Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-09-19
COMMITTEES ARE
READY FOR LOAN
Arrangements Made for Jackies
To Appear in st. Louis,
Ithaca and Alma.
vANOERBuRG IS SPEAKER
October | Will be Big Day of the
Loan Campaign in Gratiot
County.

! Arrangements have been made by
J. c. Chick, chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements, and James w.
Robinson, county Liberty Loan chair
man, to have the Jackie band appear
in Ithaca, St. Louis and Alma, when
it comes to Gratiot county Tuesday
October l.
1t had at first been planned to have
the Jackie band in Alma for half
day, but permission was given to have
the band make the side trip to Ithaca
and St. Louis and the two men inn
mediately started to make the needed
arrangements to have the band APP
pear in both Ithaca and st. Louis.
The band will be accompanied to ltha-
ca from Alma by Company 81, Michi-'
gan State Troops, who will also go to
st. Louis, and return to Alma with
the Jackies. An attempt will also be
made to get the Ithaca Home Guards
out to appear there and then make
the trip by auto to st. Louis and
Alma Automobiles will be needed
from Ithaca for this purpose Mr..
Chick has announced. Cars will be
supplied in Alma for the Jackies and
the state troops for the side trip.
Immediately after arriving in Alma
on the early train from the north on
October /, the Jackies will be taken
to Ithaca with the state troops, and
will appear there from $3.50 until 900
a. m. At 9:15 the Jackies will be at
st. Louis, where they will play for an
hour. AT 1915 they will leave st.
Louis for Alma arriving in Alma at
1880. They will play in Alms until
noon.
Applications are already being
made to County Chairman James W.
Robinson for Liberty Bonds of the
Fourth Liberty Loan. James Berry
a prominent farmer of Arcadia town
ship has pledged to purchase Liberty
Bonds from the proceeds of twenty
five acres of beans, and H. H. Soule
of Alma has made application for
$4,000 worth Of bonds.
The complete organization of the
county for the Fourth Liberty Loan
| v.
various township and city charmen
and committees follow:
Local chairmen: Breckenridge, Jay
Sexton; St. Louis, Frank Peach;
Breckenridge. Charles Federspeel; f.;
st. Louis, W. G. West; Ithaca, Ernest
Muscott; Alma, l.. A. Sharp, W. A.
Bahlke, Will Vanderbeck; Elwell,
Burton Gee; Riverdale, Elmer Bemis;
Alma, +. S. Hubbell; Ithaca, c. S.
Belts; North Star, Thos Hamilton;
Ashley, Jas. Anstey; Pompeii, II. c.
Reed; Ithaca, S. A. Daniels; Middle
ton, John r. Hudson, r. Salisbury.
Liberty Loan Board James Rob
inson, Alma, chairman; l.. A. Sharp,
Alma, vice chairman; Gaylord Mel
son, Ithaca, vice chairman; Dr. A. r.
Wheeler, st. Louis, vice chairman.
Executive committee: L. A. Sharp
w. A. Bahlke, A. B. Darragh, c. A.
Price, A. F. Crawford.
Advisory committee: A Chisholm,
w. c. Watson, DR.. Graham, Jack
Moblo, /. Hilsinger, A. f. Fowler, j.
r. Hudson, Harry C. Reed, f. L. Con-
Wis, w. Stahl, Jas. Anstey, F. II.
Mouton, Lee Townsend, f. Selby,
r. Salisbury, Harry Mead
Public speakers: John Chick. Alma
Publicity committe: Homer Dun
ham, c. +. Brown, J. F. Sartor, Alma.
J. n. Mccall, Ithaca; II. d. Tisdale,
st. Louis; Fred Moffatt, Brecken-
ridge, and j. L. Nichols, Riverdale.
Special committees: Fr. O'Toole,
Catholic churches; Rev. j. w. Priest,
Protestant churches; Gen. N. Church,
G. A. r. Posts; DR.. Skinner, Gratiot
Sunday schools; Howard Potter pub
lie schools; DR. |. N. Brainerd, ply
sicians; j. W. Blakely, corporations
in Alma; J. +. Fuller, Carl Faunce,
F. l.. Convis, fraternal organizations.