The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-05-29

Mr.. and Mrs. |. j. Bosley were in
Cumberland Monday on business.
Mrs. Gladys Field was in Washing
ton, D. c., for a brief visit last week.
Mrs. Harvey Winters is a patient in
Memorial hospital, Cumberland, hax-
ing become suddenly ill last Saturday.
Mrs. D. Edward Offutt visited Mrs.
P. j. Conte, Stanton Heights, Pitts
burgh, few days last week.
Mrs. Glenn Hoffman, College Park,
is spending few days here with her
mother, Mrs. Edith Schlossnagle.
Mrs. Margaret McComas left We'd
nesday for Washington, D. c., for a
visit of several days with relatives.
Mrs. Bernard |. Gender, Jr., enter
tanned members of her bridge club at
her home on Oak street on Wcdnes-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darl Bray, Cumber-
land, visited their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eliza Bray and Mrs. Pearl Rid
der, over the weekend.
Members of the Oakland Home
makers club met Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Austin
Schildwachter.
James Long and Robert Daugherty,
students at Potomac State college,
Keyser, w. Va, spent the weekend
here with Thomas Thayer.
Mrs Leo Kreyenbuhl, of near town,
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis in Allegany hospital, Cumber-
land, last Saturday morning.
Mrs. Robert Stanton was given a
surprise shower by members of her
bridge club at the home of Mrs. Clar-
ence Umstot on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schade, Miss
Hilda Schade, Mr.. and Mrs. Yelling
ton E. Yutzy, of Cumberland, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Karl F. kahl,
at Ramp Kahl, Deep Creek Lake, on
Sunday afternoon.
Among the guests at the home of
Mrs. Max Orendorf, south of town,
on Sunday, were Mr.. and Mrs. David
Lazier and child, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
E. Orendorf, Mary Roth, May Free
land, Howard and Lawrence Wensel,
Mrs. Joseph Rice, Glen Shaffer, May
Beckman, Edna Beckman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Shillingburg, and others.
Walter W. Dawson, Oakland; John
Pritchard, Grantsville; Charles Pat
tison, Bloomington; John Capel,
Friendsville; Benjamin Calls, Acct
dent, were among those named to the
executive committee of the Allegany-
Garrett County Firemen's Associ-
alton at the annual convention at Mt.
Savage last week. Next years con-
vention will be held in Bloomington.
w. R. Pete" Ridder has accepted
position as district manager for
the Woodmen of the World Life In
surance society, it was announced by
Spencer Graham, state manager. Mr..
Ridder is working in this locality for
a few weeks before taking up his
duties in the Eastern part Of the
state. Mr.. Ridder had several years.
insurance experience prior to enter
ing the service in 1871.
Mrs. Annie Edmunds, deputy lee
turer of the Grand Chapter of Mary
land, will make an official visit to
Oakland Chapter No. 81, order of
Eastern Star, on Tuesday, June 3,
when advance night" will be observed
This meeting is at 1880 p. M, day
light time. The annual visitation of
Grand Chapter officers will be on
Thursday evening, June II, it was
announced by Mrs. Thomas Currie,
worthy matron.
The Oakland Fire company and the
fire department band were awarded
a prize of $40 at Mt. Savage last
Thursday evening for having the
third largest company in line with a
band, at the convention of the AL
legany-Garrett County Volunteer
Firemen's association. There were 40
units in the parade. Largest uni
formed ladies auxiliary in line was
from Bloomington, for which they
were awarded a prize. Grants
vile company also won SIS for the
company attending from second long
est distance. Bloomington auxiliary
was applauded for it's series of per-
fectlV executed drills