The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-10-26

Bernard |. Gender was business
visitor in Washington a day or two
this week.
Miss Eleanor Snccll, of Fairmont,
spent the weekend at her home on
Pennington street.
w. A. Jacobs and daughter, Miss
Virginia Jacobs, of near Homecoming,
were in Oakland today on business.
Following the practice hour of the
local band members on Tuesday even
ing, the Ladies Auxiliary will serve
refreshments.
Mrs. J. X. Smart was in Clarks-
burg, West Va, last Thursday after
noon where she attended the funeral
of her cousin, the late E. E. Reppert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy l.. Harmon, of
the Cove community, were business
visitors in Oakland Monday afternoon
when they called at The Republican
office.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Biggs, former
residents of this county, now located
in Lancaster, New York, are guests
this week of relatives and friends in
their native community.
Mrs. |, NJ. Nine is critically i'll at
her home on Liberty street. Mrs Nine
has been a sem-invalid for a number
of months, her condition becoming
much worse in the past few weeks.
The Mizpah Class Of St. Paul's
Methodist church will hold a Hallow-
cen party tonight Thursday at 8
o'clock in the church social room.
Members and friends are attending
costumed and masked.
The young people of st. Paul's
Methodist church and their friends
will participate in a costume Hallow-
cen party tomorrow night at 500 1t
will be held at the church under the
auspices of the Youth Fellowship.
Charles l.. Brincr. Regional Red
Cross Director who has spent
month here with his wife, after two
years in the South Pacific, left last
night for Washington, d. c.. for a
new assignment, probably in this
country.
Corporal and Mrs Fred Helbig an
nouncc the birth of son, on Satur-
day morning, October 81, in Potomac
Valley hospital, Keyser, w. Va Mrs.
Helbig was the former Stella Leigh
ton. Corp. Helbig is located at an
army air base at Sedalia, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jewell and
daughter, Nancy Rae, of Wilmington,
Delaware, and Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Downey and daughter, Mary Patricia,
Of Elkton, arc spending this week
visiting their mother, Mrs. Clara Vel
ling and family at their home on Oak
street.
Members of the Junior Choir of ST.
Paul's church are to be entertained
by the directors and others with a
Halloween mask party at the church
on Friday afternoon at Ais. The
Junior Choir made its first fall ap-
pearance in the church worship SER
vice last Sunday morning.
Miss Anne Naylor, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. s. Townshend Naylor, Alder
street, a freshman at Hood College,
Frederick, was selected last week as
member of the Hood College choir.
Miss Naylor was one of II selected
for the choir, out Of almost so appli-
Giants.
Jane Reckard, Martha fowler. Vava
Ann Helbig, of Oakland; Marjorie
Weeks, Crellin; Betty Clatterbuck,
Deer Park, All club members, and
Mrs Robert 7. Hoffman, home dem
onstration agent, will leave Oakland
tomorrow morning for College Park
where they will attend a State All
club meeting on Saturday. The group
will return Sunday night.
The announcement of the death of
Mrs. c. G. Aurand, wife of Rev. C. G.
Aurand, pastor Of the First Lutheran
church, Wheeling, which occurred on
Sunday, came as a distinct shock TO
the many friends Of the deceased lady
in this county where she was well
known and highly esteemed by the
Lutheran women and others.