The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-12-31
EVANSVILLE
Christmas Services


meeting of the Christian Endeavor
Society last Wednesday night, held
in the social room of the Lutheran
church. Carols were sung and pro-
gram presented consisting of music,
poems, stories and a play, ga Christ
mas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Fol-
lowing the program the choir went car
rolling.
Midnight Mass was sung in St.
Stephens Catholic church Christmas
Eve and an appropriate program was
rendered. Following the Mass, there
was Benediction of the Most Blessed
Sacrament. Members of the choir were
Rita and James Blocher, Virginia Van
Guilder, Helen, Margaret and Glenn
Miller, Jonas Mckenzie and Joseph
Keefe. Clyde Miller was accompanist.
The Lutheran Sunday school pu-
pills and teachers presented their pro-
gram Christmas night, which included
''The Light of Bethlehem" After the
benediction Santa distributed treat
to the entire membership.
The Sunday school of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church presented its
Christmas service Sunday night to a
crowded house. The program included
a special arrangement of carols, by
the choir, and other music and chorus,
a quartet, 80 Holy Night" Mrs. Geo.
Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Bender
and Glen H. Yoder, recitations and
exercises. The choir of sixteen voices
was composed of Mr.. and Mrs. H. C.
Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Bender,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin ]. Yoder, Mrs.
Henry F. burst, Mrs. George Edwards,
Mrs. l.. B. Schaefer, Mrs. Henry l..
burst, Miss Ethel Broadwater, Miss
Viola Broadwater, Miss Beulah En-
gle, J. w. Folk, Glen H. Yoder and
Sylvan burst. Mrs. C. o. Keller was
organist. Mrs. Marshall Lands and
Mrs. Sylvan burst were in charge of
the children.
Church Activities
| At an annual election held Sunday,
members of the Reformed church chose
the following officers: Elders, Nevin
U. Broadwater and Harry o. Miller;
deacon, Harry Murray. Mr.. Miller fills
the unexxpired term of the late DR.. B.
| T. Keller
Services in the local church on Sun
day, January 8, will be as follows:
Catholic, 10 a. M; Lutheran, Sunday
school, 9:45 a. M, worship service, IL
a. M; Methodist, church school, 10 a.
M; Reformed, Sunday school, 1870 p.
M, worship service, 2:30 p. M; c.
E. at p. M, in the Methodist church.
The Lutheran Missionary Society
will be entertained by Miss Christina
Winterberg on Tuesday night, Jan. 5,
in the social room.
Nine members of the Methodist Sun
day school were placed on an honor
roll for not missing Sunday the past
year. The children received pins and
the adults diplomas. They were Mr..
and Mrs. H. c. Edwards, Miss Viola
Broadwater, H. ]. Bender, C. F. Ben
der, Mary Allender, Cecil and Rita Ed
wards and Jeanne Yommer. Mary
Allender has not missed a Sunday in
the last two years. Miss Broadwater
has not missed any in three years.
and Clyde F. Bender has missed but
one Sunday in the last four years.
The school presented the superintend-
ent, w. L. Thomas, with a leather
bound hymnal with name engraved in
gold.
Events Briefly Noted
Over 200 children received treats at
the community tree on the Winterberg
lawn Christmas Eve from Santa Claus
Carols were sung. The Boy Scouts
gave out toys.
The graduates in Agriculture OF
Grantsville High school will hold a
meeting Tuesday night, Jan. 5, in the
school building.
The Women's Community club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Roy C. Pat
ton, Wednesday afternoon, January G.
Social Events
Miss Helen Houck entertained the
prospective Girl Scouts with a Christ
mas party at the Casselman hotel
Gifts were exchanged. A Christmas
tree adorned the center of the table
Refreshments and favors carried out
the Yuletide motif. Those present
We're, Mrs. C. o. Keller, captain; Mae
Winter, Claudia Paul, Betty Jane Bea.
chy, Vera Miller, Margaret Jane Gort-
ner and Mary Houck.
Miss Viola Broadwater entertained
the Ladies' Monday night bridge club
| anu 1TlSIlUS az i've GdUISS VI COIllL dCL
Club members present were, Mrs. ]. F.
Fahey, Mrs. N. R. Davis, Mrs. C. O.
Keller, Mrs. H. Gortner, Mrs. C. O.
Bender, Mrs. T. o. Broadwater, Mrs
A. C. Stanton, Mrs. T. D. Maurer, Mrs
Lena Bender, Miss Ethel Broadwater
Guests were, Mrs. F. ]. Getty, Mrs
B. Epstein, Mrs. H. F. Broadwater
Misses Beulah, Ida and Martha Engle
Christina Winterberg, Dorothy Ed
wards, Mary Thomas and Genevieve
Spielman. Mrs. T. o. Broadwater re-
ceived club prize and Mrs. Getty, guest
prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Moore, OF
GAINESVILLE, o.; Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest
Simpson, Pekin, Md; and Dale Simp-
son, Deer Park, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. c. Edwards. Besides being q
celebration of Christmas, a wedding
dinner was given in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Moore, who were married at the
Methodist parsonage at Wheeling on
Dec. II. Mrs. Moore was formerly Miss
Elmeda Simpson, daughter of Mrs
Mary Simpson, of this place.
Personals
| Out-of-town guests at the home OF
Mrs. Eta V. Engle on Christmas Day
were, Mr.. and Mrs. John Engle and
son Ralph, Fairmont; Mr.. and Mrs.
Clemance Wadsvorth and dauohtar ri