The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-30
EVANSVILLE

held at the Grantsville high school
this year was the mothers and daugh-
tiers banquet given Tuesday evening
at 1880 by Miss Marian Price, home
economics teacher and the Senior and
Junior classes. The banquet was the
first known to be given in the state.
The members of the faculty. mothers
and patrons of the school feel proud
to know Grantsville took the lead in
this affair. The banquet was pre-
pared by the girls in the home eco
monies classes. 1t was beautifully
served in courses by the members OF
the freshmen and sophomore classes,
using the English service. The halls
and agriculture room, where the ban
quet was served, were attractively
decorated in Christmas greens, red
and green crepe paper, also tree
prettily trimmed. The center table
was decorated with northern lake
scene with snow and animals lowering
around watching the star. Red can
dies were lighted and place cards of
green and red adorned each table.
Individual fruit cakes were given as
favors. The Christmas spirit pre-
vailed during the evening by singing
of carols and music played by one of
the girls dressed as the Christmas
spirit. Miss Rachel Holmes and Miss
Caroline Wallace played several beau
tiful duets during the evening and a
number of speeches were made by the
mothers and friends.
Miss Angela Getty acted as toast
mistress for Miss Price and gave a
very touching address on the fitness
of the occasion, coming so near the
Christmas season. The blessing was
asked by Mrs. John Folk and the
thank offering was given by Miss
Christina Winterberg.
The mothers were so pleased over
the success of the banquet and get
together meeting that they all agreed
to make this an annual affair. They
highly praised Miss Price for making
the banquet possible, with the cooper
alton Of the girls and others who so
willingly assisted, by rising vote Of
thanks to her.
Every one thoroughly enjoyed it as
being one of the most successful en-
tertainments given at the high school.
This is Miss Prices first year of eX-
perience but her work and interest
manifested has been very creditable.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Bair and child,
enroute from their home, Philadel-
phia, Pa, in a Jewett sedan to spend
Christmas with their parents at Bed
ford, Ind, met with an accident Tues
day evening about eight o'clock as
they were descending Negro Noun
tain. Their car skidded on the slip
perry road and turned over four times
landing upside down over an embank-
,2lent fifteen feet below The occu-
pants within were badly shaken up
and frightened but escaped injury,
except slight cuts as one window was
broken.
After calling for the Casselman
Motor Co., and resting awhile, they
continued their journey by train from
Cumberland and left their car here
for repairs till their return.
Owing to a breakdown experienced
at the power house of the West Penn
company at Meyersdale, Pa, Grants
vile has been without electric SER
vice since Christmas eve. All stores,
hotels and residences have been de-
pendent on this source for lights and
experienced much inconvenience as a
result of the failure of the service.
However, the old kerosene lamps have
been brought out of the attics and are
being supplemented by the brillint
Christmas candles and the plain old
fashioned tallow dips. The lights,
shining through windows of the var
ious places where they are used have
an eerie but pretty effect on the eye.
The storm of Christmas night did
much damage to telegraph and tele-
phone wires along the pike, linemen
being kept busy repairing the damage
when poles and wires came down.
Miss Esther Zehner, principal of the
Engle school, had a Christmas pro-
gram Tuesday afternoon, the parents
and patrons of the school being in
vited. After the program, which was
very interesting, refreshments were
served, games were played and treat
was given each pupil by Miss Zehner.
Christmas tree and decorations adorn-
ed the schoolroom. Place cards and
favors were given.
The Five Hundred Club was de-
lightfully entertained by VIM. Winter
berg Monday evening. There were
four tables in play. The guests not
members of the club were: Harold
Stanton, Samuel Winterberg and Otto
Bender. The prizes were presented
to J. R. Gnagey, high; A. ]. Bender,
second, and Charles o. Keller, con-
ISOLATION. A delicious two course
luncheon was served by Miss Chris
tina Winterberp and fayors were p.iy-