The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-11-12

Mr.. o. P. Jones, principal of the
Kitzmiller high school, spent Satur.
day afternoon in Oakland when he
visited The Republican office on bus,
mess.
About twenty-five members of the
Oakland Rotary Club attended an in
ter-city Rotary meeting held at Nor
gantown, w. Va, last Thursday ev-
ening. Members from the Terra Alta,
Kingwood and Fairmont clubs were
also in attendance.
Betty Louise, little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Foster Speicher, was taken
to Memorial hospital, Cumberland, on
Saturday, where she underwent an
operation for the removal of her ton
sis. She was brought to her home in
Oakland on Sunday.
St. Marks Lutheran church will
observe Gettysburg day at the morn
ing worship Sunday morning. Rev.
C. A. Shilke will speak of the i'm
portance of Theological education and
set forth the influence and history of
Gettysburg Seminary.
A large bass drum has been re-
ceived by the Gilbert-Brown Boys
Band of Oakland within the past
week. The drum is one of the best
on the market and is a valuable adj
dition to the band, according to Rus
sell H. Brown, director.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Stevens, who
recently purchased small farm on
the north edge of town, moved to their
new home on Monday. In addition to
making other improvements on the
place an addition to the dwelling was
erected and a heating plant was in
stalled.
Mrs. E. H. Smouse, of Oakland, who
recently went to Frederick county for
visit with relatives, underwent a
very serious surgical operation in the
Frederick City Hospital on Tuesday
morning. Mrs. Smouse's condition fol-
lowing the operation was alarming,
but Tuesday night she rallied and is
now improving.
The Mothers Circle of Oakland will
meet on Thursday, November 10; in
the room of the Free Public Library.
The program will be partly in charge
of Miss Mary Thomas of the Oak
land High school faculty, and there
will be other speakers. The arrange
ment of the program is in keeping
with National Book Week, scheduled
from November Is to 81.
A solemn high requiem mass was
sung in st. Peters Catholic church,
Oakland, at 1880 o'clock Monday
morning for the late Sister Mary Jar
lath, formerly Miss Marie Stanton, of
Oakland, who died recently in Dacca,
India. The mass was sung by six
student priests of the Holy Cross For
eign Mission Seminary, Washington,
D. c., and the sermon was delivered
by Rev. FIR. Michael Matthias, of the
Seminary, Washington. A large con-
gregation was present at the service.
The Junior Epworth League of St.
PauPs NJ. E. church reorganized on
Wednesday night for the coming year
by electing the. following officers:
Superintendent, Miss Grace Loar;
president, Carroll Casteel; first vice
president, Virginia Davis; second vice
president, Gertrude Casteel; third
vice-president, Mary Peddicord;,
fourth vice-president, Edward Paugh;
treasurer, Elogene Aronhalt; secre-
tary, Rebecca Browning; assistant
secretary, Howard Naylor; Librarian,
Billy Stemple, assistant librarian,
Margaret Rudy.
The interment of the remains of the
late Mrs. D. Grant Smith, of Grafton,
formerly of Oakland, occurred in the
local cemetery last Thursday after
noon about four o'clock, and was at
tended by number of Oakland rela-
tives and friends of the deceased lady
as well as by many from a distance,
among whom were Mr.. Christian
Felty and son, of Connellsville; Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Smith and family,
of State Line; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Porter, of Cumberland; Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Doty, of Baltimore; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank W. Keen, of Baltimore,
and Mrs. James l. Prichard and Mrs.
Paul Walker, Jr., daughters of Mr..
Smith, of Orlando, Florida.
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