The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-20
EVANSVILLE
Boy Scout Summary


Invites of the Grantsville troop of
Boy Scouts are varied and show a
mixture of work and play, service and
healthful recreation, educational adj
vantages, accomplishments and finan-
cial success.
Troop community good turns" in
clude: January, gathering 300 pounds
of clothing for Red Cross Flood Re-
lief; May, planting iris on Shade Hill,
west of town, and decorating veterans
graves for Memorial Day; December,
collecting and reconditioning toys and
distributing them at the community
Christmas tree; sending clothing, toys,
candy, fruit, pictures and books to a
needy family and personally taking
baskets to eight other underprivileged
families in the outlying community.
Three weiner roasts and one corn
roast were held throughout the year
when number of scout tests were
passed.
One ton of newspapers and maya
zines were gathered in April which
were sold to enrich the troop funds,
and in May the practice Of selling salt
to pay dues was inaugurated. Two
bake sales were held, in July and
November. The troop paid all regis
tration fees, placed Boys Life" in
the home of every Scout, purchased
three complete uniforms and financed
camping and tour.
The Scoutmaster with Harry and
Sonny Patton, Gordon Mckenzie and
Mark Schaefer attended the Boy
Scout National Jamboree in Wash
ington, D. c., July to 10. July II to
10, a week of camping was spent at
the farm of Edgar Michael, north
east of Grantsville, and in August a
three-day camp was conducted at the
same place.
Late in the fall, work was begun
on the Scout meeting house at the
rear of the scoutmaster's property
which is hoped to be completed next
spring. The floor was leveled up, the
whole building surfaced on the in
side, carpentry work done and log
style surfacing of the exterior was
started.
Officials are: troop committee,
James Schaefer, chairman; Norman
Patton and Roy C. Patton; scout
master, George w. Diefenbach; as
sistant scoutmaster Clyde F. Bender;
scribe, Belmont Miller; and treasurer,
Harry Patton, End Glass Scout, who
has done individual work as reporter
to the Cumberland Council scout
paper.
Old Home Week
The Grantsville Volunteer Fire de-
partment has placed registration
books in the various business places
for the purpose of registering the
names of people that have moved
from this community. This is being
done in order that mailing list can
be impartially procured and that
plans can be formulated for Old Home
Week to be held at Grantsville, Aug
ust 7 to II. The Department will APP
preciate any cooperation in getting
books.
Church Activities
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the Women's Missionary Society of
st. Johns Reformed church last We'd
nesday night. The president, Mrs.
Fred Livengood, led the meeting. The
lesson topic, "Mohammedism," was
given by Mrs. B. F. Epstein. Mrs.
Harry Murray, guest, and fifteen
members, including Rev. and Mrs. c.
L. Bash, attended. Bernice Broad /
water and Betty Jane Beachy assisted
the hostess in serving. Mrs. Byron H.
Bender will entertain in February.
Prayer services closed Friday night
in the Lutheran Church conducted by
the pastor, Rev. S. D. Sigler. Special
music was rendered by the choir.
Officers in addition to Rev. c. L. |
Bash, president, have been elected by
the consistory of st. Johns Reformed
church as follows: vice-president,
Fred Livengood; recording secretary,
Paul Kinsinger; financial secretary,
John H. Folk, and treasurer, Fred
Livengood.
William Winterberg, deacon, and |