The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
EVANSVILLE
Council Reorganizes


/ The first meeting of the Mayor and
Town Council for the fiscal year 1941-
/ ~ was held Tuesday night. H. c..
Edwards, retiring councilman who
served as president for the past two
years, conducted the meeting until or
ganization was effected. Alvin j..
/ Yoder, Harry Yommer and c. o. Ben
/ der, councilmen chosen at the annual
municipal election April 7, were sworn
| in by Magistrate Charles S. Zeller for
two-year terms. A. j. Yoder was named
president. Mayor j. c. Miller appoint
ed H. c. Edwards as water commits
sioner and re-appointed Miss Ethel
Broadwater as tax collector and Clyde
Bender, clerk. Thursday, May 8, was
set as the annual Cleanup Day, and
/ bids for the removal of garbage are to
be submitted to the council not later
than s p. M, Monday, May 5.
Funeral Notices
Daniel w. Dorsey and Joseph F.
Fahey returned Monday night from
Arlington, Va, where they attended
the final burial rites for Mr.. Dorsey's
brother, DR.. John Horatio Dorsey, 49,,
Spanish American War veteran and
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day evening here at Casselman hotel.
Interment took place Monday after
noon in Arlington National cemetery
beside his wife, the former Mary Kelly,
who died in 1885.
Relatives here received word of the
death of j. A. Reed, Valencia, Pa, hus-
band of Evelyn Beachy, a daughter of
Marshall Beachy, this place. Mr.. Reed
died Monday, April 7, of pneumonia,
and funeral services were conducted
Wednesday at Valencia. Among the
survivors is a young daughter, Mari
Ign.
A crowd estimated at about 700 per-
sons attended the final rites for Rev
Gideon D. Miller, rs, inventor and
Mennonite pastor, Wednesday after
noon at the Springs (Pa.) Mennonite
church.
Social Events
Joel A. Beachy and Mrs. Edward
Beachy were rendered dinner party
last week in honor of their birthdays
at the formers home. Guests included
Mrs. Dewey Bittinger and daughter
Helen, Akron, o.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert
O. Ross, Williamsburg, Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Rosenberger and fam
lily, Cumberland, and Mr.. and Mrs AL
vim Beachy.
Mrs. Sylvan burst entertained on
Thursday afternoon with a party in
honor of the eighth birthday of her
daughter, Sue.
Mrs. Melissa Boucher entertained at
dinner Saturday evening Miss Gwen
dolyn Treasure, Pittsburgh; Mrs. An
gela Smart, Mt Lake Park; Miss Ruth
Keller, Oakland; Miss Almira Boucher,
/ Philadelphia; Miss Lucretia Boucher,
/ Cumberland; Mrs. j. F. Fahey, Miss
Ida Engle, Misses Ethel and Viola
Broadwater
Mrs. Blair Bucket entertained at din
ner Sunday in honor Of Mr.. Buckets
| birthday, at the home Of her mother,
Mrs. Joseph Livengood Guests includ-
/ ed Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Paul and son
Ronnie, Frostburg; Joseph Paul, Balti-
more, and Mr.. and Mrs. David Paul.
Church Activities
A confirmation class of four-Tom-
my Bender, Audra Speicher, Frances
Miller and Wanda Beachy-was re-
ceived into st. Johns Reformed church
/ Sunday morning at the Communion
| service. lightweight persons com
muned, in one of the largest commun-
/ $25 was Melted for the building fund
from dime folders collected Sunday.
The Women's Missionary Society of
| st. Johns Reformed church met last
night at the church.
The local Methodist Women's Chris
tan Service society will meet next
Friday night at the home of Miss Ethel
Broadwater. Mrs. " R. GiIlum will be
leader.
Services in local churches for Sun
day will be Catholic, Mass, 10 a. m.
Lutheran, Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Methodist, church school, 10 a. nl., and
Reformed, Sabbath school, $3.50 a. m.
Brief Mention
Blaine Smiths new "Home Folks"
program, with Cal Smith and the
Davis Twins, radio artists from
WMMN, Fairmont, w. Va, will appear
at Grantsville school auditorium Mon
day night under the auspices of the
New Germany school.
Approximately $75 was cleared by
the local fire department at its benft
dance Saturday night at Meshacll
Browning club. More than 80 couples
attended.
Preceding dismissal for the Easter
holidays, the Sophomore lib section,
Miss Ruth MacMurray, home room
teacher, presented the assembly pro-
gram at the local school. The Elemen-
tary glee club under the direction of
Miss Margaret Renstrom, sang. School
was resumed Tuesday morning
Rev. V. R. Gillum was the guest
speaker at the Piedmont Methodist
church, Thursday evening.
Personals
Rev. and Mrs. Oscar r. Fike, Air
Point, Va, enroute home from a two
week Church of the Brethren evange-
listic meeting in Pennsylvania, were
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Beachy
the Rev. Mr.. Fike being a nephew OF
Mr.. Beachy. Guests of Mrs. Beachy on
! Tuesday were Miss Helen Skokut and
Mrs. W. Finly, Finlyville, Pa, and
Miss Grace Vaughn, Pittsburgh, who
were on their way to Washington.
Mrs. Lille Ambill and son, VIM
Ambill, Pittsburgh, were weekend
guests OF Mrs. Lucinda burst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Paul, Balti-
more, visited his mother, Mrs. Joseph
Liyengood, and family, on Monday.
Mrs. Kenneth Moore, GAINESVILLE
o., spent the Easter week -end visiting
her mother, Mrs. Mary Simpson, al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Ed
various games after which deliciou,