Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-06-05
VESTABURG ITEMS
BY Special Correspondent

land township cemetery are asked 10
donate work for improvement Of the
same on Saturday, June Ia.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Brown and son
of Bay City, who were guests of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Brown, returned TO their home Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Parks Of
Alma were Sunday visitors of the
latter's mother. Mrs Allen Shores.
Mrs. Carl Findsen and daughter
spent the week in Alma with her sis
ter, Mrs. Florence WEIGH, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Dyer and
son Of Grand Rapids are guests of
the formers sister, Mrs. William
Wilson, and family.
Cart Findsen and brother, Hans
Findsen, who have been home since
Saturday returned TO their work in
Alma Monday.
Mrs. Myrtle Platt and daughters,
Helen and Jessie, of Alma spent the
latter part of last week here visiting
with Mrs. Martha Walker, Mrs. Ira
Evans and many other friends.
Allan Howay, whv is working in
Alma, spent the latter part Of the
week here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Howay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyril Farmer spent
from Friday until Sunday evening in
Alma with the latters parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Gephart.
Private Charles +. Wilson, who
enlisted IN the medical department
at Columbus, Ohio, on September -,
1917, has been spending the past
week in Nestaburg. He re-enlisted in
April to serve another year.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Carts enter
tanned Mrs. c. Hatton and son of
the Losey district Friday.
Mrs. George Peasley and son, Ken
meth, went TO Wheeler Friday morn
ing with her little nephew, Arnold
Hackett, and returned home that
evening.
Mrs. Arthur Peck, son, Paul, and
daughter, Mrs. Celia Frayse, of
Alma were Friday visitors of Mrs
Mary Nenton and Mrs John Thomas.
Joe Chairman returned TO his home
at Lansing after several days visit
here with Dewitt Murtaugh and
other friends.
Mrs. Charles Marlin received d
card from her brother, Earl Vance,
which stated he arrived in the good
old l.. 5. A. May 81, after several
months service in France and is
anxiously awaiting mis- discharge.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Murtaugh
entertained on Sunday the latter's
daughter, Miss Coral Rhoades. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Taft and children
of Alma
Sidney Clifford. who is working at
Lansing spent from Thursday until
Sunday with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Clifford.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Taft went TO
VIM TO spend few days on their
farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Mort Freeman and
children of Ionia spent the latter
part of the week here with the lat
ter's mother, Mrs Jane Hartman,
and many other relatives.
The Nestaburg school closed a
successful term Thursday, May %.
after many enjoyable affairs during
the week. Color rush was celebrated
by the high school students Monday
The seniors, whose colors were apple
green and old rose, were successful
IN getting their colors up first The
juniors did not get their red and blue
up as the sophomores red and white
and the freshmen's blue and white
were put up after tussle by the
two latter who came out winners
against the seniors and juniors and
took down the seniors colOrs. The
latter We're successful in getting
their opponents colors down and a
battle was on between all which last
ed an hour and neither one succeed
ing at the end of that time, Supt.
Freeman called them in TO their
studies. The freshman girls and
boys had debate on the question of
which has the best advantage, a girl
or boy. As the girls were the
losers they furnished a banquet to
the boys on Monday evening. On
W ednesday evening the commence
ment exercises were held and they
were complete success in every de-
tail The church was very tastefully
decorated with crepe paper of the
senior colors and with potted plants
and cut flowers. The senior girls
were dressed IN white MILDLY suits
with black ties and the boys wore
blue coats and vests and white
trousers. After the splendid address
by President Crooks of Alma college
and the solos by Mr. Hosmer and
music by the Alma orchestra. Supt.
Freeman gave the class a fine fare
well address and presented them
with their diplomas The church was
packed to Overlooking az the close Of
the exercises. A great many of those
present went TO the NJ W. a. hall
where the class had the orchestra
play for a dance which was an enjoy
able one. On Thursday Superintend-
ent Freeman and Mrs Conley Stauff-
er and their high school students.
Miss lamba Reagan and the gram
mar students and Miss Helen Mel
and primary pupils with all the par
ents as invited guests had grand
picnic dinner and plenty of lemonade
and ice cream. The teachers received