Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-11-17
THE 8. C.
e""ua' Meeting Held at Hotel Beiding
Last Friday Eveaing School Officers
and Teachers Enjoy AN Outing.

Last Friday Eve.ing School Officers
and Teachers Enjoy AN Outing.
Ihe annual coming together OF the
belding, Greenville and Ionia school
boards and teachers was celebrated al
this place in Hotel Beldng last Friday
night. IL also takes in all ex-members
OF school boards in each city, and
when they get together slow or
pokey time is out of the question
Every successive meeting is considered
the best, and this last, it is claimed
capped the climax.
The teachers and officers of this city
ieit nothing out of the program to
make 1t pleasant for their visiting
brothers and sisters. and the guests
went home with songs of praise on their
lips Tor the very happy way in which
they had been entertained.
Twenty-three came from Greenville
IN special train. Twenty-four came
up from lonia and staid all night and
enough were present from this city TO
make the number So
A couple of hours OF social inter-
course was had in the upper parlors
before the banquet call sounded. Each
gentleman was obliged to find his fair
partner at the table by supp lying from
her card the closing sentence OF a verse
from his. This made grand mix-up.
and very happy combination. None
were famished with hunger after leav-
ing the table, as will be readily seen
by glance at the menu:
Select Oysters,
Sailed Almonds. Celery
Stewed Oysters, Plain or with Milk
Westphalia Ham, Ok Tongue |
Boned Turkey, Aspic Jelly
Ribbon Potatoes. Crab Apple Jelly.
Chicken Salad. Mayonase.
Neapolitan Ice Cream. Sherry Wine Jelly.
Marshmallow Cake
Chocolate Layer Cake Angel Food.
Fruit. Fruit Cake
lot Rolls. Tea. Coffee
Il. Frank Ireland was the toastmas-
'er for the occasion, and good one he
made too, in his witty remarks while
'alling up the following toasts, which
on the souvenir card:
'ew Members Mr.. w. d. Ballou, Belding
Men may come and men may GO
But we go on forever,
AS members of the B. l. G.,
From now TO all eternity
school Boards Supt +. d. Smith. Greenville
when DeH~G. tisaae rolls around
This year, Wen surely see
goodly number OF the "Planks"
In the Boards of the cities three
Incle sam ........, Miss Hester Fuller, Ionia
Oh our Uncle Sam is a very fine fellow,
a very fine fellow is he.
With his Cuba, Philippines Sandwiches
Toast him brown, oh B. /. G.. too
imon Says Thumbs Up. c
...................D DIR. l. S, Morris Belding
If Simon does say thumbs are up
And yours look better down. 1
just follow out your own good way
And let Dame Fashion frown
ur Carnival of Fun......... ........
..... Miss Pearl Roosevelt, Beldng
When Grand Rapids near us each. a
Held her Carnival of Fun. !
We teachers had TO teach
Till the setting OF the sun;
And we then made up our minds
Ere the winter rolled away,
Wed have carnival all our own,
To rival their best day
The responses were appropriate and
q keeping with the sentiments ex- >
ressed in the verse, each one receiv- :
ng round Of applause. -
The last feature was prize contest
Dr. the best poem on ''the apple" TO
udge Smith was assigned "the russell" =
nd he won first prize-a big apple pie ',
The officers elected were as follows:
resident, Chas. w. Middleton, Green
lille; vice presidents, Misses Hassie :
'reston, Ionia; Agnes Spencer, Beld-
lg; Mary Fish, Greenville; secretary,
liss Nell Tower, Greenville. IL