The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-10-24
EVANSVILLE


| Tdue Will form at Cne ScnOOI at I.UU
p m. Prizes will be awarded after
| grand march in the school auditorium
to the best dressed girl, boy and cou-
pie, funniest dressed boy, most comic
girl, smallest child and latest per-
son and the most original float. There
will also be door prize and one for
largest room representation masked.
A fruit basket will be given away. Bin
go, games and dancing will be the
attraction with the Laurel Jump
ers" furnishing music for square
dancing. Admission is ten cents, which
will be used for refreshments.
Win Over Friendsville
! Local teams split a dOuble-header
with Friendsville at Friendsville when
the local high soccerites defeated the
Friendsville team $40, while the local
lassies were turned back 8-12 Richard
Bucket, scoring four field goals in
three quarters, was outstanding John
Stowell, Gordon Mckenzie and Wal
ter Kamp taillied the remaining
points.
The victory of the local boys places
them in tie with the Accident team
for the nothern division champion
ship. Playoffs will be necessary be-
fore games for the county title can be
played with southern division Win
ners.
Clubs Organized
A choral club was organized at the
local high school Monday afternoon
with Miss Caulk as sponsor. The work
of the club will inclued choral poetry
and music. This group is open to
students from the junior, sophomore
and freshman classes.
Thirty-fve students, representing
all four classes in the high school,
turned out for the first meeting this
year of the dramatic club. Miss Cath
crime Speicher is director. Officers
will be elected next week. Short PLAYS
will be worked up by the club mem
bers.
Other School Briefs
Principal F. J. Getty attended vo-
cational guidance clinic of the De-
partment of Psychology, Saturday
morning at College Park.
Members of the Sophomore ia sec
ton have been rehearsing their parts
for the assembly program next Mon
Gay. A three-act rural farce comedy,
"A Pair Of Country Kids, will be pre-
sented under the direction of Miss
Speicher by the following cast: Betty
Turner, Dorothy Mckenzie, Ruth Ell
len Curran, Phyllis Garlitz, Almira
Hummel, Harry Huff, John Stowell.
Fay Miller, Edward Baker and Robert
Zeller.
Death of An Infant
Kenneth James Handwerk, aged 10
months, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Handwerk, Jennings, died at 5 P. NJ.
Friday, of pneumonia at the home of
its parents. The child had been i'll
since birth. Funeral services were con-
Quoted Sunday with burial in the
Handwerk cemetery.
First Snow Strikes Early
The initial snow of the season fell
here Saturday. By mid-afternoon the
earth was covered and trees, from
which the leaves had not yet fallen
were tiecked with white. The mercury
registered % degrees Saturday morn
ing, the coolest this fall, and there was
no rise above 80 all day. The snow
reached depth of four inches.
Agricultural Exhibit
The Farm Security Administration
Will hold an agricultural exhibit here
November Z, 8 and 9, in the National
Garage building. The displays will be
open each day and evening They will
include farm products and articles
made for use in the home.
Old-Fashioned Corn Husking
Alvin H. Yoder, prominent farmer
and dairyman, held a corn husking last
Tuesday evening. Lunch was served to
ninety young men and women. Corn
husking is a tradition among the
Amish people.
Celebrates S1st Birthday
Mrs. Lydia Wiley was guest of
honor at a dinner given at her home
here on Sunday in celebration of her
81st birthday anniversary, occurring
today Thursday. Those attending
were her daughter, Mrs. David Mes
sersmith, her son, Dewey Wiley and
Vern Fisk, Marathon, N. Y; Thomas
Wiley and daughter, Buena and Mrs.
Charles Wiley and two children, of
Canton, o.; Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Wiley,
Reisterstown; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Bucket and four children and Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Bucket and three chill
dren, Bittinger; William Winterberg
and Miss Christina Winterberg the
honoree's brother and sister; Mrs. Lu-
cretia Messersmith and Mr. and Mrs.
N. U. Broadwater Mrs. Wiley left on
Monday for Marathon, where she will
remain several weeks.
Goth Wedding Anniversary
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Gnagey enter
tanned with dinner party Saturday
night, on the eve of their twentieth
wedding anniversary. Their guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Lester WARWICK
Cumberland; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F.
Fahey, DR.. and Mrs. T. 0. Broadwater
and Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Bender.
All Club Meets
The girls All club met Friday at
Casselman Hotel with Mary, Ray and
Ruth Houck as joint hostesses. The
work session was darning. Plans were
made for a Halloween party on Sat
urday, October 26.
Other Social Events
Mrs. ]. c. Renninger entertained
the teachers bridge club at its first
meeting this fall at the H. F. Broad
water home Three tables were in
play. Guests were Mrs. ]. F. Fahey
and Mrs. H. F. Broadwater. Honors
were won by Mrs. B. F. Epstein and
Mrs. Fahey.
Mrs. Ella B. Keller entertained at
dinner Friday evening Miss Almira
Boucher, Philadelphia; Miss Lucretia
Boucher, Cumberland; Miss Ruth Kel-
Ter, Oakland, and Mrs. Melissa Bou-
cher, Grantsville.
Mrs T. r Schaafar woe boc+ose