The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-10-08
CLUBANNOUNCES PROGRAM
FOR SILVER ANNIVERSARY
Oakland Civic Members Prepare
To Observe Date Next Friday
Afternoon With Luncheon
WILL GIVE CLUB HISTORY

The program which has been planned
in connection with the silver anniver-
sary luncheon of the Oakland Civic
Club, to be held next Friday after
noon, October 16, was announced yes
terday by Mrs. julius Littman, men,
Der of the committee in charge.
1t is to be in three sections, the
past, present and future. Under the
past will be history of the Oakland
Civic Club by Miss Thekla Funden-
berg; roll coll of charter members
and past presidents.
Under the second heading will be an
address on the clubwoman of today
by Mrs. Frank M. Hoadley, president
of the Maryland Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs.
Looking to the future, Miss Lottie
Loar, president, will outline future
plans. Departmental plans will be I'M
der the following: Art, Mrs. BENZ. H.
Sincell; education, Mrs. Harold Har-
ned; legislative, Mrs. T. C. limbaugh;
international relations, Mrs. w. B.
Brock; welfare, Mrs. w. w. Grant;
entertainment, Mrs. D. Edward Offutt;
Identification, Miss Loar; Junior ORA
matte Club, Miss Adeline Sincell.
Mrs. Grant will be toastmistress and
other features of the afternoon pro-
gram will be solo by Mrs. Frederick
Thayer, Mrs. James Treacy, accom-
PIANIST; poem, Trees, Mrs. Paul Nay
lor. The Northern District song, COM
posed by Mrs. Grant, will be sung.
Guests invited from out of town
will include Mrs. Walter E. Kriel, of
Hampstead, Nd, president of the
Northern District, Maryland Fedora
ton; Mrs. Mark w. Roe, president of
the Allegany County Federation, and
members of the women's clubs of
Cumberland, Frostburg, Westernport,
Luke, Homecoming, Friendsville, Mt.
Lake Park and Kitzmiller.
The luncheon will be held in the As
sembly Hall of st. Paul's Methodist
church on next Friday at 1:15. Decora-
tons are to be in charge of the Junior
Dramatic Club. Tickets are Is cents.
All club members and friends who are
interested in the work of the Civic
Club are invited to help to celebrate
the anniversary. Reservations are in
charge of Mrs. F. E. Rathbun, tele-
phone SIR, Oakland. All names must
be in by Tuesday, October IS, it was
stated by those in charge.
Short History
The Oakland Civic club was orga-
nized in March, 1911, at a meeting in
the Court House with % ladies pres
ent.
The first officers were Miss Thekla
C. Fundenberg, president; Mrs. E. H.
Sincell, vice-president; Mrs. Lou
Thayer Waters, secretary; and Mrs.
j. c. Renninger, treasurer.
The twenty-three charter members
included the following: Mrs. Herman
Creutzburg, Mrs. J. E. Harmed, Mrs.
M. C. limbaugh Mrs. Edwin Mitchell,
Mrs. Elwood Offutt, Mrs. ]. L. Pol
lock, Mrs. J. C. Renninger, Mrs. B. H.
Sincell, Mrs. E. H. Sincell, Mrs. H. C.
Sincell, Mrs. R. E. Sliger, Mrs. Ell.
West, Mrs. G. R. Williamson, Miss
Thekla Fundenberg, Miss Lottie Loar,
Miss Grace Jones, Mrs. w. D. Reed,
Mrs. Richard Connell, Mrs. King De-
Lawder, Mrs. C. B. Johnson, Mrs. G.
A. Porter, Mrs. L. Thayer Waters,
Mrs. James Wilson.
Twenty-Five names were added at
following meetings. Twenty-eight
others, who paid dues Of $1.O0 instead
of so cents, were placed on the roll as
honorary members, and 16 were added
later to this list.
The constitution was modelled from
that of the Civic club of Carlisle, Pa,
one of the first civic clubs of the coun-
try. Five committees were appointed,
Municipal, Philanthropic, Entertain
ment, Sanitary, and Cemetery. Dur
ing the first year there were As active
members and 81 honorary members
(men).
Cleaning up the town was the first
job and the club paid to have all trash
hauled away.
Construction of the fence around
the cemetery began the following year.
Over $1,000 was collected and earned.
Gates were presented by the club,
work and materials were given at low
cost, and shale for roads and paths
were donated by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. Miss Lottie Loar was
chairman of the cemetery committee
at that time and Mrs. E. H. Sincell,
president of the club.
The club also helped with establish
ment of the county fair, started the