The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-11-29
EVANSVILLE

arranged by Miss Beulah Engle of
"Engle Wood" on Saturday afternoon
in honor of her sister, Miss Helen,
whose marriage to Harold McMannus,
Of Uniontown, Pa, will take place this
week The color scheme was white
and pink, rs were also the decora-
tons. Misses Bette Engle and Myra
Custer, attractively gowned in pink
and white, served the luncheon. APP
propriate favors and pretty place
cards were used. The affair was also
a miscellaneous shower, many beauti-
full gifts being rendered the pretty
young bride-to-be, who is the seventh
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Ralph En-
gle and a general f2vorite among both
old ard young. The guests included
Misses Hulda and Zelda EnsOr Edna
Bender, Esther Bender, Harriet
Stanton, Grace Hershberger, Violet
and Ethel Broadwater, Althea Engle,
Vida Getty, Maud Bevans. Mesdames
]. R. Gnagey, Byron Bender, John
Engle. Allen J. Bender and B. 7.
Keller.
Glen Yoder, son of My. and Mrs.
Harvey Yoder, was in the Western
Maryland Hospital one day last week,
UNDERGOING an operation for the re-
moval of a superfuous finger which
nature had endowed him with at
birth, the extra digit growing near
the thumb of his right hand. The
operation, while painful, was not
serious, taking but twenty minutes
time The young man is feeling no
bad after effects, and is having the
hand dressed each day by DR.. Davis,
his home physician.
A surprise party was given to Mrs.
Milton B. Miller on Thursday night
by her many friends, the affair being
planned by her husband in honor of
her birthday Many guests were
present and a delightful evening was
spent. Refreshments were served.
Many beautiful gifts were presented
to Mrs. Miller
Mrs. Leroy burst is still quite i'll
and has been moved to the home of
her husbands parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. burst, who will care for the
patient at present. Mrs. bursts
mother, Mrs. Patton, had been with
her for some time previous, until
obliged to return home, and Mrs.
Floyd burst and Mrs. viii Baker are
assuming charge of four of the little
ones, until their mothers recovery,
their two aunties taking them into
their hearts and homes as though
they were their very own. Mrs,
burst is improving after very crit
zeal period of illness.
The meeting of the farent- Teach
er Association, held on Wednesday
night at the school, was made inter
esting by the discussion of the Stan
ford Achievement Tests which were
used throughout the county during the
week of October 18th. Prof. Osborne,
the president, the principal speaker,
explained the meaning and purpose of
the tests which are an immense help
in the advancement of modern meth
DDS. This was made more interest
ing by having the tests given to the
audience during the meeting. The
following committees were appointed
by the president: Membership com.
mittee, Rev. Robinson, Miss Zelda En-
sor, Mrs. J. U. Stanton; program CON-
mittee, Prof. Mcdonald, Miss Anna
O'Rourke, Mrs. ]. J. Bender and Mrs.
c. I. Edwards; project committee,
Prof. Mcdonald; social committee;
Mrs. F. f. Osborne, Miss Huldah En-
sor and Mrs. w. C. Loechel. The as
ISOLATION has determined TO present
a banner to the room in which the
largest number of parents ere present
at each meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Polling. the ca
pable restaurant keepers of this place,
are moving this week into their new
place of business a few miles east
of Grantsville, near the new cement
road leading to Salisbury, at which
point Mr.. Polling will likely do a
thriving business. Mrs. Polling had
the misfortune to fall recently and
spraining her ankle, but rs now able to
walk again and take charge of the
pretty new home, the greater part of
which her husband built himself, he
and J. H. Miller doing the work with
in the last few months.
The w. o. w. members were priv
LEGGED in having Captain D. W. Thav-
err, Of Washington, and NJ. L. Jones.
OF Baltimore, both prominent lodge
men. present at their meeting on last