Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14


with Miss Edna Pima enroute 10 re-
sumo her school work in Tecumseh.
Mrs. Hattie Stacy and son, Eliza,
entertained Mrs. Stacy's nephew,
Corp. Vern f.. Wisner, of Camp Sher
idan. Ala, a few hours Saturday.
Mr.. Wisner, in company with $50
soldiers. came TO Alma 10 take Liber
ty trucks TO Baltimore, Md. When
young boy Corp. Wisner's parents re
sided in Emerson. The family home
now is Delta. Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Shanafelt Of
Owosso were guests of friends in
Ithaca recently.
Rev. VIM Roberts was I'm Saginaw
Monday on business.
Mrs VIM Thompson left Tuesday
TO spend week with relatives M
Grand Rapids. Howard City and Reed
City
Mrs Frank Horn gave dinner
party sunday for several intimate
friends
Edwina and Robert Macarthur, who
spent several days with relatives at
st. Johns and Dewitt, returned home
the first Of the week.
Mrs. Frank Heron, whose sister
and five sons are i'll with influenza ut
Ionia. was notified Of the death of
one nephew p years Of age, and with
Mr.. Heron went TO lonia the first Of
this week.
Kenneth Bovee is spending the
week with friends at North Star.
Howard Alverson and two children
are i'll with influenza.
Mr. and Mrs Chester A. Martin
spent Tuesday in Ithaca with Mrs.
. Charles Richards, sister Of Mr..
Martin. The Martins were former
Ithaca residents, Mr. Martin being
register Of deeds for a number of
years. They left Ithaca about %
years ago and during these years Mr.
Martin has been American consul at
Amherstburg, Canada, Martinique
and Barbados Islands He is now
stationed as American consul at To
ronto. Canada. Mrs. Martin and
daughter. Miss Maud, spend all then
time with returned soldiers, Miss
Martin having established a hostess
house.
Mrs. Gretchen Allen Moon of Buff
falo. formerly of Ithaca, came Mon
dav to spend the week with hen
mother. Mrs. Minerva Allen.
Lieut.. and Mrs. VIM. Scarf were il
Ithaca Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Harrington ATTENDED
the funeral Of a cousin at st. LOU:
Tuesday.
Mrs. Sara L. Brown, in charge Of
the headquarters of the Cratic
county chapter Of the American Re,
Cross. recently sent the last install
, ment to the Franco Serbian field hos
pital of America at New York a tota
Of $2S7.40 sent from Ithaca since
Major Cressy's lecture here earl.
/ this summer In acknowledging re
r ceipt of these pledges the hospita
replied in part: Permit us TO exten'
our heartfelt thanks and gratitude {
= you all for your great generoslt
, which will do great good wher
relief is SO sorely needed. With dee
: appreciation Of the kind wishes o
the Gratiot county chapter Of tn
y American Red Cross. Grateful
J. yours. The Franco-Serbian Eel
2 Hospital of America, Henry b. Brit
b. ton, Treasurer
Miss Merrie Jewel spent som
J. time recently with her parents .
d Fowlerville
$ Miss Nellie Bellies is i'll at the HON
Of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan knight. Tie
y mother Of Orion came 10 spend SON
4 time with her.
The first Of the week an automobi
$ WAS stolen from William Burbin {
ST. Louis. and Fred Gilmore. wi
a goes by the name of Jack Boyd
10 Mt. Pleasant. is wanted for the dee
Sheriff Bradford has found the stole
st car at Rexton. u. i. The car ha
IS been left at that place but Boyd
not to bee found.
go Ithaca celebrated the ending of Il
war beginning Monday morning at
F. o'clock and there was continuol
st noise until late Monday night. Ever
thing in the way of guns, whistl
ST and church bells had part in the b
as demonstration.