The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-26
EVANSVILLE

Monday night at Holmes Wallace stu
dios. Mrs. H. j. Bender, soprano,
sang Scotch and English ballads.
Mark Twain's "a telephone converse
ton" was presented by Mrs. A. E.
Warwick. A general discussion of the
subject, "My summer reading" was
followed by a contest on supplying
authors to titles of twenty books.
Dog Week Poster Contest
During National Dog Week, Sep
TENDER % to 2S, Grantsville is CO.
operating with Cumberland and Frost
burg. Locally, National Dog Week"
poster contest is being conducted in
the Grantsville schools. Prizes will
be awarded. Four tentative group
ings are: Second and third grades;
fourth and fifth grades; sixth and
seventh grades and freshman, and up
perclaSsmen. Posters must be the
work of pupils done under teacher
guidance under school conditions.
Judges will be Miss Jean Young, art
instructor; Mrs. N. R. Davis and Miss
Carolyn Wallace. The poster contest
is the only feature here this year.
Clyde Bender is local chairman.
Couple HonOred With Shower
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Sara and William Turner entertained
Thursday evening with a miscellane-
Gus shower in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elwood Klotz. The evening was spent
in round and square dancing, with
Frostburg orchestra furnishing the
music. Refreshments were served
The honored couple received many
gifts.
Others in attendance: Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Robson, Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Pope, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis McKen-
zie, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Layman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Traver Diehl, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hager, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Knepp, Mr.. and Mrs. Weaver Turner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell burst, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dewey Dean, Mrs. E. J. Hayes,
Mrs. Herbert Pope, Mrs. Dave Gunter,
Mrs. Jacob Ross, Mrs. Forrest Simp-
son, Grace, Alice, Mary, Edna, Law
renee and Harry Carey, Hilda Smith,
Melvin, Norval, Ray and Georgia Nc
Kenzie, Leana, Clara, Ralph and Odell
Layman, Mary Shoey, Kathleen Baer,
Mary Coon Helen and Stanley Mich
ael, Clara and Carey Mcmahon, Frank
and Iva Klotz, Cecil Stanton, Marshall
burst, Jane Hummel, Earl Opel, JOS
eph Stakem. Sara Jane Dean, Betty
Turner, Lonnie Spiker, Harvey Broad
water, Christy Merrbach, Mrs. Grace
Jenkins and family.
Reception for Newlyweds
Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Ross, Wiki
insburg, Pa, who were married Satur-
day, September IA, at Cumberland,
were the honor guests at a reception
last week at the home of the brides
parents, Mr., and Mrs. j. A. Beachy.
Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Beachy and daughter, Eleanor, Sails
bury, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. R. Rosenber-
ger and children, Doris and John, of
Cumberland; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Merrill, Avilton; Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Folk, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Epstein,
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Beachy and son
Billy and Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Bea-
chy and daughter, Helen. Mr. and
Mrs. Ross left later for Williamsburg
where they will live.
Methodist Women Organize
The Women's Society of Christian
Service was organized at the Metho-
dist church here Wednesday night.
Officers were elected as follows Presi-
dent, Mrs. H. C. Edwards; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Marshall Beachy; recording
secretary, Mrs. H. L. burst; cores
ponding secretary, Mrs. E. Warwick,
and treasurer, Mrs Leonard B. Schae-
fer. Rev. D. R. Carder then conducted
the installation service.
The president is the delegate to a
meeting at Huntington, w. Va, on
October ii and IS, and Mrs. L. B.
Schaefer was elected as alternate.
the Ladies' Aid society, over which
Mrs. H. C. Edwards was president for
about eight years.
EpwOrth League DOings
Twenty-one local Epworth Leaguers
attended the youth rally at Oakland
Thursday night in st. Paul's Metho-
dist church.
About 40 persons attended the local
Epworth Leagues "foot of dimes
campaign party at the Methodist
church when the winning reds were
entertained by the losing blues. Re
freshments were served and games in
dulged in.
The local League presented a re-
turn program at the Maple Grove
Church Of the Brethren Sunday night.
Mrs. d. R. Carder was leader of the
topic, "The Call of the Church to the
Community" The junior choir sang.
Class Has Picnic
The young peoples Sunday school
class OF the Maple Grove Church Of
the Brethren held d picnic Sunday
afternoon at the abandoned Bond CCC
camp. Games featured, and the group
visited the Savage River dam site.
Other Church Activities
Dalton Stanton was leader of the
topic at C. E. this Tuesday night in
st. Johns Reformed Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Miller, Evelyn
and Grace Swauger attended youth
work promotional meeting of the
Lutheran church at Johnstown, Pa,
Friday night. Rev. S. D. Sigler and G.
W. Dieffenbach attended a similar
meeting at Cumberland Monday night
The junior department of the Luth-
eran Sunday school sang at the wor-
ship service in the Lutheran church
Sunday morning.
Rev and Mrs. D. r. Carder with
Mrs. Harry Yommer, delegate. left
Tuesday morning for the annual con-
ference of the Methodist church.
Services in local churches for Sun
day. September 20, will be: Catholic.
Mass. 10 a. M; Lutheran, Sunday
school, GAS a. M. Methodist, Church
school, 10 a. M, and Reformed, Sab
bath school, $3.50 a. M, worship SER
vice, 10:30 a. m.
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