Alma record., 1914-02-05

i'll Middleton this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Bernard enter
tanned at cards Monday evening.
Mrs. Rubest of Owosso, is spending
the week at the Park House in St. Louis.
Mrs. A. J. Bear of Ithaca, is the
guest of O. II. Tenney and family this
| week
The Eastern Star ladies have put
new Wilton Velvet carpet on their lodge
room floor,
Thursday night is the date of the next
High School Lecture course number,
THE Pilgrim Girls" at the Colonial
opera house.
Mrs. S. A. Fleming is visiting this
week as the guest of her sister, Mrs. M.
Guthrie, near Riverdale.
Miss Ethel Bailor, 'l3, Sundayed with
her parents last week, and rested from
her labors at the Normal School.
Mrs. Francis Walker and son Dale,
have returned to Toledo, after several
weeks visit with relatives in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Sheplar, of Will
Jamestown are the guests of their par
entS Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sheplar, this
week
The Modern Prodigal Son, was the
illustrated lecture at the Christian church
last Sunday evening. Rev. Meese OWNS
his own outfit and gives illustrated lee
turss frequently.
\ china and linen shower was given
at the home of Samuel Gee last Thurs
day evening. complmenting Mrs. Jennie
Kirby. Miss Eden Van Leuven, Mrs.
l.. l.. Boice and Mrs. w. n. Boice of St.
Louis were the instigators
Linten Teuney has been confined to
his home for three weeks because of an
liberated tooth. He came down town
Monday morning for the first time in
almost three weeks and his face is still
swollen until it is hardly recognizable
Ira r. Smith has sold his property on
Franklin Avenue in exchange for the
personal property Of Mr. Damon, CON
sisting of horses, cows, wood, feed etc.
amounting to $1,000 Mr. Smith intends
to rent a farm and move in the near
~turc
The Admiral Motor Car Company
held directors meeting last Tuesday
evening and decided to build enough
trucks TO fiji all orders that are now in
and then to decide ON further actions.
The company will probably reorganizc
and-ecapitalize and may yet carry out
the expectation OF the stockholders.
Fred Becbo. an old pioneer resident of
the vicinity Of St Louis. died Monday
morning at 5 o'clock at his home three
miles cast of St Louis He just return
ed from Ann Arbor last Wednesday,
the doctors at that institution had given
him up and he had come back to his
home to die. They pronounced the
trouble as a growth around his heart and
that there was no help for it.
Tuesday night an interesting enter
tainment in the form OF mock Japan
ese Wedding took place. 1t was given
in the Methodist church by the Alpha
Alpha girls. The girls also had a pic
turesque tea room where Jap maidens
in beautiful dresses sold the soothing
beverage for FIVE cents cup to all who
desired to buy.
Program;
Piano solo, Japanese. ......... Yama Sen
Verne Define
Solo, Japanese Love Song 80. Thomas
Rose Allen
| Explanatory Remarks Rev. S. B. Ford
Trio-Three Little Maids from School,
from the "Mikado."
WEDDING*
Solo, Japanese Maiden. ......... .Gaynor
Mabelle Nudge
Characters.
Bride ................... Vera Sias
Bridegroom .... Clarence Richardson
Brides Father go. James Farnsworth
Groom's Father ......... Robert Clegg
Brides Mother -. Marie Hartenburg
Groom's Mother .. katherine Behler
Bridesmaids Lucille Redman, Anna
Clegg, Violetta Rather, Maude Balch,
Villa Graham
Go-Between. observation-disclosures Nina Ford
The ceremony was very unique and
all were we'll pleased with the success
of the girls, in this the first attempt of
the sorority to give the public an idea