The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-10-05
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members of the Ritz club at her home
on Third street last evening.
Mrs. Samuel E. Wicker, Wilmington.
Del, was a weekend visitor at the
home Of her mother, Mrs. NJ. N
Ashby, Third street.
Mrs. E. L. Winchell and Miss Susie
Noon, Mt. Lake Park, returned last
night after spending the past week
with friends in the northern part Of
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Teets and son
Jack visited Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Hell
big in Richmond, Va, on Saturday
and Sunday, returning to their home
on Monday evening.
Boyd's Mems Shop moved this week
from the corner of Second and Alder
streets, in the Nally building, across
Second street in a room formerly oc-
cupied by the Fashion Craft Shop.
The Woman's Home Missionary
society of the Methodist church will
meet at the home of Mrs. Charles F.
White on Thursday evening, October
~, at 1880 o'clock. A full attendance
is requested.
Oakland High school soccer team
won list opening game against Kemp
ton last Friday IA to 2, but lost the
second game to Kitzmiller on Tuesday
to 6, The Kitzmiller team is coached
by Joseph Sollars, former Oakland
High student and player
Robert Stanton, of Oakland, was
one of ten student pilots who passed
their written and sky tests for solo
licenses yesterday at Cumberland.
The tests were made before E. A. Golf,
of Pittsburgh, inspector for the Civil
Aeronautics authority.
Mrs Emroy Bolden was hostess to
a large number of friends IL her home
on Monday evening. Six tables of
bridge were in play end honors were
won by Mrs. Hugh Echard, Mrs. Will
liam johnson, Mrs. Harry White, Mrs.
Ralph Thayer and Mrs. Robert Lohr,
Mrs. Hugh Echard, Mrs. T. G. Nc
Mullen and Mrs. Paul Turney gave a
surprise party last Thursday evening
in honor of Mrs. Henry Tarring, at the
latter's home. Mr.. and Mrs. Earring
are leaving the latter part of the
week for Cumberland, where they will
reside. Five tables of bridge were in
play.
State police yesterday issued a
warning that all bicycles must be
equipped with lights in front and rear.
They said that many motorists had
registered complaints at the LaVale
concerning the hazard Of
unlighted bicycles on the highway
after dark. The law governing lights
for bicycles was passed at the 1889
In our obituary column two weeks
ago it was stated that the late Robert
E. Ross, of Addison, Pa, who died on
IS, was distantly related to
Fred A. Thayer, of Oakland. We are
now informed that the late Mr.. Ross
was a first cousin of Mr.. Thayer's, and
in the interest of accuracy, and to
satisfy the inquiries Of some of oul
readers, the correction is made.
The following attended picnic at
the farm of Mrs Myra Nicholson,
near Oakland, on Sunday, September
"a: Mrs. M. C. Winters, Mr. and Mrs.
Will Shaffer and family, OF Horse Shoe
Run, w. Va; Mr.. and Mrs Rae
and family, Hutton; Harold
Hauser, Gortner; Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Wensel and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry Nicholson and family, and Mrs.
Myra Nicholson.
The Pastors Aid Society of St.
Marks Lutheran church met at the
home of Mrs. Blaine Giessman for
the monthly meeting last Thursday
evening. Following the business meet
ing of the society, a surprise party
was rendered Mrs. John o. Thayer,
mother of Mrs. Giessman, honoring
her anniversary, when she was pre-
scented with a number of gifts by
of the society. Refreshments
were served by the hostess.
Prentice DeBerry represented Gar
rett Lodge No. lib, Knights of Pyth-
las, at its state convention held in
Salisbury last Thursday and Friday
Mrs. Lottie Kemphfer, official repre-
Mrs. Ernest Townshend and
Mrs. T. E. Bishoff, attended the SEES
sions of the Pythian Sisters, also held
at Salisbury at the same time. Mr.
and Mrs. DeBerrY had spent the Meel