The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29

at Greenville, Pa. Santa Claus dis
tributed candy and gifts.
The Knecht chorus, Salisbury, Pa,
lsang high mass at st. Stephens
Catholic church at a. M, Christmas
morning. Rev. FIR. Hilary Lehr, rec
tor, was celebrant.
Songs by the vested girls choir and
recitations and exercises by 80 chill
dren were included in the Christmas
program at the Lutheran church Sun
day night. A vocal trio by Grace and
Evelyn Swauger and Mrs. Wendell
Lohr, a solo by little Martha Miller,
and primary song also featured.
Grandma Riley's Christmas" a
program within program, with Miss
Ethel Simpson as Grandma, Mrs. M.
Lands, teacher; Mrs. D. r. Carder,
reader; and Is children taking part,
featured at the Methodist church on
Christmas night. A pantomime in
costume, "Silent Night" was pre-
scented by Mrs. Sylvan burst, Mrs. H.
burst and eleven intermediates, with
the choir and an unseen chorus.
Other Church Activities
A watch night meeting will be held
at the Methodist church by the Ep-
worth League New Years Eve. The
January social evening, which will
precede the service, will begin at 8
o'clock
Mrs. L. B. Schaefer was hostess to
the M. E. Ladies Aid Thursday night.
Gifts were exchanged. In January,
Mrs. H. F. burst and Mrs. H. burst
will jointly entertain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Miller enter
tanned the Helping Hand class of the
Lutheran Sunday school, Of which Mr..
Miller is teacher, at Christmas
party Wednesday night at their home.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Glotfelty, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kahl,
Mrs. Carl Miller, Iva and Frank
Klotz, Rhoda and Lee Roy Shumaker,
Florence Davis, Evelyn and Grace
Swauger, Betty Patton, Ruth Youn-
kin, Effie Klotz, and George Bach.
Gifts were exchanged and a lighted
Christmas tree featured the decora-
tions.
Services in local churches for the
first Sunday in the New Year will be:
Catholic, 10 a. m. Lutheran, Sunday
school, 9:45 a. M, worship service, IL
a. m. Methodist, church school, 10
a. m. Reformed, Sabbath school, $3.50
a. m. Maple Grove church of the
Brethren, Sunday school, $50 a. m.
Miss Christina Winterberg will be
hostess to the Lutheran Missionary
Society Tuesday night, January 3, at
the social room of the church.
Social Events
The Girls All club held a Christ
mas party at the home of Ruth Klotz.
Mrs. Lee Beachy, local leader, and IA
members were present. Betty Nc
Kenzie will entertain the club on
Wednesday, January 4.
Miss Mabel Schlossnagle was hos
tess to the Teachers Bridge club at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart
Rodamer Mrs. w. J. Glenn received
high prize and Miss Ida Engle, second.
Santa distributed gifts.
Mrs. N. R. Davis entertained the
Tuesday Night bridge club at the
Christmas party. Mrs. C. o. Bender
won high prize and Mrs. B. H. Ben
der, floating. An exchange of gifts
featured. There were Yuletide deco
rations.
Miss Mabel Schlossnagle, instruc-
tor in the local high school, enter
tanned her senior French class with
a Christmas party Thursday night at
her home near Accident. Those pres
emit were: Rita Blocher, Bonnie Jane
Bills, Grace Hanft, Grace Swaugeer,
Mary Schaefer, Margaret Younkin,
Helen Beachy, Grace Brenneman,
Grace DIETRICH, Ruby Bucket, Eva Mil
Ter, Laura burst, Cecil Edwards, Rod
ney Patton, James Turner, Kenneth
Wilburn, Vernon Reichenbecher, John
Baumgartner, Clark Fortney, Dwight
Folk, Quinn Broadwater and Luther
Huff. Games featured during the
evening and gifts were exchanged.
Brief Mention
Earl Frickey, employed by Motor
Service Co., sustained an injury last
Tuesday. While hammering steel a
piece of the metal struck him in the
wrist puncturing the main artery.
The local fire department was
called to the home of Russell Tres
sler, near here, at about o'clock Fri
day morning. One of the children had
accidentally set fire to the interior Of
one of the rooms and the flames
spread to the attic. The firemen were
able to eXtinguish the blaze without
much damage resulting.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Tarbell and
family visited in Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Anna ]. Warwick visited her