The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-01-17

Mrs. Willard Elliott entertained
members of her bridge club at her
home on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Purbaugh and
son were weekend visitors at her
former home in Pennington, w. Va.
Mrs. Verlin O'Neal and daughter,
Washington, are visiting Mrs. ONeal's
mother Mrs. Arle Blake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward limbaugh and
daughter have gone to Florida where
they will spend several weeks.
Mrs. Ralph Baton and son, Paden
City, W. Va. are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Willard Elliott for a couple Of
weeks.
Mrs. c. W Englander entertained
members of her bridge club at her
home on Second street on Tuesday
evening.
Robert T. Hoffman is able to be
out again after having been confined
to his home with an attack of in
fluenza.
Mrs Ralph Smouse, Fairmont, W.
Va, is spending this week with her
parentS,-Ar. and Mrs. John Michael
18th street.
Rev and Mrs. Donald GALLON, Red
House, announced the birth of a son,
Stephen Parker Gallon, on Sunday,
January 10.
Miss Virginia Lawton, Washington,
d. c., spent the weekend here with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Lawton, Center street.
Lorraine Fike, Ruth and Francis
Friend Warren and Troy Gnegy and
Darwin Fike were picniclling at Swal-
low Falls last Sunday.
Mrs. James Pollock is spending a
few days with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter c. Nc
Farland, at Cumberland.
Mrs. S. H. Jackson has returned to
Oakland from Harrisonburg, Va,
where she had spent several weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. William Lip
pold.
Members of the Luther League at
Red House church will meet in Oak
land Sunday evening with St. Mark 5
League. John Hanst will present the
topic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Brookhart
were given surprise house warming
on Tuesday night by members of the
latter's bridge club and their hus-
bands.
Several teachers are i'll and absent
from their classes this week. They in
clude Miss Ann Dilgard, James Curl,
Miss Catherine Smith, Miss Kim Kerr.
The latter has been i'll for several
weeks.
Dr. and Mrs. Elwood Buchanan, who
have been located in Detroit, Mich,
for several years, have moved to Iowa
City, Iowa, where they will reside in
mer Kathleen Field, Of Oakland.
Ms. Denver c. Pickens is leaving
this weekend for St. Petersburg, Fla,
to visit her mother, Mrs. G. H. Falk-
enstein, who has been a patient in a
hospital there for several weeks. Mrs.
Falkenstein's condition is slightly
improved at this time
Mr.. and Mrs Newton Coplin were
in Johnstown on Saturday and Sun
day, having been called there on &C
count of the death of Mr.. Coplin's
half brother, R. C. Coplin. They re-
manned for the funeral service on
Sunday which was held near Johns
town.
Members of the Oakland Homemak-
ers club will meet Thursday evening,
January "a, at 7:30 o'clock, at the
home of Mrs. Luther L. Hare, Penn
ington street. Mrs. c. c. MacMuray
and Mrs. Catherine Spoerlein will be
co-hostesses. The theme will be
quick meals"
James McHenry, assistant county
agent, accompanied by John Tough,
Morgantown, w. Va, agricultural
agent for the B. and 0. railroad, were
in Harrisburg, Pa, on Tuesday and
Wednesday attending the Pennsyl-
vania Farm Show. A number of
farmers of the county also planned
to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Keller and
children left Oakland on Monday af-
ternoon. Mrs. Keller and children will
visit relatives in Mt. Airy until Sun
daV Mr. Kal1pr local manager fOl