The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-09-20
#WATERSEILLE.

WATERSEILLE.
IA very. enjoyable entertainment
was given last Saturday afternoon to-
the children of the Sunday school
which is held by the Brethren at the
old Baptist church near here. Mrs.
IT. M Fharney, superintendent Mr-
George lEain, $r., assistant SupGrin
tendent; teachers, Miss Ada Main,
Messrs. John, Albert and Clyde Main,
and other officers. Quite number Of
persons were present. The exercises
opened i'm the old church by singing,
short address, Bible reading and
prayer by the Rev. David Kline, and
the blessing OF the Saviour who said,
Suffer little children, and forbid
them not to come unto me, for of
such is the kingdom off Heaven" was
asked for the children and work Of
the school. After the service It'll
were invited to the grove which sur
rounds the church, where table
had been prepared and spread in the
most bountiful manner with tempt
ing refreshments, consisting OF cakes
W of many. varieties and several kinds
\ of ice cream and the children of the
school and all present were served
bountifully 1t was a happy scene; In
the shadow of the old church, (syno-
nym OF "The great Rock in weary
land") The ideal September after
noon, the happy faces OF the children
and spirit OF good will and kind
ness seemed to prevail for all who
! were present The exercises lasted
until late in the afternoon and all re-
turned home much pleased and bene-
flied for having been present The
Sunday school will b. continued
every Sunday at p. IN.
All day services are expected to be
held at the old primitive Baptist
church on Sunday, September ~.
Dr. Charles Waters, OF Washington,
It'd. o., former minister of the church
Ii expected to be present and of1lctate.
This service is held yearly, and is a
reunion of the children, of the origi-
nal members of the church, and their
friends and neighbors. All are in
vited to- attend and meet with them
again for worship at the old church.
a. d. Sellman and Brother have
had successful canning season so
far. Quantities of tomatoes are be-
tomato growers are realizing liberal
prices Jack frost has. not put in his
appearance vet and il H. to b. hGped
he will not until the canning season
| is over
Chestnut Grove School opened on
Monday under the administration of
it, previous teacher, Miss Addie
Spurrier.
MIR. and Mrs. Allen Griffin have en-
tertained at their home Oak Grove at
various times during the summer
house parties of their relatives and
friends from Baltimore: NIT. and
Mrs John Morrow Adams and SON.
Master Jack Adams, and friend, Mrs,
Hannah o. w. Stanton, Mesdames
Margaret Warfield Emory, Nellie
Bentz, Mr. Guy T. Warffeld and FAM
n lily. Mrs Amanda Kincaid, OF Balti-
more, I'D their present guest
Mrs. Margaret Warfield Emory, of
Baltimore who has been spending the
summer with her sister, Mrs. Allen
Griffin, returned home on Tuesday.
Mrs. Basil Duke Sellers, ST., of
Calvert county, recently visited Mrs.
I L A Steele and family
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recently visited their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Steiner. Miss Bessie
Steiner, who was former teacher
df Carroll county Is now engaged in
government work at Washington, I'D
g.. Mr. Harry Steiner, who was sub
| ject to the draft and sent to Camp
! Meade, is now somewhere in France
Miss Margaret Dempsy. grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H.
| Dempsy, il visiting in Baltimore
| Mr. Walter Wolbert and family
have moved to their new home in Mt
Airy.
Private Clarence Poole, stationed
at Camp Meade was allowed to come
home on furlough of month to en-
\ able him to save his crops.
First Lieutenant Charles "a. Waters,
OF the Johns Hopkins Base Hospital
! Unit, who has been in France for Is
months, has arrived in Baltimore
and is spending fortnight's leave
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs Gar
rett Davis Waters at their home 935
~ Calvert street He will leave for
the expiration of his furlough for
Camp Green Leaf, Georgia, where he
will act as instructor in roentgen-
ology for some months before re-
\ turning to France Lieut.. Waters IL
\ "a greatnephew of Dr. .. R Waters,
and Ralph Sellman, OF Watersville.
and Ralph Sellmn, OF WatersvilIe
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