The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
EVANSVILLE

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ment Association was formed at {
special meeting of the Veterans OF
Thursday evening in Firemen's hall
1t is to be composed of all WorlC
War veterans residing or employed IL
Grantsville The charter members
will also include Mrs. Nettie Bill anC
Miss Christina Winterberg, members
of the original ladies' cemetery COM
mittee, which is now merging with the
Veterans, and Mrs. J. F. Fahey, R. N
The aim is to improve, beautify anC
arrange for the general upkeep of the
cemetery. For the present the job al
hand is improving the roads through
the cemetery in general. A campaign
will be started Immediately among lot
owners and friends for funds to make
improvements as necessary.
Temporary officers are: President
A. c.. Stanton; vice-president, Fay
Miller, and secretary-treasurer, G. W
Diefenbach. 1t was voted to carry or
the committee, composed of N. U
Broadwater, Fay Miller and Adam A
Hanft, which has done preliminary
work, having had the entire cemetery
moved recently.
Other charter members, making q
total of 16, are: Harvey Gortner, DR.
7. o. Broadwater, DR.. N. R. Davis, c.
o. Keller, George Simpson, L. B
Schaefer, Noah Frickey and VIM D
Edgar.
Meetings will be held semi-annual-
ly on the first Friday of May and
November.
w. NJ. S. Study China
The Women's Missionary society Of
st. Johns Reformed church met We'd
nesday night at the home of Mrs j
Baum. Mrs. B. F. Epstein Inaugural
ted a review of Earl H. Ballou's book
"The Christian Mission in China to-
day." her topic being christian OPP.
portunity." The society decided tc
sell Christmas greetings. Refresh
ments were served. Mrs. c.. O. Bender
will be hostess at the next meeting IL
October.
WoOdmen Circle Meeting
National Grove No. 80, Supreme
Forest Woodmen Circle, met Friday
night at the w. o. w. hall with Miss
Ethel Simpson, guardian, presiding
Mrs. Henrietta A. Snyder, Richmond
Va, the new state manager, gave in
structions in ritualistic work and
talked concerning aids in obtaining
new members. Mrs. Odessa Bishotf
state president, Oakland, gave re-
port of the Woodmen Circles part in
the National Fraternnl Congress hello
last month in Baltimore. A goal Of
new member per person before
January l was set. A social hour
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Sunday School Elects Officers
Officers of the Lutheran Sunday
school for the coming year, beginning
October 1, were chosen Sunday morn
ing as follows; Superintendent, Har-
old Miller, assistant, C. S. Zeller;
secretary, Miss Iva Klotz; assistant
Harry Patton, treasurer, Mrs. Jonas
Beachy.
Other Church Activities
Sowing and Reaping" was the
theme of the sermon delivered by Rev
A. J. Forty at the Harvest Home ser
vice Sunday morning in st. John 8
Reformed church. The Sunday schoo
realized $50 from the dime folders
which were collected Sunday. The
proceeds will go toward the building
fund.
The Blues, losers in the Epwortl
Leagues recent Foot of Dimes cam
paign, will entertain the winning
Reds with a party this Friday even
ing at 8 o'clock in the Methodist
church school room. Milton Railey
captain, is chairman of the committee
The League will present a return pro
gram at the Maple Grove church OF
the Brethren Sunday evening.
Rev. and Mrs. d. Il. Carder, Mrs. II
C. Edwards, Miss Ethel Broadwatel
and Mrs. L. B. Schaefer attended the
organization meeting of the women OF
First Methodist church, Frostburg, or
Monday evening. The women of the
local church met last night to orga-
nize the Woman's Society of Christian
Service. Combined with this meeting
was scheduled the installation service
Communion services have been an
nounced by Rev. d. r. Carder, pastor
of the Grantsville charge, Methodist
church, for Sunday at the State Line
church, a. M; New Germany, II a
M, and Jennings, 7:45 p. m.
Services in local churches for Sun,
day will be: Catholic, Mass, 8 a. m
Lutheran, Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
church service, with Juniors taking
part, II a. m. Methodist, Church
school, 10 a. m. Reformed, Sabbath
school, $50 a. m.
Farm Group Meets
The local Farm Bureau discussion
group met at the home of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Paul Kinsinger Monday night
L ,Lo1 loJ J;ro,,cc;o,, oI
the evenings subject, Transformation
of milk as applied to the home.
Others attending were Mr. and Mrs
Guy Stanton, Mr. and Mrs. P Baum
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Stanton. Mrs, c. C
Beachy, Mrs. j. U. Stanton, Miss Beu
lah Engle and VIM. Winterberg
Rural Electrifcation" and egg
grading plants" will be discussed al
the next meeting in October
School Enrolment Increases
With Tuesday being the last day fol-
students to register, enrolment in the
high school has increased by seven t.
PIP, and the elementary figures nov
stand at 800, an increase of twenty
over the first day registration, max
ing total of 532 in both schools.
Brief Mention
Word was received here Wednesda!
yesterday morning that Floyd Mil
Ter, son of the late Joel H. an(
Amanda (DiehD Miller and NATIVE
of Grantsville, had succumbed in ;
hospital at Richmond, Va, at ont
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. His sis
tiers, Mrs. Scott Holiday and Mrs
Arthur Shirer, and the latters son, o
Somerfeld, Pa, left yesterday morn
inc for Richmond. A brother. Lnthe