The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-30

About 65 couples attended the pres
ident's birthday ball held last night at
the Manhattan hotel.
Earle T. Glotfelty, McHenry, was
a business visitor lat The Republican
office Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard I. Gender re-
turned to Oakland Monday night after
a two-weeks' vacatino spent in Florida.
Miss Margaret Kahl was here few
days this week with her father, H. w.
Kahl, returning to Cumberland this
morning.
Miss Lillian Rhodes, of Uniontown,
Pa, was visiting her cousin, Miss
Helen Schlossnagle, and other rela-
tives here over the weekend.
DR.. H. R. DuPuy, who has been con-
fined to his home for several days, is
able to be out again and attending to
his duties as county health officer.
Principal Foster D. Bittle of Oak
land High school, has been confined
to his home on Liberty street suffer
ing as the result Of an attack of in
fiuenza.
Rev. L. Arthur Wagner, Lutheran
pastor at Accident; DR.. A. B. Learner
and Robert T. Hoffman, Oakland, at
tended a meeting in Clarksburg, w.
Va, yesterday.
Business visitors at the Republi-
can office on Tuesday included James
G. Glotfelty, McHenry; Forrest Mich
ael, near Frostburg; and W. ]. White
Gormania, West Va.
The annual meeting Of the Garrett
County Library Board has been post
poned until Tuesday afternoon, Feb
ruary is, when officers will be elected
1of the coming year.
John Grant and Maurice Davis, stu
dents at Hopkins University, Balti,
more, have returned to their classes
following a brief visit with their par
ents here between semesters.
Edward Smouse, University OF
Maryland student, came to Oakland
Tuesday to remain with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smouse, for q
few days between semesters.
Seal sale returns this week were
light, according to records in the
county health office where the returns
are made. Only $12.72 was received
but this amount boosted the total
to $51026.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold NJ. Dawson
left Oakland yesterday by automobile
for Miami, Florida, to remain for an
indefinite time with Mrs. Dawson's
mother, Mrs. C. N. McIntire, who has
been in the South for some time.
Misses Mary Virginia Cooper, Joan
Steele, Elizabeth Powell and Barbara
Ann Fogelsanger, instructors in Oak
land High school, spent the weekend
in Baltimore They were accompanied
to the city by Miss Betty Jackson, who
is remaining there.
Among those attending the Penn
sylvania State farm show at Harris
burg last week were Hobart Bishoff,
Emerson Bishoff, Charles Enlow, of
Hoyes; Foster Yost, Accident; 7. E.
Bishoff, William WEIGH, o. T. eraser,
C. H. Browning, R. O. Winters, Paul
NJ. Friend, Mr. and Mrs. Harry L.
Porter, of Oakland.
William Boardman, nephew of Mr..
and Mrs. William A. Sturgiss, who has
been in Washington, D. c., for the past
several months, has secured a position
in the personnel department of the
Library of Congress. He has been
named member of a committee to
draft manual of the organization
and functions of the Library of Con-
gress. Boardman was graduated from
West Virginia Wesleyan college, at
Buckhannon, with high honors. His
chief interest for a number of years
has been in books which is expected
to be of great value to him in his
work.
Mrs. Dan Honick entertained last
Thursday evening with a surprise
miscellaneous shower in honor of Mrs.
B. Beeson Snyder, who was recently
married. Mrs. Snyder was formerly
Miss Ethel Rae yelling. Guests in
cluded Misses Marie Little, Theresa
yelling, Stella Lucas, Burial Frazee,
Nell Helbig, Esther Serene, Berna-
dine Serene, Glendine Bowman, Eve
Ign Teagarden, Ann Baker, Evelyn
Fike and Marion Honick, Mrs. Eliza
beth Turney, Mrs. E. r. Fike, Mrs
Theoda Miller, Mrs. William McRobie
Mrs. j. William Butt, Mrs. Howard
Maier, Mrs. Porter Dewitt, Mrs. Ed
win Michael, Mrs. Mary limbaugh,
Mrs. Alice Turney, Mrs. Newt Coplin,
Mrs. Guy Hinebaugh and the guest of