The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-11-16
VISITORS THRILLED WITH
TRIP IN GARRETT COUNTY
Members OF Confederation Of
Western Maryland Communities
Make Week End Tour To Area
FIND 1T JUST LOVELY"


First hand information about the
States conservation program in this
section of Maryland was obtained by l
number of representatives Of the Con-
federation of West Maryland Com
munities in a weekend tour of Gar
rett county and in addition they were
enraptured by the charm of the noun
tains, Those from Frederick and
Washington counties did not know
there was so much territory west of
them in the same Congressional Dis
trict
Frederick county with the eXcep-
ton of Montgomery county, is the
most eastern of the Sixth District and
Garrett the most western. Both coun-
ties vote for the same member of Con-
gress, yet heretofore Garrett county
seemed so far away as the Ohio River.
F. w. Besley, state forester, was
host for the weekend tour, and with
him in the entertainment were Karl Z.
Pfeiffer, assistant state forester, and
H. C. Buckingham, Cumberland, dis
trict forester.
The party arrived early Saturday
evening at Swallow Falls CCC camp
for dinner. Later the group was
entertained at the recreation hall with
Maryland movies, explained by Mr..
Besley. These pictures showed what
Maryland had in natural charm. Mr..
Besley stated that Maryland, as the
result of CCC aid, was about twenty
years ahead of schedule. Forest con-
servation, game protection, watershed
maintenance and recreational pro-
motion were being stressed.
The pictures were an inkling Of what
was realized by the group when they
traversed the by-ways Of Garrett
county, and saw Swallow Falls, Muddy
Greek Falls mad Tolliver Falls in the
Swallow Falls camp area; Meadow
Mountain CCC camp area, Savage
River State forest area, on the verge
of which the five-mile lake of the Say
AGE river dam will wash, and the Ne"
Germany camp. In going to these
places. roads, some newly created
were traversed Garrett, a county OF
distinctive charm, was voted "Just
lovely" on a mellow November day.
Guests At Harrington Manor
Most of the members of the party
spent Saturday night at Oakland but
those who accepted the hospitality oil
Harrington Manor, west Of Oakland,
where a large lake is being construc-
ted, felt repaid. The cabins here with
their mammoth freplaces, and all
sanitary facilities, were found most in
viting. There are now about twenty
five cabins in Garrett recreational
centers and it is expected this number
will be increased to so within two
years.
Breakfast was had Sunday at Swal-
low Falls camp and lunch at Meadow
Mountain camp. The visitors returned
to their homes Sunday night.
In the party were James H. Gam
brill, Jr., president of the Confedera-
ton; Mrs. David C. Winebrenner,
David C. Winebrenner, III, publisher
of the Frederick Citizen and former
Secretary of State; Mr.. and Mrs. John
S. Newman, Parsons Newman, MIR. and
Mrs. Holmes D. Baker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward D. Storm, William I. Della
PLANE, publisher of the Frederick
News-Post, and Mrs. Delaplalne, M :.
and Mrs. Stanley H. Cambria, DE-
Henry l. Stair, president of Hood Co..
lege, and Mrs. Stair, DR.. Joseph ii.
Apple, president emeritus, Hood Coz
lege, and Mrs. Apple, Mr.. and Mrs. h.
Brad Wolfe. John A. Shires, manager
of the Francis Scott Key hotel, AMI
Mrs. Shires, Mr.. and Mrs. c. W..
Kleist, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Poole Jones,
Mrs. Cyrus Gambrill, G. Mantz Bes-
ant, all of Frederick; G, S. Waybrght
and sons, Harold and Daniel, Thur
mont; State Senator C. Clyde Squire,
Port Deposit; Madlin Lum, Elkton'
Allegany county was represented by
Harold w. Smith, secretary, Cumber-
land Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs.
Smith, and Frank Lee Carl, and Wash
ington county by ]. Andrew Cohill, OF
Hancock.
Garrett countians who joined III
welcoming the visitors were Claudine
M. Friend, postmaster at Friendsville;
R. E. Guard and J w. Holman, ct
Friendsville; William Miller, Accident;
William R. Offutt, w. R. Browning,
George M. Browning, Major Enoch b.
Go,.o1y Ro,,,,ov1 CopJo,. Franklin r.