Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-06-12

Wednesday of this week.
Miss Hattie Mills who has been
teaching in the Stanton high school
will return to Alma Friday evening
and will spent the summer vacation
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. l.
+. Mills, of 322 E. Downie street.
Miss Mills will return to Stanton next
year.
Margaret, the two months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Perry, living north and west of FL
well. died Monday morning from
whooping cough The funeral SER
vice was held in the Methodist church
of Alma, Tuesday afternoon, by Rev.
w. E. Doty.
The evening address of Rev. w. F..
Emery in the Methodist church was
forceful and earnest. His theme,
"The Victory Supreme" was cita-
ton of character sketches of great
men impressing his hearers with the
sublimity of labor and the real honor
of honest toll.
Messrs. II. c. Moore of the Alma
State Savings bank and Carl H.
Washburn of the First State bank
were in Lansing yesterday in at
tendance at the State Bankers con-
vention. They went across country
with Cashier Webster of the Brock
enridge bank in his automobile.
Thursday, June 5, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
]. McPhee entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
], Campbell of Stanton, Mr. and Mrs.
F. Dillon of Mt. Pleasant, Mr.. and
Mrs. White of St. Louis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kelly of Mt. Pleasant, Mr.. and
Mrs Moffit of Breckenridge, DR.. Sui
Ivan of Merrill and Mr. and Mrs.
Tryon of Breckenridge.
The members of the G. A. r. and
the ladies of the Woman's Relief
corps extend their thanks to the
Wright school and teacher for their
excellent program and to those who
furnished automobiles to go to
Wright's cemetery also Alma ceme-
terry and all who helped to make
Decoration Day a success.
Prof and Mrs. Notestein enter
tanned the Senior class Of the college
at their home on Philadelphia avenue
Friday evening. Various guessing
contests, music, consisting of col
lege and popular songs, and charades
formed delightful entertainment, and
refreshments were served When the
hour of departing came the Seniors
gave their class yell as proof of their
of the courtesy shown
by their host and hostess.
Mr.. F. R. Baylis met the boys of
Breckenridge Saturday afternoon and
Sunday and with the help of Robert
Notestein, Albert Esseltyn and Earl
Holmes of Alma, endeavored to in
terest them in Y. NJ. c. A. athletics
A banquet was served Saturday even
ing at which Mr.. Russell, supt. of
schools, presided. A meeting Sun
day afternoon at o'clock was led
by Mr.. Baylis in the development of
the theme, What man should be-"
The ball game Saturday afternoon
between Beebe and Breckenridge
stood to 8 in favor of Beebe in the
sixth inning, but was forfeited by the
Beebe boys leaving for home in time
to do the farm chores. Such fidelity
to duty deserves commentator.
On Friday last the Boys club of
St. Johns church gave their rector a
surprise on the occasion of his birth
day. The boys appeared just in time
oil
Mr.. Jackson found in front of him a
very beautiful self-filling fountain
pen. After supper the evening was
spent in a round-robin conversation
upon the wonders Of natural history.
About the habits of birds and beasts
the members of the club are appar-
emily very we'll informed. A very de-
lightful evening closed at ten o'clock.
Mr.. Jackson had to acknowledge for
once that his boys got ahead of him.
w. o. Hutchinson Of Arcadia had
the misfortune to break his leg one
day last week. He was brought at
once to the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Ed VIM, where Dr. Lamb set
the wounded member He was able
to be taken to his home Saturday.
Mr.. c. E. Aldrich has the sympathy
of the community in the loss of his
father, James Aldrich, who died Sun
day night about $50 in Brainerd hos
pital The deceased was brought
here from Montcalm county one week
ago by his son, but his condition was
pronounced hopeless and he patiently
waited the end He was Ga years of
age, native of New York state and
an active worker until a short time
ago. While a small boy his parents
moved to Ohio and when just merg-
ing into manhood he came to Michi-
gan. In 1870 he married Miss Alice
Milford of Portland, Mich. Six
children were born to them, four of
whom are now living. Mr.. c. E. Al
drich of this city, Jesse of Bickleton,
Wash, Mrs. Mabel Schoolcraft Of
Me- I H..