The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-01-08

Mr.. ard Mrs. V. L. Blocher Tuesday
evening. Games and dancing were
INDUCED in. Delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Loechel gave
a lovely birthday party for their
daughter Helen, New Years Eve.
There were about forty guests pres
ent including the members of last
years high school class, a number of
whom are now attending college.
Various games were played and the
New Year was joyously welcomed.
Miss Loechel received many beautiful
gifts from her friends and delicious
lunch was served by Mrs. Loechel.
Mrs. F. B. Thomas of Meyersdale,
Pa, entertained the following ladies
from Grantsville at bridge Tuesday
afternoon: Mrs. G. C. Keller, Misses
Ruth and Ethel Stanton, Ethel and
Viola Broadwater, Maude Bevans and
Mrs. Byron Bender and Mrs. Alice
Getty, of Meyersdale. A very enjoy
able afternoon was spent after which
an elaborate luncheon was served.
Miss Viola Broadwater received the
prize.
The Reformed Missionary Society
thank offering service, held on New
Years evening, was well attended
and the offering received amounted to
nearly forty dollars.
The congregational meeting held
the same evening resulted in the cleo
ton of Noah Warwick, elder, and C.
A. Bender, deacon, of the church.
The reorganization of the Reform
ed Sunday school was held on Janu-
airy 4th, with the election of the fol
lowing for the ensuing year: Mrs.
fred. Livengood,s superintendent; Mrs.
H. o. Miller, assistant superinten-
dent; Guy Stanton, secretary; Helen
Stanton, assistant secretary; Byron
Bender, treasurer; Mrs. Byron Ben
der and Miss Helen Folk, organists;
Emma and Fern Folk and Charles
Stanton, librarians.
The Passion Play of "The Life of
Christ" will be presented in motion
pictures Monday night, Jan. ~, at
the Woodmen Of the World Hall, I'M
der the auspices Of the Christian En-
deavor Society,
The attractive little volume, "Lit-
tie Songs of Every Day." for sale by
the Keller Drug Co., is of real inter
est to Grantsville people, many of the
poems carrying a personal message
and appeal to the people with whom
the author, Sara Getty, spent more
than half her life and whom she
learned to love. Several of the illus
trations are from photographs by L.
j. Beachy, the talented Mt. Nebo pho
tographer, including one of the old
Casselman bridge. A beautiful trib-
ute, Cover The Hill From Maryland"
dedicated to the author by a friend
and admirer, forms a fitting and very
graceful Introductory to the book,
which is finding warm welcome in
the old town on the pike.
The Studio Story Club held its 3rd
annual election on December 3Oth,
electing the following officers: Presi-
dent, Miss Mabel Younkin; vice presi-
dent, Miss Clara Kinsinger; Miss
Mary Wiley, secretary.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall.
Beachy, on January End, daughter.
Miss Martha Engle has returned to
her studies in Western Maryland Col
lege at Westminster, after having
spent the holidays here with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Engle.
Frank and William Getty and Prof.
VIM. F. Mcdonald spent the week
end with friends in Uniontown.
Mrs. Nellie Zeller, of Frostburg,
attended the funeral of Mrs. Ellen
Younkin in Grantsville on Sunday.
Messrs. Harvey Stanton, Henry
Yost and Samuel Winterburg depart
ed on Saturday for College Park, Nd,
to resume their studies in the Univer-
sity of Maryland.
I Miss Ruth Keller left here on Sun
day to resume her position as teacher
in high school at Fredoreka, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Keesecker
have returned from Washington, D.
c., where they had spent the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hanft are the
parents of son, born at their home
on December 31st.
Miss Anna Brown and Elmer Simp-
son, of Homecoming, and Miss Ethel
Simpson, Of New Germany, were the
guests of Mrs. Harry Edwards re-
Gently.
Asa Miller, of Akron, Ohio, is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joel