Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
BENEFITS WERE
BIG SUCCESS
Great Crowd at Ruggles Home
for Big Red Cross Lawn
Fete Last Night
CONCERT WELL ATTENDED
Several Hundred Dollars Will Go to
Red Cross as a Result of the
Two Affairs.

The two Red Cross Dement'S neld
this week both yielded handsome
sums which will go into the Golfers
OF the local branch of the Red Cross
for the various expenses which are
to be met IN turning oft the various
bandages, etc, which are being made
for the soldiers.
The first of these, the Artists Red
Cross concert given at The high school
Tuesday evening, was a great success
from every standpoint. The ladies
under the direction of Mrs. Peet,
who headed the committee, sold over
six hundred tickets, which yielded
about $4,000 for the Red Cross.
William p Carlton of New York,
baritone sang three numbers which
were warmly greeted. These were
the "Marseilles," an Flanders Field"
and Freedom For All Forever"
Miss Amsbury charmingly rendered
two numbers, and Miss Alexander
two numbers. Both Of these young
ladies, well known here, were received
with rounds of applause at each ap-
pearance.
The Peet brothers, who recently
aided in making the Republic vaude-
vile the success that it was, took
part in the concert, making a big hit
here again, as did the local singer,
G. V. Wright. The Wright Quartette
and Master Greene also aided in
making the concert a big success.
The program of the evening was
closed with the entire audience on
its feet singing the Star Spangled
Banner.
On Wednesday evening the big
lawn fete for the benefit of the Red
Cross was held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Ruggles, which drew
a huge crowd, and brought a good
sum to the Red Cross.
The Ruggles home and the spac-
ious lawn were lighted up by hun
dreds of electric lights for the even
ing's entertainment, which sent their
rays into the farthest corners of that
large lawn. Morton's saxaphone or
chestra furnished music for the dane
ing.
A large platform was erected on
the lawn for dancing and the large
ball room of the Ruggles home was
also thrown open, so that everyone
desiring to dance could do so. Re
freshment stands of many kinds were
placed at advantageous points about
the lawn, and due to the warmth of
the weather they did a thriving bus
mess.
A large number of young ladies
from the Republic, dressed as Red
Cross nurses were everywhere about
the place, selling refreshments and
flowers and their charming appeals
to the visitors, quickened sales, and
made many sales that would not have
been made otherwise, adding greatly
to the sum which was realized for the
Red Cross.
Games of various sorts and boating
on the Pine were also indulged in by
many of those who attended the af-
fair.
Hundreds of people were present
at the Ruggles home for the Republic
Red Cross benefit during the course
of the evening, and handsome sum
was realized for the Red Cross, the
I amount of which has not been en-
tirely checked up this morning. It
will be goodly amount, however,
which will be turned over to the Red
Cross as result of the endeavor.
The employees of the Republic and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ruggles, the promo
ters of the affair, are to be congrat-
ulated upon the great success of the
affair Great efforts had been made
to make the undertaking a success,
and 1t succeeded far beyond the ex-
pectancy of everyone.