Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-16
ITHACA

Gratiot county will be held in Ithaca
on Friday, November II. DR.. Blodgett
of Detroit will be present and an eff
fort is being made by the Red Cross
nurse and the nursing activities COM
mittee to get in touch with every
crippled child in the county. DR.. Blod-
gett will be here one day.
The Winton Memorial class of the
Presbyterian Sunday school held a
meeting Friday evening at the home
of Mrs. Linne Brooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Lance of near
Lansing spent the week end with
Ithaca friends.
Mrs. Howard Mathews, who with
her children, joins Mr.. Mathews this
week at Carson City to make their
future home, was guest Of honor at a
party Wednesday afternoon at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Mathews.
Mrs. Marshall Gorham of Mt. Pleas
ant was the out of town guest. Mrs.
Mathews was also guest at din
ner and theater party given by her
sister, Mrs. Flyod Gibbs, earlier in
the week. Only her most intimate
friends were guests at this affair.
Word has been received by friends
and relatives in Ithaca Of the death
of Mrs. Ed. Rasor of Butternut on
Thursday. She formerly lived in New
Haven, and leaves the husband, son,
Dale, and two daughters, Miss Amy
and Mrs. Roy Willert.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Good, who have
spent the summer near Ypsilanti
came last week to spend the winter
with their daughter, Mrs. William
Roberts.
f. A. elise of Bath spent the past
week with his son and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. l.. elise.
Earl and George Davis, T. S. Som
erville, J. A. Dicken, Harvey Thomp-
son and Francis Kellogg left recently
to spend some time in the north
woods hunting.
Mrs. Emma Knight has returned
from Newberry, u. P, where she
spent the past two months with her
brother, f. B. Crane.
church met with Miss Eloise Rey-
nolds Monday evening for the regular
session of their society.
A reception was given Rev. VIM.
Roberts, worthy patron Of the East
ern Star and Mrs. Roberts, at the
Masonic hall Tuesday evening by
Myrtle Chapter No. Sc of the o. f. S.
After partaking of the Bohemian din
ner, Attorney John T. Mathews was
master of ceremonies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Shaull of
Lansing were guests Sunday of her
sister, Mrs. Myrta Brown.
The federated missionary meeting
held Friday afternoon at the home Of
DR.. and Mrs. r. G. Dean, was largely
attended. A fine program portraying
the accomplishments Of the churches
in both foreign and home fields by
Mrs. Giles T. Brown and Mrs. B. F..
McNall and talk on union colleges
by Mrs. M. G. Skinner and musical
selections by Mrs. Charles Barron,
Mrs. c. f. Burt and Miss Kathleen
Davis, were much enjoyed. A social
hour followed with the serving Of tea
and waters. The next meeting of the
federation will be held in March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Hoffman Of AL
ma spent Sunday with Ithaca rela-
tives.
The funeral Of Mrs. George Presler
was held Monday at the late home on
North street with burial in Emerson
township. Mrs. Presler was born
May 20, 1850, in Hancock county,
Ohio. Surviving are the husband and
six children, Ella, Milton, and Belle,
Mrs. Miles Showers, Mrs. Clay Soule,
Mrs. MILFORD Soule, 10 grandchildren,
one great grandchild and one sister,
Mrs. Nancy Ruckman of Delta, Ohio.
Mrs. Ed. Altenberg spent from Sat-
urday until Tuesday with relatives in
Saginaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Botrof Of Lam
sing were week end guests of his
mother, Mrs. Elva Botroff.