The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-09-18

MIS-. JuIluS Walter Will return
home today from Fairmont, W. Va,
where she has been visiting her home
folk since last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Pancake re-
turned last Friday after a vacation
of two weeks spent in Chicago, H.,
Gary, Ind, and other mid-western
cities.
Mrs. Minnie Wade, of Smithburg,
Md, will return to her home tomor-
row following a weeks visit at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. 7. c. Hine-
baugh near town.
Captain and Mrs. T. G. McMullen
and daughter, of Spartanburg, S. c.,
were weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Ham in the Warwick apart
ments on Seventh street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rasche and Mr..
and Mrs. Carl White, of Uniontown,
Pa, former residents of Oakland, Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Thane White at their
home near Oakland on Sunday.
Misses Agnes Maroney and Monica
Maroney returned to New York City
one day this week. They were accom-
panied as far as Washington, D. c.,
by Miss Bridget Maroney, John Ma
roney and Miss Mildred Stark.
Rev. and Mrs. George Goodwin, of
Buckhannon, West Va, visited the
Misses Loar, Second street, on last
Thursday. The couple were enroute to
Boston, Mass, where Rev. Goodwin
will enter theological school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Simmons re-
turned to their home in Chicago. ILL.,,
last Friday following a two weeks
visit with the formers mother, Mrs.
Ida Simmons, Loeb Lynn, and other
relatives and friends here in the
county.
Joseph M. Gender, Oakland, has
been appointed chairman of the For
eign Relations Committee of the Am
erican Legion for Maryland, it was
announced this morning. The Legion
convention is now being held in Mil
waukee, Wisconsin.
Mrs. Thomas E. Bishoff, Mrs. En-
nest Townshend, Mrs. Paul Riley, Mrs.
Prentice DeBerry and Mrs. Edna
Whorton attended the Pythian Sisters
Grand Temple meeting of the jurisdic-
ton of Maryland held in Cumberland
on Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week.
Rev. W. W. Bragg, Parkersburg, w.
Va, was guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. C.
limbaugh yesterday evening. Rev.
Bragg was en- route to Selbysport to
officiate at the funeral of the late
Charles Burch, notice of whose death
appears elsewhere in The Republican
today.
Miss Ruth Ann Polling returned to
Oakland Sunday evening from her
home at Fairmont, accompanied by
her mother, Eleanor Sincell and Ran
dolph Norris, all of whom with the
exception of Miss Polling, who is an
instructor in the local High school, re-
turned to Fairmont Sunday evening.
The Red Cross is in need of more
volunteers for sewing. Officials said
that the sewing room is open every
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons
and that although quite a few par
ticipated when the work first started,
hardly anyone was working now The
sewing room is in the Masonic club
room, third floor of the First Nation
al Bank building.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Smouse re-
turned to Oakland Tuesday evening
following a motor trip of a few days.
They were accompanied by their son
Edward and drove through portions
of the Eastern Shore to Ocean City.
They also visited Washington, D. C.
Their son remained at College Park
where he has entered upon his second
year as a student in the University of
Maryland.
S. D. Brenneman, of the Accident
community, visited the county seat
yesterday on business. Mr.. Brenne-
man related the fact that he is the
oldest member of the Brenneman fam
lily in Garrett county. His father came
to the United States when he was
three years of age, in the year 1889
The family originated in Switzerland
later going into Germany from which
country his grandparents migrated to
the States.
Miss Catherine Shertzer, who has
been in the c. and P. telephone office
in Oakland during the summer
months, returned to her home in
Cumberland. She was honored with
dinner party at Table Rock Inn last
Friday evening by employees at the
telephone office. Those present in
cluded Mrs. Huldah Littman, Mrs.
Rose White, Miss Mary Harsch, Miss
Gertrude Bell, Miss Ada Murphy and
NIre Ina Mckay