The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-12-02
EVANSVILLE

OpeH I1OuSe dI MOJOT OcENlCc
The Motor Service Co. is holding
%Open House" on Friday and Satur-
day. For the past several weeks the
building has been undergoing i'm
provements and repairs which have
now been completed. The old brick
front of the building has been trans
formed into an up-tO-date establish
ment of white Carara glass. 1t is
the only one of its kind between
Cumberland and Uniontown. A new
repair shop has been built and the
addition of a new showroom has in
creased the frontage considerably.
This new showroom, with its confor-
table and modernistic furnishings, is
a suitable background for the new
De Luxe and Standard model cars
which are now on display there. Mr..
Harvey Gortner, proprietor of the
concern, has arranged to present a
talking motion picture on both Fri
day and Saturday evenings. Door
prizes will be given away at 9 o'clock
each evening. This entertainment is
entirely without charge and the man
2gement extends a cordial invitation
to every one to be present.
Concert by Guitar Orchestra
The Hawaiin and Spanish guitar
orchestra, comprising Is musicians
from the Meyersdale, Boynton, Sails
bury and Grantsville communities, un-
der the direction of Rev. A. M.
Wright, will be held this Friday night
ut s O'Clock at the Reformed church
at Salisbury. The hours entertain
ment will include, besides entire group
arrangements, instrumental numbers
ranging from solos to quartetes and
special selections on electric guitars.
Florence Farmer Maurer, soprano, Of
Grantsville, and ED and Ken" gui-
tarists, from radi station WTBO, will
also feature on the program. A sex
tette Of guitars will accompany the
vocaIists in several numbers and she
VIII be accompanied on an electric
guitar by Rev. Wright. A silver offer
ing will be taken which will go to the
Missionary Society of the Salisbury
church.
Class Has Thanksgiving Service
The following Old Testament char
acters were reviewed by members of
the Scripture class at the Holmes
Wallace Studios last Wednesday
night: Abner, Hannah, Hezekiah,
Amos, Jethro, and Ezra. Thanks
giving service, consisting of prayer,
Psalms of praise, hymns, and read
ing of the Presidents proclamation,
followed. The Episcopalian, Lutheran,
Mennonite, and Methodist churches
were represented. "ZorOastriani' :"
was discussed this week.
Reception For Minister
Members of three churches on the
Grantsville charge of the methodist
church held surprise reception and
donation for the pastor, Rev. d. R.
Carder, and family at the Grants
vile church last Tuesday night. Sixty
persons from here, Mt. Zion and Jen-
nings attended. The three choirs
sang. Guitar music was furnished
by Cecil and Verl Edwards and
Wayne burst. Informal talks were
given by Rev. Carder, H. G. Edwards,
recording steward; w. l.. Thomas,
superintendent; and C. o. White, Jen-
nings' superintendent. Mrs. H. CT
Edwards, president of the. Ladies'
Aid, had charge of refreshments. Do
nations amounting to over $50 in
value were received.
Other Church Activities
The Women's Missionary Society of
st. Johns Reformed church, held its
Thank-offering service Sunday morn
ing. Rev. C. L. Bash delivered the
sermon Mrs. H. J. Bender sang.
The topic, "Joshua conquers Cam
an" was led by Sonny Patton at Jr.
C. E. Sunday night. can Evening
Prayer" was chosen as the closing
song for all future meetings.
Rev. D. R. Carder, attended a meet
ing of the ministers and the super
intendeent of the Morgantown dis
trict, at Oakland, on Monday.
The Reformed church will hold a
special service Sunday at 2:30 p. M,
celebrating the close of the fifth year
of Rev. Basins pastorate here. Spec
ial music is being planned. Sabbath
school will be at 1870 p. m.
Services in other local churches for
Sunday will be as follows: Catholic,
10 a. m. Lutheran, Sunday school at
9:45 a. M, worship service, IL a. m.
Methodist, church school, 10 a. m. c.
E. at p. m. in the Lutheran church.
The Lutheran Missionary Society
will meet at the home of Mrs. c. u
Edwards Tuesday night, Dec. 7.
Mrs. H. F. Broadwater will be hos
tess to the Women's Missionary
society of st. Johns Reformed church
at the Christmas meeting Wednesday,
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