The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-10-17
EVANSVILLE
Seventh Grade Patriotic Program

scented by the seventh grade at as
| sembly Wednesday morning under
the direction of Edwin Elias. The
program included the pledge of allie
glance, play, without a Consti-
tuition" address by John Tarbell and
Betty 10 burst, episode in American
history, and patriotic drills.
| F. F. A. Elections
! Grantsville chapter of the Future
! Farmers of America on Wednesday
elected James Beachy, president;
Hoye Stanton, vice-president; Belmont
Miller, secretary; Norman Patton,
| treasurer; and Donald Glotfelty, re-
| porter.
Two junior F. F. A. organizations
were formed. The one of sophomore
boys, selected Glenn Stanton, presi-
dent; Randall Wiley, vice-president;
Owen Stanton, secretary; Edward Ba-
other group of freshmen has the fol-
lowing officers: President, Homer
Reichenbecher; vice president, Rich
ard Broadwater; secretary, Richard
Patton; treasurer, Robert Burdock
and reporter, James Jenkins.
Entertain At Bridge Party
Mrs. Harvey Gortner and Mrs.
Lena Bender jointly entertained the
Women's Tuesday night bridge club
and additional guests at the opening
of the fall season Tuesday night at
the Gortner home. A three-course din
ner was served at seven o'clock, after
(which six tables of contract were in
play. Present were Mrs. VERNE R.
Smouse, Mrs. Irene Bond, Oakland;
Mrs. A. C. Stanton, Frostburg; Mrs.
VIM. Lichliter, Mrs. Ernest Livengood,
Mrs. Bayard Maust, Salisbury, Pa;
Mrs. Ward Newman, Mrs. l. l.. Huff,
Mrs. C. S. Zell<k, Mrs. Fred Liven-
Mrs. H. f. Broadwater, Mrs. E.
Stanton, Mrs. H. J. Bender, Misses
Ruth Stanton, Emma Caulk, and Ethel
lBroadwater Mrs. J. F. Fahey, Mrs. j.
IR. Gnagey, Mrs. T. o. Broadwater,
Mrs. B. H. Bender, Mrs. T. D. Maurer,
Mrs. N. r. Davis, Mrs. C. o. Bender
and Mrs. Betty Keller. Mrs. Lich-
liter received guest prize; Mrs. T. O..
IBroadwater won high prize for the
lclub, and Mrs. Davis received floating
Ihonors.
Other Social Events
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Beachy enter
tanned Sunday noon at dinner in hon
or of the 18th birthday of her father,
Lewis H. Defenbach, whose anniver-
sary was Saturday Others present
Evelyn Spiker, Mary Jane, Mildred
and Grace Beachy.
Mrs. Melissa Boucher entertained
with dinner party Saturday even
ling. Her guests were Miss Almira
Boucher and Robert Mckinley, Phila-
delphia; Mrs. Norbert Toussaint, of
Wilmington, Del; Miss Lucretia Bou-
cher and Miss Ann Tenant, of Cum
berland, all of whom were weekend
visitors; Miss Ruth Keller, Oakland;
! and Mrs. Ella B. Keller and C. O.
Keller.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Glotfelty and
Mrs. l.. B. Schaefer, this place; Mrs.
C. E, Paul, Frostburg; and Miss Lena
Miller and George Miller, of Accident,
were guests at $500" party Friday
night, given by Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Miller at their home near Accident.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Stahl enter
tanned Thursday night with a party in
honor of the eleventh birthday of their
| daughter, Helen. Guests were her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Resi-; Mary, Helen, Ruth, Phyllis and
! Betty Resi-, Helen, Junior and June
| Beachy, Ethelene and Evelyn waste,
| Lois Noel, Ruth Butler, Geraldine
| Carder, Warder Sterling, Mary Kath-
ryn Miller and Ada Simpkins.
| WOmen's Missionary Society Meets
Mrs. C. O. Bender was hostess to
the Women's Society of st. Johns Re-
formed church at its October meeting
Wednesday night. Mrs. B. F. Epstein
continued the review of the mission
book on China which the society is
studying. On Saturday, October 26,
the society will be host to the fall
institute Of Missionary societies of
the Somerset Chassis.
Receive Attendance Awards
| Twenty members of the Lutheran
Sunday school received perfect attend
ance awards Sunday morning for the
year ending October 1. Presentations
were made by Superintendent Harold
| Miller. A Seven-year bar to Norman
Patton, Jr., and five-year bars to Miss
| Lucille Patton and Wendell Lohr were
among the list.
Countrywide C.E. Meeting Wednesday
| Definite plans were made Friday
might at st. Johns Reformed church
here for a countrywide meeting in
lGrantsville on Wednesday night, Oct
ober %, when Carroll NJ Wright, in
ternational secretary of Christian En-
deavor, Boston, Mass, will be the
principal speaker. Mr.. Wright will be
taken on tour of Garrett county in
the afternoon. A banquet and rally
Twill be held at Cumberland Thursday
evening. This meeting here is being
held in the interest of youth work and
churches of all denominations are cor
daily invited, regardless of whether
there are youth organizations other
than C. E. Miss Betty Beachy, presi-
dent of the local C.E., was in charge
of the business session Friday night
and members of the New Germany C.
E. were present. Oakland was also
represented. The meeting here will
be held in the Reformed church Sun
day school room.
Other Church Activities
Seventy persons attended the fare
Iwell party last week for Rev. and Mrs.
d. R. Carder and family who left
Saturday for Arborvale, w. Va,
where Mr.. Carder was transferred as
Methodist pastor A cash contribution
was given the pastor, and Mrs. Nellie
Grove and Mrs. D. w. Grove pre-
scented Mrs. Carder with a "Lone
Star" quilt.
Rev. Virgil R. Gillum, who was pas
tor at Levels, w. Va, the past year
has arrived to take up his duties as
pastor of the GrantSville charge of