The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-06-11
EVANSVILLE

Closing Activities OF the School
The sermon to the graduates of the
local high school was delivered in the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
morning. The program was: Process
siIonal, "Come Thou Almighty King,
glee club; scripture lesson, Rev. C. L.
Bash; prayer, Rev. S. D. Sigler;
Lovely Appear" glee club; sermon,
The Purpose of Life" Rev. C. ]. AL
lender; "Now the Day is Over" glee
club; benediction, Rev. C. L. Bash; re-
cessional.
The juniors entertained the seniors
at farewell party Monday night, in
the school building. The class history
was read by Winifred Hummel, and
the class song was sung by the seniors.
Music, games, and dancing featured
the evening. Refreshments were serv-
ed at the close.
The graduation exercises of the high
school were held Wednesday evening
in the Lutheran church. Rev. W. B.
Simon, of Frostburg, delivered the adj
dress.
Exercises for the Grantsville unit
of the elementary schools were held
Thursday night in the W. o. W. Hall
with Miss Kate Bannatyne, supervisor,
in charge.
Church Activities
Services in the local churches for
Sunday, June ID, are as follows: Cath
olic, 500 a. m. Lutheran Sunday school
at 9:45. Methodist church school at
10 and worship service at 7:45 p.
m. Reformed Sunday school, $50 and
worship service at 1890 a. m.
The M. E. Ladies' Aid Society will
hold its monthly bake sale in the
American Restaurant Saturday, June
18th.
The Women's Missionary Society of
the Reformed church met at the home
of Mrs. Noah Warwick Wednesday ev-
ening, June 10.
Natal Notes
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen H. Yoder an
nounce the birth of daughter, born
Friday, June 5, at Memorial Hospital,
Cumberland.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Beachy, Monday, June 8.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Truman But
Ter, daughter, on May %.
Community Club Meeting
Mrs. Harry Yommer was hostess to
the Women's Community Club last
Wednesday afternoon. The meeting
was conducted by the president. Mrs.
N. U. Broadwater, who also gave
report of the County Council meeting
held in Oakland in May. Mrs. N. U.
Broadwater, Mrs. Fred. Livengood and
Rural Women's Short Course at the
University of Maryland, College Park,
June Is to 20. There were eighteen
members present at the meeting. In
July, there will be joint meeting of
the Mars Hill and Grantsville Home
makers Club. Mrs. C. A. Bender will
be hostess and the meeting will be
held on the Broadwater lawn if the
weather permits.
Nursing Class Entertained
Mrs. j. F. Fahey entertained the
Home Nursing Class she has con-
Quoted for the past ten weeks at a
tea last Thursday afternoon at the
Casselman Hotel. DIR. and Mrs. E. G.
Peck were present. Mrs. T. 0. Broad
water assisted the hostess in serving.
DR.. Peck gave talk on prenatal care
and gave out certificates to the fol-
lowing ladies who have completed the
course: Mrs. C. o. Bender, Mrs. 7. o.
Broawater, Mrs. Henry burst, Mrs.
George Edwards, Mrs. Harry Ed
wards, Mrs. Orlando Glotfelty, Mrs.
Marshall Lands, Mrs. Fred Liven-
good, Mrs. T. D. Maurer, Mrs. Nevin
Miller, Mrs. R. E. Sliger Mrs. Hobart
Speicher, Mrs. A. c. Stanton, Mrs.
Earl Weimer and Mrs. Alvin j. Yo-
der. Two members of the class, Mrs.
Glen H. Yoder and Miss June Ste
phens, were not present but received
diplomas.
Saw Mill Destroyed By Fire
The local fire department was called
at about 1870 o'clock last Thursday
morning to the burning saw mill of
Arthur Resi-. The fire had gained ire
mendous Roadway before the firemen
were called and it was impossible to
save it from being consumed. The fire.
men labored for more than four hours
in preventing the spread of the fire and
in checking blazes in lumber piles,
which they accomplished and thus
saved a great deal of money for Mr..
Resi-.
Events Briefly Noted
There was no baseball game Sunday
as had been scheduled with the Cum
berland Dragons at Cumberland. This
Sunday, June ID, will be the first
game on the local diamond, when the
Cumberland Robins play a return
game here.
Mrs. Thomas D. Maurer, mezzo-so-
prano, local artist, broadcast over
Station WTBO, Cumberland, Sunday
afternoon from AS to 200 O'Clock.
Mrs. Maurer sang a group of six songs,
accompanied on the piano by Miss
Violet Zellers, of Frostburg. Mrs.
Maurer also gave another radio per-
Torrance on Wednesday, June 10, with
Mrs. Harold Miller as her accompanist.
Miss Margaret Mary Blocher and
Miss Ruth Keefe received their teach
er's certificates at the commencement
exercises at State Teachers College,
Frostburg, Monday morning. Miss
Mclaughlin, of Pittsburgh; Frank J..
Getty, Llewellyn Blocher, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Keefe, Joseph and James
Keefe attended the exercises at the
school.
William Schrader
Funeral services for William Shra-
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