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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-15
METHODISTS READY
FOR THE BIG DRIVE
VI. +. Churches Will Seek Great
Fund for War RecOnstruc-
ton and Missions.

After months of organizing, cam
paigning and praying in the great
Centenary movement and program,
the big financial drive is now being
staged. From next Sunday, May Is,
to May p the Methodists of this
country expect TO raise fund OF
sos .OOO. 900 for war reconstruction
work and home and foreign missions
The financial campaign was sched-
uled for the latter part of April, but
when the Victory Loan campaign
was put on for that time the Meth
odists postponed their Centenary fl
nancial drive and turned over 20 the
Victory Loan committee the great
organization which they had effected
to aid in putting the Victory Loan
over.
The Centenary movement is OF
especial interest 20 this city. In the
previous survey whith was made in
connection with this movement the
Joint Centenary committee, with
Headquarters in New York City
found that the local church was great
/ ~ In need Of larger and more mod
Iern building TO serve as 10 should
this growing city and SO they nclud-
Iod i'm their financial distribution a
gift of ten thousand dollars for tho
local Methodist church This has en-
lcouraged the members OF this city
ard their friends. 20 that in connec
ton with the drive for Centenary
funds. they ave including q campaign
for "a building fund. The local quot
for the Centenary is 5000 "a year foi
the next hve years The local churci
lis going 20 raise a like amount for the
new building
The proposed building viii have
especial features appealing to The
great numbers of young men an'
young women of this city. IL is eX
pected that many citizens Of Aim;
who are not members of this churcl
Twill gladly contribute to give 10 Alma
such modern and much neede,
church institution as is planned.
ON Friday evening of this wee
about forty men Of the church vii
have supper together and after sup
per will receive instructions as Z
how the canvassing and wind-up cam
: paign is 70 be done. On Sunday afte
the morning service they will agai
lunch together and go immediatel
from lunch, following the churc
service, TO visit all the homes O
Methodism in this city They will re
! port the result Of the campaign j
the evening service. The entire cit
will watch with great interest tn
result Of this great effort.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-15
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS

The Act of February 20. 1919, pro-
vides that-"enlisted men honorably
discharged from army, navy or ma
rine corps since Nov II. 1913. shall
receive five cents per mile from the
place of his discharge 20 the place
Of his original muster into the serv-
ice"
Therefore men discharged from the
service since Nov. II. 1913. who re-
ceived travel pay at the rate of three
and one-half cents per mile are en-
titled TO further payment at the
rate of one and one-half cents per
mile. This includes practically every
man discharged between Nov. IL,
1918, and about. March 3, 1919
To avoid delays that occur in send
ing discharge papers TO the Depart
ment, have made arrangements with
Mr. VI. w. Pickering, Majority Room,
House Office Building, Washington,
ID. c., TO give personal attention 10
cases placed in his care. All that is
necessary is to send the discharge by
registered letter TO Mr.. Pickering
with note to the effect that addi-
tional travel pay due the soldier is
desired. The soldiers address should
be plainly written.
]. w. FORDNEY.
Best candies. DeLuxe.-77-tf-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-15
WIN AND LOSE
Republics Split Even on TwO-Game
Series With Bay City Leaguers.

Defeated in the Saturday game
here with the Bay City leaguers, the
Republics went back at the Beavers
in their home town Sunday and de-
feated them i'm brilliantly played
game by a score of TO !.
Blackhall started the Saturday
game for the truckmakers, but was
off form, and the Beavers pounded
him for about a dozen hits during the
six innings he labored. During this
time the Beavers cavorted around the
sacks merrily, and had ten runs count
ed up when the sixth frame ended,
four of these counters coming in the
sixth. Sherlow finished the battle for
the Republics and held the Beavers
( Ga e..
Ferrow started for the Bay City
leaguers and lasted five innings, dur
ing which time the Republics banged
out few bingles and colieo+ct enough
runs to win an ordinary ball gam,
! but when Stephen took the mound at
the opening of the sixth, the attack
stopped.
Rabbit" Oaks and Hunter led in
the hitting bee which the Republics
staged early in the game. Oaks had
triple and two doubles to his credit
while hunter contented himself with
homer and one single.
The weather conditions Saturday
were such that good ball playing was
impossible, and both teams plainly
suffered from its effects.
Sunday at Bay City there was a
different story TO tell The hurlers
Of both teams were i'm fine shape and
d great pitchers duel was staged, in
which the Bay City hurlers had an
edge on Don Bell Not "A single hit
.could the truckmakers collect during
the nine frames Bell was almost as
much Of "A puzzle, being found for but
two safe blows by the Beavers.
An error paved the way for the
lone Bay City tally, while walks made
the two Republic runs possible. The
winning run was scored from seconc
base on a dropped third strike or
the batter, display Of clever base
ball that temporarily upset The
Beavers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-15

MADE TUESDAY
Few Changes Made in the Offices
Which Are Filled by the
Commission.
REYNOLDS IS THE MANAGER
adams. Nibber and Gallagher We're
Re-appointed-hress Is
City Attorney.

Tuesday evening as required by
the charter, the appointment Of the
officials for the coming year was
made by the city commission, except
of course for those offices which under
the charter fall TO the city manager
to fll
There were few changes made IN
the various appointive offices, which
Mayor Murphy and the commissioners
are required TO fill, that of city at
torney being perhaps the only change
which may have much effect on the
administration James q. kress, who
recently moved TO Alma from Ithaca,
was appointed 10 succeed John d..
Spinney. Mr. kress has practiced in
Alma for some years and is regarded
as a very capable attorney, and while
many regret 10 see Mr.. Spinney
dropped from the position, there can
be no doubt but what the selection
of Attorney Kress has been wise
move on the part of the commission.
William Reynolds, for the past
several years, city manager of Do
wagiac. was appointed as city man
ager and engineer for the city OF
Alma. He was recently rendered a
q long term contract at Dowagiac
which in view of his past service IN
that city, is perhaps the best recon-
mendation for him.
d. w. Adams, former city treasur-
er, and Carl f. Gallagher, former
clerk. were re-appointed without the
slightest of opposition. Both mer
know their work well and are regard
ed as very capable city officials.
Rumors were current a short time
ago that a fight might develop owe
the appointment OF the city marsha
and chief Of police. and petitions
were out for other candidates. Th'
Threatened attack on the present heac
of the police force did not materialize
however, possibly in view Of the peti
tions for him. which were signed b,
practically every business man IN TIT
city, and many Of the other bette
citizens Of Alma.
DIR. John ~ Day was the choice 70
city physician, a place which vii
carry far more work than an Aim
; health officer has ever had, and it j
the belief of the commission that h
will prove just as capable under tn
larger possibilities, as he has dur
= ing the past several months as tn
city health officer.
The boards of review and specia
assessors were also chosen at tn
2 Tuesday evening meeting. These ar
as follows Board of review: Membe
for one year Ransom j. FrakeI
member for two years. Mrs Mary "
2 Notestein; member for three year
$ John ID. Sullivan. Board of specii
assessors: Member for one year, Mr.
! Adeline Page; member for two year
Albert p. Cook; member for thre
years, F. VI. Smith.
5 The constabes appointed wei
. Otto Hawley and Frank Bennet
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-15
PATRIOTISM
,;ratiot Widow, With Son in France
Shows Her Patriotism Clearly.

There is one real patriotic woman
in Gratiot county, and last Friday
she demonstrated clearly the high
type of her patriotism. The woman
is a poor widow. who has a son in
France.
Last summer this widow worked in
the beets, toiling hard to earn money
enough 10 purchase tombstone TO
place over the final resting place of
her husband. In this way she ac-
cumulated $4,000, which she had
carefully saved, and to which she had
been constantly hoping to add more
money, that her departed husband
might have a suitable stone on his
grave.
In spite Of this fact, however, this
widow last Friday purchased a fifty
dollar gold note Of the Victory Loan
and the $1,000 which she had worked
so hard TO obtain for certain pur-
pose. which meant much to her, was
used as four-ffths Of the payment OF
her bond.
This woman has done her bit; don,
il more glorious than any of as. One
Of her ambitions of life. a tombston,
over her husbands grave, may posi-
bly, have been swept away by hei
patriotic spirit Remember, also
that she gave her son TO her country
and his life, if it was needed, to turi
back the hordes of Germany
This woman's actions and patri
otsm, puts the rest of US to shame
Few Of us could talk of our patri
otism, if il were measured by tn
standard Of this woman's.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-15
ALBION SATURDAY
Methodists Coming With Strong Nine
Which Hopes To Win.

Coach Ellerby's Albion college base
ball team will mix with the Maroon
and Cream Saturday afternoon on
Davis field in the third Michigan in
tercollegiate game of the season.
which both teams are hoping to cop
Off and hot battle is expected as
the Albion crew is strong one.
Albion has suffered defeat at the
hands Of Kalamazoo. but by very
small margin, Kalamazoo just man
aging to win the game in the final in
ming, and everything points to the
fact that Ellerby has strong team
at Albion college. which will make
the Maroon and Cream go some to
defeat. The Albionites need a vic
tory over Alma badly if they are TO
be a serious contender for the title,
and can be expected to put up the
best possible brand Of baseball.
Coach Field has strong attach
ment for his alma mater but has
every desire to see his Alma colleg-
ians defeat Albion. and is expecting
that his bunch of game busting swat
artists will be working in fine shape
/ in this battle
With the NJ. !. A. A. championship
not far from Alma's grasp for the
third time in as many years, he is
grooming his hurlers carefully for
the Albion contest Saturday, and as
result there is a widespread con-
fidence in the Alma camp, that the
Maroon and Cream will defeat the
Albionites. II is not known whether
Crittenden or Boyne will hurl the
contest, but the belief is held that
Crittenden. the freshie hurler who has
been compiling a great record, will
start the mound work for Alma.
A.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-15
OPEN THEIR NEW
STORE SATURDAY
Gushing K Benedict Will Open
Store Which They Recently
Bought of ID. Welch.

The and l0c store, as the old
Welch bazaar store is to be known in
the future, will open Saturday morn
ing under the management of Gushing
& Benedict, well known Alma mer-
chants, who purchased the store about
six weeks ago.
Immediately after it was purchased,
the store was closed and since that
time the new proprietors have been
very busy in re-decorating and re-
finishing the store in order that they
may give Alma first-class bazaar.
A large quantity of new goods have
been purchased, and are now being
placed upon the shelves. So great
has been the change that has been
made in the store that one would not
know it for the former place.
The store will not be a strictly 3
and l0c store, it was announced by
Mr. Gushing Tuesday, but instead wall
be an up-to-date bazaar store, which
will, however, carry a generous show
ing of and 10c goods.
1t is the intention of the firm to
give the people of Alma and vicinity
the kind of merchandise that they
desire at reasonable profit.
Cushing & Benedict are among tn,
best known of the Alma merchants
having been in business here for tn,
past nine years They started her,
in small way. and while securing ,
valuable experience, were still able
to gradually build up the business o
the firm until today, 1t has two stores
in this city, which promise to NEE
with the hearty favor of the resi-
dents Of this vicinitv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-15
GOOD PROGRAM
MEMORIAL DAY
G.. \. II. Asked State Troops to
Take Charge of Work 1t
Has Carried On.
REV. OUFFEY THE SPEAKER
Lodges. =. 4. T. c.. Cadets. Boy
Scouts and other Organizations
10 Help.

Memorial day this year VIII be a
day of more meaning to the Amer
ican people than ever before, with
$4,000 brave young Americans sleep
ing under little crosses in Flanders
Field and with many hundreds of
others in their final resting places in
this country, who gave their all to
their country, although perhaps they
never fired a shot. These heroes and
those of 81 and '9s cannot but make
the day of deepest significance for
America.
This year, because time has
weighed heavily upon those stalwart
sons of 81, thinning and cutting
deeply into the ranks of blue much 70
our sorrow, the c. 4. X. has asked
the state troops of this city to take
charge Of the Memorial day work.
The blue coated veterans of the Civil
war, their numbers decreased most
rapidly, and for the most part aged
and infirm, are now unable 10 carry
on the task that was theirs in former
years. Nobly in the past they have
remembered their departed brothers
in-armS.
Now the task descends upon the
younger generation. In memory OF
the heroic service rendered. land
united, a land which stand solidly
against oppression, land which
seemingly guide and enlighten the
world-this task must be done.
The state troops have accepted the
charge for this year, and the work OF
preparing a program for Memoria
day IS going rapidly forward Rev
Duffey of the NJ +. church will be tn,
orator of the day, and the exercise.
will be held in the auditorium of tn,
klgh school, according TO present
plans, which have not, however, beer
fully developed.
In order that this Memorial da,
may be all that it should be, the stat,
troops are requesting the cooperation
Of the Republic band, the high schoo
cadets, the college 5. A. T. c., tn
BOY scouts, the fraternal organza
t.Ons Of the city, and last bat ia
from least. the returned soldiers from
the great world war They VIII b
asked to meet at the high school a
100 p. m on May 80 There will b
an ex-army officer present to tax
charge Of the returned soldiers. it j
expected.
Immediately following the exer
cises at the high school the parad
will be formed on Gratiot avenue an
will proceed to Riverside cemeter,
where short exercise viii be held
The state troops request that thos
who may have flowers for use o
Memorial day be ready TO notify tn
committee next week 1t will be az
preciated also, If those who hav
automobiles which may be loaned fc
the use of the c. A. r. veterans, wi
be ready TO report TO the committC
next week. The committee desire
enough automobiles TO enable ever
G.. A. X. veteran TO go 70 the Gem,
terry for the exercises, followin
those at the school
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-15
VICTORY LOAN
CAMPAIGN OVER
Banks Depended Upon to Make
Certain COunty's Quota
Will BE Reached.
.ALNAS RECORD FINE ONE
Banks Here Had Half of the sub
.criptiOns OF the Entire
County.

with Cratic. county $50 600 be-
hind its quota OF SOP, 80 when the
final day Of the Victory Loan cam
paign opened it did not seem hardy
possible that the county would
achieve the goal which had been set,
but the committee hopeful that the
county could be reported over when
Saturday nigh, came. continued its
work and late m the day telegram
went to the Seventh Federal Reserve
Headquarters in Chicago to the effect
that Gratiot county would be over the
top.
During the final days of the cam
paien every possible effort was made
bv the county committee and no
stone was left unturned which might
aid in putting the county over the
top. Alma was canvassed thorough
ly. and while this brought many new
subscriptions TO the loan, it left the
county still far short Of the quota.
On Friday the country districts of
the county were gone over by numer-
Gus solicitors, and more subscriptions
were obtained for the Victory Loan.
/ Friday night there was still short
age of Sl5O,OOO facing the committee.
A telephone canvass was made,
numerous people being called by tele-
phone who might be able 20 Increase
their subscriptions. This brought
good returns and II Is now believed
that the banks of the county Will take
Iup the balance. Full details Of the
loan campaign will be given next
week, including subscriptions by the
banks Of the county.
II is noteworthy that the city Of
Alma kept up the brilliant pace that
il had set on previous loans. During
the Victory Loan campaign Alma had
subscriptions which totaled about
S300.000, being about $4,000 short
Of having half Of the entire quota Of
1.-The county. Alma's record compared
to the quota Of Sl15950, is indeed a
fine one There is just one regret
regarding the campaign in this city
and that is the fact that there were
not nearly as many subscribers dur
iug the Victory Loan campaign as
there were during the Fourth Liberty
Loan campaign
The city had a number of large
/, subscriptions to the Victory Loan
corporations and individuals. whose
subscriptions were all that allowed
Alma to make its brilliant record OF
, this loan. Chief among these were
, the Republic Motor Truck Company
. Inc, which subscribed early in the
/ campaign with "a handsome amount
and then increased this subscription
: the final day. in order to insure tn,
) county going over; the First Stat'
q bank. the Alma State Savings bank
. Central Michigan Light q Power Co.
, Symons' Wholesale Grocery. Mrs. 4
W. Wright, Francis King. J w. ROB
$ inson. Henry H. Soule, L. A. Sharl
e and Jotham Allen.
To T. Arnold Robinson. count,
Y chairman, must go the creates
= amount Of the credit for the worl
@ He worked increasingly to make it
+ on the Victory Loan campaign
n success. The chairman, of course
Y modestly turns the credit to the ladie
r of the county, who worked faithfully
@ and to his workers in Alma who wer
. constantly at his call.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-15
PATTENGILL REUNION

The thirteenth annual Pattengill re-
union Of the Gratiot county pupils OF
the late Henry Pattengill, will be
held this year at the home Of Mrs
Kate Burnham near st. Louis on Fri.
day. June p. Since the death Of II
X. Pattengill, the question Of continu
ing the reunions has come up, but the
consensus of opinion seemed TO b,
thai at least one more gathering
should be held.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-15
BUDGET SUBMITTED
City Commission Passed Budget al
Adjourned Meeting Wednesday.

At an adjourned meeting Of the city
commission held Wednesday morning
the budget for the coming year was
submitted and passed by the commits
sion. The public hearing on the bud
get is set for May u at 900 a. m,
continuing until that time the follow
ing day.
The budget calls for Sl01,S13.01,
divided into the various funds as fol
lows. Contingent 72,O92.44, highway
S14,41S.39, and interest and sinking
fund S17,302.1S.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-15
STATE MEETING
X-Cel-All Company Will Hold State
Convention in Lansing Saturday.

A state convention of all field
agents and district managers of the
X-Cel-All company will be held in
Lansing Saturday, and it is expected
that about one hundred and fifty of
the firms representatives in various
sections of the state will be present.
The convention is being held in that
cit, on invitation of the Lansing
chamber Of commerce.
A lengthy program has been ar
ranged for the event, which promises
to have great interest for the X
Cel-All men as il will deal TO a great
extent with matters pertaining TO
craftsmanship, publicity, superiority
Of the X-Cel-All products, etc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-15
GOOD ADDRESS
NeubcrtO Colletti Gave Address in
Chapel Monday Morning.

Neuberto Colletti, a lieutenant in
the aviation section of the Italian
army during the great world war, a
prisoner in Austrian hands for some
months, gave an address to the stu
dents Of ALMA college Monday in
chapel, which created a great deal of
interest. and brought out more clear
ly the Italian claims to Fiume. and
other Adriatic territory.
For nearly an hour he pointed out
the various claims and then devoted
some little time to answering ques-
tions which might arise in the minds
of the students.
He stated that Italy entered the
World war in order to have all people
Of Italian stock under her dominion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-15
WIN AND LOSE ON
LONG TRIP DOWN STATE
Alma Defeated Ypsi NOrmals
But Lost TO kazOo Normal
and kazOO College.

The Alma college baseball team
dropped two Of It's three games on It's
road trip last week. Gpsllantl, for
the past few years jnX for the
Maroon and Cream, was defeated by
a score of 4 to , on Thursday, with
Crittenden hurting Alma lost 70 the
Kalamazoo Normals Friday by a
score of to and Saturday was
bumped by Kalamazoo college by a
score of 7 to /. The latter game was
played under protest and will prob
ably be thrown out by NJ. /. A. A.
officials.
Crittenden, the star freshle hurler
of the Alma college team, was IN
rare form against the Gpsi Normals,
and had the Teachers eating out OF
his hand at every stage of the game.
only three healthy hits were made
off his delivery and thirteen Teachers
struckout, bringing his strikeout
record to thirty-siX.
Alma scored in the first inning
when johnson leaned against one OF
Powers benders and travelled the cir
cult. With two down in her half OF
the first Ypsi scored via the error
route Johnson was safe m the
fourth when the catcher dropped
third strike. stole second and thrl
and scored on an inheld out In the
ffth Pelton WIS safe at first ON az
error was sacrificed 90 second an'
scored on Boyne's single. fitei
doubled In the seventh and scored OF
Johnson's nit. lpsi attempted
rally In the final frame bat 1t wa
Iripned with only one run scored.
BOVINE pitched good pail agains
Kalamazoo Friday, the score beng
.and when the eight opened. Error
coupled with a few hits brought tn
runs neeCId 20 cop, however. th
Western State Teachers winning
10 /.
Saturday Crttenden went back a
, Kalamazoo college with one day
rest and was hit hard. fourtee
hingles being taken by Kalamazoo
The freshie hurler had only seve
+ strikeouts TO his credit IN this game
/ Alma had numerous scoring chance
during the game, but could not com
! were needed.
, through with the hits when the
j Early in the game Williams start
, ed TO bat out of order, going TO IN
, plate in place of Warner. The mis
1 take was noticed with one strike 0
5 the batter, and the change made b
Field, but the jumps ruled the bate
r out for batting out Of order. IN
5 jumps ruling was contrary TO th
I rules Of the sport, as the proper M
/. ter should, under the rules, take th
r strikes and balls, on the batter whe
\ the mistake is rectified. AS a resu
f Coach Field entered protest on q
n game, and it was finished under Il
{ protest.
e The game will be taken up with Il
$ Michigan Intercollegiate officials ar
Y without a question will be thrown oV
d and ordered replayed. Until tn
r time Alma will be officially creditC
with one defeat in the NJ. /. A. J
f championship race, however. 4
o there is no possible way of tellir
n what might have happened had
o not been for the jumps ruling, Fie
d believes that he is absolutely rig
in his protest Of the game.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-15
ATTENTION MODERN wooDMEN

On Tuesday evening next, the ref
erendum vote on the raise in rates
will be taken. All members are re-
quested to be present and discuss the
question before the vote is taken.
FL. .Delavan, Consul.