The Republican., 1937-05-13


Sunday.
Mrs. Hazel Walter, Coatesville, Pa,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Virginia
Liller, and other relatives.
Robert Stanton, Miss Beraldine Fulk
and Mrs. Hugh Echard spent yester-
day evening in Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward C. Lawrence
motored to Baltimore on Friday, re-
turning to their home here on Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard West, Hagers-
town, are here for a brief visit with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Harry West.
Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Patterson and
Merle Rosselle attended the Wesleyan
banquet held at Kingwood, West Va,
Friday evening.
Rev. Ellwood Hauser was here sew
eral days this week at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hauser, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Kight and son
attended the funeral of Mr.. Rights
grandmother, Mrs. J. W. Ours, at
Cross, West Va, Monday.
Miss Mary Speicher was hostess to
members of her bridge club at the
residence of Mrs. ]. NJ. Stanton, Sec
ond street, Tuesday evening.
The Women's Missionary Society of
St. Marks Lutheran church will meet
at the home of Mrs. T. C. Bittinger,
south of Oakland, this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Loraditch were
in Pocahontas, Pa, Monday with the
mother of Mr.. Loraditch, who cele-
brated her ninety-second anniversary
that day.
Rev. w. w. Patterson, of Cresap-
town, and j. S. Patterson, of Weirton,
w. Va, visited their brother, Rev. w.
S. Patterson, and family in Oakland
on Monday.
Members of the Home Economics
department of the Oakland high school
are holding a mother-daughter ban
quet this evening in the Home Eco
nomics building.
The Ladies' Aid Society of st. Paul's
M. E. church will conduct rummage
sale in the Miller building, Saturday,
May Is, beginning at ten o'clock. Ar
ticles for sale are now on display.
Mrs. Grace Sellers and granddaugh-
ter, Elaine Ferguson, of Baltimore,
spent a few days here and in Terra
Alta, w. Va, where they were guests
of relatives, returning to their home
Sunday afternoon.
All members of the Library Board
are requested to attend meeting at
the library on Wednesday afternoon,
May 10, at 2:30 o'clock. Non-members
of the board who are interested in the
library are also invited to attend.
Rev. C. A. Shilke, St. Marks Luth-
eran church, will confirm class of
twelve boys and girls on Sunday morn
ing at 1O:45. There will be general
reception of members and the admin
istration of the Holy Communion.
Mrs. Frank A. Smouse spent the lat
ter part of last week with relatives in
Fairmont, w. Va. Mr.. Smouse Joined
her there on Sunday. Monday and
Tuesday We're spent in Clarksburg
where Mr.. Smouse attended State
Grocers' convention in session there.
Walter E. Dawson and James Dun
can, West Virginia Wesleyan students,
were guests on Saturday and Sun
day of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Dawson. Young Dawson
is editor of the college yearbook,
"Murmurmontis," which is being pub
ished at the office of The Republican.
Christian J. Otto, New Germany
community, was here Monday, having
accompanied his son, F. L. Otto, to
Oakland that day, who was a men,
ber of the grand jury assembled in
special session to hear several cases.
Mr.. Otto, Sr., now nearing ninety
years of age, remains in excellent
health and always jolly retains that
personality that has made him fav-
orite with his many friends in all
sections of the county.
Miss Mary Esther Smith, journalism
instructor in Central High school, at
Homecoming, and four members of the
student newspaper staff, Leah Stakem,
Marie Stewart, Jane Park and William
Rankin, spent a few hours in Oakland
Saturday enroute to their home from
Morgantown, W. Va, where they had
been in conference with DR.. P. I. Reed,
head Of the journalism department of
West Virginia University.
Members of the Girl Scout organi-
zation entertained their mothers in
honor Of Mothers Day, with a theatre
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