The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-07-09
EVANSVILLE
Joint Club Meeting

Mrs. C. A. Bender was hostess to the
Mars Hill Homemakers club and the
Grantsville Women's Community club
at a joint meeting held last Wednesday
afternoon, July 1, at the home of Miss
Ethel Broadwater. Mrs. Nevin Broad
water, Grantsville president, gave a re-
port of the Rural Women's Short
Course at the University of Maryland
June 1920 at which she and Mrs. Fred
Livengood attended. Plans were dis
cussed pertaining to the Allegany-Gar-
rett Homemakers club picnic which is
to be held Wednesday, July 20. A vote
of thanks and appreciation was extend
ed to Miss Margaret Burtis, former
demonstration agent. Miss Burtis in
PRODUCED her successor, Miss Mildred
Barton, of Tigerville, S. C. Favorite
songs of each were sung by the club
members. The gathering, composed of
33 ladies, 6 from Mars Hill club and
: visitors, tuned in on radio station
WTBO, Cumberland, at 3:45 p. m.
when Mrs. Thomas D. Maurer, in her
weekly broadcast, accompanied by Mrs.
Y. Miller, sang "Sundown" and dedi-
Gated it to the two clubs. At the close
of the meeting tea and cakes were
served by the hostess. The house was
very tastefully decorated with roses
and delphinium.
Residents of 60 Years Ago Visit
Mrs. Sadie Welfey Fernesner, 81,
and Miss Ida B. Welfey, 70, of Akron,
O.. residents of Grantsville about 60
years ago, returned to their old home
town last Thursday to visit their old
home. the Broadwater residence occu-
pied by the Misses Ethel and Viola
Broadwater, and to visit old TRENDS.
Mrs. Fernesner attended the Dana
Musical Institute at Warren, o., when
a GIRL and she attended the commence
ment this year as the oldest alumna,
having graduated &c years ago. She
is still able to play the piano. The
founders son, the late VIM. S. Dean,
president of the Institution at that
time, visited them here in 1870 in this
house.
Boy Scouts Camping Trip
Fourteen Boy Scouts, accompanied
bv their scoutmaster, George w. Die
fenbach, left Monday morning for their
annual camping trip along Cassel-
man river at Elijah Livengood's, near
the State Line three miles from here.
The boys have made this their camp
site for the past three years. They will
return Monday morning.
Church Activities
A Children's Day service was held
in St. Johns Reformed church Sunday
night. The painting presented to the
church by the children of the Sunday
school was unveiled. The choir was
composed of the boys and girls who
rendered selections. Those taking part
in recitations and drills included Rob
ert Bender, Audra and Bob Speicher,
Bayard Keller, Jr., Robert, Donald and
Joe Glotfelty, Edgar Allen Bender
Belmont and Fay Miller, Bobby Gna-
eey, Billy and Tommy Bender, John
Mengess. Miss Vera Miller sang the
solo part with choruses as an offer
tory with Tommy Bender and Bobby
Gnagey as ushers. The pastor, Rev.
C. L. Bash, gave the Introductory
words and the story back of the paint
ing, which is a reproduction of Hoff-
mans "Christ in Gethsemane," done
by Leedie Fogle, an artist of St. Paul,
Pa. It was unveiled by Rev. Bash
Mrs. Adam A. Hanft was hostess to
the Lutheran Missionary Society Tues
day evening in the social room Of the
church. Mrs. S. Rodamer was the lead
er, and the topic was "New faces in
the family album" Others present
were Mrs. N. Broadwater, Mrs. Floyd
Diehl, Mrs. J. Beachy, Mrs. E. Sebold'
Mrs. R. C. Patton, Mrs. c. H. Bill, Mrs.
G. w. Diefenbach, Mrs. H. Schaefer,
Mrs. H. Gortner, Mrs. Lydia Wiley,
Mrs. Bessie Herring, Mrs. G. U. Ed
wards, and Miss Cora Hickman.
There will be preparatory service in
St. Johns Reformed church Friday
night, July 10, at 7:45, and communion
Sunday morning at 1890. Baptisms
and receptions into the church will be
extended also at this time.
The Women's Missionary society OF
the Reformed church met Wednesday
night at the home Of Mrs. F. burst.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church
will hold it's monthly bake sale at
the American Restaurant on Saturday
afternoon, July IL.
Services in the local churches for
Sunday will he as follows: Catholic.