Smyrna times., 1953-12-31
This Weeks S
Social and
Personal
Events


house during the Christmas New
Year season. The annual recep-
ton on Christmas night was held
at Greybox, with Mr.. and Mrs. c.
L. Harmonson and their daughter,
Mrs. Denney Harnionson Weir re-
ceiving the guests. Several hun
dred guests from the entire stare
of Delaware attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Deakyne en-
tertained at open house on Christ
mas Eve at their home on Main
Street, as has been their custom
for many years.
Mrs. Louise Hoffecker Burslem
has issued invitations for an in
formal party on New Years Eve
at her home on Herrin' Hill.
Invitations have also been ex-
tended by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M.
Guy to open house at their home
on Saturday, January 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold G.. Carrow
had as holiday guests their son,
Mr.. Robert Carrow, and Miss
Nancy Campbell, both of New
York City, their other son, Mr.. B.
Stimson Carrow, of Philadelphia,
who will remain until New Years
and their daughter. Miss Betty
Lou Carrow, senior at the Uni
versity of Delaware.
Mrs. Ruth Wallen Pyle has re-
turned after spending the holiday
with her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Y. Wallen, Jr.
at Stamford, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Frazier had
as their Christmas guest their
niece, Miss Harriet Hutchison, of
Harrisburg, Pa.
Mrs. John S. Griffin, Jr., and
daughter Betty Jane and grand
daughter Connie, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard B. Mailer spent Christ
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. F. v. Tar
burton and family at Dover.
Mr.. M. H. Reed of Brooklyn,
New York made short visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard B. Mailer.
Mrs. Frank l.. Colbourne of
Harrington and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Stact and daughter of Sea-
ford were visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard B. Mailer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Moore and
/ laughter and Mrs. Annie Cochran
entertained at Christmas dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Cochran and
children of Townsend; Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Cochran and daugh-
ters, of Elsmere; Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Lurty and son of War
wick, Md; and Mrs. Margaret
E Wenger and daughter of New
Holland, Pa.
Miss Betty Russell, of Harris
burg, Pa, spent Christmas with
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. Thomas
w. Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Niles, Jr., and
their children, Joan and Jerry, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Webb were
dinner guests on Christmas Day
of DR.. Jerome D. Niles, Sr., at his
home in Townsend. They were
joined there by Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
L. FAIRIES, Vilone Village, Whining.
ton.
Miss Malvina Stevenson and Mr.
Joseph Ciekot, of Baltimore spent
the holiday with her father, Mr.
George r. Stevenson and family.
Mrs. G. Harvey Wright had witt
her over Christmas her sister, Mrs
William B. Bryan, Miss Sarah Ell
len Wright, and Mrs. Mary Wrigh'
Stinson, all of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and MRS. Virden Schafer
Lansdowne, Pa, spent the holiday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Jar
rell. Mrs. Schafer Is the formeI
Miss Nellie Wallace, Of Smyrna.
MIR. and Mrs. Richard Cochran
and son spent the Christmas holi
days with Mrs. Cochran's parent
at Prince, West Virginia.
Roger Kelsey returned hom
Tuesday from Kent General Hos
pital after having a tonsilectom.
there.
Mrs. Lewis M. Price spent tn
holidays with her sister, Mrs. Har
ry Kelly.
Mr.. and Mrs. William MacLuca
spent the holidays with Mr.. an
Mrs. Carroll T. Griffith of vii
mington.
The Misses Elizabeth and Mar
garet Crossley, of Wilmington
have been guests of their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Crossley.
Mrs. r. F. Corley and Mrs
Bertha b. Clifton spent the Christ
Bias holidays with Mr.. and Mrs
Franklin Corley at East orang'