The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-17

the weekend.
Mrs. Fred Peddicord and members
Of her family, Kingwood, West Va,
visited friends in Oakland on Tues
day afternoon.
R. F. Booming is in Pittsburgh today
on business, having driven to that city
this morning, and will return to Oak
land tomorrow.
The McVeigh Holy Cross club mem
bers had a dinner party at Table Rock
Inn on Tuesday evening. There were
nineteen present.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Frank Browning,
George NJ. Browning, Jack Browning
and Miss Sarah Stanton were week
end visitors in Baltimore and Wash
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Hanst and
two sons were weekend visitors in
Martinsburg, W. Va, and Washing
ton, D. c., returning to Oakland Mon
day morning.
Albert Kahl, son of H. w. Kahl, who
suffered an attack of pneumonia two
weeks ago, was reported to be improv-
ing yesterday evening, the crisis hav-
ing been passed.
Ben and Isaac Field left Oakland at
an early hour this morning for Pitts
burgh where they will purchase mer-
chandist for the Half Price Stores
located here and at other points.
Mrs. Harry Helbig returned to her
home here on Sunday after having
visited her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Helbig, in Rich
mond, Va, for the past several weeks.
Mrs. Frank Kley and young son
George Kley were in Washington, D.
c., over the weekend where the boy
was receiving treatment for his left
eye, an operation upon which was re-
Gently performed.
Mrs. F. D. Bittle entertained mem
bers of the Mothers club at her home
on Wednesday night at which time
Miss Louise Moon, home service
representative of the West Maryland
Power company, spoke on Lighting"
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Sliger, Grants
vile, spent two or three hours in Oak
land yesterday afternoon, it being
their first visit here in more than a
year. Mr. Sliger's condition is such
that it is hardship for him to travel
for any distance.
Twenty-three members were pres
ent at the regular meeting Of the
Lutheran Brotherhood held last night
in the Sunday school room of St.
Marks church. The next regular meet
ing of the organization will be held
the third Tuesday evening in March.
Members of the American Legion
will meet on Monday night, February
81, at the City Hall at 8 o'clock to
further discuss the organization of a
junior drum corps. Julius Littman
will open the discussion. All interested
Legionaires are urged to attend this
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell H. Brown
were host and hostess at a valentine
party for a large number of friends
at the Manhattan Hotel on Monday
evening. Fourteen tables of bridge
and five hundred were in play during
the evening, followed by refreshments
and dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Smith enter
tanned a number of friends at tur-
key dinner, followed by five hundred,
at their home on Route PIG, north of
Oakland, yesterday evening. Guests
included Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell LOOMS,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanst, Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald R. Sincell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold NJ. Dawson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert c. Leighton.
DIR. Ralph Kercheval, who has been
seriously i'll for the past several weeks
at his home here, was taken to Jeffer-
son Hospital, Philadelphia, last night
for an examination and treatment.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Kerche
val and by his father, George Ker-
cheval, of Tunnelton, West Va, who
has been in Oakland with his son for
some time.
S. Townshend Naylor is planning
to leave Oakland during the first
part of next week for a visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Nay
lor, at Sebring, Florida. He will be ac-