Smyrna times., 1954-12-30
This Weeks
Social and
Personal
Events
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the birth of a baby son, at the
Kent General Hospital on Decem-
ber 15. The baby has been named
Mark Stephen.
Mrs. Walter David attended the
funeral of her cousin, William H.
Stats Wednesday evening from
the Oliver H. Baier Funeral Home
in Philadelphia, Pa. Mr.. Stats
had recently retired from the
Curtis Publishing Company in
Philadelphia after 40 years SER
vice. He was the son of the late
Samuel A. Stats of Thorough
fare Neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Money of
Delaware City, Mr.. and Mrs. Yer
non C. Clark and Janet LaVerne
Clark, Miss Henrietta Denney of
Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Blaine Money and daughter, Jo-
anne, of Delaware City, were
Christmas dinner guests of Mrs.
r. H. Denney and Mr.. and Mrs.
Avery Clifton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner w. Price,
Jr., have had as their guests over
the holiday Miss Elizabeth Pas
torfeld, sister of Mrs. Price, and
Mrs. Louise Lord, both of Wash
ington, D. C. Mr.. and Mrs. Price
entertained at a family buffet
breakfast on Christmas Day.
Mrs. G. Harvey Wright and
grandson, Richard Stinson, have
returned home having spent the
Christmas weekend with Mrs. w.
T. Bryan, Miss Sarah E. Wright
and Mrs. Mary Stinson at Ger
mantown, Pa. While in Philadel-
phia they saw Cole Porter's new
musical show, silk Stockings at
the Shubert.
Mrs. Harold Wickham, presi-
dent of the Twentieth Century
Club, and Mrs. r. H. Denney,
director of the club, entertained
at a luncheon the Kent County
presidents and directors recently.
Mr.. Frederick Stevenson, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Carrow of Will
mington, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bush
Of Butler, N. j.; Mr.. and Mrs.
John Stevenson, Marshallton; Miss
Malvina Stevenson and Mr.. Joe
crchOtp Baltimore, Md, spent the
Christmas holidays with Mrs.
Frederick Stevenson and Mr..
George R. Stevenson.
Mr.. Neal Tilghman. Cadet, us.
Air Corps, stationed at an air
base in Texas, spent Christmas
with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Tilghman. Miss Me-
gan Graham, Sudlersville, Md, was
also house guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tilghman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter David at
tended open house at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frances Dugan,
Newport Heights, Wilmington,
Sunday in honor of Miss Lauretta
Andrews of Boston, Mass, whose
engagement was recently an
nounced to Mr.. John N. Jordin of
Richardson Park. Elmhurst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Clifton are
spending a vacation in New York
City.
Mrs. Florence Passwaters of
South Street had as dinner guests
on Christmas day her children,
Mr.. Elmer Passwaters; Mr.. and
Mrs. Millard Passwaters and
daughter, Patty; Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Passwaters and son, Mich
ael, and Charles George of Smyr-
ma; Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond En-
gram and daughters, Susan and
Nancy of Greensboro, Md.
Mrs. Robert D. Hoffecker has
as her house guest this week Mrs.
Samuel Hoffecker, of German
town, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Frazier
had their niece, Miss Harriet
Hutchison, of Wormlesburg. Pa,
as their guest over Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Vinton,
of Wilmington, will spend the
New Years weekend as guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter sWilloughby
Speakman, at Belmont Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter David
were entertained Christmas day
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklyn Stats, Westover Hills,
Wilmington.
Miss Elizabeth Thornley, enter
tained at dinner on Sunday at her
home on Commerce Street Miss
Mildred Burchard, Miss Mildred
Henry, and Mrs. Louise H. Burs-
lem.