Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-16
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The Foreign Mission Society of tn,
Methodist church was held Tuesda,
afternoon at the home of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Howard Wood. This was tn.
annual meeting and election result
ed in the reelection of last year,
officers. They are Mrs. X. G. Dean
president; Mrs. j. 3. Gardner, vice
president; Mrs. l.. f. Welch, cores
ponding secretary; Mrs. Howard
Wood, recording secretary.
Mrs. +. f. Burchard entertained
several friends recently at a quilt
ing party complimentary to her sis
ter. Miss Margaret Pinney, who's,
marriage to Ives McCrede Of De
troit, son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Me
Jredie will take place in October.
Bird j. Tucker, Gratiot's very eff
ficient Register of Deeds, is quite i'll
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Parker plar
to take possession about the first OF
November of the l60-acre farm they
have purchased just east Of Sumner
The Standard Bearers met Tues.
day evening with the Misses Merna
and Lucille Ringle. An election of
officers was held resulting as fol
lows President, Miss Edna Thomas
vice president, Miss Ina Redman;
Secretary, Miss Mildred Thomas
treasurer, Miss Bonita Keller After
the business session games were
played and refrehments were served
by Mrs. Ringle.
Mr.. and Mrs A. j. Bare enter
tanned Sunday a brother and wife
Mr.. and Mrs John Hitler, of St
Johns
Rev. w A. Knight is visiting this
week in Corunna and Detroit.
Mrs NJ r. Nichols was a recent
guest of Rev and Mrs. G. /. Chalker
and Mr. and Mr. c. A. Vandeventer.
er.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Smith spent a
few days recently with Mrs Smith S
parents, Rev. and Mrs. A. l.. Mum
ford.
Mr. and Mrs Alex Macarthur were
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. F.
Scarf Of near Ashley.
The Aid Society of the Methodist
church held a meeting Wednesday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Hays. In addition to a goodly at
tendance of members several guests
were present Mrs Clyde Hays. vice
president Of the society presided at
the business meeting. Officers were
elected as follows: Mrs. NJ. j. Knowl-
ton. president; Mrs. c. A. Macarthur,
vice president; Mrs. n. +. Gibbs,
secretary; Mrs Archie Bovee. record
ing secretary; Mrs Herbert Ringle,
secretary.
Miss Thelma Mccall left recently
for Holland where she will engage in
teaching the coming year.
Mrs. c. w. Loeffler who spent a
week visiting her daughter and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Parker
returned the past week to her home
in Traverse City.
The first days enrolment in the
Ithaca high school was 209 with a
probability that others will enter a
little later. Agriculture and animal
husbanGry is the new department
and it will be taught by Ralph Wolf
principal. A committee meeting was
also held to plan for the playground
equipment for which it was voted at
the school meeting to expend 81 900
Rev. l.. l.. Dewey left Monday for
the annual conference that is being
held in Battle Greek this week.
Rev. William Roberts is attending
the Presbytery at Alpena.
Married by Rev. l.. L. Dewey at
the parsonage Monday, Sept 13, Jack
Tobias of Detroit and Miss Bernice
Fuller of st. Louis.
The first unit of the greenhouse is
being hurried to completion by II. C.
Reed who with his family moved
here the past week. As the business
dmeands Mr. Reed will add other
units. Carnation beds are being
made ready for the large number OF
plants he has ordered and at present
he is filling orders for flowers on "a
hours notice.
Friends have received word of the
marriage of Russell Taylor to Miss
Marjorie Shaver of Chico, Cal, on
Saturday. September 4. Mr.. Taylor
was formerly employed in the drug
store Of Theron Goodwin of this
place. He was in the service and af-
ter his discharge was again in the
drug store a short time before leav-
ing for the west. Miss Shaver taught
in the rural schools of the county be-
fore going with her parents to Cali
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