The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-04-18

a guest of Miss Martha TOWnshend
over the weekend
Former Sheriff Walter H. Haenft-
ling, of near Accident, is spending this
morning in Oakland on business.
Mr.. George Loar and his sister, Miss
Grace Loar, returned to Oakland last
night after having spent the winter
in Orlando, Florida.
Miss Nora Lantz, of Shepherds
town, West Va, will arrive in Oak
land this afternoon to remain with
friends until after Easter.
st. Marks Lutheran Brotherhood
will meet Tuesday evening at 1880
O'Clock in the Sunday school room of
the church. A program has been ar
ranged.
Miss Coral McRobie, Joseph Rush,
Mrs. Gordon McRobie, of Oakland, &C
companied by Wyant McRobie, Pied
mont, W. Va, spent the weekend in
Washington, D. c.
Mrs. Flossie Skidmore Shields left
Oakland this morning for New York
| City where she will remain until
after Easter with her husband, Thomas
Shields, who is employed in that
city.
Members of the Pythian Sisters Of
Oakland will have an Easter party
in the Temple on Monday evening to
which members are invited. The party
will be held at nine o'clock, following
the regular weekly meeting.
Among those from Oakland who
spent Sunday in Washington, D. c.,
were Mrs. George yelling, Miss Lou
Use Casteel, Edward Teets, Mary Well
ing, Ethelrae yelling, Kathryn Rice,
Elizabeth Browning, David Walter, Jr.,
and Lewis Walter.
Miss Catherine Hartley, of Denver,
Colo, was visiting her aunts, Misses
Elizabeth and Marion Leary and Mrs.
Annie Meisenbaugh, while on her va
cation. Miss Hartley is a student of
music in Chicago. She returned to
that city on Tuesday.
County Superintendent F. E. Rath-
bun went to Baltimore yesterday to
attend a meeting of various superin-
tendents from other sections of the
State. He will return to Oakland this
evening, accompanied by his son,
Howard Rathbun, student at Johns
Hopkins University.
On Easter Sunday, the 21st inst,
there will be church school at the
Pleasant Valley Methodist Episcopal
church at 10 o'clock in the morning,
to be followed at II o'clock with an
Easter sermon by the pastor, Rev. G.
Bleakly. All are invited to attend,
bringing with them a friend.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Epis-
copal church of Deer Park will hold
a benefit bingo party in the Woodmen
Hall in Deer Park next Thursday ev-
ening, April %, beginning at 800
o'clock. Prizes will be awarded and
refreshments will be served. Admis-
sion will be 25 cents. The public is in
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Naylor, who
wintered in Sebring, Florida, returned
to Oakland Thursday evening, after a
three-day drive from the south. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Naylor state that the
weather in the south was rather cold
and disagreeable at times, rather I'M
usual condition prevailing for days at
a time. However, they enjoyed the
trip and the stay in Sebring where
Mr.. Naylor has large orange grove.
| 1t was estimated that more than
one hundred persons from this sec
ton went to Washington on the week
end excursion in order to see the
cherry blossoms. There were several
sections of the excursion train and
the last one stopped at Oakland about
five o'clock a. m. on Sunday morning.
Those who went especially to see the
blossoms were disappointed. They were
one week late for the early blooms
and one week too early for the late
blooms.