The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-05-16

Mrs. W. A. Smith, at Hoyes.
Mr.. Harry Stemple returned home
Saturday morning from Baltimore in
which city he had spent the previous
day at a meeting of the Knights of
Pythias District Deputies of Mary
i land. The meeting was instructive as
| we'll as profitable to all concerned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Brady and Miss
Nell Goodwin, of Kingwood, accompan-
led by Mrs. j. H. Hawthorn, of Kan
sas City, Mo-, motored to Oakland
from Kingwood Sunday afternoon and
spent a few hours here visiting
friends.
The teachers and pupils of the Crel-
lin public school will hold box social
and festival in the school building on
Friday night, May II. Among other
entertainment the Crellin Boys Band
will play and those desiring to play
cards may do so.
! The people of Oakland and sur
rounding communities are invited to
attend the sessions of the West Vir-
ginia Synod of the Lutheran church,
which meets in St. Marks church on
\ next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
! day. The evening services will begin
\ at 500 o'clock.
Mr.. Paul Riley, of Red House, took
| his father and mother to Gettysburg,
Pa, last Friday where they attended
\ the commencement of the Lutheran
| Seminary, at which time Loyal T.
Riley, their son, was graduated. While
at Gettysburg they were guests of DR..
and Mrs. John G. Robinson.
DR.. John G. Robinson, of Gettys-
burg, Pa, arrived in Oakland Satur-
day last and will remain here during
the summer with DR.. and Mrs. M. c.
Hinebaugh. During his stay here DR..
Robinson will direct the music in st.
Marks church and Sunday school and
give especial training to the mems
choir which was recently organized in
St. Marks.
Mrs. H. H. Harmed, who spent sew
eral days recently in Baltimore with
y relatives, returned home Sunday af-
ternoon, accompanying Mr.. and Mrs.
: Hubert Burdette and son and Mrs.
II Lindsey Browning and daughter from
Mount Airy, the party being guests
n at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
e E, Harmed until Tuesday when they
returned to Mt. Airy.
t Rev. Loyal Riley and his parents,
Y Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Riley, of Fairmont,
arrived in Oakland Saturday from
Gettysburg, Pa, following the grad
$ uation of the former from the Luth-
S eran Seminary there. Rev. Riley will
be ordained as a minister at the COM
ing session of the Lutheran Synod to
be held in Oakland May 2123, along
with Rev. Amick, son of Rev. G. w.
w. Amick, of Accident
t A bridge club was organized at the
s home of Mrs. Emroy Bolden on Tues
day evening. Those present included
Misses Rhesa King and Fannabelie
Offutt, Mrs. Byron Besse, Mrs. Ralph
:, Kercheval, Mrs. Paul McIntire, Mrs.
: Bernard Gender, Mrs. Leo Helbig,
Mrs. Henry McComas, and Mrs. En-
roy Bolden. Miss Offutt won first hon
6 ors. The club will meet every two
:, weeks on Tuesday evening.
Rev. Loyal T. Riley, who recently
G graduated from the Lutheran Theo-
= logical Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa,
+ will be the guest preacher at st.
Marks Lutheran church, Oakland, on
Sunday morning and at Red House
a Lutheran church Sunday evening at
e eight o'clock. The many friends of
: the young minister both in Oakland
and at Red House will be pleased to
= learn of this opportunity to hear him.
St. Peters Parochial school held
it's annual May Day procession last
Sunday, May IL, at o'clock. The
school children marched from the
6 schoolhouse to the church where spec
+ ial services were held. FIR. Ryan,
Westernport, delivered the sermon;
and FIR. Brennan, Midland; FIR. Brady,
Meyersdale, Pa; and FIR. W. j. Nc
Weigh, were in the sanctuary. The
= church was decorated for the
e occasion.
v Fire Chief George Kerins, who left
( Oakland Monday morning for Mar
della Springs, Nd, driving the fire
truck until recently belonging to the
S Oakland company and which was dis
. posed of to the Mardella fire depart
= ment upon receipt of the new equip
' ment in Oakland, returned here yes
v terday evening. The Mardella depart
ment was greatly pleased with the
demonstration of the equipment put
on by Chief Kerins.