Smyrna times., 1943-07-15
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

entertained at house party over
the weekend at their summer
home in Kirkwood, N. ]. Their
guests were Miss Dorothy Hurlock,
Philadelphia; Mr.. Franklin Keen,
Camden, N. J.; Miss Margaret
Murphy of Oakmont, Pa, and Mr..
and Mrs. William Grass Jr., and
son Billie, of Germantown. Mrs.
Malpass accompanied Mrs. Grass
home for short visit.
Dr.. R. F. Corley attended yester-
day the funeral of his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Ida Corley Kidder in Wash
ington, D. C. Mrs. Kidder was
well known in Smyrna. She was
the widow of DR.. Karl Corley of
Washington before her marriage to
Mr.. Arthur Kidder several years
ago.
Miss Sara Ellen Wright, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Harvey
Wright has finished her basic
training u. S. N. A.(W) at Hunter
College, N. Y, and was transferred
to Washington, D. c., on Saturday
for further duties.
Mr.. L. Hazel Collision of Will
mington, a former resident of
Smyrna, has accepted position
with the Norris Hardware Store of
this town. Mr.. Collision was born
in Smyrna and is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Collision.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Shortall of
Clayton have returned from visit
to their son First Lieutenant J. l..
Shortall, Jr., who is studying Elec-
tronics at Harvard University,
Cambridge, Mass.
Miss Amelia Winford of Pasa-
uena, Calf, and Albert Winford,
u. S. Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va,
are guests of their mother, Mrs.
w. A. Winford and Miss Nina Win
ford.
Mary Louise Porter. Y-3c, U. S.
N. A. (W) of Washington, D. c.,
was guest over the weekend of
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward T. Porter.
Mrs. Edward L. Wolford and
children of Rochester, N. Y, are
the guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John G. Still.
Pfc. Miles Stats spent about
two hours in town with his mother
on Saturday.
Miss Anna B. Beckett is spend
ing some time with her relatives at
Wynnewood and Mt. Airy.
Mr.. Elwood Bartlett, who became
suddenly ill last week was taken to
the Kent General Hospital in Do
yer where his condition is still re-
ported very serious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Slaughter of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Slaughter. On Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Slaughter received
word of the safe arrival of their
son Lee on foreign soil.
Mr.. Norman W. Coleman, man.
ager of the A & P store in Smyrna
is now patient in the Kent Gen
eral Hospital where on Monday he
underwent a major operation.
Buddy O'Neil, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis O'Neil, has returned
to the University of Delaware after
spending two weeks vacation from
his Viz Army course.
Reuben Deakyne, U. S. Army,
who is stationed in Alabama, is
spending a ten-day furlough, with
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Creadick Ennis.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A. Reihm have
had as their guest for the past
week Mrs. Ida S. Crater of Norris
town.
Cpl. George C. Thawley of Camp
Nettick, Maine is spending a short
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
NILS. George L. IndWley.
Miss Carlene Jones and Miss
Ruth Ellen Reihm attended per-
formance of "Jane Eyre" in Phila-
delphia last week.
Mrs. Howard E. Lynch, Sr., of
Dover, is the guest of her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles King.
Miss Marianne Webb and Miss
Nellie Wallace have returned from
New York where they were guests
of Ensign Betty McPhail at Devon
shire House, Greenwich Village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Swain,
Jr., and son Charles B. III, are
spending a week with his mother,
Mrs. Charles B. Swain.
Miss Charlotte Gildersleeve of
Dover, was a guest on Tuesday of
Jimmy Cubbage at his home MAS
sasoit," near town.
Miss Ruth Ellen Reihm attended
the wedding and reception of Miss
Marion Venable and Mr.. William
MARYLAND in Dover on Saturday.
Miss Jean Ellen Russell is at
tending Camp Tweedale near Ok
ford, Pa.
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