Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-10-16
ST. LOUIS HAPPENINGS
BY Special Correspondent

Last Saturday was heart day in st.
Louis when hearts were sold by the
school girls of the city for the bene-
MT of the Michigan Hospital School
for crippled children of the poor of
Michigan. Mrs, Kirk Hildreth had
charge of the affair and 20 girls took
part in the sale. Four prizes were
given to the girls, selling the largest
number of hearts. The first prize
was camera; second prize, a silver
pencil; third prize, choice of two
boxes of chocolates or bottle of
toilet water; fourth prize, box of
toilet powder. Martha Ohland turned
in $l9.Ol, Florence Corbus Sl2.S6,
Helen Klein, May Milne and Hazel
Lewis turned in little over $500
each and eight other girls sold be
tween $500 and $500 each. The
entire sale amounted TO Sl45.6l which
was sent by Mr.. Charles Cave, by
draft. direct to the school in Detroit
Mrs. +. j. Alexander will entertain
a number Of friends at bridge Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs. Janet Branch, who has been
doing L. O. T. NJ. work for several
weeks in Traverse City, spent the
week GIlN 1T lltl llOlllt III 81. LOUIS
returning to Traverse City Monday
morning where she expects to finish
her work by the 10th. From there
she will go TO Marion in the interest
Of the Lady Maccabees.
Frank Robinson drove up from
Saginaw Sunday TO visit his mother,
Mrs. Eugene Gould, and took his wife
home with him. Mrs. Robinson has
been caring for her mother, who is
quite i'll.
A baby girl was born Saturday,
October IL, to Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
F. McClelland.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tuger and
daughter, Jean, drove to Saginaw
Sunday afternoon to visit for a short
time with Mrs. Tuger's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Helm.
The Jolly Neighbors will meet
this week Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Rem Richards.
The NJ. f. church of ST. Louis sent
25 delegates to the Lansing district
meeting of the NJ. +. church at Ithaca
Wednesday. They were accompanied
home by DIR. Hugh Kennedy Of the
Bishops staff, who delivered an adj
dress that evening on the New Slo-
gan" at the local church.
Mrs. Yinger, wife of Rev. Yinger
of the st. Louis NJ. r. church, deliv-
cred the sermon in the local church
Sunday evening. The Yinger Juven-
lie Quartet furnished some selections
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church met Tuesday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Gertrude Kitchen
Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Tenney anc
daughter spent the week end in Owos.
so with Mrs. Tenney's sister.
The L. o. r NJ. has postponed It's
card party which was intended for
October 9 until Friday night, October
II. The party will be held at the X
of p hall.
A. w Thorpe made a bushes tril
to Saginaw last week Wednesday.
The city council is considering th'
matter of installing new pumps a
the water works It is now in the
hands of special committee.
NJ. A. Stevens has gone to Bay
City to act as juror during the Octo'
Der term of the United States Dis
trict Court of Eastern Michigan.
Mrs. Ruth Mclean, daughter o.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Balch, who was
operated on last weep for append
otis at Brainerd hospital in Alma
died Thursday night. She was borl
in 1899 and leaves a two year-old
daughter, Virginia, her husband
father. mother and one brother. The
services were conducted at the NJ. +
church Sunday afternoon at 30
o'clock by Rev. Yinger. lntermen
was in Oak Grove cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hawk, wh'
have been visiting for sometime will
Mrs. Hawks parents, Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. f. Hull, left Tuesday, October Ia
by auto for Sarasota, Florida.
Mrs. Charles Cave, who has beer
visiting her sister, Mrs. Dean Wilson
in Grand Rapids for the past week
returned home Saturday night.
Mrs. Wesley Colburn left for Otto
wa, Ohio. Friday, October 10, to visi
her daughter, Mrs. Louis Lowrey.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Knapp of Los Angeles
who has been visiting Mrs. A.
Mcintyre, left for her home Frida
morning