The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-04-30
EVANSVILLE
Social Affairs

Miss Ruth Keller entertained with
two three-course bridge luncheons at
one o'clock on Wednesday and Satur-
day of last week. Spring flowers and
tallies carrying uto the spring motif
were used and four tables of bridge
were in play on each afternoon. The
guests ON Wednesday were Mrs. Ella
B. Keller, Mrs. A. C.. Stanton, Mrs
T. D. Maurer, Mrs. Fred. Livengood
Mrs. c. o. Keller, Mrs. N. r. Davis
Mrs. j. R. Gnagey, Mrs. R. E. Sliger
Mrs. T. o. Broadwater, Mrs. C. o. Ben
der, Mrs. Harvey Gortner, Mrs. Byron
H. Bender, Mrs. Lena Bender, Mrs
Macon G. Williams, Miss Christina
Winterberg and Miss Ruth Stanton
Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Byron H
Bender, high; Mrs. T. o. Broadwater
second, and Miss Winterberg, consola-
ton.
Miss Keller's guests on Saturday
were Mrs. Ella B. Keller, Mrs. D. w.
Hershberger, Mrs. Hobart Speicher.
Mrs. Harry Edwards, Mrs. ]. F. Fahey,
Mrs. Scott Holiday, Mrs. F. j. Getty,
Mrs. Benny Epstein, Mrs. Archie Wen
rich, Mrs. Edwin Elias, Miss Ruth
Stanton, Miss Leona Clark, Miss Ida
Engle, Miss Ethel Broadwater, Miss
Viola Broadwater, Miss Emma Caulk.
Mrs. D. w. Hershberger won the prize
for high score; Miss Ruth Stanton,
second; Mrs. Elias, consolation.
Mrs. Scott Holiday was hostess to
the Teachers Bridge Club last Thurs
day evening at the Casselman Hotel.
Three tables were in play. Miss Ruth
Keller won high honors.
James Blocher entertained his bridge
club with three tables last Tuesday ev-
ening at the Dixie Tavern. His guests
were Margaret, Clyde and Glenn Mil
Ter, Clayton Edwards, Clyde Bender,
Florence Davis, Mary Louise Winter,
Mrs. Pierre Kleff, Mrs. Walter Burke,
Wendell Lohr, John Blocher. Club hon
ors went to Clyde Bender and Wendell
Lohr received the guest prize.
The benefit dance held by the local
fire department Saturday night was
largely attended. People from Oak
land, Friendsville, Frostburg and Mey-
ersdale attended. The fire department
realized the sum of $500.
Business Visitors from Pittsburgh
E. J. Priddey, chairman of the Ia
VI IllC L
Chamber of Commerce; Joseph 7. Mil
Ter, president of the Joint Board OF
Control of the Allegheny Tableland
Association; H. W. Cornell, secretary,
and DR.. J. H. Greene, Of Pittsburgh,
met with members of the Grantsvllle
Civic Club, bushes men and women
and farmers of the community at the
National Hotel here on Monday. Dis
cussion of the benefits derived from
the Tableland Association was carried
on and Mr.. Priddey and Mr.. Miller
suggested plans for the counties to
work as a unit in their recreatlonal
and commercial aims in attracting
people of the cities and towns to the
Tableland area.
W.O. w. Meeting
State Manager E. A. Olsen, Wash
ington, D. c.; Deputy Spencer Ora
ham and M. Graham, Crellin, attended
the Woodmen of the World meeting
here Monday night. The local camp
has received the presidents banner
for writing the quota of new business
during the month of March. Four new
members were taken into the organlza-
ton: Scott Holiday, Marshall Nc
Kenzie, Howard Foy and John Blocher.
School News
Helen Houck, sophomore student,
won first place in the youth essay con-
test in the local high school and rep
resented Grantsville at Oakland We'd
nesday night. The entire student body
participated in the local contest in
conjunction with the English depart
ment with Miss Houck winning in the