Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-01-31
VESTABURG ITEMS
BY Our Own Correspondent

WTitCcn ny OuI Bdi, -hiSS AsNAeAh s"ss,
who has gone as Red Cross nurse
and we know all will enjoy hearing
from her:
New York Polytechnic Medical
School and Hospital,
December 10th, 1917
To the Vestaburg Red Cross Chapter,
want to thank you for the lovely
Xmas box. 1t is impossible for me TO
tell you how ] am enjoying it. The
box arrived Saturday night, but to-
day is the first that / have been al
lowed to sample il. have been on a
milk diet for the past week for |
have been having very sore throat
and Friday night when | went off
duty the doctor Curetted and painted
my throat and since then it has been
getting better. There are a few cases
oil Diphtheria in the hospital so /
was quite worried for awhile. was
or duty all the time though The
nurses have all got to be vaccinated
for smallpox and typhoid fever very
soon now so expect that will be next.
| was just vaccinated three years
ago. There is quite an epidemic
among the soldiers and sailor boys
here and they are going TO bring one
hundred in the hospital as soon as
they can get ready for them. They
are remodeling our roof garden into
Il ward. ! enjoy my work here very
much. | have been on floor duty I'M
til today because there wasn't any
vacancy in the surgery and today !
started in Surgery in the Amphithea-
ter and | was lost most of the time,
For three days ! had charge of two
wards One had nine and the other
thirteen patients in so you can mag
inc about how busy | was. We are
short of nurses now so that 1t makes
il harder A unit of Dr.s and nurses
leave the hospital soon for France
but W edo not know just when. We
won't have only about one hundred
nurses then. We are having such
severe cold weather here that / have
been wondering what it is like there.
1t showed quite hard Saturday night
then melted Sunday and today we
have ice all over.
Well goodbye for this time. With
love TO all. Edith.
Mr.. and Mrs Casper Sutton and
family went near Mibrook Monday to
the home of the formers parents
having been called there to atteud the
funeral of his brother, Harry Sutton,
who enlisted in the service of Uncle
Sam and died while receiving his
training. Full particulars are not
known at this writing.
+. Carey OF Denver is visiting b.
T. Elliott. Fred Reader and Frank
McDole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paige Throop have
received an announcement of the mar
riage of their daughter, Miss Iva, to
Mr.. Frank Ross on Thursday, January
18th, 1918. The wedding occurred in
Detroit where the bride had employ
ment The many friends of Mrs. Rose
extend congratulations and wish them
success in life. They await the pleas
urc of making the acquaintance of
Mr. Ross as his wife is highly re-
spected by all who know her.
George Priest and wife of VIM are
here helping care for his father, Lewis
Priest
Mrs. Jennie Greer and daughter,
Charlotte, have gone TO Ithaca where
the former has employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paige Throop, who
have been in Belding visiting the
formers sister, have returned home.
Mrs. Arthur Peck, who has been
spending sometime with her mother,
Mrs. Lewis Priest, has returned to
her home in Alma.
The members Of the Ferris Aid
society accompanied by their husbands
spent Wednesday at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs Jollie Hare. A bounteous
dinner was served and social time
was enjoyed until the business meet
ing was called to order in the after
noon. A very enjoyable time is re-
ported by those who attended. Mrs.
Martha Walker, who was a member
of this society when she lived in
Ferris was their invited guest, and
was made happy in meeting with her
cid time friends once more.
Mrs. Anna Hamlin received the fol-
lowing letter from her son, Frank
Hamlin, who is in the 18th Field
Artillery, Battery c, American FIX
pedtionary Force, in France:
January LIST, 1918
Somewhere in France.
Ny dear mother, aunt, uncle. brother,
and little nephew
| thought | would drop you "A few
lines to let you know that ] arrived
safe and in the best of health. hope
this will find all of you folks in good
health. We have had fine weather
all Of the time and not much snow
but it has been very cold here. Moth
Ell, have not got the boxes you folks
sent me yet, but it will be alright any
how. Has there been any more boys
around there called to go. Was Earl
Walker and Charley Marlin called ?
What is Will Venton doing now, is he
still working for Joe Greenhoe? Is
Dell working in the woods for Jim
Corder. Now mother, you and aunt
a -.