The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-28

Daniel Offutt has as guests at his
home during the holiday week. Stan
ley Bond, of Hagerstown. and Fred
erick Fiske III, of Rolling Rock, Pitts
burgh, Pa.
The Pastors Aid society will hold
its Christmas meeting this evening at
1870 o'clock in the Lutheran church.
Following the business meeting and
election Of officers there will be a pro
gram and exchange of gifts.
Owen Martin, who resides on route
2l9. south of Oakland, who has been
i'll for few days. was taken to Me
mortal hospital, Cumberland, last eve
ming in the Bolden ambulance, for OBJ
selYation and possible treatment.
Miss Donna Jane Littman. student
at Mary Washington college Of the
! University Of Virginia. at Frederisks-
burg, is spending the Christmas holi-
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Julius Littman, Fourth street.
Rev. and Mrs. George D. Birk mo-
| tored to Hazelton, Pa. Tuesday to
remain during the week visiting with
Mrs. Birk's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
NJ. Keller, They plan to return to
Oakland this afternoon or tomorrow.
Mrs. Martha Fansler, Oberlin, Pa,
and Mrs. Kathryn List, Washington,
d. c., spent the Christmas vacation
! with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Err
/ nest Townshend. Mrs Fansler is re-
naming here until after New Years
/ Day.
Pvt. D. Maurice Davis, Fort Belvoir,
Va, and Miss Mera Bernadt, of Wash
| ington, d. c., spent the Christmas
week end with the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Delbert NJ. Davis, Green
street. Pvt Davis remained here for
a short fulough.
Mrs. William C. Robinson, instruc-
tor in the Groton High School, near
! Annapolis, and her sister, Miss Evalyn
Fraley, student at the University of
| Maryland, are here for the holiday
season with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Neil C. Fraley.
Miss Martha fowler entertained
members Of the Oakland All club on
! Christmas eve with a buffet supper,
after they had completed the singing
| of Christmas carols in front Of homes
of the sick and shut-ins. Eighteen
were present.
! Guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Glot-
felty from Wednesday until Christmas
Day were Mr.. and Mrs. Bryson Glot-
felty, Addison, Pa; Mrs Charles Hall
and daughter Elizabeth Ann, and Miss
Louise Casteel, of Cincinnati, O. Other
/ relatives gathered at the home Sun
/ day for dinner. There were twenty
present.
Mrs. L. w. Stephenson and daugh-
ter, Miss Barbara Stephenson, of New
York City, came Friday to visit the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Y.
Leighton, in Loeb Lynn Heights Mrs.
! Stephenson returned to New York on
Monday evening while her daughter is
remaining until after New Year.
Dey.
The Republican regrets exceedingly
to note the extreme illness Of a good
neig and lifelong friend in the
person Of George W. Loar, Second
street, who was taken suddenly i'll on
Christmas Day. Mr.. Loar has been a
semi-invalid for a number of years.
His condition this morning remains
critical.
Guests on Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Browning, near town, were Mr..
and Mrs. John H. DeBerry and son
Tommy, Havre de Grace; Pfc. Dwight
Schenk and Mrs. Schenk and daugh-
tiers Carole Ann and Donna Sue, of
Aberdeen. Miss Gilmore Browning, an
employe at the Aberdeen Proving
Ground, also spent Sunday with her
parents.