The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-07-25
EVANSVILLE
Family Reunions

Family Reunions
The third annual John Yommer
family reunion will be held Sunday at
the Harrison farm, near here. As 4
part OF the program, music will be
furnished by the Salisbury (Pa.) High
School Band. Mrs. Ralph Glotfelty is
secretary, while Charles Yommer and
Mrs. Lester Opel, Salisbury, are presi-
dent and treasurer, respectively.
Plans are being formulated for the
4th annual S. D. Yutzy family reunion
to be held Sunday, Aug. II, at the Po-
cahontas Reformed church grounds.
Missionary to Show Films of Islands
Rev. Troy Wakefield a missionary
to the Hawaiian Islands, will show
colored motion pictures of missionary
work on the Islands at the Jennings
Methodist church Monday night at 8
o'clock. There will be no admission
fee but silver offering will be taken,
forty percent of which will be applied
to the Jennings church's World Ser
vice.
Epwofth League Activities
The regular monthly cabinet meet
ing of the Epworth League was held
Friday night at the home of Mrs. II.
F. burst. Patches were formally re-
moved from the missionary apron and
it was revealed that So had been
cleared in this manner. The cabinet
will sponsor a foot of dimes" cam
paign to begin Sunday and end Aug
ust rs. A program will be arranged
for the closing night. Clyde Bender
will be host to the cabinet in August.
The local Epworth League society
presented program Sunday night at
the Johnson Methodist church. Lee
| Carder was leader of the topic, "Thc
Church in the community" Miss Bet
ty Tarbell discussed "The contri-
buttons of the Church to civic life"
and Dorothy Mckenzie spoke on ''The
Church needs youth" About 25 from
Grantsville attended.
Other Church Activities
A "foot of dimes" campaign was
inaugurated Sunday by St. Johns Re
formed Sunday school, the proceeds to
go toward the building fund.
Marie burst was leader at C. f. on
Tuesday evening in st. Johns Re
formed church.
Services in local churches for Sun
day will be: Catholic, Mass, 8 a. m.
Lutheran, Sunday school, 9:45 a. NJ,
worship service, II a. M Methodist,
Church school, 10 a. M, Epworth
League, Gas p. M, and Reformed,
Sabbath school, $3.50 a. m.
Social Events
The junior class of the Methodist
Church school, Mr. H. C. Edwards,
teacher, held a swimming party and
picnic Wednesday afternoon at the
/ CasSelman Dam. ..,.....--
b Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Beachy enter
tanned with dinner party last week.
Their guests were Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
Folk, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Beachy
and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Beachy.
Mrs l.. B. Schaefer entertained her
500 club Friday night. Mrs f. Fri
| ckey will be hostess to the club this
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lewis entertained
with a weiner roast at the fire tower
on Negro Mountain Wednesday night
in honor of their uncle, James Grill,
of Bedford Ohio.
Firemen Receive $40 Within Week
The Grantsville Volunteer Fire De-
partment has received a check for $50
from the Roxy Theatre, Meyersdale,
from the "bank night" fund, which is
greatly appreciated by the local COM
pany. Local fremen attended the pa
rade at the Somerset county firemen's
convention Thursday and were award
ed a $40 prize.
Benefit Dance
About fifty couples attended the
Grantsville baseball clubs benefit
dance Wednesday night at Meshack
| Browning club.
Grantsville was defeated Sunday by
the Barrelville nine in the Pa town.
Paw Paw will play the local team at
Salisbury this Sunday.
Hear Short Course Reports and Mac
Dowell Music
Miss Viola Broadwater, guest plan
list, gave a sketch of the life and
works of Edward Mcdowell, Ameri-
can composer, and played two num-
bers from his "Woodland Sketches" as
feature of the music appreciation
course at the meeting of the Women S