The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
EVANSVILLE
Social Events

SOCldI EVc0IS
Miss Evangeline Rumbaugh was
hostess Thursday night at the Ma
tional Hotel when she entertained the
Teachers Bridge club. Mrs. Joseph F.
Fahey was a guest. Miss Ida Engle
received the prize for high score.
Miss Ruth Stahl, Meyersdale, and
Hayward F. Broadwater entertained
Sunday night at the Meshack Brown
ing Club with surprise birthday
dinner in honor of Mrs. BrOadwater
The guests were Misses Frances and
Mercedes Darrah, Baron Shipley, John
Buddy" Schaefer and. Joseph Balde-
saer, Meyersdale; Paul Ulman, Oak
land; Jane Morgan Small, Cumber-
land; DIR. and Mrs. T. o. Broadwater,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R.. Gnagey, Miss
Martha Engle, Maurice S. Brookhart,
Miss Leona Clark, George Shields,
of Grantsville. A decorated birthday
cake with candles adorned the table.
The color scheme was green and
yellow. :. .,.........
Mrs. Harvey Gortner entertained
the Ladies' Monday Night bridge club.
Three tables were in play. Guests were
Miss Viola Broadwater,, Miss Emma
Caulk, Mrs. Edwin Elias and Mrs.
Joseph Steinberg. Mrs. N. R. Davis
was high for the club and Miss Caulk
received the guest prize. 49,.
Telephone Company Elects
The Springs Mutual Telephone Co.,
which serves this community, held its
annual election of officers Saturday at
Springs, Pa, when the following were
chosen: C. E. Butler, Salisbury, pres
ident; G. D. Miller, Springs, vice-pres-
ident; 1. ]. Maust, Salisbury, mana
ger; M. B. Miller, Grantsville, secre-
tary and treasurer; N. S. Maust and
Charles Killius, Springs, auditors.
Church Activities
The offerings at the union prayer
services held Wednesday,, Thursday
and Friday nights of last week in the
Lutheran, Reformed and Methodist
church, will go toward the expenses
of the daily vacation Bible school.
This school was not held this past
summer, but it is hoped that such a
project may be resumed this year as in
former years.
Jacob and His Sons in Egypt" was
the topic at Christian .Endeavor Sun
day night in the Methodist church led
by Clyde Bender. The evening was de-
voted to the discussion of the topic
with Scripture readings by Mary Lou
Use and Mae Winter. The book of Cen
esis was completed, ending the study
of the life of Joseph, and for those in
terested the reference this Sunday ev-
ening will be found in the first four
chapters of Exodus, the beginning Of
the oppression and the rise Of Moses.
These meetings are extremely worth
while and it is hoped by those re-
sponsible for them that more and
more people will attend. Young and
old are welcome. y e.
The Women's Missionary Society of
st. Johns Reformed church met on
Wednesday at the home Of Mrs. Ho-
bart Speicher. 'N
Services in the local churches for
Sunday, January "a, will be as fol-
lows: Catholic, 500 a. M; Lutheran,
Sunday school, 9:45 a. M; Methodist,
church school, 1000 a. m., with a
worship service at 7:3O p. M; Re-
formed, Sunday school, $3.50 a. M;
worship servicve, 1890 a. M; C. E.
at 700 p. M, in the Methodist church.
"Yimmy Yonson's Yob," a three-act
comedy, will be presented by the
young people of Greenville Lutheran
Sunday school, Friday night, January
%, at W. o. W. Hall at 500 o'clock.
This play is being sponsored by the
young peoples class of the Lutheran
Sunday school of Grantsville in an
effort to raise funds for the lighting
of the church, which is hoped to be
installed before Easter.
Events Briefly Noted
Members of the Boy Scout troop
held weiner roast at Plumley's saw
mill Friday night. They were pleased
to have as a guest a former scout,
Gray Williams. .....:lu. y.,.~ $50.
Members of the Treble Clef club
met at the Holmes-Wallace Studio on
Monday night after lapse of several
years. The group sang new and old
choruses and pleasant hour was
spent. ..4 .".. $50.
The Scripture class at the Studios
met on Wednesday night instead of
Friday night this week. This change
is just for this week and next week it
will go back to it's regular meeting
night-Friday.
Casper Loechel, son Of Mr., and Mrs.
w. Clarence Loechel, has resigned his
position in the Grantsville .posteffice to
assist with work on the farm.
A truck ladened with cas- kets proved