The Republican., 1939-10-19
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Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Erwin S. Smith visited her
daughter, Miss Edith Smith, in Tow
son Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Ralph Thayer spent Wednes-
day and Thursday in Hagerstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Thayer expect to move
to that city next week.
The Oakland Civic club will hold a
benefit card party on Wednesday,
November Is, at the Episcopal Parish
house, it has been announced.
D. Edward Offutt, in company with
Mr.. Lionel Connor, of Washington, D..
c., left Tuesday evening for a weeks
visit to the New York Worlds Fair.
Mrs. Alice Falkenstein, Mountain
Lake Park, is visiting her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Niles
Falkenstein in Hagerstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Felty, of Co
lumbus, Ohio, former residents Of
Oakland, with party of friends, spent
last Friday night in Oakland.
Mr., and Mrs. Walter Nine and six
children, Of Baxter, West Va, spent
Sunday in Oakland with Mr.. Mines
mother, Mrs. Minnie Nine, and other
relatives.
Mrs. W. S. Davis, who is a guest of
her sister, Mrs. NJ. R. Hamill, having
been here during the past two weeks,
will return to her home at Keyser, W.
Va, tomorrow.
Carl Brown, who has been i'll for
several months, left Oakland on Mon
day for Philippi, West Va, where he
will be under observation at a clinic
for a week or more.
There will be meeting of the Boy
DCOuI SOul VI 1lOllOl Oh IhOIllotS tNtii-
ing, October %, in the Masonic club
room when scouts will be reviewed on
merit badges and camp awards made.
Franklin E. Rathbun, County Su-
perintendent of Schools, who has been
confined to his home for several weeks
as the result of a fractured bone in his
ankle, is able to be out again, with the
aid Of crutches.
Mrs. George H. Hanst returned last
Friday from Jackson's Mill, the West
Virginia State All camp, where she
had attended the wedding of Miss
Gladys NJ. Scranage, State Girls Club
leader, to Nh Everett C. Meadows, of
Madison, West Va.
Mrs. E. Ray Jones entertained with
a luncheon Tuesday in honor of her
guest, Mrs. Stewart Bowman, Clair
mont, Florida Others at the luncheon
included Mrs. Joseph E. Harmed, Mrs.
C. A. Fleegle, Miss Grace Loar and
Miss Lottie Loar.
Miss Margaret Lumpkin and Miss
Palma Lucente entertained with three
tables of bridge at the home of Mrs.
Harry White, Oak street, on Tuesday
evening as a farewell party for Mrs,
Ralph T. Thayer, who will move to
Hagerstown within a short time.
Harry G. Shaffer and Albert Shaffer,
Washington, D. c., came to Oakland
last Thursday, returning Saturday
when they We're accompanied as far as
Shepherdstown, w. Va, by their Sis
ter. Mrs. Lewis Bush, and daughter,
Miss Ora Bush, who will spend the
winter months there.
At eight o'clock this evening, Thurs
day, the Rev. Arthur H. Getz, OF
Philadelphia, will conduct an educa-
tional conference for all church work
ers at st. Marks Lutheran church.
Whether of this church or not, any
who may be interested will be welcome.
1t is to be a question and answer
conference. Outlying congregations
will attend.
Oakland Girl Scout Troop No. 2 hal
its first meeting of the season at the
City Hall on Tuesday afternoon, IN
charge of the new scout captain, Mrs.
Robert Lohr. Officers elected included
Mary Claudice Fraley, secretary;
Wanda Whitaker treasurer. The troop
then divided into patrols and elected
their leaders. A picnic is planned for
Friday, October 27 Meetings are be
ing held Friday afternoon at O'Clock
at the City Hall. Girls desiring to JON
will be welcome.
A letter received from Miss Gather
inc Manages, York, Pa, whose father,
the late Rev. Edmund Manages, was
pastor of st. Marks Lutheran church
in Oakland for a number of years,
states that her mother, who is now