Alma record., 1915-05-20
Additional Local
Mrs. Gill visited friends in Ov1sso.

oatufudy.
Frank Tucker of Sumner made a
business trip to Alma, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Gardner of Sag
inaw. were in the city Wednesday. Wis
iting friends.
c. l.. Delevan was in Ithaca, Satur-
day on business connected with the
county poor commission.
Howard Potter of Ithaca County
Commissioner of Schools was i'm Alma
on business, Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. +. J. Alverson of Ithaca re-
turned To her home after a few days
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Malcolm McLaren.
Mrs l.. ii. Newcomb the Gossard
Corsetiere, will be at Mrs. p. j.
Adams store, Friday and Saturday,
May 2S and 20. Call for fitting.
adv. 1851
Harry Wilson of Grand Rapids who
has been in this city for the past few
days returned to his home Wednesday.
He has in view the taking over of
the management of the Johnston City
Gas Company which is being organ
lied and promoted by r. b. Wagner,
promoter of the Gratiot County Gas
Co.
DR.. Thornburg left Monday after
noon for Detroit where he will attend
the State Homeopathic Society which
convened in that city from Monday
until Tuesday. Governor Ferris
and DIR. Diffenbach were the principal
speakers at the big banquet held
Tuesday evening. DR.. Thornburg was
honored with the Office OF vice pres
ident of this organization at its meet
ing last year
The eighth annual Podunk school
reunion held at the old school house
Friday, was well attended. Fourteen
of those present having been students
in the school from the years 1850 to
1860 and the others of the second gen.
GRAFTON. Many visitors were also pres
ent. The oldest member of the reuni-
on was Mahala Chadwick Hoag, H.
Her bfother, Edwin Chadwick of Alma,
also was "A guest.
f. n. Chadwick returned home Sat
urday During his visit he at
tended runion of his old school
mates at Leroy, Ingham county,
about twenty miles. east of lansing.
Sixteen of the students who attended
the school between 1850 mad 1850
were present. Mr.. chSdwick visited
with seven FORMER tclassmates &ho
attended this school with him sixty
three years ago. A a, program was
given at the reunion. 49,, -
Three hundred twenty three stud
ents wrote the eighth grade examina-,
tion for Gratiot County last week.
Twenty four wrote the examination
in Alma alone. Two hundred forty
seventh grade pupils wrote the eighth
grade examinations in physiology and
geography. The. results of these ex-
aminations will be- announced one
week from next Saturday. The ex-
aminations were given under the direc-
ton of County Commissioner of
Schools Howard Potter of Ithaca.
Mae Hamilton, who will graduate
from the domestic science department
lege in June has been hired for the
next year by the school board to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Miss Rogers who will stay at her
home for the coming year Besides
maintaining high scholastic stand
ing at NJ A. c., Miss Hamilton has
done much demonstration work in the
Y. NJ. c. A. of Lansing and has taught
quite extensively. Miss Rogers ex-
poets to attend Columbia University
the year after next.
Five converts were gained by the
Salvation Army last Sunday and many
times as many received helpful in
spiration at the meetings held in the
Salvation Army Hall under the dir
ection of Captain Lamont The
Captain and his wife are doing
great work and their influence is be
ing powerfully felt in the community
They are reaching in their indoor and
out-of-door meetings a class of people
which the churches seldom reach and
they should receive the heartiest CO.
operation from the people of this city
Last Saturday NJ. A. c. defeated
Alma i'm tennis, two matches TO one
Cole defeated Muskewitch with ease,
bu Donald Smith lost his singles
match by only two or three points
Smith and Cole lost the doubles by
even IA smaller margin. At Olivet,
Tuesday, Alma made clean sweep,
Cole and Smith won both their singles
and double matches with the loss of
scarcely a game. These two men are
making a fine record for Alma in ten
mis- and the fans are hopeful that they
may succeed in landing the Intercol-
legiate title.
Paul Delevan who is taking grad
uate work in the University of Mich
igan was honored by election into
the Sigma Chi society Tuesday along
with forty-two of the best students in
the University. The society is nation
al and honorary. Beside the main