. reise nS SHAVERTOWN - PHONE 297-R-16 _ TRUCKSVILLE George Lasher, Main St., Shaver- town, is confined to his home with mumps. Russell Cease, who is employed in New Jersey, spent last week end at his home in Shavertown. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Cease and son, Billy, of Scranton, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cease. Mr. and Mrs. John Streader and children have moved from the Sgar- let ‘Apartment to Easton where Mr. Streader is employed. Miss Margaret Gerlach has ac- cepted a position with the Dallas of- fice of the Commonwealth Telephone Co. * % x Private Sterling McMichael of In- diantown Gap spent the week end at his home in Shavertown. Mrs. Earl Husted of Chase has left for New York City to spend some time with her husband who is receiving medical treatment there. Donald Veitch, a former resident of Shavertown, a member of the 95th Ordinance Division of the reg- ular army stationed at Aberdeen, Md., was recently promoted to rank of sergeant. This is quite an honor as Mr. Veitch has been in the army only seven months and such pro- motions usually come only after more experience. * ® = Mrs. Bert Hughes of Forty Fort has been spending a few days with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Prater. Mrs. Pra- ter is recovering from a recent op- eration. Pete Makemes, of Shavertown, has purchased four and a half acres of land adjoining the Kingston Town- ship High School and will shortly break ground for a house which he and his family expect to occupy by mid-summer. Mrs. Clive Hope, Pioneer Ave., is mourning the death of her father, Brice Shultz, who died Sunday in Nesbitt Hospital. : Ladies Auxiliary of Shavertown Firemen will meet Monday evening Mrs. Albert Drasher, soloist at Kingston Presbyterian Church, and Miss Alberta Zimmerman, assistant organist at St. John’s Church, Wilkes-Barre, presented a recital in St. Paul’s Church Sunday evening. The program was well received by the congregation. : Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ash and son, Bobby, Miss Ruth Dressel, of Shavertown, and Miss Helen Grant, of Trucksville, visited Merlin Werk- heiser and Sgt. Terrence Roche at Indiantown Gap, Sunday. A regular meeting of the Towns- end Club of Shavertown will be held Tuesday evening in the hose house. * * * Miss Edna Zweibel and Miss Anna Boland of Wilkes-Barre were over- night guests of Mrs. Harold Ash, Shag Bark Drive, on Tuesday. Mrs. Howard Woolbert, Main St., Shavertown, has returned from Gen- eral Hospital where she was under observation several days last week. Mrs. Arthur Shannon and Mrs. Gertrude McDermott of Ashley spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Evans, Lawn St. Mrs. Harold = Ash members of her pinochle club Thursday night. Present were: Mrs. Charles Gossart, Sr., Mrs, Karl Kast, Mrs. Wayne Graybill, Mrs. Russell Hauser, Mrs. Llewellyn Mcr- gan, Mrs. Milton Keeler, Mrs. Wil- liam Sharp, Mrs. Charles Gossart, Jr., and the hostess. A * ¥ ¥ Mrs. Harry Coolbaugh of Hol- comb’s Grove is substituting for Mrs. Howard Woolbert. A second check up is being made of the pupils of Shavertown grade school to prevent further spread of mumps. Parents are asked to co- operate with the school staff in this matter. ; : Shavertown firemen were called Monday afternoon to extinguish a brush fire on the hill in the rear entertained at 7 o'clock in the hose house. of Evans Drug Store. SERVICES AT ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH The impressive rite of confirma- tion will be administered to the fol- lowing at’ St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Shavertown of which the Rev. Herbert E. Frankfort is pastor, at the 11 o'clock service Sunday morning: Mary Kemmerer, Doris Mae Hontz, Arline Holtzman, Helen Stoeckel, Paul Winter, Jr., and Ber- nard Siperko. “Count Your Oppor- tunities” will be the sermon subject. Luther League devotional service will be held at ¥ o'clock in the church basement when Professor J. A. Martin, supervising principal of Kingston Township Schools, will speak. Annual Confirmation Reunion Service will be held in the evening at 7:45. W. Alfred Valentine, Jr., assistant district attorney of Luzerne County, will be the speaker. Char- ter members of the church will be guests. There will be roll call of Schedule Of Services At Trucksville Church Palm Sunday: 10:30 a. m. Morning Worship with sermon on the topic “Our Own Palm Sunday.” Special music by the choir. 7:30 p. m. “Christ's Last Week”, in stereopti- con pictures. Special music by the choirs and solos by Ruth Turn Rey- nolds and Mrs. Marian Marth. Holy Week Services Tuesday, April 8th, 7:30 p. m.— Preparatory Service for the Holy Communion. All who plan to com- mune on Maundy Thursday are urged to be present. Thursday, April 10th, 7:30 p. m.— Maundy Thursday Holy Communion. This will be a Candlelight Commun- ion. A class of nineteen young men will be confirmed and received into membership and persons will be re- ceived by transfer, . Good Friday: A three hour Good Friday devotions from 12:00 to 3:00 p. m. Soe ro Rev. Francis Freeman Speaks To Men's Club Men’s Club of Trucksville Metho- dist Church, Trucksville, met in the church rooms last Monday evening. Mr. Samuel Davis presided at a business meeting and Rev. Francis Freeman spoke to the club. Those present: Graydon Carl, Donald An- derson, Samuel Davis, Harold Croon, Robert Bulford, Joseph Bulford, Don- ald Oldershaw, James Trebilcex, Archie Baker, Clyde Haskins, James Baker, Daniel Knorr, Louis Wilcox, L. Coolbaugh, J. C. Lewis, Bruce Vong, Thomas Carl, William Hewitt, George Turn, Sheldon Bennett and Rev. Harry M. Savacool. Richard Harris Buried Funeral services for Richard Har- ris, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Ches- ter Harris, were held from the fam- ily home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Many friends and relatives attended. Services were in charge of Rev. Charles Gilbert of Mt. Zion Methodist Church and burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Bearers were: Leon VanPyle, Jack VanPyle, Paul Ry- man, George Grinnal. Mrs. Harris is the former Ruth Billings of Carverton Road, Trucks- ville. the twelve classes confirmed in for- mer years. During Holy Week a half hour de- votional service will be held in the church every morning at 7:30. Matin service of the Lutheran Church will be used. Well known Lenten and Holy Week hymns will be sung and the Passion History will be read. Services will be held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening; the last sermon of the se- ries “What Shall I Do: With Jesus” will be delivered Wednesday eve- ning; Holy Communion will be ad- ministered Thursday evening at which time the Confirmation Class of 1941 will take their first com- munion; impressive Good Friday ser- vices will be held at 7:45. Meetings of the week: Tuesday, 8:00, Dorcas Bible Class, home of Mrs. J. A. Batey; Tuesday, 7:30, Dramatics Class, Junior High Students To Give Comedy Tonight “My Spanish Sweetheart,” a mu- sical comedy, will be given by the pupils of the Kingston Township Junior High School Friday evening in the high school auditorium. Members of the cast are: Shirley Greenwood, Naomi Hons, Mary Lou © THE POST, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1941 mn Mrs. Harvey Kitchen was hostess to members of the Women’s Society of Christian Service of Alderson Methodist Church at her home on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Russell May of Shavertown gave a very in- teresting talk on India, much of which she demonstrated with jew- elry and clothing brought from there. Mrs. David Morgan was in charge of the meeting and Mrs. Raymond Garinger of devotions. Officers of the organization gave re- ports. ; Miss Ruth Owens of the Elm Park Church in Scranton will be the guest speaker at the next meeting, May 13. Ladies from all churches of the Back Mountain section are Mrs. Harvey Kitchen Is Hostess At Alderson Ladies Luncheon invited to attend. Attending were: Mrs. H, B. Al- len, Mrs. Nelson Harris, Mrs. Giles Comstock, Mrs. Peter Delaney, Mrs. Herbert Davis, Mrs. Guy Scouten, Mrs. Albert Armitage, Mrs. Howard Higgins, Mrs. Sterling Kitchen, Mrs. Alfred Rogers, Mrs, Hettie Rauch, Mrs. Peter Kuchta, Mrs. Herman Garinger, Mrs. George Smith, Mrs. Frank Jackson, Mrs. Ray Garinger, Mrs. Frank Hess, Mrs. A. C. Dev- ens, Mrs. David Morgan, Mrs. John Cowan and daughter, Mrs, William Glode, Mrs. David Morgan, Mrs. Russell May, Mrs. Fred Swanson, Mrs. Ada Garinger, Mrs. Asenith Davis, Miss Lyna Garinger, Miss | Mildred Devens and Mrs. Kitchen. Minstrel Rehearsals Started At Alderson About 25 members of Alderson Methodist Church are practicing for a good old fashioned black-faced minstrel show to be given the end of this month. Raymond Garinger is directing the jamboree with the help of Herman Kern. Interlocutor will be Otis Allen, Jr., and end men Larry Yeager, Herby Davis, Jack Lynk and Charles Kern. Specialty numbers are promised by Jimmie Williams, Scotch comedian, Herman Kern and Mrs. Conrad Yeager, Af- fair will be for the benefit of the W. 8S. C. S. of the church. Calendar Of Easter Services At St. Paul's Easter will be appropriately ush- ered in at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of which the Rev. Herbert E, Frankfort is pastor, with an Eas- ter sunrise service at 6 a. m. A pageant, “When Easter Dawned”, will be presented by the young peo- ple of the church. The Passion Service will be used and Easter hymns will be sung. Easter Fes- tival service will be held at 11 o'clock when the Rev. Herbert E. Frankfort will preach on “I Am The Life”. There will be special music at both services. At the evening service at 6:30 students of the Sunday School will present their program. Young People To Give “Waiting At The Church” “Waiting at the Church”, a lively farce, will be presented by the young people of Huntsville Christian Church in the church this evening at 8 o'clock. Miss Alma Major is di- rector. Members of the cast are: Margaret Jones, Ruth Culp, Ruth Nitz, Ellen Piatt, Phyllis Elston, Robert Price, Royal Culp, Dale War- mouth and Alfred Davis. SWEET VALLEY Baptismal Service Sunday There will be baptism of infants and adults and reception of new members at Ruggles, Alderson, Nox- en and Kunkle Methodist churches on Sunday, A special musical num- ber will be a solo, “The Palms”, by Billy Morgan. ORANGE MRS ELAINE REINHARDT CORRESPONDENT Howard K. Reinhardt attended a Cities’ Service Oil Company meeting in New York City Monday. : " Mr. and Mrs. Chester Harris lost their young son, Richard, aged three who died on March 27. Mrs. Arthur Emanuel and child- ren of Red Jacket, Virginia, are visiting relatives here. Center Moreland Independent Baptist Church will hold church ser- vices Sunday evening at 7:30. Rev. Howard K. Reinhardt will preach on “The King of Kings.” All are in- vited to this Palm Sunday service. Sunday School at 10 o'clock in the morning. * * * Joseph Perry entertained at a party Wednesday evening at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Florence Ross. Games were played and re- freshments served. Present were: Jennie and Vivian Vopleus, Doris Perry, Lucy Evans, Alice Rozelle, Lois and Betty Bryant, Mildred Bell, Jane and Mary Sickler, Arthur Mor- gan, Donald Gardner, Leon Smith, William Emanuel, Paul Kunkle, Tony Perino, Henry Zarno, Everil Eaton, Eugene Miller, and William Frantz. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Diamond and Mrs. Ross assisted. Mr. and Mrs. John B, Sedan and son, Jack, of Huntingdon, spent Sat- urday with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Snyder. : Miss Margaret Ditman, of Phila- delphia, spent Sunday ‘with Mr. and Mrs. Howard K. Reinhardt and fam- ily. Club Sees Movies Mt. Greenwood Kiwanis Club was entertained with a commercial mo- Joseph Wolfe of Kingston visited friends in Sweet Valley Monday. Miss Bertha Edwards is spending some time in Sayre where she is employed. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Post and son, Howard, and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kitchen and family motored to Danville Saturday where they visited the former’s son, Doran. A number of friends from here at- tended the drumming and kitchen shower for Mr. and Mrs. Otis Farver at Benton last Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Warner Boyes, Hannah Mae Gibbon, Roberta Luft, Betty Hontz, Louise Alice Davis, Paul Lyne, Billy Griffiths, Paul Savacool, Robert King, Frank Mathers, Charles Gordon, Robert Caryl, Donald Mills, Ronald Gensel, Jacqueline Kingsley, Naomi Meyers. Dancers are Shirley Greenwood, Shirley Winters, Betty Hodgen, Na- omi Rood, Frances Rowlands, Mari- an Fritzges, Dorothy Considine. About one hundred twenty-five boys and girls are taking part in the production, which is being directed by Miss Dorothy Weaver, Music Supervisor, and Claude Spancake of the high school faculty. Lettermen’s Dance On April 15 the Lettermen’s Club sponsor a party-dance in the high school gymnasium at 7:30 o'clock. e KINGSTON CORNERS e o>