Smyrna times., 1948-06-24
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME and CLUB PARTIES

on the oOlltlllld AehfCA1 - ~AoAJ
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins Speak
man, Jr., who have recently COM
pleted courses at the University of
Virginia, are now guests of Mr..
Speakman's parents at Belmont
Hall. They expect to spend the
summer at their home on an island
off the coast of Maine and Mr..
Speakman will enter Yale Univers-
ity in the autumn.
Miss Janet Pyle has been honor
ed at two parties recently. Mrs.
]. E. Wilson, Jr. and her daughter,
Mrs. William B. Owens were host
esses at a luggage shower last Fri
day night at the home of Mrs.Wil-
son. On Saturday Mrs. Cecil del.
Harbordt, of Dover, entertained at
bridge-luncheon for twenty
guests at Dinner Bell Inn, Dover.
The marriage of Miss Pyle and
Mr.. Carson Call will take place on
Saturday, July third.
Mrs. Henry C. Webb and Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph L. FAIRIES attended
the recent wedding of Miss Cath
arine Twaddell and Mr.. Howard
Pannebaker at St.Matthew's Luth-
eran Church, near Phoenixville, Pa.
and the reception which followed
the ceremony.
Mrs. William Egan and daugh-
ter, Anne Jane, have returned to
their home in Lewes, after visit
with p. and Ms Ernest 2 Cox.
Inns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph B. Jont
and family, of Arden, Del, gave
lawn party on Sunday in honor {
Mr. Ryan's parents, Mr.. and Mr.
J. w. Ryan. The occasion bein
Fathers Day and his mother
birthday. Those present were: M
and Mrs. Vernon Ford, Mr., an
Mrs. James Fleming and son, jim
my, of Smyrna; Mr.. and Mr.
Charles Reed and sons, of Town
send; Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Kesse
ring and family, of Dover; Mr.. an
Mrs. Joseph McClements and fan
lily, of Clayton; Mr.. and Mrs. Ralr
P. Ryan, Jr., and family, of Cla.
mont, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Ryan and family, of Arden; M
Fred Millman and Mr.. Joshua Mil
man, of Claymont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter L. Brow
Jr., are receiving congratulatior
on the arrival of baby boy, bor
at Kent General Hospital on Jur
18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ross ar
grandmother, Mrs. Mary j. Ross {
Clayton, spent last week with M
and Mrs. Charles Shepherd of Sy
acuse, N. Y. While there the
toured the Great Lakes, Pocor
and Appalachian Mountains, ar
other points of interest. Mr.
Mary Ross remained with HI
daughter and will return in Al
gust.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Chester Bant
entertained group of boys in hol
or of the thirteenth birthday
their son, Brooks, last Tuesds
week. The young guests were el
tertained in the Hunt Room of IL
new Smyrna Theatre. Mr.. ar
Mrs. Banta spent the week-er
with Mrs. Banta's mother Mr.
Waller Williams at Salisbury, M
Mrs. John E. Wilson, Jr., and h,
daughter, Mrs. William Brool
Owens, were hostesses at a lui
gage shower for Miss Janet Ply
on Friday evening at the home
Mrs. Wilson.
DR.. and Mrs. R. F. Corley haV
as their guests their daughter, MI
Charles A. Owens, Jr., and daugl
ters, Lee and Brooke, of Ian
downe. :
n ]. Norman Taylor, who has bee
a guest at the Hotel Washingto
Washington, D. c., for week, r
turned to his home on Thursday.
Ell Miss Sarah Robinson, of Los A,
IN geles, formerly of Wilmington, wi
IN is the guest of her parents in th'
mi city, visited Mr.. and Mrs. HI.
En- Webb on Tuesday.
Mrs. c. E. Rowland, who HI
been the guest of her daughter-i