
Miss Betty Jones, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey c. Jones is
at home for a months recess be-
tween semesters at Mary Washing
ton College, Fredericksburg, Va.
William Melvin, Petty Officer LIST
class. of Boston, Mass, has been
spending a few days furlough with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Melvin.
Mrs. Charles A. Owens and
daughters of Lansdowne, Pa, are
spending this week with DR.. and
Mrs. R. F. Corley and from here
will go to Rehoboth Beach for a
short sojourn.
Mrs. Charles B. Swain, Jr., and
son who have been spending sever
al weeks with Mrs. c. B. Swain,
Sr., have left for York, Pa, where
they will join Mr. Swain.
Miss Marianne Webb will return
today to st. Mary's School, Sew
anee, Tenn, where she is a teacher
of Latin, French and Spanish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Palmer of
Chester, Pa, are receiving congrat-
ulations on the birth of a son on
Monday, August %. Mrs. Palmer
is the former Miss Margaret Uhlen-
dorff, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. L.
F. Uhlendorff of Smyrna.
DR.. George R. Miller, Mrs. Miller
and daughter Mary Emily, have re-
turned after spending few days
at Rehoboth Beach.
Mrs. Clyde Holland of Manhat-
tan, Kansas. is the guest of Miss
Mary Holland
Miss Mary Elizabeth Pratt has
returned after spending a vacation
at Rehoboth Beach.
Kenneth Smith has returned
home after spending a week at Re-
hoboth Beach.
Midshipman Armstrong Hamil-
ton, U. S. Navy, who has been
spending 28-day furlough at
home, left Saturday to resume his
studies at Annapolis.
Mrs. John w. Arthurs of Will
mington, was a guest over the
weekend of Mrs. Bertha B. Clifton.
Miss Rec Rec FAIRIES of Philadel-
phia, is spending two weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
FAIRIES.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Taylor
are spending several days at Ocean
City, N. j., where they are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Shriver.
Mrs. ]. Edwin Wilson, Jr., and
Miss Marie Blendt spent the week.
end at Ithica, N. Y, as guests of
j. E. Wilson III who is a student
of the VIZ U. S. Navy program at
Cornell University.
Mrs. Woodrow Hobbs is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. N. F. Hobbs of
Salisbury, Md.
Mrs. Margaret Mcdonald has re-
turned from a visit at Rehoboth
Beach where she was a guest at
the Carlton Hotel.
Harold Burge, S 1c, son of Mr..
and Mrs. c. E. Burge of this town,
received his diploma from Gunner's
Mate School, cambridge, Nd, at
the exercises held August 21st.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson have
returned from a weeks visit at Re-
hoboth Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Scout and
daughter of Wilmington, were
guests over the weekend of Mrs.
Frank Gootee.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
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