The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-06-02
EVANSVILLE.
lBy C. W. Diefenbachl


Pa, of which number of the ex-
service men of this community are
members, held a memorial service
here on Sunday morning. The Post
was assisted by the Salisbury Band
and the Arion Band of Frostburg.
The line of march was from the school
to the cemetery, where the service
was held, and return. The Legion
Memorial Service was used which con-
sisted of the memorial prayer, the
salute to the dead, and taps, inter-
spersed by several band numbers.
Despite the lateness Of which 1t was
decided to hold these services and the
threatening nature of the weather,
they were we'll attended by the people
of the community, and from surround
ing localities of Jennings, New Ger
many, and Keyser Ridge.
Thomas Patrick Mckenzie, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Mckenzie, and
Miss Nellie Leona Garlitz, daugter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Garlitz, both OF
Long Stretch, were married last
Thursday morning at Saint Michaeps
Catholic Church, Frostburg. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Joseph j. Deppe, assistant rector.
The attendants were Clayton Garlitz
and Dorothy Mckenzie.
Miss Myra Custer, daughter of Mrs.
Mary Custer and the late John M.
Custer, was crowned queen of the May
at the annual May Day festival at the
State Normal school, Frostburg,
which was held on Tuesday of last
week, on the school campus. Miss
Custer was elected by popular vote
of the student body. At 8 o'clock,
after the students had assembled on
the campus, two attendants escorted
Miss Custer from the main building
to an improvised throne which had
been erected in the centre of the
campus. After being seated amid the
cheers of the students, she was
crowned queen of the May with elab
crate ceremonies. Following this in
teresting feature, series of interpre-
tive dances were given. At the con-
clusion of the exercises the students
were served with strawberries and
cream.
Last Thursday evening twenty-five
members of the Grantsville Communi-
ty club journeyed to Friendsville,
where they were entertained by the
Club there. The Friendsville High
school orchestra furnished the music
for the occasion. Miss Maud Bean,
AIllegany County Home Demonstra-
ton Agent, was the principal speaker,
her talk being on "The Women of
Today" which was packed full of in
spiration for all. The amusing feat
ures of the evening were two short
plays, followed by course of re-
freshments. Those attending from
Grantsville were: Misses Lulu Shaw,
Christina Winterberg, Mary c. Dor
sey and Ethel Broadwater; Mrs.
Lille B. Younkin, Mrs. Richard Youn-
kin, Mrs. James Younkin, Mrs. Annie
E. Getty, Mrs. Fahey, Mrs. VIM. Bak-
er, Mrs. John H. Folk, Mrs. Joel A..
Beachy, Mrs. Marshall Beachy, Mrs.
Mary Livengood, Mrs. Harold Bouch-
err, Mrs. Peter Miller, Mrs. Harold
Miller, Mrs. Annie Stanton, Mrs. S. l..
Diefenbach, Mrs. c. A. Bender, and
Mrs. Ida Hershberger. Grantsville
visitors were James Younkin and
John H. Folk.
A defamation contest and central
closing exercises will be held here on
Friday evening, June 10th. Sixteen
rural schools in the Grantsville Unit
will participate in the program with
declarations, songs and other exer-
cises.
The baccalaurate sermon to the
graduates of the High school will be
delivered by Rev. J. E. johnson in the
Methodist Church, Sunday morning,
June 18th, at 10:45 o'clock. Those in
the class are Helen Folk, Velora
Swauger, Ruth Emory, Mildred Opel,
Genevieve Pope, Pearl Beachy, Viola
Butler, Walter Reichenbecher and
Paul Wisseman. The commencement
exercises will be held in the Methodist
Church on Thursday evening, June
10th.
The second annual elementary
school exhibit and athletice meet was
held here last Friday. The following
schools participated: Jennings, Mars
Hill, Eagle, Grantsville, Long Stretch,
Turner, Manadier and Boucher. The
exhibits representing the years work
were varied and we'll done. The high
est number of points on school work
was scored by Grantsville school.
Long Stretch school being second.
school exhibit and athletic meet was
Nature Study Booklets made by
Boucher, Long Stretch and Engle
schools; Penmanship, History and
Geography booklets made by Grants