The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-06-27
EVANSVILLE
cath of Mrs. VIM. Ravenscroft

Funeral services for Mrs. Ada
rJevman) Ravenscroft, 70, wife of
WILLIAM Ravenscroft, who died at
11.3O a. m. Saturday at her home in
+be Mount Zion section, seven miles
cast of Grantsville, following a brief
illness. were conducted Tuesday after
mon at 2:30 o'clock from the Mount
7ion Methodist church. The pastor,
Rev. D. r. Carder, officiated, assisted
Nv the Rev. A. NJ Wright, pastor of
+be Salisbury Reformed church, Of
which she was a member. Burial was
IN the Mount Zion church cemetery.
Born February IA. 1867, near Sails
bnry. Pa, at the State Line, she was a
daughter Of the late Henry and Bar
bora (Schrock) Newman. She had
resided in this community for forty
years.
Surviving besides her husband are
one son, Henry Fay Ravenscroft, and
one daughter, Mrs. Nellie Simpkins, at
home; four grandchildren, and one
sister, Mrs. Sadie Shumaker, Mount
Zion. One son, James, is deceased.
Married At Church
A wedding ceremony was performed
ut the Mount Zion Methodist church
Sunday noon following the morning
worship service. Miss Marian RATHER
inc Scavona, Dunkirk, N. Y, and Stan
ley Henry Trevits, of Liverpool, Pa,
were united in marriage by the pastor,
Rev. a. R. Carder. The bride was at
tired in a toe-Iength gown and wore
shoulder corsage of flowers of CON
trasting colors. The congregation
witnessed the ceremony.
Bible School Ends With Picnic
The daily vacation Bible school, con-
Quoted during the mornings last week
in the Lutheran church, closed Friday
with a picnic. The total enrolment
reached 81 during the week. Rev. S.
D. Sigler and Rev. A. ]. Forty
visited the school at intervals. Teach
ers were Misses Rachel Holmes, Caro-
Ign Wallace Viola Broadwater and
Mrs. Wendell Lohr.
Plans Made For Youth Rally
The monthly meeting of the Ep-
worth League cabinet was held Fri
day night at the Methodist church
when plans were made for youth raj
ly which will be held here in July for
the nine charges in the Oakland zone.
Committees were appointed as fol-
lows: Reception, Rev. D. R. Carder,
chairman; Eleanor Wilburn, Milton
Railey, Lee and Juanita Carder; re-
freshment, Mrs, H. F. burst, chair
man; Mrs. L. B. Schaefer, Miss Gene
We've Railey, Wayne burst and Cecil
Edwards, and recreation, Mrs. En-
mons Warwick, chairman; Mrs. G. d,
Edwards, Miss Ethel Simpson, Mary
Houck and Clyde Bender. The cotthl
selor, Mrs. D. R. Carder, is chairman
eX-officio of all the committees, which
will meet this week to lay more def
mite plans.
The next meeting of the cabinet will
be held at the home of Mrs. H. f.
burst July 10.
Other Church Activities
Holy Communion will be admin,
istered to the congregation of the
Lutheran church Sunday morning at
II o'clock. Sunday school will be as
usual at 9;45 a. m.
Services in other local churches for
Sunday, June 30, will be: Catholic,
Mass, 10 a. m. Methodist, Church
school, 10 a. M, Epworth League,
GAS p. m. Reformed, Sabbath school,
$3.50 a. m.
The Lutheran Missionary Society
will meet at the home of Mrs. Scott
Holiday at Somerfield, Pa, next Tues.
day night.
Holy Communion services were con-
Quoted at st. Johns Reformed church
Sunday morning by the pastor, Rev.
Alvin ]. Forty.
Mrs. Frank Stanton was leader at
e. E. Sunday night in the Reformed
church with Mrs. Floyd burst, Frank
Stanton, Harold Setter Marie burst
and Charles Bender taking part in
the program. Hereafter, the society
Will hold its meetings on Tuesday
evenings in order that the pastor may
be present. The next meeting will be
July with Frank Stanton as leader.
What makes a good hobby" was
the topic for discussion at Epworth
League Sunday night in the Metho-
dist church with Mrs. D. R. Carder,
counselor, in charge.
The pulpit at the Methodist church
Sunday night was filled by Raymond
Grove, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Grove,
OF johnson Emmanuel Methodist
church, who has just graduated from
theological school in Virginia. Mr..
Grove chose as his theme, "God and
one man are a majority" Mr.. Grove
Is home for the summer and he served
mere IN the absence of the pastor, Rev.
u. K. Carder. who is conducting re-