The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-02
EVANSVILLE
Y. p. u. Christmas Program


not many outsiders were there, the
Young Peoples Union held very in
teresting and colorful Christmas pro-
gram Sunday night. The topic was
''The Real Spirit of Christmas" and
the program was led by Miss Helen
Miller. The program follows:
Opening song, at Came Upon a
Midnight Clear; Scripture reading,
Mary Helen Gnagey; "a Christmas
Prayer" Mary Catherine Allender;
duet, "The Christmas Light" Grace
Swauger and Mary Schaefer; poem,
"a Christmas WISH" Mae Winter;
reading, Henry Van Dykes "Christ-
mas Thoughts" Iva Klotz; poem,
Longfellow's "The Unbroken Song"
Blaine Herring; poem, christmas, "
Grace Swauger; quartet, 30 Little
Town of Bethlehem" Mae Winter,
Claudia Paul, Verl Edwards, Wayne
burst; story, "Nannie's Gift" Mary
Louise Winter; poem, Christmas will
Send you Home" Florence Davis;
poem, Whittier's "The Joy of Civ
ing" Wayne burst; poem, Glow the
Great Guest Came" Mrs. Wendell
Lohr; closing song, "Joy to the
World"; Mizpah.
"Life Holds a Song"
This is the title of a book of poems
which has recently come to the at
tention of your correspondent. The
author is our friend and former
townswoman, Mrs. Sara Roberta
Getty. She has just published her third
volume of poetry. Mrs. Getty was
born in Wellersburg, Pa, and after
leaving Grantsville she began work.
ing for the Cumberland Daily News
and is now versatile member of the
editorial staff of that paper. She be-
gan her literary career as Grantsville
correspondent for The Republican, to
which weekly she also contributed oc-
casional bits of poetry. She is widely
known as one of Maryland's most ac-
complished penwomen. Mrs. Getty has
many friends and admirers in Grants
vile and Garrett county. Copies of her
three books of verse, "Little Songs of
Every Day." Maryland Melodies" and
"Life Holds Song" may be procured
at the Keller Drug Store in Grantsville
and at the Hamill Book Store in Oak
land.
Natal Note 90
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Funk, Johns
town, Pa, announce the birth of a
daughter, born on Monday, December
%, at a hospital in Meyersdale. The
baby weighed five pounds and IA
ounces and will be named Helen Lou
Use. Mrs. Funk was formerly Miss
Helen Stanton.
Attend Wedding Anniversaries y
Mrs. Elizabeth Hickman, of Grants
vile, and her daughter, Fife Liston, of
Accident; Mrs. Charles Zehner and son
Floyd, Grantsville, and Mrs. George
Cramer, of Ursina, Pa, made pleas
ant trip to Mercer county, Pa, to spend
Christmas with relatives. While there
they attended the golden wedding an
niversary of Mrs. Hockman's sister
and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. S. P.
Miller, and also the silver wedding an
niversary of Mrs. Cramer's son and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cramer The
day was we'll spent by a large group Of
friends and relatives. Mrs. Hickman
reports a fine trip in spite of the ter
rife storm and blizzard in which they
were caught Christmas night near FIRE.
donia, Pa.
Patton Crabtree Nuptials
Miss Thelma Susan Crabtree, a
daughter of F. L. Crabtree, Oldtown,
and Dale Everett Patton, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Roy C. Patton, were married
Saturday afternoon at the parsonage
of the Bethany United Brethren church
in Cumberland by the Rev. Lucius G.
Bridgers, pastor. They were attended
by Mrs. w. H. Morris. Mr.. and Mrs.
Patton will reside in Cumberland. Both
are employed at the Celanese plant.
Church Activities
The New Years social which was to
have been held Tuesday evening by the
| young peoples class of the Lutheran
Sunday school was postponed.
The Lutheran Missionary Society
will be entertained this coming Tues
day evening by Mrs. C. H. Bill at her
home.
Services in the churches of the COM
munity for Sunday, January 5, will
be as follows: Catholic, 10 a. M; Luth-
eran, Sunday school, 9:45 a. M, and
worship service at II; Methodist, the
Sunday school at 10 a. M; Reformed,
Sunday school at 1:30 p. m. and wor-
shipe service at 2:3O p. M; Young Peo-
pies Union, $3.50 p. m.
The second quarterly conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal church here
will be held on January IS, Monday