The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-02-04
EVANSVILLE
Firemen Drive For Funds

ASSsA
volunteer fire department last Thurs
day night four committees were ap
pointed, each to contest against tn
others in raising money for the organi
cation, and at the close of thre,
months or until the end of April
the three losing committees shall per
sonally provide a supper for the com
mittee raising the highest sum.
The card party committee, Harr!
J. Bender, chairman, has decided tt
hold 500 and bridge card party il
W. o. w. Hall this Friday night, Feb
ruary 5, at o'clock. Tickets are 81
cents. There willie be Refreshments ant
prizes. Others on the committee ar
William Schaefer, John Walls, Henri!
Patton, Nevin Miller, James johnson
John Hanft, John H. Folk, Vernon Bea
chy and Harper Kelley.
The three other committees are com
posed of the following: Bingo, Mar
shall Lands, chairman; Stewart Rod
amer, L. B. Schaefer, Walter Wise
man, Glen L. Miller, ]. C. Miller, o
J. Glotfelty, Rexford Bittinger, Harr!
Yommer. Chance, Alvin j. Yoder
chairman; Hobart Speicher, Emmon'
Warwick, Walter Younkin, John Prit
chard, J. R. Gnagey, J. W. Folk, Eno'
L. Folk, Harry C. Edwards, l.. G. Bit
finger. Dance, Glen H. Yoder, chair
man; Charles Stanton, William Win
terberg, Charles Schaefer, C. o. Kel
Ter, Ralph Glotfelty, Frank J. Getty
C. o. Bender and Fay Miller.
Indian Exhibition
The exhibition of an Indian wal
dress drew large number of persons
to the Holmes-Wallace studios last
Wednesday. The costume was origi
nally the property of Shoshone CHIEF
and has been in the Holmes family
for sixty years. 1t has just recently
become the property of Miss Rache
Holmes here. Clyde F. Bender modelled
the chiefs outfit which included a buck.
skin shirt with scalp locks and full
dress headgear with bead work OF
both. In the evening, Irwin Miller sang
a group Of Indian songs and there was
discussion on Indian customs. Jane:
Beachy was awarded the prize of 6
book which was offered to the boy tell.
ing the best true Indian story.
In Dance Revue
Little Jimmy Yoder, 4-year-old sol
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin j. Yoder, per.
formed in the first annual revue
stepping Stars" of the Meyersdalt
unit of the Lee Winter studios, spon'
sored by the American Legion aux
iliary at Reich's Auditorium at Mey'
ersdale Monday evening. Jimmy is thu
youngest pupil of the studio and ha:
been taking lessons since in Novem
Der.
Social Events
Vera Miller and Margaret Jant
Gortner were hostesses to the pros
pective Girl Scouts at social even
ing last Wednesday at the home o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Miller. Others pres
ent were Mrs. C. o. Keller, captain
Helen and Mary Houck, Claudia Paul
Mae Winter, Margaret Younkin ant
Betty Jane Beachy. AS a special fea
ture, the scouts attended in a body
the exhibition at the Studios.
Mrs. Marshall Lands entertained
at a quilting party the following
Mrs. Glen H. Yoder, Mrs. Alvin ]
Yoder, Mrs. George D. Edwards, Mrs
Stewart Rodamer, Mrs. John Hanft
Mrs. Joseph Livengood, Mrs. Adam A
Hanft.
Mrs. J. R. Gnagey entertained a
a surprise birthday party in honor o.
her daughter, Miss Mary Helen Gina
gey, Friday night, at the Nationa
Hotel. She was assisted by Misses
Florence Broadwater, Helen Miller ant
Rosetta Hanft. Guests were Miss Mar
garet Miller, Miss Florence Davis
Clayton Edwards, Clyde Miller, Franl
Klotz, Quinn Broadwater, jane
Blocher and Elwood Bevans. Dancing
featured with the singing of popu
ular music and the playing Of games
Refreshments and decorations wer,
carried out in the color scheme O.
green and white.
A farewell dinner was rendered Mr.
and Mrs. Morris A. Trotter by the offic'
personnel of the Resettlement Admin
istration Sunday night at the Me
shack Browning Club. Mr.. and Mrs
Trotter left Monday for Wilmington
Del. Mr.. Trotter was employed a
landscape architect by the Resettle
ment Administration here for the pas
four months.
Mrs. Thomas D. Maurer was hostes
to the Ladies' Monday night bridg
club. Two tables were in play. TIL
prize for high score was won by Mrs
N. r. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hendersho
entertained at a surprise birthda,
party in honor of the latter's mother
Mrs, Bessie Herring, on Tuesday ev