Smyrna times., 1944-08-31
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

she has lived since coming to
SMYRNA as a bride in 1877. Mrs.
Clifton, altho not active in church
work or social life as formerly, is
enjoying good health.
Mr.. John L. Graham of Philadel-
pphia, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles P. Thornley,.
Mrs. Graham is spending several
weeks with her parents recuperat-
ing from an illness.
Lieut.. Leon Pierce and wife Of
Fort Banning, Ca, spent several
days with his grandmother, Mrs.
BENZ. M. Riggs. While here Lieut..
Pierce was guest speaker at the
Rotary Club Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard H. Pass
waters, ST., chaperoned a group of
girls and boys on house party at
Rehoboth Beach last week. Those
in the party were Ruth Gooden,
Florence Passwaters, Elaine Seng-
er, Lorraine Donovan, Junior Row.
linson and Joseph Passwaters.
Seaman Jack CARTS, U. S. Navy,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence CARTS
has finished his boot training at
Sampson, N. Y, and is spending a
leave with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. Wallace Elter-
ich spent the weekend at Reading,
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Slaughter, Mr..
Earl Slaughter and Mrs. Lee
Slaughter were guests on Sunday
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. HAIR
ny Slaughter. Mrs. Earl Slaughter
has been called to South Dakota
by the illness of her father.
Misses Helen and Dorothy Burge
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard V. Grassland at Mid
dletown.
Mrs. Bessie A. Vaughan of West
Philadelphia, is spending several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Truax, Sr. She will also visit her
brother, Mr.. A.. e. Robinson and
wife in Clayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Bryan
of Germantown, Pa, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Harvey Wright
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Skinner
of Washington, D. C., were guests
over the weekend of Mr.. and
Mrs. William ]. Taylor. Mr.. Brooke
Amiss of Washington, who has
been the guest of the Taylors for
two weeks, returned home on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. w. Rohman
of Norfolk, Va, are receiving con-
gratulations on the birth of a son
Theodore William, on Thursday,
August 18th at Norfolk. Mrs.
Mood will be remembered as the
former Miss Virginia Mood, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Mood of
this town.
Mrs. A. ]. Hullett and Miss Tenn
perance Scout, both of Baltimore,
are spending some time with their
father, Mr.. Glen Scout and their
sister, Miss Helen Scout. Mr..
Scout is seriously i'll and is report
ed some better at this writing.
Mrs. George Carter, who has
been spending the summer with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Foard at their
summer home near Middletown,
has returned to her home in Smyr-
ma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold j. Carrow,
ST., and daughter Betty Lou, are
visiting Mrs. Carrows parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Jones.
Rev. William E. Matthews, Miss
Bess Matthews and Mrs. George N
Short have been sojourning at
Ocean Grove, N. j., for two weeks
and were accompanied by Mrs
John Dulany of Fruitland, Md, and
Mrs. Amy Bracket of Akron, o.
Mrs. Harold Senger and daugh-
ter Bunny and Mr.. Robert Lower
spent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs
Willard H. Passwaters at Rehobott
Beach.
Mrs. James L. Melvin was 6
guest over the weekend of Mrs
John w. Reilly and her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew F. Walz a.
their Rehoboth Beach cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haig Pakradoon
and sons Herrant and Peter, o.
Wynnewood, Pa, were guests ovel
the weekend with Miss Anna B
Beckett. Mrs. ]. Herbert Sitter
Jr., who has been spending three
weeks with Miss Beckett, returnet
on Monday to her home in Wynne
wood.
Mrs. Edgar Harrington has re
turned home after spending tn
summer in Georgia with her hus
band, Sgt. Harrington. Sgt. Har
rington returned north with he
and spent a short furlough wit
his family.
Walter c. Deakyne, Jr., son o
DR.. and Mrs. w. c. Deakyne wa
indicted into the u. S. Navy an
is taking his boot training at Balm