Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-28
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

G. II. Goggin is in Ithaca today on
legal business.
You will find the best bread in
Butter Gun WRAPPERS. OFT
Will Beverly of Breckenridge was
in the city this morning on business.
Jack Piclford in tom Sawyer
your childhood friend-ldlehour, Fri
day.-adv.
George Henry of Camp Custer,
Battle Creek, visited with his parents
the first Of the week.
DR.. Mcintosh and wife will attend
the wedding Of his sister, Saturday,
March 9, at Romeo, Michigan.
Douglas Fairbanks in "The Habit
of Happiness"-ldlehour, Wednes-
day.--adv.
The next regular meeting OF
Royal Temple No l6, +. S., will be
held Tuesday evening, March 8.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the M. r.
church will hold domestic and food
sale at the gas Office March 20 and 80.
The w. r. G. Thimble club will
meet with Mrs. Swarthout, Tuesday,
March s. Pot-luck dinner will be
served.
The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyterian
church will meet with Mrs. Lamb on
State street Tuesday afternoon,
March 8.
Alma Chapter No. AZ, o. +. s., VIII
hold a regular meeting Friday even
ing, March 1, 1913. Initiation OF
candidates.
Mary Garden in "Thais the story
of the saint who became sinner and
the sinner who became a saint-ldle-
hour, Sunday.-adv.
Leo Miller, better known around the
college, as Blake, has left college.
The athlete expects a call IN the
draft within the next few weeks.
MAYNARD Cook. son Of Professor
Albert p. Cook of this city, has been
appointed as one of the auditors OF
the federal reserve bank in Chicago.
Mrs. II. NJ. Durham, who has been
spending the past month visiting with
her son, J. NJ. Durham in Grand
RAPIDS. returned home Wednesday.
The Alpha Theta Knitting club OF
the college will meet as usual with
the Patroness, Mrs. J. I. Ewing, Sat
urday afternoon from three until five
O'Clock.
c. w. Holmes of Des MONIES,
Iowa. was in Alma the fore part OF
the week on business with the Repub-
lie Motor Truck Company lncorpo-
rated.
Donald Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. l.. Smith Of this city, has passed
the aviation examination and is home
for a short visit after which he will
go into training at the University OF
Illinois.
J. E. Fuller left yesterday for Bay
City where he is attending the meet
ing of the State Tax association,
which is being held there. He was
appointed as Gratiot's delegate by
the board of supervisors.
| Miss Ruth Shick of the d. b. Fisk
! company Of Chicago, who was here
year ago and proved so popular, has
again taken charge of the millinery
department of the Gaffney Style Shop
and is now ready TO serve the custo-
/ mers again.--adv.
! Frances Willard Union will meet
at the home Of Mrs. James Derusha,
Woodwork Ave-, March 6, at 2:30 p.
m. The topic will be Temperance
and Missions" and will be led by Mrs.
w. f. West. The roll call is Mis-
sions. All ladies interested in mis-
sionary work are invited to be pres
emit
Mr.. r.. NJ. Wood has received a
letter from the war department ir
which it is suggested that his son
Archie, who is in training at Kelly
Field, Texas, be transferred to the
cnginecrs's reserve, and that he gC
back to the University of Michigan
to finish his course, unless needed il
this work, more so than now. TIL,
coming demand for the trained mer
is the reason for the suggested trans
fer.