The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-11-05
MANCHESTER

Rev. and Mrs. j. B. Lau entertain
ed the younger set Monday evening
November /, in honor of their daugh-
ter, Irene The house was beautiful
ly decorated with autumn leaves
flowers and jack-o1anterns. Music
and Halloween games entertained the
guests, all being i'll costumes appro-
pirate to the occasion. Refreshments
were served.
The Halloween entertainment given
BY the pupils of Manchester High
School was a success financially, and
the program was enjoyed BY I'll pres
ent. SIG was cleared. This amount
added to what they had in the treas
ury and an appropriation by the
school board paid for the books In
the library. The rooms were deco
rated and lighted with lanterns.
The following program was given:
Recitation, TO Fairyland", Gertrude
Barnhart; dialogue, The Great
Pumpkin Care; quartet, Misses
Trump, Burgoon and Berwager, Act
THE Haunted House, recitation,
Is Halloween Charm, Corrine Miller
Act 1.-THE Haunted House, Trio
the Misses Houck, Slack and Stump
Act III-"The Haunted House." final,
school yell for class of 1915.
q surprise party was given Miss
Flora Berwager, Thursday evening,
October rs, at her home on North
Main street. Music and games were
enjoyed until the refreshments were
served at IT. p. ID. Those present
were the Misses Flora and Treva
Berwager, Annie Ridgley, Lillian
Schmidt, Goldie Weaver, Mildred
Hanson, Viva Fridinger, Carrie
Trump, Ethel Manchey, Mary Loats,
Lettie Zepp, Mary Crumrine, Nellie
Lynard, Ruth Houck; Messrs. Russell
Brilliant, Luther Fr1dinger, Stewart
Schmidt, Howell Crawford, Albert
Shaffer, William Coker, George
Trump, George and Benjamin Ber-
wager.
Mr.. Harvey Manchey and daughter,
Ethel spent Saturday, October 30 in
Baltimore.
Grated upon for appendicitis was
brought home Sunday. She is con-
valescing rapidly, and hopes to re
turn to school after Thanksgiving.
MIR. and Mrs. Bartlett, Mr. and Mrs.
Motter and MIR. Harry Hutchens, all
Of Baltimore, spent Sunday at the
home OF Miss Ross.
Mrs. Hiram McAllister and daugh-
ter, Mrs Wesley Biggs, paid short
visit to town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Manchey en-
tertained On Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Mancha, their daughter, Mil
dred and son, Lester, of Westmins-
ter.
Mr. jacob Wink, ST., IL suffering
from severe attact Of iaundice.
Mrs VIM. Brilliant, OF Baltimore,
spent Thursday, October 28, at the
home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Myers.
Mrs Jacob Wink, ST., entertained
the members of the Sunshine Society,
Monday evening, November i. Re-
freshments OF gingerbread and
pumpkin custard were served In hon
or of Halloween.
DETOUR.
Mrs. Frank Wilson and Miss Elsie
Whitmore, Of Union Bridge, spent
Friday afternoon with Mrs. J. G.
Whitmore.
q. s. j. Fox, wife and daughter,
Erma, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Raphael
Hummer, or near Micdleburg, on Sun
day.
The annual fall excursion to Bal
timore, run by the Double Pipe Creek
Band, on Saturday was very well at
tended with passengers from all
points along the railroad.
Miss e. Jeanette Engle, of Union
Bridge, and Mrs. Norris, of Middle
burg, recently visited p. d. Rooms,
Jr., and wife.
Martin Flohr, of Washington, %.
o., spent several days this week at
his farm here.
Ersa Diller, or Wilmington, Del,
visited his parents, DR.. and Mrs. G.
10. Diller. early in the week.
Roy Stitley and Lauren Austen
have Joined the U. s. Navy.
]. G. Whitmore and wife, spent
Sunday in Union Bridge and attend
ed the funeral of their cousin Irwin
Bohn.
Halloween was celebrated on Sat
urday evening BY the usual corn
throwing. No jokes were played On
the town folks this year, we are glad
to say.
Lemual Myerly, wife and son. OF
Baltimore, spent several days this
week with James Myerly and wife.
II. II. Boyer, wife, son and daughter
took supper on Sunday evening with
M Boyer's brother, Thomas, OF near
Libertytown.