The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-16
EVANSVILLE

EVANSVILLE
Grantsville Wins Spelling Bee
Allen Broadwater, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Broadwater, was the
winner in the spelling bee contest
sponsored by Radio station WMBS,
IIniontown, Sunday afternoon in which
six members in each of the senior
classes of Friendsville and Grantsville
high schools participated. He received
5-tube radio as his prize. There
were five contestants on Grantsville'S
side still standing when the last mem,
her of the Friendsville team had been
spelled down. The score at the hall
way mark was five standing for
Grantsville; one for Friendsville. As
an opening feature the contestants
answered questions on "Mothers", the
answers to which were the words to
be spelled. Miss Mabel Schlossnagle,
senior class faculty sponsor, accom-
panied the local group, composed of
Rheba Wilburn, Roy Kurtz, Allen
Broadwater, Harry Patton, BayarG
Keller and Elmer Lewis. Foster Q.
Speicher accompanied the Friendsville
team.
Entertain Church Society
Mrs. John H. Folk and daughter,
Mrs. B. F. Epstein, were joint hostess
SEES to the Women's Missionary society
of st. Johns Reformed church on
Wednesday night. The evenings topic
was "What the church does for youth,
and readings were given by Mrs. C. O..
Bender on Labor; Mrs H. Speicher,
work, and Mrs. &. f. Epstein, "To-
morrow. Mrs. Hobart Speicher gave
a reading on stewardship, Putting
God First, and Mrs. B. F. Epstein re-
viewed the fourth chapter of the mis-
sion book, Homeland Harvest" Mrs.
w. Z. Stanton, Mrs. Lottie Quinn, Mrs.
Wilson Bills, Mrs. A. C. Stanton, Mrs.
7. D. Maurer, Mrs. Frank Stanton and
Mrs. H. j. Bender, guests, and eigh-
teen members attended. Refreshments
were served. Mrs. Anna J. Warwick
and Mrs. Lucinda burst will jointly
entertain at the church in June. The
local society was complimented at the
Salisbury, Pa, institute for its in
crease in stewardship during the past
year.
Mothers Day Services
Members of the Monday night club
had part in a Mothers Day program
Sunday night at the White Oak Luth-
eran church, near here, one of the four
churches on the local Lutheran pasto>
rate, served by Rev. S. D. Sigler. They
were Lottie Patton, Betty Mckenzie,
Ruth Klotz, Betty Carder, and Charles
Bender. A quartet from the Salisbury
church sang. A special Mothers Day
program was presented by the Monday
night club at the local church Thurs
day night.
DR.. R. D. Brown, physician, of
FriendsVille, was the guest speaker at
special program of the G.. E. Sunday
night in the Reformed church. DR..
Brown spoke on "Mother and Dad as
friends" Mrs. Floyd burst gave the
History of Mothers Day"
At the devotional service at the
Lutheran Sunday school a Mothers
Day program was presented by John
Patton, leader; Evelyn Spiker, pianist;
Donald Swauger, Junior Failinger.
Dolly Layman, Dorothy Smith, Frank
and Eddie Conkling, Bobby Diehl, and
a group Of boys, all members of the
and junior departments. A
flower was presented to each mother
present.
A special Mothers Day sermon was
delivered by Rev. A. j. Forty at the
worship service in st. Johns Reformed
church Sunday morning.
A program, observing the 50th ami
versary of the Epworth Herald and
also featuring Mothers Day, was
given Sunday night at Epworth
League in the Methodist church. In a
worship service for anniversary day
Our New Frontiers" Mrs. D. R. Car
der, counselor, gave an outlook into
the future, "Chartering our new
course" The second part of the pro
gram was devoted to Mothers Day
and Irwin Miller, baritone, sang "The
Old Refrain" an old Austrian folk
song, with Miss Rachel Holmes, ae-
companist
Special Mothers Day services were
conducted at the Bethesda church OF
the Brethren Sunday by the Rev. J. c.
Beahm. AS special tribute, carna,
lions were presented as follows: three
TO the mother having the largest
family, two to the mother who has
been a church member the longest
and one to the oldest mother present.
Church Notices
Services in local churches for May
18TH will be: Catholic, Mass 10 a. m
Lutheran, Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
worship service, II a. m. Methodist