The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04

Baltimore, where he entered Union
Memorial hospital for a physical
check-up and possible treatment,
A Iridium service will be held in
ST. Peters Catholic church on Fri
day, Saturday and Sundays nights at
1880 o'clock, it has been announced.
At a recent meeting of the Sodality
of st. Peters church, new officers
were elected as follows: Mrs. Hugh
Teets, project; Miss Helen Fender
CAST, vice-prefect; Miss Mary Harsch,
secretary; Mrs. Edward Clatterbuck,
treasurer.
About 800 attended the exhibit
conducted last weekend under the
supervision of the Farm Security Ad-
ministration and held in the Naylor
building on Alder street. Eleven fed
eral and state agencies cooperated in
placing material there for exhibition.
Mrs. Andrew w. Helbig, who has
been at the bedside of her husband III
Hagerstown for two or three weeks,
will return to Oakland this evening,
Mr.. Helbig, who underwent a major
operation in the Hagerstown hospital,
is now convalescing satisfactorily.
A card and bingo party will be held
in St. Peters Hall on Wednesday
night, December II, beginning at 8
o'clock. Hostesses in charge are Mrs.
Virgil Kelley, Mrs. Hugh Teets and
Miss Mary Louise Helbig. The cafe
terra will be in charge of Mrs. Joseph
Gender and Mrs. John Murphy.
About fifteen members of Garrett
Lodge No 113, Knights of Pythias,
will journey to Cumberland Friday
night to join the D. 0. K. K organ
ization, commonly known as the
Dokies A reorganization move is
under way here.
Mr.. w. H. Malette, Miss Edith
Malette and Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Park
were visiting Mrs. Ruth M. Kahl,
Thursday Of last week.
Members of the Harmed Bible class
of the local Methodist church held
their annual turkey dinner on Mon
day evening in the church dining room
in honor of the birthday anniversary
of their teacher, Joseph E. Harmed.
About fifty were present and enjoyed
the occasion-and the dinner. Rev.
Minor Sprague was POSTMASTER The
class presented Mr. Harmed with an
appropriate gift. Mr.. Harmed has been
teacher of the class for more than
forty years.
William R. Offutt Johnson, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Johnson, was bap-
tized on Sunday at the family home,
Ethelhurst, just north of Oakland, the
Rev. A. B. Learner, DID,, pastor of St.
Marks Lutheran church, performing
the rite. Miss Josephine Davis, OF
Hagerstown, Indiana, was chosen as
godmother. Those present at the cere-
mony included Mr.. and Mrs. William
R. Offutt, Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. Bur
ton and daughter, Mary Humbird, of
Romney, West Va, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Humbird Offutt, of Arlington, Va.
The guests remained at the johnson
home for dinner.
Newspapers in South Bend, Indiana,
have been giving considerable at
tention to the playing of Ed BentZ,
10, member of the Notre Dame foot,
ball team. Bentz is a son o& Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Bentz, of Wheeling, West
Va, and his mother was the former
Miss Elizabeth Maroney, daughter
of Richard K Maroney and the late
Mrs. Blanche Browning Maroney, Of
Oakland. A short time ago Bentz's
picture appeared in a South Bend
paper with the statment that he was
one of the most colorful players to
perform for long time. 1t said: GEO
is short and stocky, but well built and
his 1855 pounds don't keep him from
playing some outstanding ball against
bigger opponents. He played center
and guard on the Catholic High eleven
in Wheeling before coming to Notre
Dame" He plays at guard position
for Notre Dame