Smyrna times., 1944-10-19
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a daughter, Barbara,
Monday, October 18th at Kent
General Hospital. Mrs. Knapp will
be remembered as the former Miss
Nancy Pietsch, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Pietsch. Lieut..
Knapp, U. S. Navy, is on duty
somewhere in the Atlantic.
The Rev. Frederick Marx Barton
has been in Lancaster, Pa, attend
ing the meeting of the Province of
Washington Synod as deputy
from the Diocese of Delaware. He
will return this evening.
Lieut.. Cummins E. Speakman
and Mrs. Speakman of Fortress
Monroe, Va, were recent guests of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins
Speakman of Belmont Hall. Staff
Sgt. Walter w. Speakman, U. S.
Army of Raleigh, N. c., has been
spending furlough with his FAM
lily.
Mrs. Davis H. Bell has returned
from a visit with DR.. and Mrs.
George ]. Enders of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Jones and
Miss Carlene Jones have been en-
tertaining Sgt. Robert A. Richard
son who has been home on a 15-
day furlough. Sgt. Richardson will
return to camp at Pueblo, Col,
Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
also entertained Mrs. J.T. Richard
son of Middletown and Miss Laura
Richardson of Wilmington.
Mrs. Clara Bowers is spending
this week with friends at Denton,
Md.
Mrs. Charles Pietsch and her
daughter, Mrs. William Knapp en-
tertained last week at picnic sup
per for the children of their friends
at their home near town.
Mrs. Grant Garis, National Ex-
ecutive Committeewoman. and
Mrs. Lee Deakyne, vice-president
of Kent County, attended the
luncheon meeting of the American
Legion Auxiliary, Department of
Delaware, at the home of Mrs. j.
Harvey Dickey, Newark on Satur-
day.
Cpl. Stanley M. Parkins has re-
turned to Camp Howe, Texas, af-
ter spending Today furlough
with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. ].
w. Parkins. He was accompanied
as far as Pittsburg, Pa, by his
wife, the former Miss Catharine
Blome, of Middletown.
Miss Eleanor Wilson of Philadel-
phia, formerly resident of Smyr-
ma is the guest of Mrs. William S.
Evans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Price and
Mrs. Richard C. Price spent sever
al days last week in New York
City.
Pvt. Charles Pietsch, U. S. Mar
inc, has finished his basic training
at Paris Island and is spending a
short leave at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pietsch
before reporting at New River,
North Carolina.
Mrs. E. G. Burris and her daugh-
ter Mrs. Kathleen B. Melvin, have
gone to Spartensburg. S. c., for an
extended visit with Pvt. Eddie G..
Burris, Jr., who is stationed at
Camp Croft, S. c.
Seaman Willard S. Deakyne, who
has been twenty-three months in
the south Pacific, is home on leave
and is spending 80 days with his
sister, Mrs. Creadick Ennis and
family.
Mrs. Warner w. Price, Jr., and
son have returned from a visit
with her mother, Mrs. w C. Pas
torfield at Washington, D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Hastings,
Faye and Wayne Hastings, Mrs.
Howard English and Mr.. Ernest
Dunn were guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Foxwell
and family on Sunday.
Miss Dolores Wheeler and Miss
Jane Burge, student nurses at the
Delaware Hospital were recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs.C. E. Burge.
Sgt. Fred Harris, u. S. Army
who has been in the air service in
England for two years with thirty
missions over enemy territory is
now on furlough with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harris.
Pvt. Allan Robinson, U. S. Army
is spending two-weeks furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Robinson. He will return to
Hunter Field, Ga.
Miss Ann Stats has returned
from trip to Chicago and other
points of the west.
Lieut.. Paul Deakyne, us. Navy,
who is stationed at Philadelphia,
has been the guest of his mother,
Mrs. L. M. Deakyne and Miss
Hilda Deakyne.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mcbride
are receiving congratulations on
the birth of son, Sunday, October