The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
EVANSVILLE
Church Activities

day in the Sunday school room of the
NJ. Z. church. Juanita Carder, re-
creational chairman, will be in charge
The Grantsville Methodist circuit
will sponsor sauerkraut and pork
supper at the American Restaurant on
Thursday, March 16, from $50 to 8
p. m. Tickets are 80 cents. Mrs. H.
C. Edwards is chairman of the COM
mittee. The proceeds will go toward
the parsonage improvement fund for
floors.
The Mt. Zion Methodist Ladies' Aid
met at the home of Mrs. Charles Lay
man Wednesday night with Misses
Clara and Leanna Layman as joint
hostesses. The evenings topic, "The
meaning of Lent, was led by the
president, Mrs. Marshall Layman. The
society decided to hold a social on
Saturday evening, March 25, at the
church.
Rev. and Mrs. D. R. Carder and
Mrs. Sylvan burst attended a group
meeting of Methodist ministers and
laymen from this section of the Nor
gantown district Thursday at Terra
Alta, w. Va. The purpose was to lay
plans for a campaign benefting West
Virginia Wesleyan college.
The local Reformed congregation
had a new minister Sunday morning
in the parsonage of Rev. Alvin J..
Forty, formerly of Sharpsville, who
has accepted the call to the Wilhelm
charge. Rev. ]. E. Gindlesperger and
Prof. D. H. Bowman, of Meyersdale,
and Rev. A. M. Wright, Salisbury,
Pa, composing the supply committee,
had charge of installation services at
st. Pauls church Sunday afternoon.
Miss Mary Houck led the topic,
GLOW to be a FRIEND, at Epworth
League Sunday night. Readings were
given by Robert Coddington, Betty
Stark, and Geraldine Carder.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Folk attended
the opening session of the Somerset
Classics of the Reformed church on
Monday night at st. Marks Reformed
church, Cumberland.
The Lutheran Missionary society
met Tuesday night at the church with
Mrs. Jonas Beachy as hostess. Miss
Iva Klotz was leader of the topic,
Christ, the Preacher. Mrs. R. G..
Patton continued the review Of a mis-
sion book on India.
The Reformed Missionary society
was scheduled to meet at the home of
Mrs. Ida M. Hershberger Wednesday
night.
The second quarterly conference of
the Grantsville charge, M. E. church,
will convene tonight, Thursday in
the Grantsville church. Rev. S. Chas.
Jones, district uperintendent, will de-
liver the sermon and administer Holy
Communion.
This coming Sunday night, the Ep-
worth League will hold one of its
foremost meetings in the calendar
year, an "Epworth HERALD day OBJ
servance. A masque, "The Broken
Cross, will be presented by the Off
cial young people with eight assist
ants.
Arlene Beachy will be leader at
Maple Grove B. Y. P. D. Sunday night
in the second meeting on the theme,
personal religious living" The topic
for the evening will be cat home in a
world.
Services in local churches for Sun
day will be: Catholic, 8. a. m. Luther
an, Sunday school, GAS a. M, worship
service, II a. m. Methodist, Church
school, 10 a. M, Epworth League
Herald" day meeting, Gas p. m. Re-
formed, Sabbath school, $3.50 a. m.
Maple Grove Church of the Brethren,
Sunday school, $3.50 a. m.
Community Club Meeting
Mrs. Harvey Gortner entertained
the Women's Community club on
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Harold
Miller, who presided, opened the meet
ing by continuing the study on "Hid-
den taxes. Miss Mildred Barton,
home demonstration agent, Oakland,
gave a report of the regional meeting
of extension leaders at Hagerstown,
after which she spoke on Family CO.
operation in Money management in
the home.
Church League Final Games
A Friendsville Methodist church
basketball team defeated the Grants
vile Methodist five 22-12 and the
junior Reformed outfit topped the
Lutheran juniors 11-3 in a double
header here Friday night. These
were the last boys games in the
GfdnCSVlll6 lnCeE-CnuICn SCuOOl me-
reational League basketball schedule.
Faced Heavy Slate
Grantsville High cagers faced a
heavy slate last week, three games in
as many days. Wednesday night they
defeated the Meyersdale Hi Jayvees
41-31 in the Pennsylvania town. The
locals lost to Elk Garden on Thursday
night at Kitzmiller and to the Frost
burg State College Freshmen by the
narrow margin of 1921 on Friday
afternoon on the local court.
Drivers Fined
Harry E. Miller, Springs, Pa, ar
rested Friday by officer Austin Bick-
ell, Maryland State Police, for exceed
ing the speed limit here in town, was
fined $1.75 by C. S. Zeller, Justice of
the Peace. Charged with operating
an automobile without adequate
brakes, Floyd Chamberlain, Everett,
Pa, was fined $5.75 by Magistrate
Zeller
Mayor and Council Meets
The Mayor and Town Council Mon
day night set Monday, March 20, at
s p. NJ, for the citizens meeting 10
be held for the purpose of nominating
persons for offices of councilmen,
three of whom will be elected on the
first Monday Of April. The retiring
councilmen will be H. L. Yommer, c.
o. Bender and H. ]. Bender.
The Council listened to an appeal