Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-01-10
BY Our Own Correspondent

Mrs. George Peasley is entertaining
her sister of Breckenridge.
Mrs. John Horton spent Wednesday
in Alma at the home Of Mrs. Myrtle
Platt
Mrs. Edna Hubbard entertained the
c. w. b. NJ. at her home Friday. The
next meeting will be at the home of
Mrs. Charles Hicks on Friday, Feb.
LIST.
Rev and Mrs J. ID. Tanner enter
tanned their daughter, Mrs Lucy
Otterbien of Grayling from Monday
until Saturday.
Mrs. Martha Walker is in Saginaw
visiting her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Marlin and
daughter spent over the weekend in
Ithaca at the home of Mrs. Martins
parents where there was a gathering
of relatives in honor of the latter's
brother, Earl Vance. who is home on
a furlough.
Mrs. Conley Stauffer, our grammar
room teacher who was taken sick last
week, is no better Miss Mildred
Upper and Chauncey Snyder took
turns in teaching last week.
Mrs. Charles McCreery is enter.
tanning relatives from out of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Blough of
lonia spent from Saturday until Mon
day at the home of the latter's par
cnts, Mr. and Mrs. b. +. Elliott.
James NJ. Hoffman, who with his
wife have been making their home
with their daughter, Mrs. A. b.
Stauffer, passed away very suddenly
Saturday evening, January 9Th, 1918,
Of heart failure. His widow and Mr..
and Mrs. A. h. Stauffer left with his
remains Monday evening and will take
them TO his old home in Napoleon,
Ohio, where he will be laid at rest in
the family lot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Thorpe. who
have been home from Battle Creek
left for there Sunday evening as Mr..
Thorpe had TO report at Camp Custer
after four days furlough.
Herbert Squires has been home on
a furlough from Camp Custer.
Honoring Roy McGilliviary and
Clayton Horton of Camp Custer and
Frank White of the Naval Militia,
their friends and relatives Of Vesta-
burg entertained with a reception at
the M. W. A. hall on Friday evening.
December 2Sth, 1917. The ballroom
was tasefully decorated with flags,
eniblems, bells and bunting in the
National colors being used in album
dance also evergreen. The Vestaburg
orchestra furnished the music and all
that wished danced TO their hearts
content. At midnight dancing was
stopped and the honored guests with
their relatives and friends marched
ur stairs to the reception room. where
la bounteous supper was served to
over one hundred. All joined in try
ing to make this an enjoyable affair,
for each one attending. Friends and
relatives furnished the repast Ind
helped in the work as we'll as in the
pleasure. The reception room was
nicely decorated and made pleasant
Tor those who did not care to take
part in dancing. The boys were
called upon to tell US Of their exper-
fence in the service. They expressed
themselves as well pleased with what
experience they had had and especially
with the way they are being used by
Uncle Sam. Roy told how he had
learned to walk as walk, walk was
what he did and was gaining weight
at that. Clayton got some walking
but he Is in the artillery. Frank says
he knows what it is to walk as he has
had some Of that to do. He is n gun
ner boy now. All three certainly look
IN the best Of health and show they
have gained in weight. Frank has
gained the most, being over thirty
pounds heavier than when he entered
service. The friends were glad TO
know the boys were so we'll pleased
with what service they had seen and
were well repaid for their work in
helping with the entertainment which
made it possible for the boys to meet
so many friends at such an enjoyable
affair. To say that all enjoyed them