The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-04-04

state c. E. official. Betty Beachy
gave an address of welcome. Fifty
dollars was realized from dime fold
ers which will go toward the building
expenses.
Ruth Weimer was leader of the
topic, Making our Church what it
ought to be-" at Epworth League OIL
Sunday night. Mrs. Carder, the coun-
selor conducted the customary Bible
quiz at the close of the meeting.
Rev. and Mrs. D. r. CaIder with H.
c. Edwards, Grantsville, and Leonard
Williams and Robert Wicklow, State
Line, left yesterday morning for
Moorefeld, w. Va, to attend two
day session of the district conference,
Methodist church. They plan to re-
turn tonight.
Literary Club Meets
Minor American writer's Of the Civil
War period were discussed by the
Literary club Friday night at Holmes
Wallace studios. The roll call was
Civil War songs" Miss Rachel
Holmes presented the biographies of
the eight writer's studied, namely:
Gail Hamilton, Louise NJ Alcott,
Mary Va. Terhune, j. T. Trowbridge,
Bayard Taylor, Thos. w. Higginson,
Josiah g. Holland, and Julia Ward
Howe. In connection with the latter,
Mrs. Emmons Warwick gave Mrs.
Howe's "The Battle Hymn of the Re-
public" as a musical reading Promi-
nent writers OF the Seventies will be
taken up at the April meeting with
special emphasis upon Mark Twain
and Bret Harte.
Marriage Announced
Clayton Younkin, eldest son of Mrs.
Virginia Younkin, Grantsville, and
Ruth Swauger, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Swauger, Jennings, were
married Wednesday, March 20, at the
Bittinger Lutheran church, it has been
announced. The Rev. A. C. Curran,
pastor, performed the ceremony. The
couple will reside at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Bowser, near here.
Brief Mention
An organization meeting Of a class
in poultry will be held in the high
school building next Wednesday night
at 8 o'clock. The class will be con-
Quoted by VIM. E. Tarbell, vo-ag in
structor, and is open to both men and
women.
The class in household mechanics
closed Friday night. There will be
an exhibit Of work done in the window
of Yoder's store this weekend.
National Grove No. 3, Supreme
Forest Woodmen Circle, will meet
next Thursday night at the home of
Mrs. C. O. Bender.
The Girls All club, meeting in the
fire hall Friday night, made plans for
a special meeting next Thursday,
April II, when a food nutritionst
from Baltimore will address the
group.
William Winterberg, president, and
Mrs. C. C. Beachy, chairman of the
Garrett county branch of the Asso-
ciated Women of Maryland, attended
an all-day meeting of the Farm
Bureau Board Saturday at Accident
High school.
Miss Margaret Renstrom enter
tanned the Teachers bridge club with
a chop suey supper Thursday night
at the home of Mrs. H. F. Broad
water, who was the only additional
guest. Prizes at bridge were won by
Mrs. M. S. Brookhart, Miss Leona
Clark and Miss Mabel Schlossnagle.
Mrs. l.. B. Schaefer was hostess to
her 500 club Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Frickey have
purchased the Nevin j. Miller proper
ty here in Grantsville and will take
possession about the first Of May. Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Klotz, who have
been tenants in this house for some
time, will move to farm, about two
miles from Bittinger, which they
bought recently. Mr.. and Mrs. Wen
dell Lohr are to occupy the dwelling
vacated by the Frickeys. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lohr are at present residing in