The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-04-18

! IraS. Wilt and Perry Wilt, and Miss
Fannie Handwerk, Swanton, were in
Oakland Wednesday on business.
Postman Joseph M. Gender was con-
fined to his home several days this
week as the result of a severe cold.
Mrs. Lawrence NJ. Fraleey will en-
tertain members of her bridge club
at her home on Second street tomorrow
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Renic Thayer and
children were guests last night of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Thayer.
Mrs. Edward C. Lawrence was hos
tess at the meeting of the Ritz club
at her home on Route 219 Wednes-
day evening.
Miss Nell Helbig was hostess last
night at the weekly gathering of her
five hundred club at her home on
South Third street.
] Members of the Lutheran Brother
hood are planning to attend regional
rally in Fairmont, W. Va, next Sun
day afternoon and evening.
Mrs. O. R. Hartman and daughter,
Miss Ann Hartman, are visiting the
formers son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Haig Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bard, of
Romney, w. Va, were in Oakland on
Sunday visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Glotfelty.
Mrs. Sarabell Kimmell, after visit
ing friends and relatives in Clarks-
burg and Wolf Summit, w. Va, re-
turned to her home in Oakland.
| Firemen were called last Saturday
morning to eXtinguish a fiue fire at
the home of Harry Davis, corner of
Oak and Second streets. There was
no damage.
Mrs. Julius Littman, Mrs. Harold
M. Dawson and daughter, Nancy Lou,
were in Cumberland last Saturday at
tending the program of the Fedora
ton of Music Clubs.
Mrs. E. /. Baumgartner entertained
with luncheon on Wednesday hon
| oring Miss Olga Laressen, of SIAM
rord, Conn.,, who is a house guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Edward Offutt.
George Williamson, w. O. Davis and
DR.. and Mrs. E. 1. Baumgartner were
at the D. E. Offutt home Saturday ev-
ening as guests, the occasion being the
birthday anniversary of Mrs. Offutt.
Mrs. D. Edward Offutt and her
guest, Miss Olga LARSEN, of SIAM
ford, Conn, were guests at a bridge
| party at the home of Mrs. Finney
Lakin at Terra Alta, West Va, on
Monday.
Mrs. Hugh Teets entertained Tues
day evening with bridge party in
honor of Mrs. Ralph Thayer, of Hag-
erstown, who is here this week Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Andrew w.
Helbig, South Third street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Harmed en-
tertained few friends at dinner on
Sunday. The guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. julius Littman and daughter
Donna Jane; Mrs. ]. C. Renninger and
son Julius Renninger; Mr. and Mrs.
I Harold Harmed and daughter Helen
Louise.
Members of the postoffice force had
clutch treat" dinner at the Man
haitian Hotel Monday evening. Those
| present included l. r. Rudy, postmas-
ter; Joseph Stanton, Merrill Crane,
Paul Turney, James E. Hart, William
| Eggers, Wade Mason, James CAVITY
and Robert T. Hoffman.
All schools of the county will be
| closed on Friday SO that teachers may
attend regional meeting in Hagers-
town. Many of the teachers also plan
| to spend the week end in Baltimore or
| at their homes in nearby towns.
Yesterday the survey which has been
conducted in Oakland High school for
the past month, was completed.
Thirty-two members of the High
school Home Economics club, accom-
panied by Miss Palma Lucente and
| Miss Martha Hamstead, journeyed to
Homecoming last Saturday to attend
the annual regional meeting of home
&c clubs. The Oakland club members
gave humorous demonstration of
"Savory Substitutes" and acrobatic
stunts. Betty Kiser, president of the
Oakland club, was elected treasurer
of the state association.
Bernard w. Moon, who was taken
to Walter Reed Hospital, Washing
ton, D. c., the first of the present
month suffering as the result of an
acute attack of appendicitis, is now
recuperating following an operation,
and expects to return to his home,
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