The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-06
Home Economics Meeting

the Garrett county high schools, con-
ferring with Miss Elizabeth Amery,
state supervisor of home economies,
of Baltimore, and county superintend-
ent of schools, Franklin E. Rathbun,
held meeting Thursday at Grants
vile school, Instructors present were
Miss Martha Hampstead and Miss
Palma Lucente, of Oakland; Miss H.
Burton, Kitzmiller; Miss Ethel Grove,
| Friendsville; Miss Louise Dillon, Ac-
cident; land Elizabeth B. Renninger, of
Grantsville.
Social Events
Fifty-six persons attended the ban
quet held at the National hotel Thurs
day night by the Masonic Lodge of
Frostburg. Robert w. McGibbon, of
Australia, was the principal speaker.
w. L. Thomas and B. H. Bender, this
place, were present.
Mrs. Scott Holiday entertained the
Teachers bridge club Thursday night
at the home of Mrs. H. F. Broad
water. Miss Zeola Layman received
the prize.
Mrs. R. E. Sliger, Mrs. Frances H.
Keller, Miss Ruth Stanton and Lew
ellyn Blocher attended a bridge party
Friday night at Cumberland given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Macon Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Miller, the
former connected with the Meadow
Mountain CCC camp, attended sub
district dance at the White Star no
tel, Jennerstown, Pa, Saturday night.
H. L. Bowman, coal mine operator,
entertained seventy-fve of his en-
ployees and their families and friends
witr chicken roast Saturday night
at his new mine on the J. W. Baker
tract. The food was prepared by
Mrs. Elizabeth Lohr and H. A. Schae-
fer. More than $50 persons were
present.
Mrs. R. E. Sliger entertained with
bridge luncheon at 1:30 p. M, Tues
day in honor of Miss Hortense Bats,
Raleigh, N. C. Other guests were
Mrs. Macon Willioms, sister of Miss
Bats, Cumberland; Mrs. j. C. Cobey
and Mrs. Heleh Caldwell, Frostburg;
Mrs. Frances H. Keller, Mrs. B. H.
Bender, Mrs. T. D. Maurer, Mrs. P. A.
Connolly, Mrs. Angela Smart, and
Miss Ethel Broadwater. Honors at
bridge were won by Mrs. Maurer, and
Mrs. Cobey. Miss Bats received guest
prize.
General and Personal
Mr.. and Mrs. James johnson an
nounce the birth of daughter Mon
day night, October 8, at Miners hos
pital, Frostburg,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Gortner and
daughters returned Sunday from a
months motor trip to the Pacific
Coast. Travelling 1920 miles thru
% states, they went as far north as
the state of Washington and as far
south as Texas, across the border in
to Mexico, then to New Orleans, thru
Florida, up along the Atlantic coast
and home. They were accompanied
by Mr.. Gortner's sister, Mrs. Anna
Bittinger, of near Oakland.
All books in the Grantsville school
library are being catalogued by stu
dent librarians, under the direction of
F. ]. Getty, principal.
The Physical culture class reopened
Tuesday night at the Holmes-W Wallace
studios. The class will meet eeach
Tuesday at $3.50 p. m. Women desir-
ing the aid of calisthencs for health
or enjoyment are urged to join at
once.
Capt and Mrs. w. H. Powell, Max |
well Field, Montgomery, Ala, with
Capt. PowelPs mother, Mrs. w. H. |
Powell, ST., arrived here this week to
visit the former Mrs. Powell's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. U. Stanton. This |
weekend the party of five will leave
for a two weeks motor tour of the |
New England states, visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Stantons sons in New York, 60
ing on up into Canada, and return