The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-10-21
EVANSVILLE
Movie on safety" Shown

NONlc OIt safety OnOWn
The entire student body, the faculty,
and all bus drivers for the Grantsville
school witnessed a motion picture,
Safety in Maryland for school bus
transportation" last Wednesday
morning shown by L. D. Sahm, Safety
Department, office of the Commission
err of Motor Vehicles. His mission
here was to organize a school boy
patrol system. The State has fur
nished uniforms for this purpose.
Murray BrOadwater Wedding
Miss Leota Broadwater, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Broadwater, of
New Germany, and Harry Murray,
son of Mrs. Floyd burst, of near
.Grantsville, were married Friday
night at Salisbury, Pa, by the Rev. A.
M. Wright, pastor of the New Ger
many Reformed church. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Murray have been active in
church work. He is a deacon in the
Grantsville Reformed church and an
officer of the Sunday school. The
young couple will reside in one of the
Victoria Hotel apartments here in
Grantsville.
Ii outotAO
The third dramatic evening of the
season, devoted to William Dean How
ellis, American novelist, the centenary
of whose birth is being celebrated this
year occurred at the Holmes Wallace
Studios on Tuesday night. Mrs. Wen
dell Lohr gave a sketch of Howells'
works and read two of his poems,
august" and "When the Oriole
sings" Mrs. Harry Bender sang two
numbers. One of Howells' parlor
farces, "The Mousetrap," was pre-
scented with the following cast: Mrs.
F. Conkling, Mrs. E. Warwick, Mrs. B.
F. Epstein, Mrs. S. Rodamer. Miss
Mary Schaefer, Miss Rhoda Shuma-
ker and Clyde Bender.
Church Activities
Mrs. T. o. Broadwater was hostess
to the Womens' Missionary Society
of st. Johns Reformed church last
Wednesday night. The lesson topic,
Rebuilding Rural America" was
given by Mrs. B. F. Epstein. Eigh-
teen members, including Rev. and
Mrs. Bash and two guests, Misses
Christina Winterberg and Ethel
Broadwater, attended. Halloween
decorations and favors featured. Re-
freshments were served.
Rev. S. D. Sigler, G. W. Diefen-
bach and C. S. ZelEer attended a
promotion conference of the Allegany
Synod held at the First Lutheran
church at Johnstown, Pa. last week.
The Intermediate class of the Luth-
eran Sunday school elected Betty
Beachy, president; Lottie Patton,
vice-president; Sonny Patton, secre-
tary-treasurer; and Grace Beachy, as
sistant. The class has an enrallment
of ten. Mrs. F. Diehl is the teacher.
Mrs. C. o. Bender, Mrs. C. A. Ben
der, Mrs. F. Livengood, Mrs. Mar
shall Beachy and Mrs. H. Speicher,
of the Women's Missionary Society
of st. Johns Reformed church, at
tended the w. M. S. Institute of the
Somerset classes, Saturday at Stoyes-
town, Pa.
The first quarterly conference of
the Grantsville charge of the M. E.
church was held Sunday morning at
Mount Zion church. Rev. Dr. S. C.
Jones, district superintendent, de-
livered the sermon. Holy Communion
was administered. Following the SER
vice the business session was held.
Bobby Zeller was leader of the topic
''The story of Balaam," at the meet
ing of the Junior c. E. society, Sun
day night.
The M. E. Ladies' Aid will meet to-
night Thursday at the home of Mrs.
H. F. burst with Mrs. burst and Mrs.
Harry burst as joint hostesses.
Services in the local churches for