Alma record., 1913-07-03

Breckenridge Driving club were COM
pleted this week and Thursday, July
10, set as the date. A good string
of fast ones are slated to appear.
Mrs. II. M. Dunham and daughter
Miss Ruth, left yesterday for Grand
Rapids, Douglas and Saugatuck
where they will spend the next four
weeks with relatives and friends.
Miss Jennie Fuller, teacher of mu-
sic and drawing in the Chesaning
schools, returned to Alma Friday
evening and will spend the summer
with her mother, Mrs. Gus Quick
Harold Redman, who for the past
few months has been employed in
Detroit returned the last of the week
and will spend the summer with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Red
man.
Miss Jeanette Kellogg of the D.
w. Robinson's dry goods store left
Tuesday for Traverse City where she
will spend the next ten or twelve
days at some of the Grand Traverse
county resorts.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Brock left
Saturday for Ann Arbor where, Sun
day, Mrs. Brock underwent a critical
operation. AT present the patient is
doing we'll. Mr.. Brock will remain
with her until danger is past
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Sanderhoff and
son Raymond, accompanied by How
ard Pierce, all of Owosso, were
guests at the Otto Sanderhoff home
Sunday. Mr.. Pierce leaves for Ed
monton, Alberta, in a few days to
join his parents, he having remained
to finish his high school course at
Owosso.
Mrs. Walter Vliet and son Stanley
OF Fargo, n. D., returned to Alma
Saturday and at present are at the
home of the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. J. Hyde, west of Alma
Mr. Vliet will return in two weeks
and they will occupy their house on
Wright avenue and again make Alma
their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson left New
York Saturday night for the Thou
sand Islands on an extended tour.
The contracting parties are we'll
known in New York city, the bride
being prominent in social circles and
the groom a member of the law
firm of Frenoff and Robinson, 60
Wall street.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Ward and son,
Mr. and Mrs. H. F, Ward and two
sons, and F. M. Ward and two sons,
all of Big Rapids, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Ward. The guests,
with Charles Ward and family OF
this city, were entertained by the
host and hostess at the Wright House
for dinner.
Saturday, July 5th, and Sunday
following, DR.. w. P. French, dis
trict superintendent, will meet with
the people of the Methodist church
for the last time. He will conduct
the fourth quarterly conference at
eight o'clock Saturday evening in the
pastors study of the church and will
preach at the Sunday morning SER
vice.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Convis of Ithaca
attended service at the Methodist
church Sunday morning. Mr. Con-
Wis addressed the Mems class on the
Transforming Power Of the Word"
giving a review of Old Testament
history from Adam to the death OF
Jacob and emphasizing the personal
responsibility of the Individual in the
Christian life
Mrs. Ophelia Grow, sister of Ran
som Allen of Ithaca, died in Chicago
last Sunday Funeral services were
held at Vernon, Tuesday and were
attended by Mrs. R. J. Fraker and
Jotham Allen of this city and Ran
som Allen Of Ithaca. Mrs. Grow was
past so years of age and her death
leaves her brother, Ransom Allen, the
last living OF family of ten child
rem.
DR.. F. c. Thornburgh was most
pleasantly surprised Tuesday even
ing when the members of the Meth
odist Sunday school class, of which
he is teacher, walked into spend the
evening with him. Games and re-
freshments helped to make merry the
eveningAlrs. DR.. Thornburgh has
resignS1As teacher of the class and
Mrs ~. M. Page will assume the
w9/
Zone of the most beautiful weddings
etf the season occurred Saturday at
the summer home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mac Elhinny at Fort Washington,
Long Island, when their daughter,
Miss Dorita MacElhinny was united
in marriage to Mr. Watson B. Rob-
inson Of this city. The ceremony
was performed on the lawn in the
presence of the immediate friends
and relatives.
p. c. Johnson, commonly known as
"Chummy" to his associates at the
Michigan Masonic Home, left Fri
day last for an extended trip to his
old home at Elk Rapids. Previous to
his leaving he was presented with a
Masonic apron by his brother Ma