Smyrna times., 1962-05-24

Friday the public exercises of
the unfurling of the beautiful
flag given by Stars and Stripes
Council No. 26., Jr. Order Uni
ted American Mechanics to the
Smyrna Public Schools. The
pupils of the High School
marched out in a body and
surrounded the platform. The
weather was ideal and much en-
thuSiaSm was manifested.
President william FAIRIES of
the School Board presided. The
program opened with singing
"America" by the school under
the direction of W. o. Hoffec-
ker and assisted by an orchestra
composed of Carlton Walls,
cornet, and Reynolds Wilson,
clarionette. Thomas Stayton
gave sketch on "The American
Flag" after which Supervising
Principal Earhart on behalf of
Stars and Stripes Council, pre-
sented the handsome silk flag
to the school. President FAIRIES
graciously received it on the
part of the school and took
occasion to express his graft
tude that Smyrna had such an
organization as the Order of
United American Mechanics, an
organization which he said stood
for patriotism, home and
liberty. Miss Sidney Scout fol-
lowed Mr.. FAIRIES with a de-
clamation "To the American
Flag" after which william H.
Stayton, ESQ.,, gave a short and
interesting address on the flag
of our nation and what it stood
for and what it was doing all
over the land, including prin-
ciples of patriotism in the
hearts of the boys and girls.
While the school children mer-
rily sang out "The Star Spangled
Banner" Miss Pearl Jacobs
and Miss Esther Reed raised
the flag and as it unfurled to
the breeze. myriads of small
flags dropped from the folds,
for which the children made
a scramble.
The Smyrna High School
Alumni Association held a
meeting Friday evening at the
home of Miss Eba C. Wilds
and elected the following of
ficers: President, Irving Walls;
vice-president, Miss Anna ].
Talbot, secretary, Miss Julia
Hum; treasurer, Miss Ethel
Grieves.
Rev. Thomas G. Hill. the
new rector of St. Peters who
was instituted Sunday, arrived
from Cumberland, Md, last
Friday and took up quarters
at the Delaware House until
his household goods arrived
and he could get the rectory
ready for occupancy. Mrs. Hill
and children, who are visiting
during the interim, are expected
the latter part of this week.
Their household goods arrived
yesterday.
MIR. John S. Waugh, formerly
of Smyrna, now a successful
jeweler OF Georgetown, came
up Sunday in his fine touring
car which he has justpurchased
and spent Sunday with his par
ents, MIR. andMrs. ]. E. Vaughn.
On his way up he stopped at
Dover and brought Mr.. Elmer
Outten and his family to Smyr-
ma with him.
Mrs. Mary Moore Parrish
and her sister -in-law, Miss
Parrish, of Baltimore, Md, who
came over recently to the sum-
mer home of MIR. and Mrs.
]. Allen Moore at Greensboro,
Md, made a trip to Smyrna
yesterday and we're warmly
greeted by Mrs. Parrish's
friends and acquaintances.
MIR. and Mrs. Harvey Spru-
ance Grey (nee Miss Bessie
Doughten) have moved from
Clayton to Smyrna into theprop-
erty corner of Mt. Vernon and
Delaware streets, recently va
Gated by Mrs. Rebecca Ring
gold.
Mrs. Albert Chandler, Mrs.
William ]. Doughten and Miss
Annie w. Sutton attended the
Kent County W.C.T.U. Conven-
tion at Magnolia Thursday.
Mrs. Calvon Boggs and chill
dren, of Philadelphia, have been
her sister, Mrs. Har-
vey w. FAIRIES.
Mrs. May Sparks, of New
Jersey, addressed W.C.T.U,
meeting at St. Paul ME.
Church, Clayton, last evening
before large attendance. Mrs.
w. d. Parry, of Smyrna, sang
a solo and the children gave
an excersise. Rev. w. d. Parry,
of Smyrna, made the opening
prayer and Mrs. Kate E. Smith
ers, Smyrna, gave the scrip
rure lesson. Mrs. Somers,
President of the Clayton VIC.
T.U. presided. Mrs. Sparks
gave a general talk on the work
of the W.C.T.U. holding the
attention of old and young. Sew
eral from Smyrna we're in at
tendance.
Quite a little excitement was
caused last Wednesday evening
at Cheswold when a horse and
buggy belonging to Rowland Bo-