Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06


Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Kelley and
Little daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Morgan ate Thanksgiving dinner
with Nh. and Mrs Lyman Humphrey
in Alma.
Charlie Apple is spending this week
iu Ohio transacting business.
Miss Ethel Miller is visiting dur
ing the holidays with her parents on
the farm.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Hanley and
little daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Ben
nett and little daughter Of Alma were
very pleasantly entertained for
Thanksgiving by Mr. and Mrs. Elias
Rockwell.
Miss Fern Nelson is in Sumner car
imp for her sister. Mrs. VIM. Fowler,
who is quite i'll with rheumatism.
Miss Mary Wiltshire spent Sunday
with her parents on the farm.
Miss Nellie Nelson was a Sunday
guest of friends in Alma
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
with Mrs Helen Kinney.
All are welcome 10 render their as
sistance Thursday of each week at
the Red Cross rooms. Mrs. Slingluir
has received the yarn for the Red
cross The ladies are deeply grateful
TO the patriotic gentlemen, r. }. La
throp and Fayette Mallory, for the
wood given them.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Apple ate
Thanksgiving dinner with Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Welcher.
Mrs. Horace Hamp and daughter.
Miss Anna. visited Mrs Charlie Apple
Mrs. Meretta Hildreth and son
Archie spent Thanksgiving with AL
ler Sadler and family
With two sons already in the mill
tary service of the L. s.. and a strong
probability that third will receive
Ia call to duty. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Sadler have just cause for the intense
feeling of American patriotism that
burns within their breasts. The in
stance parallels that of the Roosevelt
family. which has given up three Of
It's SONS since the entrance Of America
into this great world war. and Mr..
and Mrs. Sadler have Just as much
reason 70 feel proud Of their boys as
the distinguished eN-president and his
wife Three cheers for the Sadler
boys. Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Mallory
have been called upon 70 give their
only son. Clare. who is now stationed
ut Battle Creek Mr. and Mrs T.
Shack have been called for two Of
their sons. Mr. and Mrs Owen Cour-
ter for their eldest son Glen, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Langworthy for their
first born. who is now in England
Mr. Frank Mallory. son OF Nh. and
Mrs Walter Mallory, il France, and
81 on About twenty from our little
village have periodically volunteered
I 10 lay down their lives if need Sc for
the pefpctuation Of American princi-
piles and ideals. and IL was the senti-
mcnt Of the people, and should have
! been Of every American citizen Of this
vicinity. to give an entertainment. the
funds to be used 60 send little token
ifol Il Xmas present which would have
( brought a CLEAN Of happiness to some
SAD heart across the sea at the hall
last Saturday evening, but the hall
was not granted, and by whom? We
need not search far to discover who
they are Just little token from FL
well. a Xmas gift, not because OF its
value. but because it would express
the real sentiments Of the heart, and
lit would have done more to inspire
the boys than anything else This was
the sole purpose of the program, and
the movement was deserving of the
unstinted support of everyone. i
would have cheered the heart of some
weary, homesick soldier hundreds
and perhaps thousands of miles away
There is only one duty for us all, and
that is TO stand by our boys, our coun-
thy and our flag.