The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-13

services this week at the Harnedsville
(Pa.) Methodist church.
On Saturday night, March %, at 8
o'clock, in the Grantsville Methodist
church, a sound motion picture,
"Jesus of Nazareth" will be shown,
depicting the life of Christ from His
birth to the Resurrection. A free-will
offering will be taken and the net
proceeds will go toward the improve
ment fund.
Additional Church Activities
The third in a series of union Lent
en- services was held last night in St.
Johns Reformed church. The service
next week will be held in the same
church.
The Lutheran Missionary Society
will be host to societies from Rock
wood, Garrett, Meyersdale, Salisbury
Addison and Confluence, Pa, at the
annual mission study class Wednes-
day, April %, and invitations are now
being sent out A covered-dish lunch
con will be served on that day by the
local women.
Mrs. Nettie Bill and Mrs. John
Zehner will be joint hostesses to the
Lutheran Missionary Society in April
it has been announced. Mrs. Ralph
Glotfelty was chosen as leader for the
meeting.
Tommy Bender was leader at C. E.
Sunday morning in st. Johns Re-
formed church following the Sunday
school session. The topic was "The
Grace of God, Our Father" The So
ciety will meet next Tuesday night
the regular time.
Mrs. Ella B. Keller and Mrs. B. T.
Keller will jointly entertain the Wom-
ems Missionary Society of st. Johns
Reformed church Friday night at the
formers home.
Services in local churches for Sun
day will be: Catholic, Mass, 10 a. M;
Lutheran, Sunday school, 9:45 a. M;
Methodist, church school, 9:45 a. M.
worship, 7:45 p. M, and Reformed
Sabbath school, $3.50 a. M, and wor-
ship service, 1920 a. m.
Banjoist Here Today
Alfred A. Farland, banjoist, OF
Plainfield, N. j., is scheduled to pre-
sent a recital this afternoon at
Grantsville school auditorium. Mr.
Farland has entertained more than
1000 concert audiences throughout
the United States, Canada and Eng
land, 1000 theatre audiences and
1000 college, high and grammar
school audiences in 10 states. The
presentation is sponsored by the
school.
Community Club Meeting
Mrs. Jonas Beachy entertained the
Women's Community club Wednesday
afternoon at her home, with Miss
Ethel Broadwater presiding. Miss
Mildred Barton, home demonstrator
of Oakland, concluded the study OF
the family food supply The roll call
was answered by the number of
quarts of canned foods required fo1
the members family at a minimum
level. The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Ollie Loechel "Clothing" will be
the general theme for the next three
months.
Other Social Events
Mrs. Arthur Resi- entertained at ar
all-day quilting Thursday. Her guests
were Mrs. Galen Beachy, Mrs Irwin
Baker, Mrs. C. C. Beachy, Mrs. Ernest
Bowser, Mrs. Eliza Yost, Mrs. Sher-
man Beachy and Miss Kate Beachy
The affair was held in connection
with the women's work of the Maple
Grove Church of the Brethren.
The Thursday Afternoon Bridge
club was entertained last week by
Mrs. Harvey Gortner. Mrs. T. O
Broadwater won both high and float
ing prizes.
Miss Ruth MacMurray was hostess
to the Teachers Bridge club Thurs
day night at the home of Mrs. H. F
Broadwater. Honors were won by
Mrs. B. F. Epstein, first; Mrs. Frank
j. Getty, second, and Mrs. H. F
Broadwater, floating.
Mrs. Harry j. Bender entertained
the M. and A. Bridge club Friday
night at dinner, followed by three
tables of contract. Guests We're Mrs
b. F. Epstein, Mrs. j. R. Gnagey, Mrs
Lena Bender, Mrs. Harvey Gortnel
and Mrs. B. H. Bender. Prizes went
to Mrs. H, F. Broadwater, high; Mrs
Gnagey, guest, and Mrs. B. H. Ben.
der, floating.
Weather Offers Contrast
"a study in white and black" is
what one might have again said OF
: the out-of-doors this week as snow
again blanketed what had melted or
Monday. Trees and shrubs were pic
turesque in their white coatings anC
buildings, trees and hillside forests
beyond stood out in dark relief
! against the vast whiteness. More thar
, sixteen and half inches of snow haC
/ fallen during the past few flurries
| according to official calculation, will
the mercury lowering around the
| freezing point, Major highways were
kept open, however School BUSES