The Republican., 1963-12-26

ing the Christmas holiday IN Bat
timore with her son and daughter
in-law MIR and Mrs II. Russell
Smouse, and family
Mrs. Robert Hoffman took Tom
Hoffman and Jim Gibson to a ski
camp near Bedford. Pa, on Satur-
day. The boys returned with Dr.
II. r.. Gibson on Monday.
Miss Sally Sweitzer, Washington
ID. c., daughter of Major and
Mrs. Blaine Sweitzer. Nit. Lake
Park, left Saturday for Iowa where
she plans to visit for the holidays.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Monta Vista Senior Girls All
Club will be held on Monday. De
cember so at 700 p. m at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Taft
Oursler, South Third street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Schildwach-
ter and family. of New York City.
Col and Mrs. William c. Robinson
and family, of Fairborn, o.. are
here to spend the Christmas holi-
day season with Mrs. Neil c.
Fraley, Fourth street.
Mr. and Mrs. Dickson Mace. Alex
andria, Va. Mr.. and Mrs. David
Mace, Elk Ridge; and Miss Cynthia
Mace. Manassas. Va, are spending
the Christmas holidays with their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William w.
Mace, and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Smith and
daughter, of Vienna. Va, motored
to Oakland on Saturday and upon
their return Sunday were accom-
panied by his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Erwin s. Smith, who are
spending Christmas with them.
Mr. and Mrs c. Hoover Pelton,
North Fourth street, travelled to
Hancock on Sunday TO visit with
friends Carl Pelton, student at
HagerstoWn Junior college. re-
turned with his parents on Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Virgil Steyer. Jr.. is the
new secretary at Proudfoot's Oak
land pharmacy. She is assuming
the position vacated by Mrs Hart
ley L. Wigficld, who is accompany
ing her husband, the Rev Mr. Wig
field. to his new assignment as
pastor of a church in Winchester.
Va.
The Monta Vista Junior Girls A.
H Club held its Christmas party
Monday. December %, at 7:3O p.
m. at the Methodist church recrea-
ton hall. Oakland. A queen was to
be chosen to reign over the party.
Candidates were Sherry Frantz,
Elizabeth Elliott, Cathy Ridder and
Jane Gibson.
Mrs. F. D. Bittle left for Riviera
Beach, Fla. to spend Christmas
holiday season with her husband,
who has been vacationing in
Florida for several weeks She was
driven to Florida by her son. Robert
Bittle, Of LaVale, who planned to
return to his home for the Christ
mas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Mcfarland
and family are planning to leave
within the next ten days for Los
Angeles. California, where they
will make their home. Mr.. McFar-
land was project manager for the
construction Of the Stony River
dam. In his new position he will
be with a company at its home
office in Los Angeles, that is SINH
lar to Stone and Webster, the
company now constructing the
power plant for the Virginia Flee
trio and Power company at Stony
River.
A Christmas party was given
one evening last week in the din
ing room of the Economy market
by Eugene Matthews for his en-
ployees and their friends. Among
those attending were Rev. and Mrs.
Donald Matthews and children; Mr..
and Mrs James Matthews, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Matthews, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Peterson, Wayne Wilt, Mr..
and Mrs Joseph DiSimone, Freda
Bonner, Tom Hauser, Keith Cum
mings, Jerry Stewart and Anna To-
tedo. Gifts were exchanged.