The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-07-21
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present at the meeting:

VI tAio SOI pOldllOu.
The Community of Mountain Lake
Park was organized July Is, 1880. The
Charter members were: Rev. C. w.
Baldwin, J. B. Vanmeter, S. L. Allen.
j. F. Goucher, Sarah C. Harris, Rev.
John Thompson, H. H. Vanmeter. ].
M. Davis, c. P. Masden, H. A. Bow
man, c. W. Conner, Sallie O. Dawson.
George l. Richardson, Jennie Smith.
Miss E. B. Swan, H. C. Sharp, Fannie
E. Sperry, D. E. Offutt. The first Of
Ulcers We're: President, j. F. Goucher:
secretary, j. M. Davis; treasurer, D.
Z. Offutt; annual committee, S. L.
Allen, George l. Richardson, J. M. Da-
Wis and George C. Sturgiss. None of
these officials are living today. Of the
charter members only Rev. DR.. Bald
win and Mrs. A. R. Sperry survive.
DR.. Baldwin is the only member of
the early days of the Park Association
living today.
June IS, 1889, the taxable basis of
the Community was S78,512.OO; today
it is over S5OO,OO0.OO.
At the meeting on the 18th inst. the
annual committee was instructed to
keep the camp ground and the sur
roundings at Crystal Spring clean and
attractive. This action was taken in
view of the fact that picnicers scat
ter paper and other unsightly mater
ial, instead of burning such refuse,
greatly to their discredit.
The twelfth annual session of the
Pittsburgh Epworth League Institute
closed Sunday night with most in
teresting and impressive service. The
Sunday services We're largely attend
ed. At 700 a. m. a communion SER
vice was held and at 700 p. m. an
echo service, followed by beautiful
and impressive candle-light service
was the program.
There were 533 delegates enrolled,
and with the faculty and committees
this number was increased by %, or
total number present and participant
ing, of $50. The delegates left the
Park Monday morning at 900 o'clock
on special train of seven coaches and
baggage car, running through to
Pittsburgh. The hotels and boarding
houses during the week received about
$4,000. The bathing at the lake was
greatly enjoyed.
Mrs. L. B. C. List and daughter
Miss Bess List are spending their va
cation in the Park, guests at Allen
hurst. In years past Mrs. List was
one of the most popular and success
full managers of hotels both in the
Park and at Loeb Lynn Heights.
Some years ago the house now own
ed by DR.. and Mrs. Logan Carr was
the property of a Mr.. fancy of Wheel
ing, West Va. Mr.. fancy son James
with his wife were weekend visitors
at this home.
DR.. and Mrs. Logan Carr have as
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Martin and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Brown
of Atlanta, Ga, the trip being made
to the Park by motor.
Mrs. Busselle, of Allenhurst, is very
much improved at this time and is
able to be up and about the house.
Mrs. James A. Hayden continues in
about the same condition and Mr.. R.
G. Richardson, who suffered what was
thought to be slight stroke of par
alysis last Wednesday, has recovered.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Stevenson, Of
Rosewood, Ohio, are here as guests
of the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. V. Leighton.
Mrs. John Calhoun, over the week.
end had as her guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Furment and son Donald and
Mrs. T. H. Gibson and daughter Err
cell, all of Morgantown, w. Va.
We do not remmeber when we have
seen so many and SO great variety
of wild flowers in the Park as during
this summer. Park visitors may be
seen coming in carrying great bou-
quets of flowers they have gathered
while roaming about. The number Of
birds has increased and their cheer
full songs are greatly enjoyed by the
lovers of nature.
The new and attractive homes of
Messrs. Gnegy and Winters at the
first entrance to the Park from the
State road, call for words of praise
and admiration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Smouse mo-
tored to the Park from their home in
Fairmont, w. Va, returning to that
place on Sunday night.
The Baltimore Conference Epworth
League Institute began it's sessions on
Monday night. Services will be held
every days this week, both in the
morning, afternoon and night. The
public will be interested in the even
ing meetings. Of special interest will
be the Stunts" The Leaguers ar
rived on an extra train over the Bal
timore and Ohio, which brought about
five hundred sterling young men and
young women from Baltimore, Wash
ington and intermediate points along
the line, arriving here Monday about