Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-03-21
VESTABURG ITEMS
BY Our Own Correspondent

tanned their nieces, Mrs. Cole and
Miss Kate Horton, and nephew, John
Horton, of Alma over the weekend
honoring the birthday anniversary of
their son, Harry, and his cousin, John,
which was Saturday, March 10th, and
Mrs. Coles was on Sunday.
Miss McCreery has returned to her
work in Detroit after visiting her
mother and brother.
Arthur Shores of Flint was an over
Sunday visitor Of his mother, Mrs.
Sam Shores, and other relatives.
Mrs. Anna Hamlin received letter
from her son Frank, who is in France,
stating he bad recovered from his i'll
ness and was back on duty again.
He also stated that on February 14th
he received the community Xmas box
which the friends and Red Cross sent
to the soldier boys from Vestaburg
hte first part of December. At that
time he was on this side but failed to
receive it until now. He says the
box was badly smashed but every
thing was fine just the same, and
sends his heartfelt thanks to the
friends and Red Cross for their kind
ness in remembering him.
Mrs. NJ. j. Briggs spent from Sat-
urday until Monday in Edmore at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Minnie
Cook, helping care for her grand
daughter who is very sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Carts enter
tanned their daughter, Mrs. Fred
Wade, husband and -amily of Pine
Grove over Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Bentley of Newark is
spending a few days with her mother,
Mrs. Mary Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Green have
returned from Montgomery where
they went to attend the funeral Of
their daughter, Mrs. Belle Whitney.
Mrs. Frank Ross who has been Wis
ting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paige
Throop, and other relatives, returned
to her home in Detroit Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Meddick
spent Wednesday in Saginaw.
John Bernius spent Wednesday in
Grand Rapids.
For the benefit Of the Red Cross a
supper will be served Cafeteria style
in the |. O. O. f. hall on Friday,
March 22nd from 500 p. m. until 8
o'clock. The supper is the result Of
a membership contest of the local
chapter of which Mrs. Mary Guild
and Mrs. Mack were captains and by
their faithful work as well as their
helpers, they secured many new men,
bers. Mrs. Mack's side is furnishing
the supper as they failed to obtain as
many new members as the opposing
side. BY vote at the regular month
" business meeting everyone has to
paw for their supper. The menu is as
follows:
Sandwiches-3c each.
l One helping to Pork and Beans-3c.
One helping to potatoes-3c.
One helping to salad-3c.
One helping to cake-3c.
Coffee-3c. Sugar for coffee-lc.
Cream-1c. Plate, cup, spoon,
knife and fork-lc each.
Thus a supper will cost only 25c
or one can purchase only such part as
they may desire or more. than one
helping. Everybody is invited to
come to this supper and help a good
cause. The committee expects to fur
nish music. The ushers chosen are
Mrs. Conley Staufer, Miss Helen
Mel, Miss Nina Scranton, George
Scranton. Stanley Geisel
Med. Dept, A. G.. 5. d.,
Middletown, Pa, 3-13-lS
Mrs. M. j. Briggs,
Vestaburg, Mich,
Dear Mother
/ received your letter yesterday
and was glad to get it as | didn't
get any mail for four or five days.
Well. there has been a lot happened
since | wrote you last but it will not
take very long to tell it. We had one
case of diphtheria to which | was
exposed but they took him to the
Harrisburg Hospital. Yesterday Sgt.
Brown of the Med. Dept. came down
with the measles and there are seven
teen of we fellows quarantined for ~
days. During yesterday sometime
there was two cases of smallpox
broke out in Middletown and today the
Major gave orders that nobody except
hte mail carriers would be allowed to
go into town. Som of the fellows that
are married and their wives are IN
Middletown and will have to move to
Harrisburg in order to 90 TO see
them. All the medical men and about
sixty others were vaccinated today
myself included. That makes six
have had The other five didn't take
but maybe this one will. l can tell in
about four days.
We have been having fine weather
here lately 1t was little cold but
not enough to bother. 1t is raining
tonight but | don't care, | can't &c
out
Yesterday Captain Yarrow, com
manding officer of the squadron, gave
the members Of this post a player
piano, and Lieutenant Vanderpool
one Of the business officers, gave a
Victrola with bunch Of records and
twenty pieces for the piano. have
been over there nearly all evening
They are in the recreation hall fo1
| everybody to use. / played it a LOT
= Ioe+ r;oht ond eopna today