Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-09
County Correspondence
Deus OF our neisbborins oiIIases as CLEANED each
week by our special staff OF correspondents

The Lady Maccabees will hold a
picnic in the Nycoff woods the 10th.
II is a get-together meeting and pub
lie for all who wish to attend. Come
with well-filled baskets.
Arthur Hilsinger and family, Char
/ lie Fisher and family autoed to Brant
one day last week and spent the day
with the TED Lester family.
Mrs. Jane Gollick Of Alma, is spend
ing few days with Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Taylor.
Mr.. Freed returned home from In
diana last week, where he went for
treatment. He did not receive much
bertfit there and is in very poor
health.
Elwell gives two more sons as Will
son calls. Amid tears and flags, Glen
Courier and Glen Langworthy babe
sisters and brothers and their many
friends and left last week Wednesday
morning, for Grand Rapids, enroute
to Columbus, to give up their lives if
need be, for their country.
Mrs. Colon Menshardt Of Detroit,
returned home after few weeks
visit with relatives at this place
Miss Melba Charter is visiting for
two weeks in Middleton.
Leon Gordon of Vestaburg, was an
over Sunday guest of the Art Hilsing-
or family.
Clinton Nelson and daughter, Miss
Nellie, were Crystal guests Sunday.
Letters from soldiers, especially in
these string times. are indeed inter
esting as well as highly educational
bits of literature, and the following
letter from Leon NJ Aldrich. who has
been stationed for several weeks at
Fort Myer, Pa, in which he describes
a sightseeing trip around Washing
ton, furnishes very vivid idea of the
privileges that are enjoyed by those
who visit the National Capitol.
Fort Myer, Pa, July 80. 1917.
Dear Pratt:-Yesterday when my
friend. Mr.. Rogers. and myself step
ped across tie street to catch q iitrev
for Washington, a gentleman came
along with a new model Overland and
invited us to ride. He drove US thru
a portion Of the beautiful residence
section and pointed out the many
homes. among which were Admiral
Dewey's, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson's be-
fore her marriage TO the president and
the place in which Mrs. Wilson was
married TO her first husband, Mr..
Gait. He also pointed out TO US the
homes of some Of the foreign envoys
and ambassadors Some Of the side
hills, with winding paved roads and
hedges leading 20 them We next
drove around the peninsula which has
been built for the purpose of q park
and which viii some day be connected
with tie city by means of street
car line. making it place Of pleasure
for the general public There is 10
OF near the water more beautiful
than this.
The roads are all paved with boul-
evard LIGHTS along the side and next
TO this the road is overlung with
large spreading weeping willow trees.
with many beautiful flowers between
and on the inner sides are Japanese
cherry trees
The home of General Robert f. Lee.
about two miles. can be seen plainly
from this point. After this sight
seeing trip and pleasure ride we drove
back TO the city and in the meantime
we lound mat our unknown friend was
priest His language that he used
IN his conversation was very simple
and ne was postmaster in the art Of
using slang. | have seen President
Wilson and his body guards couple
OF times attending the plays AT
keith's theatre. My work has been
changed a bit during the last week or
so. part Of the time now | have charge
of a squad on outside police duty.
like it very much. Have Saturday
afternoons to myself and most all day
Sunday. Excepting when the duty
squad ! am on is detailed for those
days | never felt better in my life
My heart is in the right place and my
pulse is still beating.
] am yours for the L. S A.,
LEON.