The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-06-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Gortner, of
Grantsville, were business visitors in
Oakland on Tuesday.
Miss Virginia Lawton, Hagerstown,
spent the weekend here with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Lawton.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. r. Rudy will re-
turn to Oakland this evening after
visit of several days in Baltimore and
New York.
Richard Trickett has been employed
for the past several weeks as man.
ager of the Southern States Cooper
ative store in Wellsburg, w. Va.
The Ladies of the Episcopal church
are having a benefit card party this
evening beginning at o'clock, in the
Episcopal Parish House on Center
street.
Mr., and Mrs. John w. Davis re-
turned to Oakland on Wednesday fol-
lowing a three-weeks' visit with their
son and daughter and families in
Plainfeld, N. j.
Mrs. Wendell R. Turney and son
spent Sunday and Monday in Union
town, Pa, where they visited Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Kelley, brother-in-law and
sister of Mrs. Turney.
Mrs. Robert Giessman and daugh-
ter, Mary Robb, of Cumberland, were
weekend guests of Mrs. Cheeseman's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dice Spikcr, at
their home south of town.
Albert Thrasher, veteran of World
War |, who has been critically i'll for
several months, has returned to his
home in Oakland following hospitali-
cation at Memorial Hospital, Cumber-
land, for two weeks or more His
condition remains critical.
Mrs. A. G. Slabach, of Akron, o.,
is here visiting her brother, Joseph
Wolfe, who remains quite ill., Mr..
Wolfe's daughter, Miss Lucille Wolfe
who has been employed in Washing
ton, D. c., and Mr.. and Mrs. C. E.
Sweitzer and daughter Hazel are also
here for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Ray Jones and fam
lily went to Front Royal, Va, on Mon
day to witness the graduation exer-
cises of Randolph Macon academy, at
which their son Wilbur Jones received
his diploma. Jones was also awarded
school letter in athletics and a
school medal for excellence in French
Members of the Pythian Sisters are
conducting a covered dish supper at
the Temple on Monday evening at $50
o'clock. Each member may bring a
friend, those in charge have announc-
ed. The memorial service planned for
Monday night has been postponed, ac-
cording to Mrs. Elizabeth Turney,
Most Excellent Chief.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Thaycr and
son Frederick visited Mrs. Thayer's
father, Thomas c. Pearce, at the
State Sanitarium, Sabillasvillc, also
Mrs. Thayer's sister, Mrs. H. V. Sta
ton, in Myersville, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Thayer, Hagerstown, return
ing home Sunday evening, They were
accompanied home by Mrs. Thayer's
grandfather, John Pearcc, of Frost
burg.
A surprise birthday party was held
on Tuesday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. killius. at Loeb
Lynn, in honor of Rev. B. F. Bragg.
pastor of the Garrett Baptist circuit
in this area. About thirty-fve mem
bers of his parish were present Rev.
Bragg was presented with a number
of gifts. The occasion also happened
to be the oath wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Killius.
DR.. and Mrs. William W. Grant plan
to leave Oakland on Saturday to at
tend the June week graduation ex-
ercises at the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis, at which time
their son, Midshipman William W.
Grant, Jr., will receive his diploma
and commission in the U. S. Navy
as an ensign. He has applied for duty
on destroyer with the Atlantic fleet.
but no assignment will be made until
after graduation, which will not be
until next Wednesday morning, June
ninth.
Among the students who have re-
turned to Oakland are Edward
Smouse, Frank and Paul Fazzalari,
Arthur and Lewis Naylor, Decoursey
Bolden, Robert Hesen, all University
of Maryland, College Park; Ray Lam
bert, John Grant and Maurice Davis.
Johns Hopkins university, Baltimore
Lewis Naylor who enlisted in the re-
serves last fall, expects to be called to
service between June 10 and Is, while
Paul Fazzalari already has received
his call as an enlisted reserve, for
June II. Before returning to their