Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-03-06
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Mabel Normand in "A Perect &c.
ldlehour, Sunday.-adv.
Coming March 1919, "Virtuous
Wives" Liberty Theater.-adv.
c. A. Miller was in Detroit the first
of the week on business for the Lib
erty and Idlehour theaters.
Have you seen the new spring
wooden now on display at the st. AL
ma Tailors adv.
, Or. +. G.. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
sician, State Savings Bank Building,
Alma, both phones. 57-tf
The Presbyterian Fortnightly So
ciety will meet Tuesday afternoon,
March IL, with Mrs. F. f. Pollasky,
b23 State street.
The Alma Benevolent circle will
meet with Mrs. Fred Mockridge, sos
Richmond street, Thursday. March
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of Alma college entertained the
Freshman class of the college at
their home last evening.
The Presbyterian church will ten
der a reception to Rev. and Mrs. w.
L. Gelson at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. T. Lamb on Friday evening.
Tonight friday, Dorothy Gish in
The Hope Chest" and Fatty Ar
buckle in The Sheriff." ldlehour.-
adv.
Professor r. f. West was at Mt.
Pleasant Tuesday evening, where he
acted as one of the judges On the Mt.
Pleasant Owosso high school debate.
Saturday and Sunday Ice Cream
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Roy Perry of The Alma Record,
who enlisted in the navy soon after
the outbreak of the war, has received
his discharge from the service and
has returned to his home in Alma.
+. c. Campbell Of the rug and
drapery department of the ID. W.
Robinson stores, has returned to this
city and resumed his former position,
after nearly year in the service of
| his country.
/ Through an oversight in last
weeks issue The Record neglected TO
mention the election Of Otto Sander
hoff as treasurer of the X-Cel-All
company, in its write-up of the an
nual meeting and election of officers
The faculty members of Alma col.
lege held party at the college Sat.
urday, at which pot-luck supper
was served. This was followed by
the rendition of a number of short
plays by eight members of the facul.
ty.
The latter part of last week Attor.
ney Carberry of Detroit was in Alma
representing Henry Ford, as wit.
ness TO the transferring of the ballots
from the ballot boxes TO government
receptacles. c.. F. Brown. member OF
the Republican State Central com.
mittee, witnessed the transfer of the
ballots for Senator Newberry.
An urgent and cordial invitation
is extended to the singers in the
city of Alma &c meet with the col
lege chorus in the chapel on Tuesday
night at eight o'clock, March 18th
The work to be taken up is Hayden's
Oratorio OF the Creation, which viii
be presented by concert some time
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Last Wednesday the Alma Art club
enjoyed most interesting and. pro
fitable program. The outside speak
ers for the evening were Mrs. Grisr.
son, who told of customs in India anc
showed many articles of common use
in that country, and Rev. j. Frank
Jackson, who took up the subject
THE Rubyiat." as an illustration OF
Eastern philosophy. Miss Mae Jones
played some Indian music and in the
Indian costume sang two fndiar
songs.
II II. l.. Dewey. sales engineer Of the
Republic Motor Truck company
while in New York was the guest OF
Captain Eddie Rickenbacher. Amer
lean Ace Of Aces Mr.. Dewey in
addition to occupying Captain Rick
enbacher's suite at the Plaza hotel il
New York, had very interesting
talk with Captain Rickenbacher or
the strides made by the Republi,
Motor Truck company and Captain
Rickenbacher spoke feelingly OF
Frank W. Ruggles, president of IN,
Republic Motor Truck company
whom he holds in high esteem. Gal,
V. Smith, sales manager and Johr
Rerogle, service manager for the w
j. y. Motor Truck company. New
York distributors for the Republic
trucks, had the pleasure Of meet'rs
Captain Rickenbacher. which is die
tinCt honor nowadays.