Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-12-12
COUNTY SEAT NEWS
Ev Special Correspondent


Christmas with appropriate exer-
cises will be observed this year AZ
the VI. f. church and Mrs. j. \. Nc
Call has been appointed to act as
chairman Of the program committee
with Mrs. Henry Kinsel, Mrs. +. l..
Fiber. and Miss Joyce Wight as her
assistants. The choir has commenced
work on the anthem, "The Bright and
Morning Star" and other special
music.
Committees were appointed at the
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
TO arrange for a Christmas program
as follows: Mrs. Archie Mccall,
chairman; Mrs. John T. Mathews,
Mrs. Mary Nelson, Mrs. Bert Stacy,
Mrs. Howard Potter, Mrs. Walter
Spooner and Mrs. Burt Long; games,
Esta Rayburn Millinger and class
decorations, Mrs. Arthur BLIZZARD and
class. \ committee meeting was held
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Me
Call.
Clarence Wheeler, who for some
time has been proprietor of the
Seaver hotel has sold out to S. l..
Chadwick of Saginaw.
Miss Lucille Brown, who teaches at
Stanbaugh, L. p, is home owing to
the school being closed there because
of influenza. She will be home until
after the holidays as the schools will
be closed until then.
Mrs. |. y Cowdrey left Tuesday to
spend the winter with her daughter
IN Milwaukee.
A. f. Pinney is very i'll with in
fluenza at his home on Pine River st.
Lewis anG Charles Lepley, Harold
Mouser and Mr.. Kinney. farmers re-
siding south Of Ithaca, are attending
tie stock show in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ellsworth
have received word that their son.
Elmer with the S5th division had
been wounded. A shell struck him
in the left hand while in action This
Is the first communication they had
received in several weeks.
\ Parent-Teachers' meeting was
held IN the kindergarten room Friday
afternoon. The day of the meeting is
changed from Tuesday to Friday to
avoid conflicting with the Red Cross
work day.
The Red Cross December quota ma
tarial is ready so that work may be
commenced AT once. This quota is
for pajamas and as the convalescent
robes are not all finished, il will be
necessary for the work TO be rushed
IN order TO get it out of the way be-
fore the holidays. The president
Mrs. Charles Barrone, urges that all
members assist.
Mrs. Henry +. Lewis was hostess
Thursday at her home on Emerson st
TO the Emerson township Red Gross
unit The ladies brought their sew
ing, and at noon a pot luck dinner
was served in the dining room which
was decorated with red carnations.
Ithaca high school debating team
takes the negative side of the ques
ton, Resolved, that an amendment
be added to the constitution provid-
ing for a schedule Of minimum wages
for all unskilled labor" The debate
will be held in Albion December 20
ana Ithaca VIII bee represented 10y
Miss Mabel Spooner, Judson Foust
and Harold Beebe
Miss Esther Lewis, 23 years old,
died here suddenly Friday morning at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
\. +. Lewis, of influenza. Both her
self and sister, Orpha, were employed
in Flint and returned home for
Thanksgiving. Not feeling well Miss
Esther Lewis did not go back TO Flint
Monday. She was not considered
serious until Thursday when she
grew worse rapidly. A prayer serv-
ice was held at the home Monday and
the body was placed in the mauso-
leum.
Miss Edna Pine, executive secre-
tary Of the Gratiot county Home
Service section of the Red Cross, has
submitted the following report to the
division manager of the central di-
vision; Number of families dealt with
by the Home Service section, sc;
through local office, %, and Il
through the Alma branch. The total
amount of financial aid given by the
Home Service section. $165.