The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-07-30
MT. LAKE PARK
Beware of Magazine Agents

our mouse SOHclClng magazine SUD-
scriptions. He purported to be solicit
ing to "save the Oakland Fire Depart
ment," and one of his. strongest argu-
ments was to the effect that unless we
"came across" and tOek"tae magazines
we, in Mountain Lake Park, could ex-
pect no fire protection. He showed no
credentials from the. fire department.
We were a bit upset. inasmuch as it
was a physical impossibility for. US to
take the magazines. Knowing the Oak
land fire department. as we did and
also realizing all they meant to Noun
tain Lake Park people we admit that
we felt pretty mean and Ventured the
suggestion to the agent that we should
be glad later to make a donation.
This didn't go across SO well with
said agent, and we began to feel small
Ter and smaller. y Y, ~. :.
Meeting the fire chief day or SO
ago we attempted to explain our stu
alton, only to be told that the agent
had been given letter saying that in
asmuch as many magazine agents
came through here. soliciting, the fire
department felt that if the company
employing these solicitors were will
ing to give a small amount to the de-
partment they could have letter say
ing that certain percent would go to
the fire department.: But" explained
the chief, eve were. not soliciting or
begging for funds with which to carry
on. True, we have been in debt and are
always glad to have money and so if
anyone needed or wanted these maya
zines by taking them from him it
would help the company We were
also told by the fire chief that Noun
tain Lake need have no fear that the
volunteer department would not an
swer gladly any call day or night.
There was much more conversation,
but the point is that we people who
could not afford to buy these maya
zines are not mean" even though
many of us felt that way before we
finished with the agent, and we are
glad to get this Strengthened out.
The Oakland Fire Department, to
our mind, is one of the finest and most
competent fire fighting units we have
ever seen and deserves all the support
and cooperation possible.
For the last eighteen years we have
witnessed their fire fighting in and
around the Park and we want to say
here and now they can't be beat.
Speaking of fires; Mountain Lake
could stand another fire hydrant or
two. ,... ::".
Appointed To Lieutenancy
The many friends of John McLane
Wilson, Washington, d. c., will be in
terested and pleased in learning of his
appointment to a second lieutenancy
in the U. S. Army. Lieut.. Wilson is
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilson,
a grandson of the late DR.. and Mrs.
John McLane, Wheeling, pioneer resi-
dents of Mountain Lake Park, and a
nephew of Miss Katherin McLane, now
a summer resident. Lieut.. Wilson was
on eof the one thousand G. M. 7. c.
to be chosen for the reglar Army. He
has been at Fort Dix, N. Y, for the
past months and will now be stationed
at Fort Hamilton, N. Y. He is a grad
uate of West Virginia University and
held captaincy In the r. O. I. e..
there. -. '.,..s
Mr.. and Mrs. E. O.. Fouch entertained
as guests recently Mr.. and: Mrs. John
Sweitzer and Mrs. Mayhs, of Grafton.
Mr.. Sweitzer is student engineer
on a dam project in Grafton. For the
past number of years, he has been
located in Russia. :, ..-...
jay Lewis Bell is in Cumberland
spending some time with relatives.
Miss Mary Hipsley, who was a
patient in Keyser hospital for ton
sill operation, has returned to the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hipsley.
Mrs. Mary Cornell, Cumberland, is
visiting her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cornell.
Miss Lucretia Stockbridge, of Wash
ington, D. c., is a guest at Braethorn
Cottage. =. -
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.. Powers, Beaver,
Pa, are spending a few weeks at the
Arnold House. For several years Mrs.
Arnold has celebrated: Mr.. Powers
birthday, and Mr.. and. Mrs. Powers
wedding anniversary and this year
was no exception. July is, Mr.. Powers
84th birthday, presents, cards and
flowers, and on July oath, the 21st
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Powers, they received a beautiful pic
ture and flowers. Mrs. Arnold, for each
occasion, made a large, decorated cake
to grace the dinner table. The dining
room and table were decorated with
flowers. Miss Beatrice Arnold played
the wedding music! -. o.. al! ,s
Prof. George E. Reyes, Of Oakland,
California, who was the house guest
of Mrs. E. l.. Davidson for several
days, started on his return journey
homeward Monday morning. Prof.
Keyes is connected with the public
school system of Oakland and has
graduated more than six thousand
pupils from his school in that city over
a term of years. He was Mrs. David
sons teacher during the early eighties
at a school located near Parkersburg.
Mrs. A, A. Richards was hostess at