The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-07

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George Wilt left today for White
Plains, N. Y, where he will spend the
winter with members of his family.
Members of the Five Hundred club
were entertained last Friday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Naylor.
Mrs. Karl F. Kahl entertained with
Halloween party at her home last
Thursday evening for her son, Karl
V. Kahl.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Weeks, Wash
ington, D. c., motored to Oakland on
Sunday and returned to Washington
Tuesday afternoon.
A Halloween party for H. L. Ben
nett, Jr., was held last Thursday night
at the home of his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. D. Naylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. William R. Offutt en-
tertained a number of friends at an
election day dinner at their home on
Second street, Tuesday.
Mrs. Harry Herdman, Parkersburg,
w. Va, was a guest of her sisters,
Mrs. George Hanst and Mrs. Ross
Decker, Saturday evening and Sun
day.
Members of the postoffice force
held dinner Tuesday evening at An
derson's, on route so. Guests were c..
R. Rogers and Jerry Cardarelli.
Miss Mary Louise Helbig has re-
turned to her home in Oakland from
Allegany Hospital, Cumberland, in
which she was a patient for several
days.
Mrs. Leon Smouse, of near town,
was taken to Allegany Hospital, in
Cumberland Monday for treatment,
making the trip in Bolden's ambu-
lance.
Mr.. and Mrs. James fowler enter
tanned with a birthday party for their
daughter, Martha fowler, at the Will
liam-James hotel on Saturday eve
ming.
The missionary societies of St.
Marks Lutheran church met at the
home of Mrs. F. D. Bittle last evening
with Mrs. E. S. Smith the leader.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence E. Stark, of
Akron, Ohio, spent last week at the
home of Mrs. Stark's sister, Miss Nc
Lean, McHenry, returning to Akron
on Sunday.
Members of the Ever Ready Circle
of st. Marks church, will meet on Fri
day evening at 1880 o'clock. Members
are requested to bring their banks to
this meeting.
Mr. and Mrs Erwin Baker, of the
Grantsville community, were among
the visitors in Oakland last Saturday
attending the opening of the Carnation
Company's plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. Burton and
daughter, Mary Humbird, Of Romney,
West Va, were weekend visitors at
the home of Mrs. Burton's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Offutt.
Dr. A. E. Nance, who recently pur-
chased from John j. Sweeney a plot
of ground at the corner of Third and
Center streets, has a number Of men
making excavations for the foundation
of an office building on the site, work
upon which was begun yesterday.
According to an agreement made
last April by the various merchants
and business men of Oakland, all ma
tional holidays will be observed by
closing their stores. The stores are
therefore planning to close next Mon
day, November II, Armistice Day.
The banks will also observe the day
as such.
Rev. DR.. A. B. Learner, pastor of
st. Marks Lutheran church in Oak
land, returned here last Thursday ev-
ening from Omaha, Nebraska, where
he had been in attendance upon the
convention of the United Lutheran
Church in America. DR.. Learner also
visited with relatives in Nebraska and
in Iowa while in the west.
Stuart F. Hamill, Jr., son of Stuart
F. Hamill, local attorney, was recent
ly selected as Done of the seniors of
the University of Baltimore Law
School to try the honor case this year.
This is a mark of high scholastic
standing and Mr.. Hamill will be
awarded a silver key at the gradua-
ton exercises in June.
A number of local people are plan
ming to attend the presentation of the
Cumberland Choral Society, in Allie
gany High school auditorium next
Monday evening at o'clock, at Cum
berland. The club will sing the Christ