The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-10-10

John Riggleman, of Kitzmiller, and
Richard Tasker, Vindex, were visitors
in Oakland on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Fike, EVELYN and
Emerson F'ike and Miss Helen Sanders
returned Sunday from a two-weeks'
vacation to fourteen of the western
states.
Miss Beryldine Fulk entertained
members of her bridge club and few
guests at her home on Oak street on
Tuesday evening.
Rev. George Packard, of Baltimore,
former assistant to Rev. D. C. Trimble
| here, stopped here Monday for few
| hours enroute to Kansas City to a
church convention.
Miss Hazel Davis, who has a posi-
ton in Baltimore, was visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Davis,
near Hutton over the weekend.
Beginning next Wednesday the Oak
land Library will be open at IL o'clock
in order to accommodate the school
children, it has been announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. David yelling and
two sons, Washington, D. c., spent
Saturday night and part of Sunday
in Oakland where they visited with
relatives.
Mrs. Harry McRobie entertained
fifteen guests in honor of the birthday
anniversary Of her aunt, Miss Sallie
Merrill, at the formers home near
Oakland, one evening this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Hesen, Mrs. Ed.
Pendergast, Mrs. Owen Treacy and
Billy Hesen returned to Oakland last
night from ten-day trip to Buffalo,
points in Canada and Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Helen Hoye Enlow, wife of
Lyman Enlow, both natives of Sang
Run, but for twenty-five years resi-
dents of Zion City, Illinois, and daugn-
ter, Jessie Enlow, are visiting friends
and relatives in Oakland.
Mrs. Katherine List and son. Rob-
crt Tibbetts, and Miss Elizabeth Meis-
enbach, of Washington, D. c., were
here Sunday visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Townshend and the Misses
Elizabeth and Marion Leary.
The Parent-Teachers' Association
of the Oakland Elementary school is
having card party in the school
building on Thursday, October II, be-
ginning at 8 o'clock. Tickets are 35
cents and refreshments will be served
Mr.. and Mrs. Singleton Townshend
and two daughters came to Oakland
Sunday, Mr.. Townshend and daughters
returning to Washington on Monday
morning, while Mrs. Townshend re-
manned here to recuperate from an i'll
ness.
Oakland Lodge of Masons resumed
activities on Tuesday evening after
three months recess. Refreshments
and a smoker followed the regular
lodge session. Regular communica-
tons are on the second and fourth
Tuesday of each month.
Mrs. Helen X. Hughes, near town,
was called to Kingsville, West Va,
Saturday night by a message an
nouncing the sudden death Of her sis
ter, Mrs. Kate Downey, of Kings
vile, where funeral services and bur-
ial occurred on Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs, E. Irving Baum
gartner entertained Congressman
William Byron at their home on Sec
ond street last Thursday evening. In
addition to Congressman Byron sew
eral local people were also guests of
DR.. and Mrs. Baumgartner.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Sanders and
Miss Eva Grimes, of near Oakland,
attended the opening of the Carnation
plant at Clarksburg, West Va, re-
Gently. Mrs. Sanders was awarded a
prize of S. in judging Holstein cattle
and Miss Grimes received So for judg-
ing Jersey cattle.
Mrs. H. A. Loraditch, Mrs. Nelson
Krause and Mrs, Donald R. Sincell en-
tertained members Of the Junior choir
of the Lutheran church yesterday ev-
ening in the social rooms of the struc-
ture. Games were played, there was
instrumental and vocal music and re-
| freshments were served.
Joseph Rush, who spent three years
in the United States Army, being sta
toned at Fort Knox, KY, arrived in
Oakland one day last week to visit his
aunt, Miss Coral McRobie, and other
relatives. He has served his enlistment
period and was honorably discharged
from the service on October l. He eX
poets to reenlist at an early date.
MIR. and Mrs. S. Townshend Naylor
entertained with seven tables Of Five
Hundred at their home on Monday
evening. Honors were won by Mr.. and
Mrs. James fowler, with Mr.. and
Mrs. D. R. Sincell, second. Other
guests included Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Leighton, Mr. and Mrs. Howard c..
Riggs, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Law
renee. Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell LOOMS,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Edward Offutt, Mr.
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