The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-01-11

WIFI SO.IOTo. LIE elementary ScHOOl
furnished third and fourth places al
so, with the seventh grade having
95.34@o, and the fourth, 94.5%o. The
elementary schools average was
92.1%. The Sophomore liza class,
Abel Dewitt home room teacher, re-
tanned the attendance banner for the
fourth consecutive month with an at
tendance of 1920.
All Club Elects
The Girls All club elected officers
for the year 1910 at its meeting Fri
day night in the WOW. building, as
follows: Betty Beachy, president;
Louise Gortner, vice-president; Betty
Carder, secretary, and Joyce Beachy,
treasurer. Mrs. Harvey Gortner and
Mrs. D. w. Hershberger are local
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Observe Twelfth Night
The Literary club at the Holmes
Wallace studios Saturday evening,
Twelfth Night, held holiday meet
ing which featured Christmas, New
Years and Twelfth Night. Mrs. H.
]. Bender sang "The Wassail Song.
Miss Carolyn Wallace read Sir
Walter SCOTS poem, christmas
time" and Mrs. G. W. Diefenbach
gave "Recollections of my Christmas
Tree, by Charles Dickens. Customs
of Christmas and New Years were
related by Mrs. D. R. Carder and Miss
Rachel Holmes, respectively, and Miss
Holmes read an original poem,
"Voices at Christmas" written by r.
vim Miller, of this community. AL
fred Tennyson's "Ring Out, Wild
Bells, was given by Mrs. Emmons
Warwick, and all of the members
present were assigned parts in Act V
of Shakespeare's play, Twelfth
Night" which was read. The tradi-
tional hot posset and Twelfth Night
cake were served. The club will
study the lives and works of Ameri-
can writers this year.
Hostess To Church Society
Mrs. Emerson Sebold was hostess
to the Lutheran Missionary Society
Tuesday night of last week at her
home just out of the corporation linn
its. Mrs. r. C. Patton was leader of
the topic, "Christians Working To-
gether." Refreshments were served.
st. Johns News Notes
! The women of st. Johns Evangeli-
cal and Reformed church are con-
Quoting a benefit turkey dinner We'd
nesday evening, January "a, from
$50 to 8 p. M, in the Sunday school
building. A committee of Mrs. J. H.
Folk, Mrs. Fred Livengood, Mrs. j..
U. Stanton and Mrs. Anna j. Warn
lex has been appointed to have
charge.
Mrs. j. U. Stanton will be hostess
to the Women's Missionary society
of st. Johns next Thursday evening,
January 10, at her home here.
Twenty-one names are on the per-
feet attendance list for 1889 at St.
/ Johns Reformed Sunday school. Da-
vid Broadwater, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. U. Broadwater, has twelve years
of perfect attendance, while James
Beachy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Beachy has eleven years. Charles and
Thomas Bender have attended every
Sunday for eight years. Others are
for several less.
C. o. Bender has been reelected
superintendent of the Sunday school
for 1910 along with David Broad
water, secretary; Mrs. B. F. Epstein,
treasurer, and Mrs. Floyd burst,
organist. Other officers, newly chosen,
are Harold Setter, assistant superin-
tendent, and Betty Beachy assistant
secretary. Mr. Bender has been
actively connected with the Sunday
school for the past sixteen years, and
is his fourth consecutive year as
superintendent
! The young mems class organized
with Bayard Keller as president;
/ Charles Bender, secretary, and John
Menges, treasurer,
At the church service Sunday morn
ing J. U. Stanton was elected elder
and Paul Kinsinger, deacon for three
years.
The second meeting on Prayer at
Christian Endeavor was held Sunday
night with Frank Stanton as leader
of the topic, "Why do we pray?"
Others taking part were Rev. A. j.
Forty, pastor; Betty Beachy, and
John Menges. An open discussion
was held.
Methodist Church School Attendance
Twenty-four members of the
Methodist church school achieved
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