The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-10

moCOred TO washington, u. u, on
Tuesday and will remain several days.
Miss Edith Bolden was hostess to
members of the Ritz bridge club at
her home on Second street Tuesday
evening.
Miss Mary Speicher entertained the
members of her bridge club at the
home of Mrs. Harry White yesterday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil C. Fraley are en-
tertaining members Of the five hun
bred club at their home on Fourth
street this evening.
The Everready Circle of St. Marks
Lutheran church will meet Friday ev-
ening at the home of Mrs. George
Fulk, on Oak street.
Mrs. Howard C. Riggs, of Oakland,
and her sister, Mrs. O. K. Sauerwein,
of Morgantown, W. Va, left this
afternoon for Baltimore for short
visit.
j. W. Jackson, of the Jackson and
10-cent store, following an absence of
ten days or more which he spent at
his new store in Romney, returned to
Oakland on Monday.
Miss Catherine Corley, nurse in
structor of the State Department of
Health, Baltimore, is spending this
week in Garrett county with nurses of
the county public health staff.
! Mrs Louis Bush and daughter, Miss
Ora Bush, and Miss Floss Shaffer
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. S.
Whetsell in Kingwood W, Va, on
Sunday.
Receipts from the Birthday Ball
may total as much as $40, DR.. E. L.
Baumgartner, chairman, reported yes
terday, but the exact amount was not
known. About 65 couples attended the
dance at the William-J james Hotel last
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Ream
were rendered a kitchen shower at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Edward
Offutt, Second street, last evening.
Sixteen guests were present. Cards
were the diversion and decorations
were in keeping with Valentines Day.
Twenty-eight patients were eXamL
med at the regular monthly tuberculo-
sis clinic at the health office in the
Court House yesterday morning. The
clinic was in charge of DR.. E. V. Cad
den, of Hopemont Sanitarium, Terra
Alta. Seventeen of those examined
were recommended for x-ray.
Mr.. Henry Tarring, Jr., and Mrs
George H. Hanst returned to Oakland
Monday from Aberdeen where they
had spent the weekend with Mrs
Earring and infant son. They were ac-
companied as far as Ellicott City by
Miss Mary Emma Chaires, who met
her parents there, returning with
them to Oakland on Sunday.
Robert M. Browning, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cheston H. Browning, is gaining
some distinction as wrestler of the
Mercersburg Academy team. In a
match Saturday night between Mer-
cersburg and freshmen Of Penn State
college, which the former won Is to IA
Browning, who wrestles in the 145-lt
class, threw his opponent in 2 minutes
and 81 seconds.
Secretary of State E. Ray Jones
will be in Annapolis and Baltimore
the remainder of this week on official
business connected with his office. He
will also be a guest of the Young Re
publican League of Washington coun-
ty at it's annual Lincoln Day Banquet
in Hagerstown on Friday night anc
attend the Lincoln Dinner of the Alex
ander Hamilton Club, of Baltimore, Of
, which he is a director, on Saturday
night.
The Young Women's Missionary
society of st. Marks Lutheran church
held its monthly meeting in the Sun
day school room on Tuesday evening
Mrs. B. H. Sincell and Mrs. F. D. Bit
tie were leaders, the topic being, The
Rural Church and our Newer Ameri
cans" Miss Alverta Dillon gave {
talk on the first two chapters Of one
of the study books for the year
'Highland Heritage" The meeting
was preceded by covered dish sup
per.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Ray Jones and son
Lewis, were in Columbus, Ohio, Satur
day and Sunday in attendance at the
wedding of their niece, Miss Bett!
Jones, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
= Charles A. Jones, to Mr.. Herbert lie;
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