The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-02
LOCAL NEWS

business matters.
Mrs. Lawrence M. Fraley enter
tanned members of the Ritz club at
her home on Second street Tuesday
evening.
Members of st. Peters church will
conduct a roast pork supper in st.
Peters Hall on Thursday evening,
March 16.
Carl Helbig and Charles Schell, of
Washington, D. c., visited George
Helbig at his home in Oakland the
past weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olin W. Hardesty, of
Oakland, announce the birth of a
daughter, Friday morning, February
"a, at Allegany Hospital, Cumber-
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsay Gender have
returned to Oakland from Baltimore
where Mr.. Gender took a short course
involving the study of the insurance
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Israel Field, of Peters
burg, West Va, were here Sunday and
Monday visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry F. Field at their home on Sec
ond street.
A rummage sale will be held on Sat-
urday, March 4, in the room adjoining
Browns Store, Alder street, for the
benefit of St. Matthew's Episcopal
Sunday school.
Rev. Winfield S. Patterson and E.
Ray Jones were in Buckhannon, West
Va, last Thursday and Friday where
they attended a meeting of officials of
West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Orphans Court Judge Thomas E.
Bishoff returned home Monday after
having visited with his son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Bish-
off, at Keyser, West Va, over the
weekend.
Mrs. Frank Kley was hostess to
groups of friends at her home on Sec
ond street during the past week. -Four
tables of bridge were in play last Fri
day afternoon and five tables on We'd
nesday evening.
Corporal Thomas Currie, of the
State police force, has returned to
Oakland from a we'll earned vacation
of short duration which he spent in
motoring through the Southern states,
Florida being his objective.
Lorraine Weeks, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. M. Weeks, Mt. Lake Park, Md, and
Earl Fitzwater, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William E. Fitzwater, Swanton, were
two of the 131 students named to the
honor roll at the University of Mary
land by Alma Preinkert, Registrar.
Mrs. Fred. Brown has returned to
her home in Cumberland after having
been here for some time with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ault. Mr..
Ault, who has been suffering from a
heart condition for several weeks, is
said to be improving.
Members of st. Marks Circle of the
Lutheran Pastors Aid Society will
make and have for sale doughnuts
each week preceding Easter. Sales will
begin next Tuesday and orders may
be given or sent to Mrs. George Well
ing or Miss Elizabeth Leary.
Mrs. J. Frank Browning, of Oak
land, and Mrs. Lucy Paugh, of VindeX,
were guests at tea given at the home
of Representative and Mrs. William ID.
Byron, 2134 Kalaroma Road, Wash
ington. D. c., where also was Mrs.
Lansdale Sasscer, who was the guest
of honor.
The rank of Esquire will be con-
ferred at the regular meeting OF the
Knights of Pythias lodge in Oakland
on Friday evening. At last Friday eY-
ening's meeting the rank of Page was
conferred. 1t was also announced thaC
the refurnshing of the lodge club room
had been completed.
Miss Betsy Weber, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph E. Weber, entertained
eleven couples of her young friends
at dance at her home, south OF YAK
land, last Saturday evening. John
Grant and Betsy Downer were winners
of a novelty valentine dance and boxes
of candy were presented.
William Boardman, senior IN west
Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhan-
non. has been offered tuitional TEL
lowship in comparative romance IAN
guages by the University OF Mexico
according to an announcement IN Vhe
caLooI oooor Wac1evan PharOS, on