The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-11-24
EVANSVILLE
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Georges store.
Thanksgiving Program
The Epworth League of the M. E.
gram at the johnson Church Sunday
afternoon, and at Grantsville Sunday
night. A monologue by Mrs. Sylvan
burst and two-act playlet, Better
Than None" were added at the latter
meeting. James Beachy was leader
of both programs.
At the monthly cabinet meeting of
the League held Friday night at the
home of Clyde Bender it was decided
that a social evening will be held on
Friday, December 9. The next meeting
will be held at the home of James
Beachy, Friday, December 16.
Church Services
Services in local churches for Sun
day, November 27, will be Catholic, 8
a. M; Lutheran, Sunday school at
9;45 a. M; Methodist, Church school,
10 a. M, Epworth League, 6:45 p. M,
worship service, 7:45 p. M; Reformed,
Sabbath school, $50.
Maple Grove Church of the Breth-
rem, Sunday school at $3.50 a. M, wor-
ship at IL a. M; B.Y.P.D. at the
Bethesda church, 1880 p. NJ, Blaine
Beachy, leader. The topic is. "Our
Part in Promoting Peace"
Discuss Science Teaching and
Hear of Trip Abroad
Sixty teachers from the northern
section of Garrett county, Miss Kate
Bannatyne, supervisor, attended an
afternoon meeting and tea Thursday
at the local school. The general theme
was Teaching Science in the Ele-
mentary School" and the following
topics were discussed: place and value
of excursions and field trips, use of
demonstrations and experiments, cor
relation of science and art, use of
homemade and inexpensive equip
ment, correlation of science and
poetry, relation of scientific method
and superstitions, and recent trends
in the science program. County Super
intendent of schools Franklin E. Rath-
bun spoke. Miss l. Jewell Simpson, as
sistant state superintendent, in whose
honor the tea was given, gave an in
teresting account of her recent tour
of central Europe. Miss Bannatyne
presided at the tea table. Mrs. Eliza
beth B. Renninger, home economics
instructor of the local high school, had
charge of the tea and members of the
Home &c club served.
Oil Paintings Made Into Unique
Chest
Miss Miriam Peck, of Springs, Pa,
an art student Of Miss Carolyn Wal
lace at Holmes Wallace studios here
for the past year, has done exception
al work. Among her most recent work
were four original oil paintings of
scenes from Shakespeare Macbeth"
which she has had made into a chest,
20 inches long, 1912 inches high and
1872 inches wide, which will be lined
with plaid silk. The pictures, each
framed in natural finished wood, are
entitled ''Birnam Wood comes to Dun
sinane," ''The Sleep Walking Scene"
"Witches on the Heath" and "Infrm
of Purpose, Give Me the Dagger" 1t
will be on exhibition at the studios
some evening in the near future. AL
though painting was not taken SER
iOusly until September, 1887, when she
enrolled in the art department at the
studios, Miss Peck has been drawing
ever since she can remember and has
been painting off and on for eight
years. A life-size portrait of herself,
Is by % inches, is an example of her
fine artistic talent.
OOtldl EfcIIS
Mrs. Althea Beachy entertained in
honor of the twenty-frst birthday of
her daughter, Miss Gladys Beachy.
Harry Murray, Cecil Brenneman, Hell
ena and Rotha Stark, Nevin Homer
and Marvin Warwick, Polly Turner,
Robert Altstetter, Helen, Ruby and
Gideon burst, Velora Bittinger, Helen
Kamp, Helen and Stanley Michael,
Harold and Anna Setter, Dorothy
Klink, Freda, Mabel and Marian
Broadwater, David Lewis, Dorothy
Fresh, Thomas Merrill, Eileen and
Grace Otto, Clara, Leanna and Zeola
Layman, Edwin Robson, Helen Roth,
Lulu and Ray Jenkins, Maxine Beachy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Cessna, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Beachy, Mrs. Claude Yo-
der and children, Mrs. Ellsworth Bea-
chy and children.
Miss Zeola Layman was hostess to
the Teachers Bridge club Thursday
night at her home at Long Stretch
There were three tables of contract in
play and Mrs. j. F. Fahey was a
guest. Mrs. Scott Holiday received
the prize for high score.
Mrs. Emmons Warwick entertained
Saturday afternoon in honor of the
fourth birthday of her daughter,
Elizabeth Anne. The little guests were:
Carrie Jane Bender, Mildred Bittinger,
Terry Lohr, Bobby Diehl, Molly, Sara
and Emily Ann Smart, Louise and
Marjorie Gortner, Danny Hershberger,
Iris Steinberg, Sally Ann Gnagey,
Vernon Miller, Martha Miller and
Eileen Layman. Others present WERE
Mrs. j. R. Gnagey, Mrs. D. w. Hersh-
berger, Mrs. Harold Miller, Mrs. F..
c. Diehl and Miss Alma Bittinger
Miss Miriam Peck, of Springs, had
charge of games. The Thanksgiving
motif was carried out in refresh
ments and favors. Mrs. Anna j. War
nick assisted in serving. The little
girl received many gifts.
Capt. and Mrs. VIM. H. Powell
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
! Ernest Livengood, of Salisbury, on
! Wednesday and Of DR.. and Mrs. 7. O.
Broadwater Saturday evening.
Red Cross Roll Call
i Nineteen memberships have been OBJ
b tanned by Miss Viola Broadwater,
chairman of American Red Cross roll
call for the Grantsville district thus
, far. They are: Viola Broadwater, G. c..
Houck, Guy Alexander, H. L. Porter,