The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-12-23
EVANSVILLE
Christmas Services

The Reformed church will hold it's
service this Thursday evening at 1880
o'clock.
High Mass will be sung in St. Ste
phen's Catholic church at midnight on
Christmas Eve. Rev. FIR. Hilary Liehr,
rector, will be celebrant at this SER
vice.
merry Christmas from Molly, an
operetta in two scenes, presenting
"Grandpappy Tippy Toes,' will be
the attraction Christmas evening at
7:30 o'clock in the social room of the
Lutheran church, to be presented by
pupils of the Sunday school.
The Methodist Sunday school will
present its program Sunday night, De-
cember 26, at 7:3O o'clock. Selections
by the church choir, two pageants and
recitations will feature.
Other Church Activities
A cantata, "The Music of Christ
mas" was presented by woman's &C.
tet from the choir of the Lutheran
church at the worship service Sunday
morning. With beautiful arrangement
of carols, old and new, the cantata.
written for mixed chorus, was adap-
ted to women's voices by the organist,
Mrs. w. Harold Miller. The singers
were Mrs. Wendell Lohr, Miss Marga-
ret Jane Gortner, first sopranos; Mrs.
Carl Miller and Miss Dorothy Youn-
kin, second sopranos; Misses Grace
Swauger and Mary Louise Winter,
first altos, and Misses Evelyn Swau-
ger and Mae Winter, second altos.
The Lutherans worshipped in a
new" church Sunday. After two
weeks of extensive redecorating the
worshipers entered a sanctuary more
beautiful than ever. The light ivory
painted walls and ceiling with light
tan trimming, seemed to bring out
new beauties and expressions in the
poignant oil painting, "The Assem-
sion," above the altar. The woodwork,
pews and floors were also refnished.
The Sunday school and social rooms
were included in this Identification
project. Rededication services will be
held on the first Sunday Of the New
Year, January 2, at HOO a. M, and
500 p. m.
C. o. Bender was elected deacon and
John H. Folk as elder of the Reformed
church at the worship service Sunday
afternoon.
Buster Bender was leader of the
topic, "The Manager of Bethlehem" at
Junior C. E. Sunday night.
Communion services will be held in
St. Johns Reformed church Sunday,
/ December &c, at 1890 a. NJ, with the
Sunday school session at $3.50 a. m.
Services in other churches on Sun
day will be: Catholic, 500 a. M; Luth-
eran Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Metho-
dist Church school at 10 a. Ill.,; Christ
mas service, 1880 p. m.
A service will be held at the Luth-
eran church from 10 to IL p. M, New
Years Eve. Games and refreshments
will be followed by the devotional
period.
Alumni Dance
The Alumni Association of Grants
vile High school, just recently organ
lied. will hold a dance in the school
auditorium Wednesday night, Deem
Der 90. Dancing to the Aristocrats
from z to 1.
Brief Mention
There were eight tables of 500 and
six of bridge at the card party spon-
sored by the Grantsville school We'd
nesday night. Prizes were awarded to
more than twenty persons.
George Murphy, graduate of the
local high school and of Catherman's
Business school, in Cumberland, has
taken a position here with the Cassel-
man Motor Company as bookkeeper.
He is son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Muir
ply, of near Grantsville.
Miss Ruth Keller, instructor in the
Bethel Woman's College, Hopkinsville,
Kentucky, arrived in Grantsville on