Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-20
BRECKENRIDGE LOCALS
BY Special Correspondent

A serious accident occurred Sunday
when several Breckenridge boys were
enjoying a hunting trip north of
Hemlock. Adrian Eldred had his
run placed against stump and his
hand over the barrel when il acct
IDENTIFY went off, the shot entering the
palm of his hand and going up his
arm. He was Immediately rushed
to a Saginaw hospital and was re-
ported To be in a serious condition
Monday.
On the evening of Liberty Day,
about enc hundred and seventy-tive
members and friends of the Congre-
gational church were hosts and hos
tesses to an informal reception i'm
honor of the returned soldiers and
sailors of the World war whose
names appeared on the honor roll of
| the church. The lecture room and
auditorium of the church were artis
tically decorated with autumnal fol
iage and flowers and flags. A recep-
tion committee put the boys and their
! friends at their ease. A program
which was mostly humorous was as
follows: Piano solo, Miss Beulah
Watson; vocal solo, Miss Linda
Knorpp, and readings by Mrs. w. O..
Watson and Miss Roberta Reed, all
of whom responded with an encore
and then the Family Album" was
shown A large frame with a door
had been constructed on the platform
and great was the merriment of the
crowd when they discovered that the
photographs were real live people.
Mrs Thomas Crawford took the role
of the village gossip of Putterville
and she displayed the pictures" to
the audience commenting upon each
one, and many were the jokes she
told on the victims in the screen and
the soldier boys. Some of the char
acters represented were: paw and
Nav; paw, Nav and Me-; "My
Feller"; "Uncle VIM. Henry Barrel
stave"; Miss Samantha Ann Goose
pimple." an old maid "Gump Hig
gins; Hank Winchester; annie
Getwell," Red Cross nurse; Marie
Louise DeVove," French girl;
Everett True; MARY Pickford";
Charlie Chaplin" and several others.
The last picture was columbia" and
with this the audience arose and all
Joined in singing "The Star-Spangled
Banner" Impromptu music by the
high school people kept things lively
the dining room below. The base
ment was prettily decorated with
autumn leaves, flags and red, white
and blue candles. Eight small tables
decorated with red and white with
splashes of green, and laid with the
finest linen, china and silver, were
placed at intervals. The luncheon
which consisted of chicken sand
witches, coffee, assorted cakes and
Tutti Fruit brick ice cream, was
served from large table by some
of the mothers of the soldier boys,
assisted by three young ladies.
A special communion and baptism
service was held in the Congregation
al church Sunday morning. The twin
babies, Pauline and Allen, of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Emery, were bap-
tised and the following people became
members of the church: Stephen and
Anna Colby, Mr.. and Mrs. Foster
Fraker, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl +. Potter
and Mrs. Hiram Sexton. Special mu-
sic was furnished by the choir and a
vocal solo, Suffer Little Children TO
Come Unto Me-" was rendered by
Miss Linda Knorpp.
The Music Lovers Club held its
regular meeting ETAOlN ARTHHH
teacher, Miss Marguerite Crawford,
on Saturday afternoon. The follow
ing program was enjoyed: Piano
duet. Just We Two" lvah Hoyt and
NJ Crawford; piano solo, First Rose
Waltz" Ivah Hoyt; piano solo, ta)
Gamma March," (b) Priscilla Null
Inns" Doris Muscott; vocal solo,
"Do'an Yo' Cry Ma Honey" NJ.
Crawford accompanied by Gladys Al
len; piano solo az Red Roses" OBJ
London Bridge" Ethel Fox; piano
solo. "Narcissus," Gladys Allen;
piano solo (a) A Czerny Study, OBJ
1.-TWO Larks," M. Crawford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred F. Crawford
and sons, Watson and Robert, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Watson and
daughters, Beulah and Mary. motored
to Ithaca Sunday Afternoon.
Misses Ethel Gillespie and Mar
guerite Crawford and Messrs. Clar-
ence and Willard Hopkins were
guests of Miss Dorothea Swope of
Alma Sunday afternoon.
Dr. and Mrs. ID. A. Curtis and sons,
Dudley and Wesley, motored to
Brant Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Youry and son, Ward,
spent Thursday afternoon in st.
Louis.
Miss Ethel Gillespie of Lansing
spent the week end with Miss Mar
guerite Crawford.
G. G.. Falor of Alma spent part
Of last week here making improve
ments upon his store building.
Elton Loomis of Saginaw visited
his aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Hopkins, Sr., Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Waggoner
returned home last week after Wis
iting Mrs Waggoner's sister in
Battle Greek.
Announcements of the marriage of
Miss Mae CASTILLO to Mr.. William O.
Johnson, both Of Saginaw, have been
received here. Mrs. Johnson is well
known here.
Misses Roberta Reed and Lydia
Rehfus spent Saturday afternoon and
evening in Alma.
Charles Merrill spent last week in
Tennessee.
Miss Thelma Huntoon has been
quite i'll with tonsilitis during the
past week.
J. Willard Hopkins of Riverdale
snent the week end with his parents