The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-08-16
EVANSVILLE.


admirably after but two rehersals. The
by the girls of st. Paul's Sunday school,
beautiful piece of acting in unison.
while duet Jesus Lover of My Soul. -
was sung by Mrs. Newman and L. N
Wilson of st. Paul, who also sang Tell
Me His Name" as duet Miss Mary
Stanton rendered several excellent
selections.
The first part of the pageant was a
oneact drama, when | Was Sick, "
portraYing amusing and Pathetic types
of life in Japan, China, Persia, India,
Africa and South America, with an
American child in the center. These
parts were taken most effectively by
Harriet Stanton, Grace Hershberger,
Margaret Getty, Edna Gingerich, Esther
Bender, Ruby Beachy and Frances
Bevans. While the children were seat
ed recital of Cabel Kimball Whiting s
poem, Motherhood, was given by
Sara r. Getty as "A Christian Mother. 4"
The next act was "The Searching
Women" and too much praise cannot
be said for these ladies', a number of
them busy farmers wives, who so
splendidly with pathos, humor and real
histrionic ability took the parts assign
ed them.
They came in the following order
Africa, Mrs. Fred Livengood; Moham-
medan, Miss Anna Speicher; South
America, Mrs. John Folk; China, Mrs.
Urban Stanton; India, Miss Bessie War
nick; Japan, Mrs. j. A. Beachy; the
Missionary. Miss Lulu Warwick.
Then followed clever piece of act
ing, "a Mlssionary's Dream, with Miss
Lulu Warwick as the missionary and the
Grantsville girls in pantomime. A
short and timely address was made by
the pastor Rev. l.. N. Wilson, after
which Holy Night" was sung by the
participants in the pageant. followed
by GAN Hail the Power" by the con-
gregatioD, then the benedic:ion.
The door receipts amounted to about
ten dollars which is beng used for mis-
sicns. The costumes with the excep-
ton of few which were cleverly and
hastily improvised by the ladies', were
brought by Mrs. Wilson. being provid-
ed by the Board of Missions. The same
pageant was given at St. Paul on Sun
day night, with equal success.
A dance and ice cream festival was
given at the Pavilion on Thursday night
and was quite successful, the receipts
being considerable. The affair was
given by the Girl Scouts of Grantsville.
A camping party of Girl Scouts from
Elk Lick were in possession of King
Oak cottage last week. the crowd being
chaperoned by Mrs. K. H. Johnston,
and Miss Nina Harding Not all the
scouts were present this year, those
enjoying the outing being Misses Har-
rlet Msust, Harriet Garlitz, Charlotte
McMurdo, Annabel Dietz. Elizabeth
Johnston and Irene Newman. A num-
Der of Elk Lick people visited them
during the week
A moonlight picnic was held on Fri
day night at the river by a crowd of
young people. A basket lunch was
provided and big fire was built on the
river bank. Those participating in the
event were Misses Claudine and Maria
Mccullough, Angelo and Vida Getty,
Bessie, Vida and Ida Engle, Ethel and
Viola Broadwater. Beulah Bender and
Hazel Younkin; Messrs. John Liven.
good. John Younkin, Jacob Gnagy,
Robert Price, o. T. Broadwater, Chas
Keller and Clay Stanton.
The Girls Sewing Club were enter
tanned by Miss Viola Broadwater on
Friday, Red Cross work being the di-
version. Refreshments followed
Misses Mary and Ruth Stanton en-
tertained the sewing club in most de-
lightful manner last Thursday, serving
a delicious collation. on the big cool
porch after which work was concluded.
The out of town guests were Miss Lulu
Luecke, of Paterson, Miss j. Tibbetts
Shaw, of New York City, and their
house guest Miss Mary Cuddy, of Bal
tmore.
Miss Maud Bevans, chairman of the
Red Cross service bureau, received a
check for one hundred dollars for the
cause this week. with request that the
donors name be Withheld. All honor 10
the giver! Several new members have
been added also.
Miss Ruth Keller, who has been i'll at
Cornell University, at Ithaca, n. Y.
the past week, is now able to resume
her studies. Acute indigestion con-
fined her to the university infirmary for
several days, much to the alarm of her
friends, appendicitis beng at first sus-
pected,
MISS MaYme Mclaughlin, of Pitts
burgh, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Llewellyn Blocher.
Miss Gertrude Hone and Miss Chris
tine Wlnterberg have each been on the
sick list this week
Dr. and Mrs. Mcdonald, from Cum
berland, are among the many guests at
the Casselman Hotel.
A party of Young people from Browns
vile spent last week at the Casselman
Hotel
H. c. Bong and daughter, Miss
Winifred. were Cumberland visitors,
Thursday evening
Miss Marie Common has returned from
visit to her aunt at Youngwood, Pa.
Harold Miller spent Sunday as the
guest Of Daniel Hershberger.
Mrs c. A Bender, Mrs Ida Hersh-
berger and sons, Misses Grace Yutzy
and Beulah Bender enjoyed a motor
trip to Frostburg, Saturday, with Miss
Beulah as chauffeur.
Miss Marie COchrane, of Salisbury, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. James Youn-
kin.
Mr.. and Mrs A. T. Shrer, of Somer-
field, Pa. are spendinfi their vacation
at Washington, D. c., leaving their
little son in care Of Mrs. Shirer's mo-
tn er, Mrs. Joel H. Miller
The Girls Sunshine Glass will hold an
Icecream social on C. B. Gettv's lawn
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