The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-12
diversion, however small. Actually a
good many millions have been di-
verified.
Mt. LAKE PARK

Last Saturday and Sunday saw a
great number of the summer con-
tingent for the two days opening their
cottages preparatory to their annual
summer here. Each and every one
asked the same question-"What will
there be at the Park this summer o"
To this we had very little answer.
But it did set US thinking. After all
there is no reason in the world why
Mt. Lake cannot be made a real sum
mer resort. Some folk have the idea
that because it is an incorporated
town and because few of US are
fortunate to live here that it is be-
coming less of a summer place and
more of a village. But do not most
resorts Of this type have their year
round residents? Nearly all New
England resorts and hundreds of
others have their natives. eve are
indebted to stranger for that word J
Somehow we rather like it. Anyhow
l cannot see just what the summer
colony would do without the winter
colony-and that goes both ways. In
other words, let US keep our village or
town but let US also do those things
and have those things that will con-
tinue to draw the fine summer people
we have had and the few we now have.
And they are getting few, we must
admit This whole county has advan-
tages over so many other communities
that it seems as though we are flying
in the face of opportunity-also provi-
dence. Nature has done her share in
a goodly measure. Now it's up to man.
In other words, give the public some
thing to attract them. For this sum-
mer we have the usual religious pro-
gram, which is splendid; and the
Music Festival, and so far as we know
that is all. Almost forgot the that
spot" Of the season, the tennis tourna-
ment. Just how the women of the
Civic club have managed to keep this
Child" healthy and strong so long we
do not know. But it has been a hard
fight. Anyhow it's good for this year.
One disadvantage quoted to us was
that there were so few desirable cot
tages to be had This is true, and the
fact that the really good ones are
usually rented first should prove that
it might be worth while to do little
repairing and painting. The boarding
houses are satisfactory and have their
regular people each year. Our Mt.
Lake Hotel is always in good condition
and always being improved. Which
means a great deal to the Park as
well as to those stopping there. Boost
Mt. Lake, it's a good place either for
summer or for winter
A few memories" came in to us
Remember when
Matthew Hughes, brother of Bishop
Edwin Hughes, brought crowd of
cadets here from the university at
Morgantown and put up tents. They
were here some time. MRS. C. W.,
Oakland.
We had hoped to get a great deal
more on this group and will later.
There were many interesting facts
connected with their visit here.
When Larney P. Carr drove a
strawberry roam attached to surrey
Dan Sweitzer was the hostler.
When the church bell would ring if
man, woman or child were lost. One
night late it rang long and loud. A
crowd gathered and searching parties
organized to hunt for a well known
man. Before they could start how
ever the lost one appeared and wanted
to know what was wrong.
When Arthur Rudisill, son of the