Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-02-22
District Convention of Order
will be Held in Wright
Opera House.
GATHER HERE FEBRUARY 2S
4 Big Program Has Been Ar
ranged for the Session to be
Held Here.

Preliminary preparations have been
made for the largest gathering of
farmers ever held in this part of
Michigan, when the Cleaners of the
Alma district hold their federation
rally in the City Opera House, Alma,
on Wednesday, February 2Sth. There
will be three sessions federation
session in the forenoon, 10 which all
Cleaners are invited TO attend; a pub
lie session in the afternoon, and
closed session in the evening.
Besides an address by Grant Slo-
cum, supreme secretary and founder
Of the order, and recitals by Miss Lu-
cia Bellamy of Ionia. there will be vo-
cal and musical selections and recta-
tions by local talent, military and
fancy drills, exemplifcation Of the
ritualistic work. feasting, and other
features that will help make the oc-
casion a pleasant affair
Besides an interesting literary pro-
gram and special recitals, Bannister
Arbor will put on the "Opening, IN
PRODUCTION, Obligation and Closing"
ceremony Middleton and Harmony
Arbors will confer the dramatic de
gree. Safe Arbor will confer the Ruth
degree, the ladies Of Middleton Arbor
will have a fancy drill, the ladies of
Harmony Arbor will have a flag drill,
the girls Of Merrill Arbor will have a
fancy ping dress drill, Hope Arbor
will have a character and comic drill,
and Safe Arbor will put on mems
military drill. Other teams will be
on the floor in drill work There will
be a forenoon session and basket
picnic dinner at noon, a public session
IN the afternoon and closed session
at night.
Mr.. and Mrs William A. Wilson Of
Grand Ledge, have completed series
Of special meetings in the Alma dis
trict, lining up for campaign work
many arbors, which have started To-
cal contest 10 promote the lecture
service and secure new members, the
arbor securing the largest number of
new members will be awarded a grand
prize by the supreme federation de
partment. Following is a list Of the
arbors and captains chosen up TO the
present time, the Hittites being on
one side and the Gingerites on the
other:
Bannister--James Cartwright. .Ien-
ME l.. Gander.
Hope-Henry English, Mrs. Mary
English.
Middleton-Ison Wood. Irm
knight.
Fulton-c. X. Tuttle, Carrie Har-
low
sethton-Leota Wilds. Merle Heis-
Ter.
Newark. j. Knowlton, Ida n.
Fell.
Safe-Mrs. Will Brown. A. R. Rus
sell.
Eugene-H Statlaberger, Mrs. w.
Houser
Best-H b. Clark, r. X. Hainline.
Harmony--Geo. Bauer, Harry
Meatchem
Beaver Greeks. A. Gould, Flor
ence Parkins.
Elm Hall-Martha Sabin. Susan
Holland.
Sumner-Bessie Leonard Jessie
Tomlin.
Forest Hill-James o'Bryant. Mrs.
Jessie Kent
Fox Grove-Frank Kahl, Laura
Peach.
Rising Star-Maud David. Cassius
DeVall,
S. K. Wheeler-Mrs. Sarah Lauer,
! Mrs. Viola Eastman.
Lakefeld-A G Mayer. Bessie
Clark
Merrill Charles +. Conklin, Hattie
Rigg.
PROGRAM
1000 4. M.-Federation session
open to all Cleaners. Conducted by
Supervisor Fred Marvin.)
1890 Noon-Basket picnic dinner
Bring a basket
Afternoon Public Session
Music-Orchestra
Address Of Welcome A. Greene.
corporation counsel.
Responsc--Wm. A Wilson. grand
lodge
Music Contributed
httildl- MIS-. Y. y. touEeis
Address-R. L. Holloway. assistant
supreme secretary.
Music Orchestra
Cleaner Yells-By All Arbors. Car
bors having yells should be seated in
a group for giving yells)
Fancy Drill--Ladies of Middleton
ArbOr
Music Orchestra
Military Drill-Seventeen Men Of
Safe Arbor.
Orchestra
Ladies' Flag Drill-Seventeen La
dies of Harmony Arbor
Character and Comic Drill-Sixteen
Members of Hope Arbor.
Recitation-Mrs Reta Carr.
Girls Fancy Drill-Merrill Arbor.
Mems and Ladies' Drill-Nelson
Arbor