The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-01-28
BIG ROTARY EVENT OCCURS
In OAKLAND This EVENING
When The First Club In Garrett
County Will Be Instituted By
NJ. Wa.l Fleming, Governor

A very important Rotary event will
take place this evening at the Will
liam-James Hotel in Oakland when
the Oakland Rotary Club will be pre-
scented with its charter nd the club
will then function regularly.
The presentation address will be
made by M. Ward Fleming, Governor
of the 34th District pittsburgh, Ro-
tary International. Other speakers on
the program will be Rev. Richard As
pinall, Of Terra Alta, past governor
of the 33rd District; Jed Robinson, of
Grafton, West Va, present district
governor Of the 33rd District; En-
gene Bowers, secretary of the Cum
berland Rotary Club, and G. M. Gil
lette, president of the Frostburg Ro-
tary Club.
The clubs that will be represented
at this meeting and institution of the
local club will include those located at
Meyersdale, Pa; Piedmont, w. Va;
Keyser, w. Va; Grafton, W. Va;
Terra Alta, w. Va; Kingwood, W.
Va, and Morgantown, w. Va.
The Oakland Rotary club was form
ed principally through the efforts of
George Stern, of Frostburg, past
president of the Frostburg club. The
local club had its inception at a meet
ing held at the William-J James Hotel
on August %, 1925, which was attend
ed by business and professional men
of Oakland and the following men,
bers of the Frostburg club: G. M.
Gillette, W. E. G. Kitchens, Thomas
Elias, Rudolph Nickel and George
Stern. Rev. L. o. Leavel, of Ripley,
Tenn. was also present at this meet
ing.
The club, which had its beginning
at that time, was elected to Rotary
International in December. DR.. H.
w. McComas is president of the Ro-
-tary Club, and James A. fowler is the
secretary. The other members are
L. M. Fraley, Wade H. Hinebaugh,
Floyd G. Stahl, B. H. Sincell, 4. R.
Martin, P. B. Naylor, DR.. B. F. Selby,
Charles w. Ream, A. T. Matthews,
H. L. Miller, Joseph E. Harmed Henry
Lauer, Edward P. Kahl, H. A. Lora-
ditch, C. A. Deffinbaugh, F. E. Rath-
i bun, Arthur Lawton, Guy Yutzy, Rev.
Archibald Moore and Roland R. Gill
bert.
The utilization meeting tonight
gives promise of being a gala affair,
consisting of the usual welcome adj
dress and club singing, as we'll as the
responses from the visiting Rotari-
ans which are usually and in this case
will be we'll delivered and exception
ally well received by the local men,
bers.
The local club goes into the family
of Rotary International with the club
at Frostburg receiving credit for the
addition. Since its organization the
Frostburg club is credited with the
establishment of new clubs at Pied
mont, w. Va, and Oakland, and with
the consequent extension of Rotary
in these communities.
George Stern, first president of the
Frostblrg club, has represented Gov
ernor Nj Ward Fleming in making all
arrangements for the utilization meet
ing, and G. Marshall Gillette, who is
president of the Frostburg club, is as
Stunning responsibility in having the
Frostburg club largely represented at
the meeting in Oakland tonight.
The management of the William
James has made preparations to en-
tertain not less than hundred guests
at the banquet. The menu is quite
elaborate and the service will be ex-
cn11ent