Alma record., 1921-11-10
VESTABURG
ARMIsTICE DAY PROGRAM

ARMISTICE DAY PROGRAM
The Frank White Post American
Legion has found il necessary to re-
arrange their program for the grand
celebration which will be held in
Vestaburg Armistice day, November
IL. On account of its being sure
thing that the Cavalry Troop of AL
ma will be here, to put on drill in
1.-THE afternoon il was necessary to be-
gin the program at 300 IN the
morning. The program to be car
Tried out is as follows:
Salute fired at II. III. and contin-
ued at half hour intervals.
Music for the day by the Vestaburg
band.
8 a. m.-Free for all foot race, 100
u yard dash. Prizes lst S3, 2nd 50, Srd
Isl.
J 9:3O-Free for all foot race con-
sisting of heavyweights weighing 200
4 pounds or over.
a Prizes 1st So, 2nd 50, 9rd 81.
1000 a. m.-Tug Of war between
1 soldiers and civilians.
b A box of cigars to winning side.
y Hop a. m.-Prayer at flag pole on
! street by post office.
, - a. m.-Parade to form on school
| ball ground and to march from north
I east corner of this ground thence
north two blocks, then through main
| street of Vestaburg west five blocks,
| one block south, one block east, one
| block north then east on 3rd avenue
to bank corners two blocks south and
return east to starting place on the
school ground.
\ 100 p. m.-Dinner at NJ. w. A.
hall.
p. m.-Address by Rev. Joseph
II. Green of Mt. Pleasant.
p. m.-Drilling by the Cavalry
Troop Of Alma on the schoolground.
! p. m.-Supper at the NJ. w. A.
hall.
p. m.-Uniform dance.
Dinner, supper and dance free to
all ex-service men and women in uni
form.
Civilians tickets to dance S1.00.
Commander in chief-R. T. Carts.
Officers of the Day at Legion
headquarters at the NJ. w. A. hall
Lieut., DR.. NJ. c. Hubbard; Marshal
on horse back, Edwin McDole, Ser
geant of the Day, Earl Platt Elmer
Holland will have charge of the races
and tug of war
Parade conducted by Harry Daven-
port. Frank Hamlin, M. P. duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Murphy were
called to Toledo Wednesday on ac-
count of the death of the latter's sis
ter, Mrs. Blanche Cramer who died
after several weeks illness with ty-
phoid fever, at the age of Al years.
Mrs. Cramer resided in Vestaburg
when a girl during which time her
father, John Hartman, and Amos
Meister conducted a general store
Beside her husband, Jack Cramer,
the deceased leaves to mourn their
loss her eighteen year old son, Lo-
raine DINNER, whose father died sew
eral years ago, and her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Hartman Of Toledo,
sisters, Mrs. Mester, Of Cleveland,
Mrs. Murphy Of Vestaburg and many
other relatives and host of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Mel and daugh-
ter of Stanton We're week end guests
at the home of their daughter, Mrs.
Conley Stauffer.
Lucius Mel ana family and Judson
and Arved Hicks of Stanton attended
the school carnival Saturday evening.
Miss Iva McDole, who is teaching
at Middleton, spent the week end here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
McDole.
Mrs. Mary Brown, who has been in
i'll health for several years, is critical
ly i'll, and her recovery is very doubt
full.
Mrs. Joe Greenhoe went to Alma
Saturday with her little granddaugh-
ter, Mia Greenhoe, who has been
spending the past two weeks here.
Mrs. Arthur Peck of Alma was a
Monday caller of Mrs. Wm Carts.
Harvey Hart of Detroit is here
visiting James Corder.
The school carnival was a great
success. Tents were erected on the
street and you would have thought
you were seeing a carnival in large
city. Great crowds were passing in
and out of the Tent City and the
usual calls of side show managers
and stand callers at places to eat
made the carnival noise along with
the laughter of spectators. The
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