The Republican., 1939-08-31
GRANTSVILLE
Mammoth Crowd at BrOadwater
Family Reunion

ported Dy Lue management Oh Cne Inn
that 1900 cars were parked there.
E. E. Broadwater, the president,
was in charge of the program. 1t in
Guided America" by the entire assem-
blage; invocation, Rev. C. E. Shaw,
Cumberland; vocal duets, Mrs. Fannie
Stein and Richard Lohr, Cumberland,
accompanied by Mrs. Lucille Price,
also of Cumberland, dedicating one
number, "The City Unseen" to those
who had passed on since the first re-
union in October, 1880. Recitations,
"The Water Shall Meier Overflow" and
blackberry Girl" by Mrs. Harriet
Blocher, "a, of Jennings, the oldest
known descendant of the Broadwater
clan now living; readings, "The Kick
ing Mule" and Grandma" by Betty
Nav Cumberland; duet, Miss Mildred
Hershberger and Archie Broadawater,
guitarist; selections by the junior
choir of the Cresaptown Methodist
church, songs by mixed quartet and
music by Willard and Eileen Broad
water, Elmer Grey, Roy Yoder and
Hazel and Evaline Klink.
Officers were retained as follows:
Honorary president, C. NJ. Broadwa-
ter Cumberland; president, E. E.
Broadwater, Cumberland; secretary
and treasurer, Miss Ethel Broadwater,
Crantsville; chairman of program
committee, Earl Broadwater, Grants
vile.
Prizes We're awarded to Mrs. Har-
riet Blocher, oldest descendant pres
ent; 5-weeks-old child of Mr.. and Mrs
George Ross, youngest; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harman Broadwater and their four
teen children, largest family, and Olin
c. Broadwater, Akron, o., member
travelling greatest distance.
The original Broadwater coat-of-
arms was displayed by Miss Ruth
Broadwater, Washington, D. c., who
also had with her the family group
picture of her grandfather, Ashford
Broadwater. The group picture of the
family of Amos Broadwater was also
shown.
The tenth annual reunion will be
held next year at the same place on
the first Sunday in August.
Church Notes
Fifteen members of the Junior Ep-
worth League Society enjoyed a party
Friday afternoon on the Methodist
church lawn Mrs. Sylvan burst and
Juanita Carder were in charge.
SiXty-four persons attended the an
nual picnic of st. Johns Reformed
Sunday school at the abandoned New
Germany CCC camp on Sunday. The
Sunday school session was held there
preceding the picnic. Games featured
in the afternoon.
Church services were resumed on
Sunday morning in the Lutheran
church. The pastor, Rev. S. d. Sig
Ter, having returned from his vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Sylvan burst was chosen presi-
dent of the Epworth League at the
annual election held Sunday night in
the Methodist church. She succeeds
Cecil C. Edwards in this office. Phyl-
lis Jenkins, Mary Houck, Lee Carder,
and Clyde Bender were named vice
presidents. Betty Jane Beachy was
elected secretary and Juanita Carder,
treasurer. Mrs. D. r. Carder, wife
of the pastor. is counselor and advis-
ers appointed are Mrs. H. F. burst,
Mrs. Emmons Warwick, Mrs. Raymond
Klotz, and Miss Genevieve Railey.
Miss Lois V. Gregory, Methodist
evangelist, brought to close her gos
pei crusade Sunday night at the Jen-
nings Methodist church which she had
been holding there nightly for the past
two weeks. She was instrumental in
bringing about the organization of
Junior and Senior Epworth League
societies at the Jennings church. The
elections were held Sunday night.
Tuesday a Missionary society was
formed.
Special communion services will be
held in the Methodist church Sun
day at $3.50 a. m., followed immediate
" by the church school session. By
the uniting conference, Rev. Carder
was given authority to administer the
holy rite of Communion. The regular
worship service will be held at 7:45
p. M, when the pastor will deliver his
final sermon before going to annual
conference. Epworth League at 6:45.
Services in other churches for Sun
day. September 3, will be: Catholic,
Mass. 10 a. m. Lutheran, Sunday
school. 9:45 a. m. Reformed, Sabbath
school, 9:30 a. m., worship service,
1890 a. m.
General Mention
The Studio Choral club held its first
meeting of the season Tuesday night
at Holmes Wallace Studios, with a
very encouraging attendance. The
club expects to meet once month and
the next meeting has been tentatively
scheduled for September 26.
Members of the local fire depart
ment, with truck, attended the fire
mems jubilee at Berlin, Pa, Wednes-
day evening and participated in the
tiremen's night parade at the Somer-
set county Fair and Homecoming at
Meyersdale Friday night.
The marriage of Miss Kathryn c.
Marshall, Summerville, and John Ken
meth Burlington, Homestead, Pa, has
just been announced. The ceremony
was performed Wednesday at the
Methodist parsonage by the pastor,
Rev D. R. Carder.
Another wedding took place at the
parsonage Thursday afternoon when
Miss Idella Grace Moore, Garrett, Pa,
and Raymond Kendall Khopanyder,
Markleton, Pa, were united in mar
riage by Rev. Carder. ,
John Marzcola, Chicago, arrested
by Officer Carl G. Storm, State police,
for speeding and operating a motor
vehicle without a license, was fined
S21,50 by Magistrate C. S. Zeller.
Albert Mcdowell, Uniontown, Pa, Tor
speeding. forfeited collateral of $1l.45.
Marjorie and Louise Gortner, daugh-
ters of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gort-
ner underwent tonsilectomies at Me-
mortal Hospital in Cumberland, on
Wednesday.
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