The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-21
EVANSVILLE
Union Thanksgiving Service

Lutheran church. Rev. V. R. Gillum
Methodist minister, will deliver the
sermon. Rev. S. D. Sigler, Lutheran
pastor, and Rev. A. J. Forty, pastor
of St. Johns Evangelical and Re-
formed church, will participate.
Other Church Activities
The Children of the Church" pro-
gram will be presented in the Luther
an church Sunday morning at II
o'clock. The theme is Martin Luther
G. w. Diefenbach is in charge. Sun
day school will be as usual at GAS
a. m.
A quarterly communion service for
the six churches on the Grantsville
charge, Methodist church, will be
conducted here Sunday, II a. M, by
the Rev. V. R. Gillum, pastor. The
local church school will meet at 9:45
a. M, instead of the usual time.
Services in other local churches for
Sunday will be: Catholic, mass, 8 a.
M, and Reformed, Sabbath school,
$3.50 a. M, worship service, 1890 a.
m.
Rev. A. J. Forty will conduct cate
chism classes on Tuesdays in st.
Johns Reformed church at $3.50 p. m.
Mrs. H. w. Ramer, Meyersdale,
thank offering secretary of the Ale
gany conference, spoke at the local
Lutheran Missionary Society's annual
thank offering service Sunday morn
ing at the church. Christian and Unit
ed States flags, gifts to the church,
were formally dedicated by the pas
tor, Rev. S. D. Sigler.
The C. E. society of st. Johns Re-
formed church presented the program
at the Maple Grove B. Y. P. d. meet
ing Sunday night. Betty Beachy, C. E.
president, was leader of the topic,
Our Country for Christ"
The kitchen of the Lutheran church
has been made more modern by the
installation of new gas stove, which
with its two ovens will aid the ladies
of the church in the preparation of
their special dinners. Gas has just re-
Gently been piped into the building.
Schools Thanksgiving Assembly
A Thanksgiving porgram was pre-
sented at assembly in the local school
Wednesday morning under the direc-
ton of Miss Emma Caulk. Featured
was pastel picture, pilgrims Going
to Church." painted on the stage be-
fore the audiene by Eleanor Wilburn,
Bernice Broadwater, Dorothy Lewis,
Gordon Mckenzie, Wilbur Metzler
and William Martin, art students
from the junior class. A radio" quiz
conducted by sophomore academic
students, was also a highlight
Mercury Sinks to II
An advance touch of winter settled
upon this community Thursday as
snow blanketed the area for the sec
ond heavy fall of the season. The
snow began falling at about A o'clock
Thursday afternoon and continued in
to the night. The thermometer regis
tered 80 degrees Thursday evening
and the mercury sank to 26 degrees
Friday, with the high for that day be-
ing only 81. A low of II degrees was
recorded Saturday morning. Snow
plows patrolled the highway. Wild
geese, flying southwark, attracted
much attention as they stayed then
flight for several nights, alighting on
Casselman river.
Music Meeting for Teachers
DR.. Glenn Gildersleeve, Dover, Del
director of music education for the
state of Delaware, conducted an all
day meeting for teachers of the north
ern supervisory unit Saturday in
Grantsville school auditorium, stress
ing the value of photograph records
in teaching music to children. He pre-
scented folk music and gave instruc-
tons in playing the simplified flute
Prof. Maurice Matteson, head of the
department of music, State Teachers
college, Frostburg, and Mrs. Caroline
Wilson, elementary supervisor from
the southern division of the county
were among those present. Between
40 and so teachers attended.
Birthday Dinner
Mrs. Bruce Folk entertained at a
surprise dinner party in honor of hel
husbands forty ninth birthday ami.
versary. The guests included Mr.. anc
Mrs. Dwight Miller, Lorraine anC
Gideon Miller, Mr.. and Mrs Aaron
Miller and sons Maynard and Wayne
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Livengood, Mr.
and Mrs. Myron Miller, Oren and Kirk
Livengood, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Kolb
Donald and Blair Kolb, Twila Gelnett
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleman Folk and daugh
ter Roxanna and son Mark, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Daniel King, Fern and James
King, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Otto anc
Hazel Otto, Springs, Pa; Rev. anc
Mrs. M. B. Miller and son Denver
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Folk and chill
dren, Daniel, Jr., Claire and Donald