The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-04-23

DAY evening"
Mr., and Mrs. G. Bates Chaires.
. Hagerstown former residents of Oak
land, were visiting friends here sev-
eral days this week
John Fclty, Of Rowlesbmg, West
Va, who was a former resident Of
Oakland, spent Tuesday afternoon in
town on business.
Mir. and Mrs Edgar Hclbig and
daughters, of Richmond, Va, spent
the weekend here with the formers
mother, Mrs. Harry Hclbig, and other
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McComas left
Oakland yesterday for Baltimore, in
which city the former is Employed
later moving to Towson to make their
future home
Mrs. Nina Dixon, who spent the Win
ter with her children in Washington,
Baltimore and Philadelphia, returned
to her home in Mountain Lake Park
on Monday to remain during the sum
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellery Plots visited
relatives and friends here, enrouta
from their home in Chicago to Boston,
Mass, to which city they were NOV
ing. Mrs. Plots was formerly Miss
Gertrude GIotfelty.
Misses Beatrice, Josephine, Maxine
and Evelyn Hauser, all of Washing
ton, d. c., were at the home of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Darwin Hauser
in the Falkenstein cottage, last
Thursday and Friday.
F. f. Rathbun, County Superin-
tendent of Schools, is in Baltimore to-
day attending a conference Of County
superintendent Of Maryland called
by Dr.. Thomas G. Pullen, Jr., State
Superintendent of Schools.
William X, GIotfelty, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. W. Glotfelty, Of Oakland,
was recently advanced in rank to that
Of technical sergeant in the armed
forces Of the nation. He is now sta
toned at Camp Dix, New Jersey.
A benefit card party for St. Peters
Catholic church will be held in st.
Peters hall on Wednesday, April 20,
beginning at o'clock p. NJ, it has
been announced. There will be prizes
and refreshments. Admission will be
80 cents.
Mrs. D. Edward Offutt returned to
Oakland yesterday evening following
visit Of ten days with Rev. Dr.. and
Mrs Arthur Helm, in Washington
D. c. Dr. and Mrs. Helm and Mrs.
Offutt We're in New York from Friday
until Sunday
Miss Lillian Helbig, r. n, of Balti-
more, is visiting her mother, Mrs
Harry HeIbig, and other relatives
here for few days Miss Helbig
recently enlisted with the Hopkins
medical unit and is waiting for call
to active duty.
Returning to his home in Morgan
. town. West Va, from attending the
funerals Of his sister, Mrs. William
O'Brien, and that Of his niece, Mrs.
Bittinger, at Westelnport, Charles E.
Duckworth, spent an hour or two in
Oakland Tuesday.
Miss Grace Jones has returned from
Baltimore where she attended a special
meeting Of the American Physiother-
apy Association at the Children's Hos
pital school, for demonstration and
discussion Of Sister Kenney's treat
ment Of infantile paralysis. The ex-
hibtion was by Alice L. Plastridge,
of the Warm Springs Foundation in
Georgia.
Howard White was elected presi-
dent of the Lutheran organization,
"Men of the Church., at the regular
meeting Tuesday night Wellington
f. Yutzy was elected president,
and Stanley S. StahI, secretary treas
/. urer. Short talks were given by Rob-
l ert Hoffman, Donald r. Sincell and
e Dr.. A. B. Learner. The meeting was
in charge of the newly elected head.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorraine Weeks, who
, have been residing in Washington, D.
t c., were here over the weekend as
S guests Of Mrs. Weeks's mother, Mrs.
a Margaret Casteel, going on Tuesday
= to St. Louis, Mo, where they will re
a side and where Mn Weeks is employed
!. by an electrical company which was
e compelled to seek another location on
= account Of crowded conditions in the
a capital city.
The A. R. Martin farm, located a
d few miles south of Oakland on Route
/ 219, was sold at an assignees' sale
n last Saturday afternoon. The property
+ consists Of 105 acres, one hundred of
:. which are in cultivation and improved
t by a modern dwelling, two practically
= new barns of good construction and
|. other necessary buildings, thus max