The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-05-13
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The Grantsville Community Fair
| Association was reorganized at the
| school building in this town on Tues
| day evening, County Agent j. A. Tow
| Ter and a number of other enthusiast
tic supporters of the fair being pres
emit. Several addresses were made
and the following officers were elected:
| U. O. Blocher, president; d. w. Dor
sey, secretary; William T. Stanton,
| treasurer. Executive committee, G. F.
Shaw, II. P Miller, J. U. Stanton, j.
A. Beachy, W. T. Stanton and W. C.
Loechel. Soliciting committee, Mrs.
C. C. Beachy, Mrs. J. A. Beachy, Mrs
c. C. burst, Mrs. William Baker, Mrs
II. p Nost, Mrs. Fred. Otto and Mrs
Charles Layman; Misses Christine
Winterberg and Almira Boucher. 1t
was decided that each member should
pay an iniatory fee of rs cents, or
more, to be held as a contingent fund.
Already the membership has assumed
encouraging proportions, and there is
no doubt that the fair of 1920 will be
the best ever.
A very delightful social was held in
the Broadwater hall by the Christian
Endeavor Society on Thursday night,
the use of the hall having been dOnat-
ed for the purpose by Mr.. Broad
water. The social committee consist
ing of Miss Viola Broadwater, Mrs
James Younkin and Allen j. Bender,
deserve great credit for the efforts
put forth to make the affair a sue
cess. The musical program, which
added much to the success of the even
ing, was rendered by the Bender Boys
Orchestra. with Mrs. Bender as ac-
companist on the piano. There were
recitations by Miss Edith Swan and
her brother David and an old-fash-
toned school conducted by Mrs. James
Yunkin, with class in botany and
geography; also a spelling bee in
which both the youngsters and grown
ups took part. Mrs. Mark T. Ben
der sang several charming solos At
about ten o'clock refreshments, con-
sisting of ice cream, cake, coffee and
cocoa, were served by the social COM
mittee and several willing assistants,
after which the members went home
feeling all the better for the evenings
diversion. Thanks are due Mrs. Eva
Bevans for the use of her kitchen dur
ing the evening.
The c. E. meeting was led on Sun
day evening by Miss Mary Miller,with
discussions on the topic by J. II. Mil
Ter, Miss Hazel Younkin and others.
and a delightfully."- rendered duet by
Mrs. J. ]. Bender and Mrs. NJ. T. Ben
der. The monthly business meeting
was held on Monday night at the home
of Miss Beulah Bender.
Miss Frances Bevans and Mr.. Har-
old M. Boucher, both of Akron, O.,
were married at that place during
Easter week, Immediately after visit
is son of Mr.. Phineas c. Boucher of
Grantsville, and the bride is the pretty
petite daughter of Mrs. Eva Bevans,
also of Grantsville. The two young
people have been employed at Akron
for the past year and their marriage
is the happy elimination of boy and
girl courtship of four or five years.
They have begun housekeeping at Ak
ron.
Miss Ruth Keller returned home on
Sunday morning after undergoing an
operatio nat a Cumberland hospi-
tai for the removal of her tonsils.
Mrs C. H. Bill, who was undergo
ing treatment at Cumberland hos
pital, returned to her home on Satur-
day.
Misses Ethel Stanton and Myrtle
Glotfelty are visiting friends in Pitts
burgh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank burst spent
Sunday with Mrs. bursts parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Warwick, Mrs.
burst and little son remaining here
for a weeks visit.