Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-16
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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Roberts officiating. Mrs. Mallory
leaves two sons, Ray and Arthur,
and daughter. Helen, all of whom,
were in attendance at the funeral
Interment was made in the Ithaca
cemetery.
A. l.. Devereaux was in Elsie and
81. Louis on business Monday.
The Misses Rachel and Edna Gray
left Wednesday TO spend the remain
der of the winter with relatives
near Detroit.
Automobile licenses may be OBJ
tanned in Ithaca at the office of
Erva X. Laycock, drain commission
er of Gratiot county. Holland Rose
Of Lansing was in town Friday max
ing the necessary arrangements with
Mr. Laycock.
Mrs. Fred Brown entertained the
pupils of the seventh and eighth
grades with Christmas reading a day
the past week.
Mrs. AIDA Clark has gone to
Denton for an indefinite stay with
Ter sister,
The Crescent Rebekah lodge held
their annual fair and baked goods
sale Saturday, December IL. in the
Gibbs Peabody and Hubbard land of
flee.
The Christmas seal sale for the
village of Ithaca is in charge of Rev.
William Roberts, pastor of the Pres .
byterian church, of this place. Rev
Roberts has appointed Miss Harriet
Hodges in charge of school children;
Miss Genevieve Hodges and Mrs.
Louis Grettenberger of the business
section and Mrs. +. II. Foust of the
residence section. They expect to
sell at least 10000 seals in Ithaca
Miss Sara Brodebeck is in charge in
the rural districts in the county and
she has appointed "A person from
each township TO have charge Of the
sale of seals.
At chapel exercises Wednesday
morning at the high school Rev
William Roberts talked to the young
people about the secret Of victory in
life.
The Pollyanna class of the Method
ist Sunday school enjoyed a Christ
mas party at the church after school
Thursday evening. Each member
had the privilege Of inviting a
friend and after pot luck supper
scrap books were made and Christ
mas gifts distributed Miss Irene
Sackett is teacher of this class.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Knight Of
Alma were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Willert Sunday.
Frank Crane and son, Stanley,
were in Mt. Pleasant Friday and
Saturday.
Classmates of Enestine Critten-
den met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur BLIZZARD Thursday evening for
pot luck supper with her on the
eve of her departure for Chicago
where she is TO make her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Convis, Victor
Sawyer, Miss Harriet Hodges and
Miss Nettie Roberts were in at
tendance at a meeting of the Ep-
worth League in st. Louis Sunday
evening.
Dayton Powers and family of Al
ma were recent guests of Frank
Powers
Wednesday evening at the Method
ist church boys of the high school
entertained the men of the town. A
luncheon was served and before adj
jouinment to the auditorium Nile
Jessup entertained the company with
e number Of slight of hand tricks
and Mr. Pratt of Alma college gave
. monologue. Lewis Grettenberger,
superintendent of Ithaca high school,
called to order and orchestra music
opened the program. Boys who at
tended the Y NJ. c. A. banquet at
Grand Rapids were called upon for
reports. This was followed by brief
talks of number Of business men
Mr.. Plat then gave a talk on his re-
generation from the slums of De-
troit to preparatory work in the mis-
sion field. After the program the
boys challenged the men to a basket
Tall game at the armory. The game
was won by the boys. The score
being and .. The mems team was
composed Of Lavergne Chaplin.
Lewis Grettenberger. Mr.. Pratt, Mr..
Finlayson and l.. l.. Dewey.
Rplla Mccall and Howard Craw-
ford were in Merrill Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. George Coleman
left the first of the week TO spend
some months in Florida.
Robert Sawyer Of Detroit came
Thursday TO spend until after the
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Il. Sawyer.
The members of the Women
Foreign Missionary society of the
Methodist church entertained their
husbands also the Standard Bearers,
the Phlealhea Sunday school class
and the extension and honorary
members Of their society at a ban
uuet at the Methodist church Friday
evening. The company numbered
about 125 and the banquet was
served by four boys. Victor Sawyer,
Raymond Harvey, l.. j. Keeler and
Rodney Lake. After the banquet a
program was given consisting Of
music, talk by the president of the
society, Mrs. j. b. Gardner, and
president of the Standard Bearers