The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-10-10
Other Social Events

bridge party Thursday night at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Pfahler,
Meyersdale.
Mrs. Fred. Livengood entertained
with bridge at her home.
Attend Home Economics Meeting
Mrs. J. C. Renningger, home eco
Monies instructor; Maxine Beachy,
Alice Simpkins and Mary Turner, stu
dents, and Miss Margaret Renstrom
attended the meeting of the State
Home Economics Club Association
Saturday at the University of Mary
land, College Park. Miss Beachy was
installed as state treasurer of the as
sociation. Grantsville was the only
club in Garrett county to be repre-
sented and was one of 16 clubs to re-
ceive honor, certificates for fulfilling
certain requirements last year. The
group visited Hood College, Frederi-
lex, Friday night, and went on sight
seeing tour of Washington Saturday
afternoon.
SpOrtsmen Elect
The annual election of officers was
held at a special meeting of the
Grantsville branch of the Garrett
County Sportsmen's Association Tues
day night. Those chosen: Henry l..
burst, president; Jesse Merrill, re-
elected vice-president; John H. Folk,
secretary; and Harry Mckenzie, treas
urer.
School Notes
Freshmen at high school won at
tendance honors for the first month
with 1872. The fifth grade was second
with SO. The Seniors, with 97.9, were
third.
The local soccer team was defeated
by Beall High at Frostburg Monday
in a return game. Grantsville soccer
ties will play the State Teachers col
lege jayvees of Frostburg this Friday
afternoon on the local field. Soccer and
fieldball teams will meet Accident
High here next Tuesday.
Miss Jean Young, high school art
instructor, is conducting meetings for
teachers of the elementary school and
rural schools in the Grantsville unit
each Wednesday here after school, The
purpose is to work out a satisfactory
course in art especially for the rural
teachers. More than 20 will be en-
rolled Mrs. w. J. Glenn, music in
structor, expects to start classes in
music of the same type on next We'd
nesday.
The high school band membership
has tripled this year. Practice has
been underway for the past three
weeks.
Serafim Strelkoff, bass baritone,
Russian singer, will appear at Grants
vile school auditorium Monday, 1880
p. m, under the auspices of the school,
IN the first attraction this year pre-
scented by the Antrim Lyceum Bureau
of Philadelphia. A program of songs,
humor and adventure may be expected
Admission is ten cents.
Brief Mention
The Girls Story club reopened at
Holmes-Wallace studios Thursday
night with seven present. After the
evenings story, read by Miss Holmes,
songs and dances featured. Meetings
will be each Thursday, 7 to D. m.
Another heavy frost struck this
community yesterday morning WED
nesday) with the thermometer regis
tering 26 degrees. The surrounding
woods are now wearing their most
beautiful garbs of the year.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Maurer, Somer-
set, Pa, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Zehner last week. On Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Zehner visited her moth
er, Mrs. w. A. Speicher, in Accident.
Mrs. c. c. Beachy went to Balti-
more Friday where she joined her sis
ter, Mrs. Harvey Parsons, on a trip
to the New York Worlds Fair. They
will visit their brother, E. J. Gnagey,
East Orange, N. j., and Mrs. Beachy's
son, Frank Beachy, U. S. Army, at
Governors Island, N. Y. Mrs. Beachy
will be gone about ten days.
Mrs. w. E. Tarbell returned Friday
night from Bridgeport, w. Va, where
she had visited her mother, Mrs. Jessie
Lawson. Mr.. Tarbell and their son,
John, who had gone for her, accom-
panied her home.
Miss Almira Boucher, Philadelphia,
returned to Johnstown after week
end visit with her mother, Mrs. Melis-
sa Boucher.
Mrs. Blair Bucket, Baltimore, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Joseph
Livengood.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Ryland, Pitts
burgh, visited his aunt, Mrs. Lille B.
Gounkin, last week.
Mrs. George Blanks, Washington,
D. g., was a guest of her daughter,
Miss Carolyn Blanks.
James Messersmith, Hagerstown,
visited his mother, Mrs. Lucretia Mes
sersmith, and his sister, Mrs. Joseph
Livengood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Layman,
Mrs. Elwood Klotz and Misses Clara
and Leanna Layman attended the an
nual Forest Festival at Elkins, West
Va, on Friday.
Miss Mabel Schlossnagle, Accident,
was a weekend guest of Mrs. B. T.
Keller
Mrs. Margaret Reichelt, sister of
David Pope, is i'll. She has made her
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Pope
for several years.
Mrs. Lldia Rodamer, 80, mother of
Stewart Rodamer, sustained a broken
rib and bruises in fall Wednesday
at the National hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs C. o. Bender returned
Sunday from Baltimore where Mr..
Bender attended banquet meeting of
the Chevrolet Motor company.
Melba Miller Riley was in Washing
ton this week attending a hairdressers'
convention.
Miss Alverta Zehner, daughter OF
Mrs. Harry Maurer, Somerset, Pa,
has entered training at Allegany hos
pital, Cumberland. She graduated
from the local high school. class of 80