The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-31
ANNUAL REPORT OF CIVIC
CLUB PRESENTED TUESDAY
Miss LOttie M. LOar, President,
Gives Report of Projects Con-
Quoted Throughout Year Z
BEAUTIFYING FEATURES

Oakland Civic Club for the past fiscal
year was presented by Miss Lottie M.
Loar, president, at the meeting of the
club held on Tuesday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. George D. Sprague.
The report follows: f
Our slogan, "Beautifying of Home
and its Surroundings"
With Mrs. H. H. Harmed as chair
man we again registered with the Ma
tional Yard and Garden Contest Asso-
citation with approximately 140 en-
trants. Our prizes were in gold, bulbs,
shrubbery and magazines, and were
distributed in every, section of town.
To create more interest when award
ing them a special program of music,
fancy dancing, moving pictures, "The
Home and What can be done with it" I,
and an address, Mature" by local
speaker, was arranged to which the
public was welcomed. Cards were sent
to each entrant and a special invita-
ton was extended to the Civic Club
at Kitzmiller. An informal reception
to our visitors and members followed
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Naylor.
We assisted in one orthopedic clinic.
Beginning in September we have
worked in relief for unemployed in
making garments, bed covers, collect
ing used clothing, mending, darning
and altering the same, making them
ready for distribution. We appreci-
ate the aid given US by the Gortner
Sewing Circle and the many women
of our town.
For disarmament: In November
papers were read followed by discus
sion by members. In January an adj
dress was made by Mrs. Sallie Burch,
of Washington, D. c., and Loeb Lynn
Heights, on the disarmament confer
ence in Geneva.
We continued our work of conserva-
ton by adding, through cooperation Of
the Boy Scouts and District Forester
H. C. Buckingham, approximately
1900 more trees to the same number
planted last year on the State reser-
walton at Harrington Manor. Plans
are made to plant at least 1000 again
this year.
Living in the midst of beautiful
scenery, it seemed fitting that our
part toward the Washington Bicen-
tennial celebration should be the
planting of more trees. Through the
Maryland Home Extension service we
obtained plans for Identification OF
the High School grounds. We planned
to begin this work by the Civic Club
planting the first tree and others be-
ing added from year to year. But with
the cooperation of the schools and
eleven Observation-Disclosures, Sis
tiers, Volunteer Firemen, Gilbert
Brown Boys Band, Knights of Pyth-
las, Mothers Circle, Legion Auxili-
airy, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Noun
tain Lake and Loeb Lynn Homemak-
ers, including our own, the work was
accomplished last April.
Twenty-three varieties of shrubbery
and trees, SO in all, were used. Also
two sugar NAPLES were planted on the
Grammar School grounds. On Feb
ruary % these latter trees were ded-
icated to Washington's memory with
appropriate exercises by teachers and
pupils of the school.
Our outstanding project was the
leasing from the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad the site of the old Oakland
Hotel for purposes of Identification
or perhaps part to be later dedicated
to Washington. On May IL, our first
planting was inaugurated by Mrs.
John L. Alcock, of Baltimore, our
one-time State president, donating
and planting the first tree, a Siber-
ian elm. Mr.. H. R. Laughlin, division
Superintendent of the Baltimore and
Ohio, lifted the first shovel OF earth
and planted the second tree, a sugar
maple.
During this GERMANY Mrs. Alcock
also presented to the club a Seeding
from the famous American Elm I'M
der which Washington stood when ac-
cepting command of the American
Armies, this to be transferred later
to Washington Spring Park. At this
time 81 other trees were planted,
twenty-six of them by as many differ
emit organizations.
Following the ceremony in which
many of our townspeople took part,
tea and reception in honor OF our
guests and those participating were
given at the William-James Hotel.
Thirty-five more trees have been ad-
ded, making 72 in all, to which we
hope to add several hundred more,
along with rhodedendron, laurel and
aZaleas.
The local Masonic fraternity will
restore Washington Spring to its
original condition and beautify its
surroundings as their tribute to Wash
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