The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-06-29
EVANSVILLE.

Corn and Potato Club was held in the
Broadwater Hall on Thursday afternoon.
Reuben Brigham. Henry Edward
Warner and Mr.. McGill, the Allegany
County Agricultural agent. addressed
the meeting. Mr. Warner is from the
Baltimore Sun and Mr.. Brigham from
the Maryland Agriculture College.
Mrs. Warner accompanied her husband
on his trip. The gentlemen are most
anxious to secure cooperation in this
work and are meeting with success in
their State tour. in their efforts to in
terest the boys and girls in corn and
potato culture sClubs are being
organized and committees to look after
the work. The gentlemen will make
another tour of the state IN the autumn,
when the result of the work will be
made known, The general Committee
appointed here consists OF ]. J Bender,
chairman; H. S. Yoder, vice chairman;
j. .. Getty, secretary. Entertainment
Committee-Mayor H. C. Bong, Chair
man; VIM. Stanton, J. A. Beachy. U.
o. Blocher, Peter H. Yost, Ralph En-
gle, Elmer Beachy and H. H. Baker.
Transportation Committee-C. A. Ben.
! der. chairman; L, H. Diefenbach, H.
P. Miller. G. E. Shaw, j. U. and W. E.
! Stanton. Mothers Committee
Fred Livergood, Mrs. VIM. Wright,
Mrs. J. o. Getty, Mrs H. c. Bong,
Mrs. C. B. Getty, Mrs. G. C. Keller
and Miss Christine Winterberg. A
chairman will be selected from this
number at the first meeting and more
detailed outline OF the work will be
/ given the members Of the different
committees.
The young graduates from this place
are Misses Vida Engle and Almira
Boucher from t'rostburg State Normal;
John Engle, from the Western Mary
land College at Westminster, and O.
Broadwater from the University of
Maryland. A number of friends at
/ tended the commencement exercises at
Frostburg and the class held a picnic at
/ the Stanton dam on Saturday; they
were taken up by Milt Rack team.
A surprise party was given to Mrs.
Lewis Gingerich on Saturday night in
honor of her forty ninth birthday. The
| occasion was quite surprise, indeed,
to the recipient, who had gone out to
spend the evening with a neighbor and
was called home to find her come filled
with friends and neighbors, armed with
many and beautiful gifts. Mrs. Ginge-
rich is an honest hard working woman
and loyal neighbor, always ready to
help in time of need whether it be house
cleaning, cooking, sewing or taking
care of the sick, and her neighbors,
nearly all of whom have profted by the
assistance at one time or other, were
glad to show their appreciation in this
manner. Mrs. Gingerch is also the
central operator of the Avilton Mutual
LAlIts aolhE NUN lltI Ollltl uuAiCSs liz
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
YOunkin, Mr. and Mrs. James y ounkin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Swauger. DR.. j.
| A. Carney, Messrs. Gilead Broadwater,
Emons Younkin, Clarence Miller: Mes
danes c. S. Zeller, Harvey Miller, Fred
Livengood, Joel Miller Marshall Beachy
Ellen Younkin, Tom Younkin, c. H.
Younkin, John Zehner, H. c. Bong,
Ida Hershberger, Mark Bender, Chas,
Getty. C. A. Bender, J. L. Stanton,
Misses Mary and Sabina BIocher
Christine Winterberg, Minnie and Clara
Miller, Edna Bender, Frances Bevans,
Guinavere Horden and the host and
hostess and family Misses Efie,
Edna Harry and Clarence GInge-
rich. Refreshments appeared as if by
magic They consisted of sandwiches,
cake, coffee, icecream, fruit salad and
candy. The gifts included almost every
thing, among them beng several pretty
new dresses and aprons. table linen,
towels and kitchen utensils. Several
delightful piano selections were render
ed bv Emons Younkin and Miss Edna
Bender.
Rev. E. E. Oney and Miss Charlotte
Boyer, of Elk Lick, Pa, were married
on Tuesday evening at 1880 at the Lu-
theran church, in Elk Lick, of which he
is pastor. Rev. DR.. L. P. Young per
! formed the ceremony. Rev. DR.. John
son. an aged pastor of that place, who
/ baptized and confirmed the bride, was
also present and offered PRAYER. The
bride was beautifully gowned in white
silk and net, with picture hat trimmed
with white roses. She carried shower
bouquet. The two bridesmaids, Miss
Margaret Oney and Miss Nina Harding
were gowned in white and carried roses,
and each wore a picture hat trimmed
in roses. The four ushers were select
ed from the different congregations in
Rev. Oney's pastorate, Emons Younkin,
of Grantsville, being among the num-
Der, DR.. Lloyd Loechel, of Elk Lick and
two young men from the Greenville