Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1945-08-30
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES


Mrs. Wayne E. Gems, formerly
of Washington, D. c., who has
been visiting her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward t. Porter
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Robinson
of Smyrna, and her mother, Mrs.
Mary r. Porter of Wilmington, has
arrived in Silver Creek, N. Y. She
will make her residence there with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer B. Gems until
the return of her husband, Pfc.
Gems, now serving with the U. S.
Marines.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Spence, 3O9
Commerce Street, celebrated their
eighth wedding anniversary on
Sunday with a dinner party. Pres
ent were Mrs. George Jones, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Van SAINT and
children Betty and Buddy, all of
Wilmington, Md, and Miss Sally
Morris of this town. Mrs. Spence
is the former Helen Van SAINT of
Millington. The couple has two
daughters, Joyce Ann, 6, and Helen
Marie, 5. Mr.. Spence is employed
at the Ford Motor Company in
Chester.
Miss Mildred Burchard, daughter
of Mrs. William Burchard, has &C.
copied a position with the school
faculty at Wayne, Pa, where she
will teach the fourth grade. Miss
Burchard, who taught last year at
Sanger, California, was awarded
her Masters degree in elementary
education this summer at Temple
University, Philadelphia. Miss Bur-
chard taught in the Smyrna school
for many years. She is visiting in
Smyrna this week.
Staff Sergeant Charles M. Gee,
u. S. A. A. F., left Tuesday night
for Goldsboro, N. c. A member
of the staff of the finance Office, he
has been stationed at the Dover
Army Air Field for two and one
half years. His wife, the former
Miss Barbara Gordy, of Laurel,
will remain in Smyrna, and is a
member of the faculty of the John
Bassett Moore High School.
Miss Kay Boehmler, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Boehmler,
and Miss Thelma Dulin, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Dulin, re-
turned Tuesday from East Jaffrey,
New Hampshire, where they have
been spending the summer.
Mrs. George WEIGH and children
of Baltimore, Md, were weekend
guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Jacobs on Church
Street. Mr.. Jacobs presented a
little circus" for the children
Monday night. and Laura May
Welch sang Song Bird of the Cir
GUS Mr.. Jacobs for many years
travelled with a circus.
Mrs. A. Homer Smith was host
ess yesterday at luncheon and
bridge in honor of her house
guests, Mrs. Albert Bothman and
Mrs. Warren Haeth, both of New
York.
Mr.. Walter Turner has returned
from vacation spent in Atlantic
City, N. j.
Miss Beulah Hazel of Philadel-
phia, has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Victor Messick.
Jackie Todd, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Meredith Todd, is visiting this
week at the home of his grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Procko,
at FELTON,.
Mrs. Myra Tilghman of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
Mrs. G. F. Gotee and Mrs. Addie
Book.
Miss Sylvia Harris is spending
few days at Kingston, L. l., and
with Miss Lavelle Marqkley at Lib
erty, N. Y.
Pvt. Joseph H. Simpson, south
DUPONT Boulevard, is convalescing
after a recent operation at the
Keesler Field AAF Regional Sta
ton Hospital at Biloxi, Mississippi
Mr.. Ralston McCausland and his
son, Lieut. Commander Ralstor
McCausland. Jr., were overnight
guests last week of Mr.. and Mrs
A. Homer Smith.
Miss Marion Pratt, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Pratt, is
spending this week at Virginia