Smyrna times., 1943-07-01
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Invitations have been received in
Smyrna for the wedding, Saturday,
June 10th of Miss Laura Eileen
Marshall, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Francis Marshall and Mr..
DR.. C. Howard Darrah, Jr., son of
DIR. C. Howard Darrah of Whining
ton, formerly of Smyrna. The cere-
mony will take place in Lower
Brandywine Presbyterian Church,
Centerville, Delaware at A o'clock
with reception at 6 o'clock in the
DuBarry Room at the Hotel du-
Pont.
Mr.. William ]. Holland, who has
been spending several months at
the Delaware Houses, left on Sat-
urday for Newark DEL, where, ow-
ing to ill health he will make his
home in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Money
and son, Delaware City, and Mr..
and Mrs. Vernon Clark and daugh-
ter, Wilmington were weekend Wis
itors of Mrs. Robert Denney and
daughters.
Miss Audrey Westfall, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Westfall
has left to pursue course of study
at the College of Pharmacy, Phila-
delphia. Miss Westfall was val
edctorian of the June class of John
Bassett Moore School.
Mrs. Ellery Ward left Monday
for Cumberland, Md, where she
will join Mr.. Ward on short visit
to his mother. Mr.. Ward has been
inducted into the U. S. Army and
will leave next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Gebhart
moved Friday into the property va
Gated by Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Cliff
ton on Main Street. Mr. Clifton
and family moved to the house re-
Gently occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
James B. Messick on Frazier
Street.
Mrs. William A. Winford and
Miss Nina Winford have opened
their home on Delaware Street af-
ter spending several months at
Miami, Florida.
Mrs. William ]. Taylor was host
ess to the members of her bridge
club Friday afternoon at The Way
side Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs j. Rich Holland of
Baltimore, Md, were weekend
guests of the latter's mother Mrs.
Alice M. Read. Mrs. Holland re-
manned for a visit of several days.
Mrs. w. c. Pritchard, Sr., of
Philadelphia, is the guest of her
son, DR.. w. C. Pritchard, Jr. Mrs.
w. c. Pritchard, Jr., and son Billy,
left Monday for visit with her
mother at Buffalo, N. Y.
Mrs. William G.. Hill and son
Pierson of Baltimore, spent the
weekend in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Newcomer
and son of Spring Lake, N. j., are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Middleton.
Mrs. William H. Lurty is quite
ill at her home on South Street.
Mrs. Henry Shapley has return
ed from visit with her husband
Pfc. Shapley, U. S. Army, at Camp
Davis, North Carolina.
Mrs. John L. Graham and son
Jack, are spending this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Thornley,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey David cele-
brated their 25th wedding anniver-
sary Sunday, June 9th. Mrs.
Paul Waltz, Philadelphia, was visit
ing her sister, Mrs. David, at the
time.
Pfc. j. Walter Downes has re-
turned to Fort Dix after an eight
day furlough at home. During his
furlough Mr.. and Mrs. Downes
spent four days at Atlantic City.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Marvin Footer
Washington, D. c., are guests OF
Mrs. Footer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex. Handloff. They will leave
here for Carlisle, Pa, where Lieut..
Footer will have intensive training
in the Medical Corps, U. S. Army.
Mrs. William Kenworthy and son
Bill have returned from Philadel-
phia where they spent the past ten
days.
Mrs. j. Price Lattomus was host
ess recently at birthday dinner
celebrating jointly her birthday,
that of her niece, Miss Dorothy
Hurlock and Miss Edith Bayliss of
Philadelphia. Mrs. Thomas Clam
pitt of Wyoming was a weekend
guest of Mrs. Lattomus.
Pvt. Leon A. Collins, U. S. Army
of Fort Eustis, Va, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Leonard Collins.