The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-11

recently.
Miss Cara Weber attended an
alumni forum at the College of Horti-
culture for Women at Amber, Pa.
over the past weekend.
Members of the Tuesday night
bridge club had covered dish supper
at the home of Mrs. Robert w. Lohr
prior to their weekly session.
Member of the Dorcas Circle Of St.
Marks Lutheran church will meet
next Wednesday night at the home of
Mrs. Clarence Leighton for Fun
Night Program"
Mrs. F.. H. Field has returned to
her home here after having spent two
weeks in Baltimore. Mrs. Field was ac-
companied to Oakland by her sister,
who will remain for an indefinite per-
iod.
Lieut.. G.g) and Mrs. Walter f.
Dawson, who visited the latter's rela-
tives in Philadelphia for several days,
returned to Oakland and are at the
Walter W. Dawson residence on Alder
street.
There will be a meeting of Proctor
klldow Post No. II, American Legion,
on Monday night, January Is, at the
City Hall, beginning at eight o'clock.
All members are urged to be in at
tendance.
Miss Crystal Ashby, after spending
the Christmas vacation period here
with relatives, returned to Chevy
Chase yesterday and will resume her
teaching in the Chevy Chase Junior
College
Miss Grace Jones, physio-t herapist
for the local health department, has
been called to Baltimore to assist in
the treatment of polio cases. She will
leave Oakland Sunday and expects to
be absent for several weeks.
Mrs. Robert W. Stemple, who has
spent the past two years in Panama,
is expected home this week. She is
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin
S. Smith. Her husband, Pvt. Robert
W. Stemple, Of Camp Shelby, Miss, is
also expected home on furlough.
1t. and Mrs. David Mace, after Wis
ting Mr. and Mrs. William w. Mace
and family for several days, have
gone to McConnellsburg, Pa. Lieut..
Mace, who was wounded in Italy sew
eral months ago, has been a patient
IN Walter Reed Hospital, Washington.
D. c., for some time.
Andrew w. Helbig. who has been
in poor health for the past two or
more years, has sold the City Roller
Mills, Green street, to his two sons.
A. Leo Helbig and Charles C. Helbig.
who have successfully conducted the
business since their fathers illness.
The business will be continued unde1,
the name Of City Roller Mills.
Mrs. Ada Purbaugh, who has been
a patient in st. Agnes Hospital, Phila-
delphia, Pa, since a few days before
Christmas, is improving in health and
is expected to return to Oakland with
in short time. In her absence. her
beauty parlor is being operated by
Mrs. Richard Stemple.
Mrs. Norman Wine and two chill
dren, who had spent month or more
with her husbands parents at Mar
shall, Va, returned to her home in
Oakland on Saturday. Mrs. Wine was
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Por-
ter Dewitt, who also had gone to
Members of the Harmed Bible class
met at the Methodist church on Tues
day and rcorganized for the year with
the following officers: Mrs. Ralph
Fauber, president; Mrs. Pearl Aron-
halt, vice-president; Mrs. A. V.
Schaeffer, treasurer; Mrs. Nina
Sharpe, secretary. Hostesses were
Mrs. w. f. Shirer, Mrs. D. P. Sn1ouse
and Mrs. Russell Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Sweeney
were called to Washington, d. c.,
during the holidays on account Of the
illness of their grandson, John Carroll
Adams, who was suffering as the re-
suit of an attack of pneumonia. They
returned to Oakland last week. The
child, a patient in a children's hospi-
tai, is now improving. He is a son of