The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-10
EVANSVILLE
Homemakers See Demonstrations

MIS-. u. u. oGdUbOIl was HOSGcSS "
the Women's Community Club We'd
nesday of last week. Mrs. Harold Mil
Ter presided. Roll call was ''my favor
tie way to clean wall paper" A report
on old churches in the community, by
Mrs. Fred Livengood, brought to light
the facts that the first church in Gar
rett county was a Methodist church
in what is termed "old' Grantsville,
where the town cemetery is now To-
Gated. The first church in "new"
Grantsville was a union church in
1910, and the oldest church among
the present ones here now is the Re-
formed, built in 1847. Mrs. Roy c..
Patton gave a book review, "The Life
of Louis Pasteur" Miss Mildred Bar
ton, home demonstration, introduced
Albert V. Krewatch, specialist in ag-
ricultural engineering, University of
Maryland, who spoke and demonstrat-
ed on lighting in rural communities.
Miss Martha Mitchell, Oakland; Miss
Beulah E~gle, Mrs. John Baum and
Mrs. Harold Baum, from Mars Hill
Homemakers' club; Mrs. Harvey Gort-
ners, Mrs. Emmons Warwick and eigh-
teen members attended. At the conclu-
sion of the meeting Mrs. Ollie Loe-
chel and Mrs. Warwick poured tea,
while the hostess served assorted
cakes.
A special meeting will be held at
the home of the president, Mrs. Mil
Ter, Tuesday, March Is, for the study
of American Folk songs. Mrs. Emer-
son Sebold will entertain in April,
when DR.. w. D. Ballard, extension hor-
ticulturalist, U. of M, will speak on
"Home ground Improvement"
Church Activities
Special Lenten services, Stations of
the Cross, are being held every Friday
evening at 7:30 in st. Stephens Cath
olic church, Rev. FIR. Hilary Lehr, rec
tor.
Services were held in the Lutheran
church Wednesday night of this week
instead of on Friday. A visiting pastor
was in charge.
The Ladies' Aid of Mt. Zion Metho-
dist church met at the home of Mrs.
William Turner last Wednesday. Mrs.
Scott Layman presided. A Scripture
reading was given by Miss Leanna
Layman, and Rev. d. r. Carder led
in the devotions. Two new members,
Mrs. Dewey Dean and Mrs. Henry Mi
chael, were added Guests were Mrs.
Charles Hager, Frostburg, Rev. and
Mrs. Carder and Mrs. George Turner.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Scott Layman. A pie
social will be held March 26 at the
church.
The newly -organized Epworth
League of the Methodist church, Miss
Audrey Hardesty, president, decided
Sunday night to use the pledge card
system and to solicit for subscriptions
to the Epworth Herald, the standard
magazine of the organization.
Sonny Patton was leader of the
topic "The Creation" at Junior G. E.
Sunday night, inaugurating a second
study of Hurlbut's "Story of the BIZ
ble." A question contest
on the topic featured at the close of
the discussion.
Services in local churches for Sun
day, March 10, will be: Catholic, s a.
m. Lutheran, Sunday school. 9:45 and
worship service at II a. M Methodist,
worth League, $50 p. m. Reformed,
Sunday school, $50 a m. C. E. at 7
p. m. in the Lutheran church.
Social Events
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Emmons Warwick
entertained at a birthday dinner on
Tuesday night of last week in honor
of the formers mother, Mrs. Albert
Warwick. The guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Warwick, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. U. Stanton and Mrs. Anna J. War
nick.
H. L. Bowman, operator of the Pat
ton mine, entertained a number of his
employees and friends at turkey din
ner Thursday at the Victoria Hotel.
Guests included William Robinson, J.
Dennegher, Meyersdale; Earl Wright
and Charles McKearen, Salisbury; w.
Brotemarkle, Frostburg; John Hene-
CHAN, Mt Savage; George Shields,
John Hanft, Roy C. Patton, Henry
Patton, Glenn Folk, William Miller,
Elwood Broadwater, Ira Beeman, Jas.
Riley, John Kendall, Roy Wilburn,
Truman Bowers and Paul Trent
Miss Edna Duckworth was hostess
at the meeting of the Teachers bridge
club Thursday night at the Charles
Layman farm, Long Stretch. Mrs.
Scott Holiday received the prize for
high score.
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cocktail party Saturday evening at
the Victoria Hotel in honor of the
birthday anniversary of Mrs. Mar
shall B. Pressman. A color scheme of
pink and white with red roses and
snapdragons was used. The guests
were Marshall B. FRESHMAN, DR.. W.,
T. Riley, Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Conkling,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Baumgarten, Mr..
and Mrs Robert Weise, Miss Melba
Groves, H. L. Bowman, Miss Martha
Engle, Maurice Brookhart, Miss EIiz-
abeth Harding, Lawrence Bittinger,
Allen Rodamer and F. Lathrem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Friclkey enter
tanned at dinner on Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. L. B. Schaefer, Mr. and Mrs,
Carl Miller, Miss Dorothy Younkin
and Ralph Glotfelty.
Mrs. Betty Keller was hostess to the
Tuesday Night bridge club this week.
Mrs. j. F. Fahey won the prize for
high score and Mrs. T. D. Maurer re-
ceived floating prize. b.
General and Personal
March 81, at 7:30 p. m, is the date
and time set by the Mayor and Town
Council for the citizens meeting to be
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