The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-08-04

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by an invocation by the Rev.
Austin F. Schidwachter, president,
Mountain Top Ministerial Associa-
ton. The Oakland Municipal band
will play prior to addresses of vel
come by Mayor Joseph limbaugh
and f. f. Rathbun, general chairman
of the celebration. The Centennial
Central Committee, composed, in adj
dition to Mayor limbaugh and Mr..
Rathbun, of DR.. f. l. Baumgartner,
Mrs. George Hanst, N. A. Coplin and
B. I. Gender, will be introduced.
A schedule of tours to places Of
historic interest has been arranged
for Monday morning, and planned
tours to scenic areas will feature the
afternoon hours.
Monday has been designated as
Wild Life, Conservation and Fra
ternal Day, Special exhibits of early
firearms have been arranged. Local
fraternal and veterans clubs will
hold open house. Fly casting and
trap-shooting contests are also on
Mondays schedule.
At 1890 o'clock there will be an
old time muzzlc loading rifle shoot,
with prizes of $25, $l5 and SO Of
fercd. A demonstration teaching class
in the log cabin school, near William
james hotel, will be held at II o.
clock, with Mrs. r. E. Weber as the
old fashioned teacher and Mrs. Play
ford Ryan as the modern teacher.
Pupils will be in appropriate costume.
The same demonstration will be given
on Wednesday and Friday mornings.
At II o'clock the first day a trap
shoot will be held. At O'clock there
will be an exhibition aerial rifle
shoot, by Rusty Reed, age Is. Apples,
oranges, walnuts, small wooden
blocks and other objects will be tossed
into the air and pulverized with rifle
bullets before they strike til aground.
He will also draw picture f an
Indian head on a piece of tin with
the rifle.
At 5 p. m. there will be exhibition
bait and fly casting by Miss Annalee
Crusey, Sidney, Ohio.
Fraternal organizations are hold
ing open houses at their lodge
homes, while the Rotary, Lions and
Business and Professional Women's
club members are having open house
at the William James hotel from
to 4 o'clock.
Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and
again at 10 o'clock, a free aerial act
has been engaged. The Silver Con-
doris, youthful and agile high trapeze
performers, will present a unique and
daring offering. This act will be re-
peated twice daily at the same hours
through Saturday, August 10.
Another daily feature will be a dis
play of fireworks each evening at
1920 o'clock. Beams attractions
will operate continuous carnival
daily from 1000 a. m. until mid
night, Monday through Saturday.
Individual stories about Farm and
Home Day, F'iremen's Day, B. and O.
Day, Veterans Day, Homecoming
Day and Church Day, are contained
in this issue of The Republican.
On Sunday, August Z, and Sunday,
August IA, water sports show is
scheduled on Deep Creek Lake, near
Oakland. August ii will feature
water skiing with a professional
troop from the Glenn l.. Martin plant
in Baltimore.
In addition to the features listed,
there will be educational, commercial,
farm and home exhibits displayed
daily from 10 a. m. until 10 p. m. ii
special tents on the exhibition
grounds.
Workers for the decorating COM
pany arrived in Oakland Wednesday
and a number Of business establish
ments are already bound up in rcd,
white and blue, with gold Maryland
seal and welcome signs.