The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14

and will hold their meeting at the
same time. The meeting next month
will be held at Oakland.
The enrolment in the Monday night
club at the Lutheran church has been
steadily increasing until at present
there are thirty-one members. Several
boys and girls joined at the meeting
this week.
Services in local churches for Sum
day, December IT, will be: Catholic,
Mass, 1000 a. m. Lutheran Sunday
school, 9:45 a. m. and worship, II a.
m. Methodist, church school, 10 a.
NJ, Epworth League, Gas p. m. Re
formed, Sabbath school, $3.50 a. m.
Christmas services have been an
nounced by the Maple Grove church
of the Brethren for Saturday night,
December %, and by the Jennings
Lutheran church on Sunday, Deem
Der "a.
The newly formed C. E. society will
hold its first meeting next Tuesday at
p. m.
Alumni Christmas Dance
The Alumni Association of the local
high school will hold a Christmas
dance on Thursday evening, Deem
Der %, in the school auditorium. The
Aristocrats will furnish music Ad-
mission will be IS cents per couple.
This dance replaces the banquet pre-
viously planned.
SportSmen Meet
The local unit of the Garrett Coun-
ty Sportsmen's Association at it's
meeting Tuesday night in the w o w
building took a stand in favor of the
enactment of a state law providing
the closing of bass and trout streams
to fishermen except in the open sea-
on and also went on record as APP
proving the Redistribution of the
opossum from that Of a game or fur
bearing animal, to that of vermin,
. inasmuch as they destroy young rab-
. bits and their pelts are practically
, worthless.
Deputy Game Warden Theodore
. Therig, of Mt. Savage, District Game
Warden Joseph A. Minke, who is sta
| toned here, attended.
Licensing of guides was discussed.
, Farmers and other persons in posi-
ton to guide hunters are requested
to make this fact known to the county
organization.
| The protecting Of the grounding, as
is done in Pennsylvania, was dis
cussed. Members are to represent
local sportsmen at the meeting of the
Western Maryland Outdoor Fedora
ton at the Y. M. C. A. in Cumber-
land, Sunday D. W. Hershberger,
secretary, is to petition the proper
authorities to stock with bass the
Casselman river, New Germany dam
and the Pleasant Valley dam, letting
the stocking of other local streams up
to the Maryland State Inland Game
and Fish Commission. The next meet
ing will be Tuesday, January 9.
| Entertain HOmemakers
Mrs. C. C. Beachy and Mrs. Clar-
| ence Miller jointly entertained the
, Bittinger Homemakersi club at a
/ Christmas party Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Beachy here in
Grantsville. Mrs. Lawrence Bucket,
the newly elected president, presided.
, Mrs Silas Beachy was chosen peace
chairman; Mrs. Carl Bittinger, music
chairman, and Miss Lucille Glotfelty,
project chairman. Christmas carols
were sung, and broadcasting pro-
gram, in charge of Mrs. Herbert
5 Bucket, featured the recreation
period. There was an exchange OF
gifts.
Other Social Events
Miss Ruth Keefe was hostess to the
Teachers Bridge club Thursday night
at her home near here. Mrs. f.
, Broadwater was a guest.
Mrs. Ralph Glotfelty was hostess to
her 500 club Friday night at the home
, of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. F.
, Younkin.
Mrs. ]. R Gnagey entertained the
Tuesday night bridge club this week
at seven o'clock chop suey supper
, at the National hotel. Following the
| dinner two tables of contract were in
> play. Mrs. Harvey Gortner will en-
; terrain at the clubs Christmas party
. next week.
Brief Mention
Word was received here last week
that Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Taylor, of
; Alexandra, Va, were involved in an
| accident which occurred in Washing
| ton when a child ran in front of their
/ automobile. In an effort to avoid
hitting the child they were forced to
run off the road, badly damaging their
car. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor suffered
: from bruises and shock Mrs. Tay-
lor, former resident, is a daughter
of Mrs. Marshall Beachy.
Lewis Klotz was the only resident
of Grantsville to bag a buck during
the fve-day hunting season. Mr..
Klotz's kill was an eight-ponter
weighing 1852 pounds. B. H: Bender,
| Little Crossings, who, with Harry
: Yommer, was hunting at Lopez, Sui
Ivan county, Pa, drought home the
bacon" in the form of an eight-point
buck which he shot in the Pennsyl-
vania woods.
Mrs. Harvey Gortner and Mrs. D;
) W. Hershberger, local leaders, will
jointly entertain the Girls All club
with a Christmas party at the form
: er's home this Friday evening. Gifts
will be exchanged. A feature of the
party will be a weiner roast before
: the fire place. Ten members attended
: the meeting last week in the Wood
men building when the curtains for
their new quarters were cut out.