The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-01-19
EVANSVILLE
Presidents Dance

held here at the Meshack Browning
Club on Friday night, January 27.
Grusendorf's Swing Band will furnish
the music. Admission is 81 per couple.
]. F. Fahey is local chairman, assisted
by Miss Monica OLeary, public health
nurse, and a local committee. This
year a part of the proceeds will remain
in this county for the benefit of the
Crippled Children's League while the
remaining portion will go toward the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis.
Church League Games
Lutheran tossers gained possession
of first place in the Grantsville church
school basketball league Wednesday
night and remained undefeated by
trouncing the Reformed outfit 1874. In
the other end of the doubleheader, the
Catholic basketeers nosed out the
Methodist, 1910.
Harry and Rodney Patton with Is
and IA points, respectively, led the
Lutheran attack.
The Methodists were on top 40 at
the quarter but the Catholic turned the
tables in the other periods.
Preceding the games, representa-
tives of the four churches elected the
following officers for the League: d.
W. Hershberger, president; Mrs. Wen
dell Lohr, secretary; and H, c. Ed
wards, treasurer. A committee COM
posed of F. j. Getty, C. S. Zeller, Wes-
ley Hottenstein and B. F. Epstein will
formulate rules and regulations and
present them to the group.
High School Basketball
Grantsville High school cagers were
defeated 1912 by the Meyersdale Hi
"B" team Friday night in the Penn
sylvania town. Leading by a slight
margin of Ga at the quarter, the
Meyersdale jayvees were held to two
points in the next canto, Grantsvillet y-
ing the score 8-8 at the half. Then
the winners forged ahead. Close
guarding featured, and the score was
tied several times.
On Tuesday night the high school
boys defeated the town team 1882
while an Alumnae sextet won by a
close score of 1892 over the high
school lassies. Keller and Patton, with
eleven points each led the high school
boys. Clyde Miller and Grimm, each
with four field goals, paced the indie
pendents. The high school boys had a
one-point lead of 27-26 at the half. In
the opener, Betty Patton made %
points and Pearl Hardesty, II, for the
Grads. Lucille Patton with IA points
and Mary Houck, II, led the high
school girls.
Lonaconing's Central Hi boys and
girls will play return games here this
Friday night, 1880 o'clock, in the
school auditorium.
Hostess to w. M. S.
Mrs. Emmons Warwick was hostess
to the Women's Missionary Society of
st. Johns Reformed church Wednes-
day night. Mrs. B. H. Bender, presi-
dent, presided. Mrs. Fred Livengood,
retiring president, gave a summary of
the past years work. The lesson, con-
tinuing the study of the book, "To-
ward a Worldwide Christian Fellow
ship" was given by Mrs. B. F. Ep-
stein. Twenty-four members attended.
In February the Society will meet at
the home of Mrs. Ida M. Hershberger.
Other Church Activities
W. E. Stanton was elected elder and
Joel A. Beachy, deacon, at congre-
gational meeting at the Reformed
church Sunday night. At consistory
meeting Immediately following the
evening worship service, John H. Folk
was elected president; J. A.
Beachy, secretary, and W. E. Stanton,
treasurer.
At Epworth League Sunday night,
Miss Betty Tarbell, leader; Mrs. EN-
mons Warwick, Mrs. Sylvan burst,
Juanita Carder, Betty Beachy and
Mary Houck gave readings.
The intermediate class of the M.
E. Church school, went on Sleigh
ing party" Monday night. Those in
the party were: Mrs. Betty Keller,
teacher; Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Ian
dis, Misses Juanita Carder, Elizabeth
Yommer, Virginia Younkin, Louise
and Ruth Weimer, Betty Tarbell, Mary
Houck and Catherine Stark, Paul
burst, Raymond and Lee Carder, &C.
Gil and Verl Edwards, Wayne burst,
Milton Kelley and Guy Hardesty. Del
bert burst donated the use of his
team and sled.
Mary Resi- will lead the topic, "The
Growing Church. at the Maple Grove
Church of the Brethren young peoples
meeting at the home of William Dietle