The Republican., 1939-02-16

Mrs. Olive Hetrick will be leader of
the b. Y. P. D. Sunday night at the
home of Sherman Beachy.
Mrs. Olen Yoder will be hostess +o
the NJ. E. Ladies' Aid next Thursday
night, February %.
w. NJ. S. Meets
Mrs. j. R. Gnagey was hostess to
the Women's Missionary society of
st. Johns Reformed church Wednes-
day night at the National hotel. Mrs.
B. H. Bender presided. A vocal solo
by Mrs. Thomas D. Maurer opened the
program. Brief talks were given by
Mrs. T. o. Broadwater on Tolerance"
and by Mrs. Emmons Warwick on
"Christlike Courage" Mrs. B. F. Ep-
stein completed the review of the
book on christian Fellowship" which
the society has been studying for the
past several months. Three guests and
twenty members were present. De-
partmental secretaries, with Mrs. Ho-
bart Speicher as chairman, will have
charge of the program at the March
meeting which will be held at the
home of Mrs. Ida NJ. Hershberger.
Social Events
Mrs. Herbert Layman entertained
last week in honor of the ninth birth
day anniversary of her daughter, Hell
en- Dolly Layman. The guests were:
Ruth Yommer, Rosetta Miller, Louise
and Marjorie Gortner, Ray Houck,
Betty Jo and Billy burst, Mildred
Frickey, Rita Edwards, Myrtle Nc
Kenzie, Patsy Ruth Miller, Audra
Speicher, Emma Weise, Fay Jr. Miller,
Dorothy Smith, Louise Hottenstein,
Joyce Beachy, Ruth Klotz, Dorothy
Shumaker, Betty and Junior McKen-
zie, Billy and Eileen Layman Games
were played, and novelty valentines
were presented each guest.
Mrs. Maurice S. Brookhart was hos
tess to the Teachers Bridge club
Thursday night. Three tables of con-
tract were in play. Mrs. Scott Holiday
received the prize for high score.
Mrs. Betty Keller entertained at
dinner Sunday in honor of the seventy
fifth birthday anniversary of her faith
er, ]. ]. Bender. The guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Allen J. Bender, Cumber-
land; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry J. Bender
and daughter, Carrie Jane, Edgar AL
len Bender, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Lands and Miss Beulah Engle.
The Mars Hill Homemakers' club
held an all-day meeting at the home
of Mrs. Guy Stanton. Miss Catherine
Close, home service representative,
Potomac Edison Co., Frostburg, dem
Ionstrated the use of several electrical
appliances and prepared and served
luncheon. Mrs. Carl Cessna presided
over the afternoon session. Miss Mil
dred Barton, home demonstrator, Of
Oakland, spoke on Business Center
in the home" Eleven members and
eight visitors attended. Hereafter, the
club will meet on the first Tuesday
of each month.
Brief Mention
Everett Butler, Negro Mountain,
was acquitted on charge of disturb
ing the peace at a hearing before
C. S. Zeller, justice of the peace, Sat
urday night. The complaint was put
in by John Lewis, and Constable AL
bert Hetrick made the arrest.
Andrew DiCrosta and Lenora Fer
rari, versatile lyceum artists, present
ed "Musical Moments" novelty en-
tertainment, last week in the school
auditorium. More than dozen wind
instruments were skillfully played by
DR.. DiCrosta, including the feat of
playing two saxophones at the same
time, and the piano accordion was
mastery handled by Miss Ferrari, So
prano, who sang accompanied on the
banjo by Mr.. DiCrosta.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Hershberger
attended an insurance company ban
quet last week at St. Luke's Lutheran
church, Cumberland. Mr.. Hershberger
was high man for this district, which
ranked highest in the State.
John Horchler, maple sugar king"
of this section, has again taken the
lead in opening the 1889 maple sugar
season. He reports fair run on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
last week. Climatic conditions on Mon
day were very favorable and a large
gathering of the sap was anticipated
Tuesday.
The seventh grade gave a repeat
performance in the school auditorium
Friday night. A skit, Conversation
Over Nothing" by Elmira Hummel.
Robert Zeller and Fay Jr. Miller, was
added to the presentation which IN
cluded two one-act plays, and poems
bv Verta Baker and Sara Jane Dean.
Flora Rodeheaver was announcer OF
the mock radio broadcast featuring
vocal numbers by members OF the
class with music by John Failinger