The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-02-04
OAKLAND ROTARY CLUB
RECEIVES ITS CHARTER
Parchment Delivered By NJ. w.
Fleming, Governor, In Pres
ence of Fifty ROtarians.

At the William-James Hotel, Oak
land, last Thursday evening, with
only half the number of guests ex-
pected on account of storm prevail
ing at the time and with the mercury
standing at zero or below, M. Ward
Fleming, Governor of the Thirty
fourth District, Rotary International,
presented the charter to the Oakland
Rotary Club in an address pleasing
in manner, genteel and full of good
advice and counsel.
The charter was received by DR..
Henry w. McComas, president of the
local club, who responded briefly but
to the point. .
Other speakers were Jed Robinson,
Governor of the 33rd (Grafton) Dis
trict; Charles S. Californian, who
brought greetings from the Cumber-
land Club; G. M. Gillette, represent
ing the Frostburg Club, and L. F.
Everhart, of the Terra Alta Club. On
account of the road conditions King
wood, which had expected to be pres
ent in large numbers, telephoned re-
grets early in the afternoon that no
members of that club could possibly
reach Oakland. However, fifty Rotar-
ians surrounded the banquet tables
and an evenings enjoyment and good
fellowship resulted. The spirit exist
ing among the Rotarians present will
spred to every one in the communities
represented if the principles of the or
ganization are observed, and they will
be if expressions heard on every side
and in the addresses of the speakers
are conscientiously carried out.
The Oakland Rotary is the result
of the efforts of George Stern, past
president of the Frostburg Club, who
met with number of business men
at the William-James Hotel last Au-
gust when the formation of the club
was discussed. Mr.. Stern was accom-
panied at that time by G. M. Gillette,
w. E. G. Kitchens, Thomas Elias, Ru-
dolph Nickel and others of the Frost
burg organization. The Oakland Club
was elected to Rotary International
in December of last year and has held
weekly meetings, on Friday, since.
Rotarians present from Frostburg
at the utilization meeting were George
Stern, W. E. G. Kitchens, Conrad
Hohing, Rudolph Nickel, w. H. Den
ner, Clifton D. Jeffries, R. H. Hitch
ems, G. NJ. Gillette, J. Glenn Beall,
E. l. Pritchard, A. C. Frey.
From Piedmont came Charles Con-
nell, VIM. B. Gold and H. G. Combs.
Cumberland was represented by c..
S. Californian.
Jed Robinson was the sole represen-
tative of the Grafton Club.
Terra Alta, always to be depended
upon, was here with a large number,
including Sam UT, DR.. w. A. Welton,
liz W. W. llolllS, bOIl NGDSI Ter, d.
c. Fraley, H. Paul Shaffer, L. F. Ev-
erhart, c. T. Kelley, W. O. White
hair, Dutch" Parsons, J. M. Wolf,
DR.. Moser and Lloyd Taylor.
The utilization was gala affair
from the start to finish, and aside
from the speeches, all of them good,
consisted of singing and eating de-
licious dinner.
The local club has on its roster the
names of twenty-five members, rep
resenting the business and profess
sional life of the community. This
list will be enlarged as opportunity
presents.
DR.. McComas is president, and J..
A. fowler is the secretary. Other
members are L. M. Fraley, Wade H.
Hinebaugh, Floyd C. Stahl, B. H. Sim
cell, A. R. Martin, Paul 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. Loraditch, C. A. Deffin-
baugh, F. E.. Rathbun, Arthur Law
ton, Guy Yutzy, Rev. Archibald Moore
and Roland R. Gilbert.