Smyrna times., 1943-11-11
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Miss M. Frances Amos, formerly
of Clayton, niece of Mr.. Harry
Amos, has been accepted in the
Army Nursing Corps as Lieuten-
ant of Air Line Evacuation Unit.
1t. Amos attended Clayton and
Smyrna Schools. She is a gradu-
-ate of Woman's Homeopathic Hos
pital of Philadelphia, 1880, and at
tended schools in Elizabethtown,
New Jersey and Columbia Teachers
College. 1t. Amos for many years
was on the staff of Muhlenberg
Hospital, Plainfield, New Jersey, as
Night Superintendent, Supervisor
of the Maternity Department; and
for the past two years, has been
employed as Charge Nurse of the
Plant Hospital at Art Color Print
ing Company, Dunellen. 1t. Amos
is member of the American Nurs-
es Association, Industrial Nurses
Association, and is member of
the American Red Cross for Nurs-
es, Captain of the Dunellen Medical
Corps Civilian Defense and, for the
past two years, has taught Red
Cross Home Nursing and First
Aid. 1t. Amos reported to Hallor-
an General Hospital at Staten
Island, New York, and is now at
Camp Rucker, Alabama. Her en-
gagement was recently announced
to Major S. I. Rosenbaum who, at
the present time, is serving with
the Army Medical Corps in Eng
land.
A dinner was given Sunday, Oc-
tober 31st, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arley Dunning in homo of
her brother, Cpl. George w. Pear
son on furlough from Camp Polk,
La. Those present were his moth
er, Mrs. Katie Pearson; his friend,
Miss Katharine Clough, near Bar
claly, Md; his aunts, Mrs. Mary
Pearson, of Coatesville, Pa, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Walton, near De-
laney's; his uncle, Ernest Filings
worth, near Clayton; Mr.. and Mrs.
James Fleetwood, Oscar and Betty;
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Pearson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson Pinder, Ar
thur and Bobby, of Millington;
Charles Glanding, Irwin Yeager
near Millington; Carroll, Bertha,
Katharine, George, Harvey and
Robert Dunning; also other friends
who stopped in were Gladys and
Lillian Barcus, Mr.. Townsend, Mr.
and Mrs. James Tribbitt and girls
near Kenton. Every one wished
him luck and speedy rturn. He
left for Camp Sunday night after
saying Hello" to his many friends
Holden's Church near Sudlers.
vile, Md, will hold revival meet.
ing November ID to % with SER
vices each evening at 7:30. Sun
day services at 2:30 and 7:30
Homecoming Day will be Novem
ber IA. Rev. Wilhelmina Endicott
returned Missionary from India
will be the evangelist. Rev. Mabe
Erskine is the pastor.
Mrs. E. Hinman of st. Louis
Mo-, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam F. Fretz of Clayton.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton: Sunday next the services will
be evening prayer and sermon a
7:30 p. m. in the home of Mr.. anC
Mrs. A. G. Darrah.
Mrs. Roy Rodgers and daughters
Laura Mae and Betty, called OF
Miss Lucille Hurd and her mother
who is very ill, on Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geroge Ivory ant
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd War
rem and daughter, Joyce Ann, o.
Middletown visited their sister
Miss Lucille Hurd and Mrs. Hur(
over the weekend.
William Carson, S So, of Nor
folk, Va, spent the weekend witt
bis parents, Mr., and Mrs. Jane
! Carson.
Pfc. Harold Hopkins of Langle,
Field, Va, visited his parents, MI
and Mrs. John Hopkins over tn
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stewar
spent Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Hollet
and daughter Janice, of Elmhurst
spent the weekend with Mr.. an
Mrs. William Hollett.
Harry Beck, S Sc, of Norfoll
spent the weekend with his pal
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Beck.
Sgt. Fred Burke of Camp PICK
ett, Va, spent Saturday with hi
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Burk
and his wife, Mrs. Fred Burke {
Smyrna.
Carl Connolly of Long Island, \
Y, spent the weekend with h
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Coz
nelly.
Pfc. Elwood Starkey of Cam
Pickett, Va, visited his mothe
Mrs. Florence Starkey recently
Misses Marguerite and Anr
Harrington spent the week-er
with their parents. Mr.. and Mr.