The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-28

and her children, Betty and James
Beachy.
Mrs. H. P. Miller, Salisbury, Pa,
was dinner guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Miller on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Stanton, Mrs.
Lena Bender and son, Edgar Allen
Bender, and Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Stan
ton were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B. H.
Bender at family dinner Thanksgiv-
ing Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Miller, near
here, entertained at Thanksgiving
dinner for her mother, Mrs. Anna J..
Warwick, this place; Mr.. and Mrs.
George G. Miller and daughter Hulda,
LaVale, and Miss Helen Miller, R. NJ,
and Jimmy Dale, Friendsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Miller, Accident,
were dinner guests at the home of R.
F. Younkin on Thanksgiving.
Miss Maxine Beachy had as dinner
guests Thursday evening Miss Helen
Glotfelty, Bittinger, and Miss Leona
Miller, schoolmates.
Irwin Baker was guest of honor at
a dinner party given by his son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Baker, on his sixtieth birthday at
Spring Valley Farm. Others present
were Mrs. Irwin Baker, Mrs. Elizabeth
Krause, and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Krause and daughter Polly.
Visitors From Panama
DR.. and Mrs. William H. Powell,
Ancon, Panama Canal Zone, arrived
here Sunday to spend a month with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. U. STAN
tom Mrs. Powell's brother, Charles
Stanton, this place, with Miss Pearl
Hershberger, Meyersdale, Pa, accom-
panied them here from New York,
where they also visited two other
brothers, Harold and Paul Stanton.
DR.. Powell, a U. S. Army physician
holding the rank of captain, is on a
two-month leave.
Book Chat Meeting
The month of November was ap-
plauded and reproved by members of
the Book Chat group, meeting Mon
day night at Holmes-Wa Studios.
The program theme was November
in Literature" A number of poems
were read. Thanksgiving music was
followed by contest on writing
poetry.
Party For Pastor and Wife
Because of weather conditions,
many persons were unable to attend
the surprise donation party for Rev.
V. R. Gillum, Methodist pastor, and
Mrs. Gillum Tuesday night at the
Grantsville church. Singing featured,
and refreshments were served.
Elementary Operetta
"The Galloping Ghost" three-act
operetta, will be presented by the
Grantsville elementary school on Fri
day, December IS, at p. m. The cast
of characters includes Robert Glot-
felty, Marilyn Wilburn, Billy Layman,
Sadie Turner, Randall Frazee, John
Tarbell, Ruth Yommer and Rita Ed
wards. The theme of the story centers
around an imaginative old man who
amuses group of children in a
gloomy room on windy night by
telling them a ghost story. Mrs.
George B. Shields is directing, assist
ed by Mrs. w. ]. Glenn, Edwin Elias
and Miss Jean Young. There will be
a matinee for school children. Ad-
mission is Is and rs cents. There will
be choruses of farm boys and girls
and dances.
Brief Mention
There will be a meeting at the w.
O. W. hall this Friday night to organ
ize an American Legion post here. A
delegation from Farrady Post No. "a,
American Legion, Frostburg, will at
tend. Edward J. Ryan, Frostburg, vice
commander of Western Maryland dis
trict, will speak. If the group of ex-
soldiers interested in forming a post
proves to be too small, membership in
the Frostburg post will be offered, it
was said.
Frank Dudgeon and company, radio
artists, are scheduled to appear at w.
O. w. hall tonight Thursday under
the auspices of the Grantsville Camp
No. Al, Woodmen of the World.
w. L. Thomas, cashier of the First
State Bank, spoke on "The Federal
Reserve System-Its Origin and
Functions" yesterday morning We'd
nesday) at Grantsville high school be-
fore Miss MacMurray's business
arithmetic class.
The Dramatic club of the local high
school has elected officers as follows
Joseph Blocher, president; Edgar
Allen Bender, vice-president and gem
eral manager; Bernice Broadwater,
secretary, and Harry Huff, treasurer.
Miss Catherine Speicher is faculty
sponsor and director.
DR.. H. R. DuPuy, Oakland, county
health officer, spoke on "Communi-
cable Diseases" last week at the home
hygiene class being conducted at the
school by Miss Mary Louise Paynieh,
health nurse.
H. l.. burst attended an automobile
service school at Cumberland last
week.
Floyd c. Diehl and party of sports
men returned - empty-handed = last
week from hunting bear near Renova,
Pa.
The December meeting of the
mayor and town council will be held
Monday night.
Mrs. E. E. Cunningham will be hos
tess at the annual Christmas party of
the Women's Community Club next
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. An
exchange of gifts will feature and the
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