The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-05-07
EVANSVILLE
Concert At Lutheran Church


The "Frostburg Choristers" will
give concert in the Lutheran church
sponsored by the Sunday school, May
8, at o'clock.
The "Choristers" won first prize OF
seventy-fve dollars in the 1884 Mt
Lake Music Festival, competing with
twenty-five other choirs.
They will render their prize-win-
ming number, entitled, GLORIA" from
the twelfth Mass of Mozart. They
viii also sing the "Halleluiah Chorus
by Handel; "Tis thy wedding morn
ing" from the Rose Maiden; "The
Millers' Wooing," "Hark, Hank my
Soul" and other numbers.
The soloists include, Mrs. Mabel
Kemp burst, Rev. Walter V. Simon
and Mr.. Arthur Thomas. There will
be several duets and quartettes. Violet
Zeller will be solo violinist.
A silver offering will be taken. A
good turnout of music-loving people
is expected.
Church Activities
The Semi-Annual meeting of the
Missionary Societies of Somerset Con-
ference of the Allegheny Synod of the
Lutheran church will be held Wednes-
day, May 13, at Grantsville, in ST.
Johns Lutheran church. The theme
of the Conference is edward Chris
tian America"
There will be business sessions
morning, afternoon, and evening, adj
dresses by Sister Marie Freese, Erie,
Pa; and Mrs. Harry Goedeke, mission
airy to India. A pageant will be pre-
scented by the Salisbury Missionary
society. There will be music pre-
sensations also.
The M. E. Ladies' Aid met at the
home of Mrs. Nevin Miller Friday
evening. A Mothers Day program
was rendered. The society will hold
its monthly bake sale at the Ameri-
can restaurant on Saturday afternoon
A Scriptural Colloquy, "Ten young
men Of the bible," was the feature of
the Young Peoples Union Sunday
night. Those taking part were Iva
Klotz, Ruth Younkin, Rhoda Shumak-
er, Claudia Paul, Mae Winter, Verl
Edwards, Rodney and Jack Patton and
Clyde Bender. The Union will pre-
sent Mothers Day program Sunday
night. All mothers are especially in
vited.
Mrs. H. Gortner was hostess to the
Lutheran Missionary society at her
home Tuesday night. Miss Kate Ban
natyne led the discussion and topic,
sour Latin American Neighbour: How
May We Help Them?" Final arrange
ments for the Conference were made.
Refreshments were served.
Mrs. C. L. Bash entertained the
Women's Missionary Society Of st.
Johns Reformed church Thursday
night. Mrs. B. H. Bender had charge
of the meeting. A Mothers Day pro-
gram was rendered. Reports by the
delegates who attended the convention
at the Hays Church were given. The
society presented the pastor, Rev. C.
L. Bash, with a silk robe and slippers.
There will be no afternoon services
in the Reformed church during the
summer months.
Services in the local churches for
Sunday, May 10, will be as follows:
Catholic, 500 a. M; Lutheran, Sun
day school, 9:45 a. M, worship service,
Hoo a. m. Methodist, church school,
1000 a. M; Reformed Sunday school,
700 p. M, worship service, 500 p. M;
Young Peoples Union, $3.50 p. m.
The Sunday school of the Reformed
church will have an opening program
for Mothers Day at 700 o'clock. Rev.
G. L. Bash will deliver message es-
pecially appropriate for the day and
there will be musical selections by
some out-of-town guests. The public
is invited to attend.
Social Affairs
Miss Ruth Keefe was crowned queen
at the May Day dance reid Thursday,
April 80, at the State Teachers Col
lege in Frostburg. Miss Keefe is in the
third year class and is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Keefe, who live
near Grantsville. Among those who
attended from here were Miss Veron-
lea Rafferty,, Forrest Simpson, Joseph
Keefe and Allen Bender.
A surprise stork shower was given
Mrs. Hobart Speicher last Thursday
evening by the Reformed Missionary
Society. Twenty ladies were present
and Mrs. Speicher received large Sc
lection of gifts.
Mrs. Gilbert Seigworth entertained
in honor of her son Seigie's fourth
birthday at the Victoria Hotel on Fri
day. The following women and chill
dren attended: Mrs. Harold Miller and
daughter Martha, Mrs. D. W. Hersh-
berger and son Danny, Mrs. Frank
Conkling and sons Eddie and Frank,
Mrs. Wendell Lohr and son Terry,
Mrs. Elizabeth Lohr, Mrs. Walter
Burke, Jackie and Jimmie Yoder, Dolly
and Eileen Layman and Marjorie
Gortner. A dinner was served in the
dining room at noon at table at
tracetively decorated in pink and white
with double-decked birthday cake
with candles. His anniversary was an
nounced over station WTBO, Cum
berland. The children played games.
Photographs were taken.
Miss Betty 10 burst celebrated her
ninth birthday with a party rendered
by hher mothehr, Mrs. Sylvan burst,
Saturday afternoon. The guests were
Betty Jane Beachy, Audra Speicher,
Claudia Paul, joyce Beachy, Mary