The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-03-21

A. ]. Forty and twenty members were
Mrs. W. E. Stanton, Mrs. Ollie Loech-
Ell, Mrs. Wilson Bills, Mrs. Thomas D.
Maurer and Mrs. H. j. Bender. Re
freshments, carrying out a green and
white color scheme, were served. In
April, Mrs Ida M. Hershberger and
daughter, Mrs. Hobart Speicher, and
daughter-in-law, Mrs. D. w. Hersh-
berger will jointly entertaine the soci-
ETY. members in the Reformed church
Sunday school building.
L. l.. Cabinet Meets
The monthly meeting of the Ep
worth League &c binet was held Thurs
day night at Ire home of Mrs. Ray
mond Klotz. Lee Carder was in charge.
A membership campaign was started
with Mrs. D. R. Carder counselor, III
charge. Lee Carder was appointed
captain of the Reds and Milton Railey
will pilot the Blues. 1t was announced
that the junior members will have an
egg hunt Easter Monday. Rita Ed
wards was appointed acting secretary
to replace Betty Beachy, until after
the membership drive is completed
Mrs. Klotz served refreshments.
Other Church ACTIVITIES
The women of st. Johns Reformed
church have completed plans for a
baked ham and oyster supper which
will be held in the social room next
Thursday, March %, from $50 to s
p. m. Tickets are so cents.
Distribution of palms featured the
Palm Sunday Mass conducted by Rev.
Father Hilary Liehr at ST. Stephens
Catholic church on Sunday. The wear
ing Of the green was also in evidence.
This is the first time in al years
that Palm Sunday and st. Patrick's
Day have fallen on the same date, and
it will not occur again for POI years,
it has been stated.
Thomas Bender was leader of the G.
2. topic Sunday night in the Re-
formed church. Mrs. Frank Stanton
will be leader of an Easter theme on
Sunday at 1870 p. m.
what our Church needs" led by
Geraldine Carder, was the topic at
Epworth League Sunday night. A
special organ solo was rendered by
Miss Rachel Holmes.
Stations of the Cross will be held
this Friday night at 1870 o'clock in
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Mass will be celebrated on Easter at
8 a. m.
The children of the Methodist
church school will present an Easter
program Sunday at 1880 p. m.
Other services in local churches for
Easter Sunday will be Lutheran, Sun
day school, 9:45 a. M, Holy Com
munion, II a. m. Methodist, Church
school, l a. m. Reformed, Sabbath
school, $50 a. m.
An all-day quilting, with a covered
dish dinner at noon, will feature the
March meeting of the Ladies Aid
society of the Methodist church next
Wednesday, March 27, at the home of
the president, Mrs. H. C. Edwards.
1t is hoped to complete the friendship
quilt at this time.
Boys Top Friendsville; Girls Tie
Grantsville High cagers defeated
the Friendsville High quint 1916 on
Tuesday night on the latter's court.
1t was nip-and-tuck game, the locals
leading 1919 at the half and 14-12 at
the end of the third chapter after a
5-5 deadlock at the quarter.
The girls clash ended in a 1920
tie, with Friendsville ahead 1913, 20
IA and 26-14 at the quarters. The
game was rough throughout. Nc
Cullough, Friendsville forword, garn-
cred % points on eleven field goals.
Michael, with IA points, and Yommer,
with IL, were the leading scorers for
Grantsville.
Returns From Asia
William "Jack" Shearer, who has
visited here frequently, returned to
Grantsville Sunday after a sea voy-
age. He had left Mobile, Ala, in
November with the Waterman's
Steamship Company enroute to China
and Japan. He returned via the Phil
ippines Islands and the Panama
Canal and locked Saturday at Balti-
more. "Jack", who has been "af1oat"
most of the past three years, plans to
enter navigation school in Baltimore
to obtain his third mates license. He
and his mother, Mrs. Thelma Shearer,
his brother, Russell Shearer, and
Benny McIlwee, Cumberland, were
guests of Mrs. Shearer's brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. O. j.
Glotfelty, this week.
Natal Notes
Mr. and Mrs. C. U. Edwards re-
ceived word yesterday morning that
daughter was born to their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs Jas.