The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-26

Mrs. Paul Naylor entertained five
tables of bridge at her home last
evening.
The Civic Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. F. D. Bittle, Oak street
on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Grover C. Stemple will entertain
the members 0 the Owls club at his
home on Alder street this evening.
Miss Helen Hart will entertain the
Thursday night bridge club at her
home on Alder street this evening.
Miss Mary Humphreys spent the
weekend at Grantsville, where she
was guest of Miss Alverta Dillon
Miss Crystal Elliott, student at
West Virginia University, Morgan
town, spent the weekend at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse J. Ashby
Jr., Pennington street.
Mrs. Mary H. Coffindaffer and her
daughter, Miss Mary Lee Cofindaf-
fer, of Shinnston, West Va, who are
summer residents at Mountain Lake
Park, were visitors in Oakland on
Sunday.
"The Hidden Life" will be the
theme of the pastors message at the
Presbyterian church, Sunday morn
ing. Misses Helen Virginia Jones
and Beryldine Fulk will sing "Con-
slider the Lilies" by Topliff.
A missionary program under the
direction Of Mrs. Foster Bittle, will
be presented in st. Marks Lutheran
church on Sunday morning at 10:45
o'clock in celebration of Foreign Mis-
sion Day of that denomination.
An oyster supper, at which oysters
will be served in any desired style
will be given on Tuesday evening
January 81, in the Sunday school room
of St. Marks Lutheran church. The
women of the Pastors Aid Society
will be in charge of the affair.
The Board of Education of Gar
rett County, through the advertising
columns of The Republican today, in
vites proposals for the building of a
runway fire escape of wooden con-
struction at the school building in the
town of Grantsville. Bids will be
opened on Saturday, February IS, at
noon.
Neil C. Fraley, Mrs. Delbert Davis,
F. E. Rathbun and M. L. Stier will dis
cuss Books and Library for the Pub
lie School, at a meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association to be held on
Friday evening of this week in the
Grammar School building at 1880
o'clock. A full attendance of the
membership is desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Ammer-
man, of 1241 Franklin avenue, Will
kinsburg, Pa, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Maxine Fran
ces zimmerman, to Russell B. Eshman,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Eshman, of
Swissvale, Pa. Miss zimmerman is
a former Garrett county resident. An
early spring marriage is planned.
Quite a number of Oakland people
went to New York City on Saturday
night where they spent Sunday, re-
turning to Oakland early Monday
morning, among them being Miss Eva
Montgomery, Miss Rosalie Click, Miss
Louise Casteel, Miss Anna Dawson,
Miss Edith Bolden, Mrs. Emroy Boil
den, Mrs. B. I. Gender and Mrs. Fred.
Peddicord.
1t has been announced that the
present plans of the State Roads
Commission in Garrett county con-
template the elimination of a number
of curves on the Oakland-Keyser
Ridge road, the widening of that high
way in many places and the banking
of those curves yet remaining after
the relocation is made, work on this
project to start in the spring.
Several Garrett county physicians
and guests were present at the ban
quet and annual meeting of the
Allegany-Ga Garrett county medical
society, held last night at the Fort
Cumberland Hotel, Cumberland
Those present included Drs. N. l.
Broadwater, George E. Clarke, E. l.
Baumgartner, Oakland; DR.. N. R.
Davis, Grantsville; Dr. w. C. Ned
row, Friendsville; DR.. E. E. Sollars,
Deer Park; DR.. A. P. Dixon, Vindex;
DR.. Drinkwater, Gormania; DR.. A.
K. Fidler, Kitzmiller; and John H.
Dorsey, Grantsville.
James limbaugh was installed as
president of st. Marks Luther
League last Sunday evening; George