Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-02-22
ELWELL NEWS
BY Our own Correspondent

social at their school this Friday
as ening All are invited.
Nj and Mrs. Ellis Conbern were
Alma guests Wednesday evening.
Miss Ora Culver visited Miss Hill
ared Northing Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs Charlie Taylor and
Nj and Mrs. Thco Greenhoe and lit
Ito sons visited Mr. and Mrs Carl
Taylor Sunday
The New Idea club will meet with
Mrs. Laura Fisher Thursday
Miss Amy Mallory Of St Louis was
an over Sunday guest Of her parents.
Nh and Mrs Walter Mallory.
Miss Mamie VIM spent Sunday att
hen home in Alma
Mr. and Mrs Emery Wiley of Al
ma visited Mrs Wiley's parents. Mr.
and Mr., Dalrymple
The Ladies Aid society met with
Mrs Charlie Apple Wednesday Of last
week There was large attendance
and an excellent dinner served.
Knowler Gibbs visited friends In
crest Hill last week
The beanery opened up last week.
Augene and Willie Crum We're Al
pa; callers Friday
Ora aud Isaac fiulwick. who have
teen spending some time Ia the north
woods. returned here Saturday even
ing.
Charlie Langworth of Ri,erdale
was AN Alma business caller Wednes-
SAY.
Mr. and Mrs Floyd Nelson attend
I'd the party at the home Of Mr. and
Mrs William Fowler in Sumner Fri
iay evening
Nj. and Mrs. Early Johnson. who
have been visiting at Mrs p Dor
land, returned home Wednesday
The Misses Fern Nelson and Nora
Samain were over Sunday guests Of
the William Fowler home in Sum
ner.
Sam Alexander was an Alma call
81 Friday.
Miss Fern Nelson of Alma visit
"a Miss Nora Samain at the Taylor /
home Thursday.
George Sandel returned to Detroit
Sunday
Mr. and Mrs Will Layman were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs
Herber Doris.
Mr. Crawford of Canada, who has
been visiting his sister. Mr. II. B .
Currence, received a telegram Monday
hat his only son laid at the point
# death. Mr. Crawford left AT once .
FOR his home
Emery Wiley and family moved 80
Alma Thursday, whore they VIII make
heir future home
Andrew Welch was a Forest Hill
caller Friday.
Mrs. Frank French ST. has been
quite III for the past two weeks
Knowler Johnson spent Friday
with the Delbert Crum family.
Knowler Johnson transacted busi-
LESS in Greendale Thursday
Eugene Crum and Mrs Delberr
Crum were Tuesday guests OF the
Herbert Fisher family
Mr. and Mrs Ed Matherson Of AL
Sunday.
Miss Edith Dorland was an Alma
caller Thursday
Master Bruce Mathersou visited
friends at this place Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Crum were
Alma callers Saturday
Master Harold Colister is confined
70 his home with the chicken pox
The auction sale Of hearts held at
the Temple last Wednesday evening
was well attended Miss Bua Bowers
proved herself skilled in the act Of
fortune telling. The dainty refresh
ments were enjoyed by all and a So
cial good time was had
Miss Lucy Hunt returned to her
home in Sumner last week.
Master Dean, the little son Of Mr.
and Mrs Louis Greenhoe, has been
quite i'll at the home of his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs Charlie Green
hoe.
Church is held at 1000 a. m Sun
day mornings ana at otVV III the even
ing All are welcome
The Elwell school was closed last
week. because of chicken pox Mrs
Robinson spent the week at her
home in Alma.
Reverend Dean. our pastor, attend
60 the conference held in Detroit He
reports a very enjoyable and instruc-
tive time there.
a rally was held at the church
Thursday evening Mr.. Humford,
man Of considerable experience in
community work in Gratiot county,
gave a lengthy talk or Community /
Work and the Aelation of the Church
&c Commercial. Political and Social
Life" He believes the influence OF
the church must go farther than the
church doors, or it means little. n
must be carried into all OF our deal
ings in business and everyday life.
Some people think a man cannot be /
successful in business unless he is
deceitful. Mr. Humpford showed, by
way of illustrations. that an honest
Christian character was necessary to /
solve the big problems Of the world.
Christianity is fast becoming re-
quirement in young man II he
wishes to work out anything of him
self. These are few of the points