Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-26
W. Re CONVENTION
Ladies OF the Seventh District
Met Here.
Eleven Corps Were Represented, Or
der I'm Flourishing Condition
New Officers Elected.


Corps met in the Silk city at Oddfelows
hall Wednesday, in annual convention for
general round up Of business that has
been done during the past year and also
for the election of officers.
The district comprises three counties,
Iona Gratiot and Clinton and the roster
shows that there are 2 corps in the dis
triot with a membership Of over 1000
interested in the work and of keeping
alive an interest IN an organization auxll-
liarly to the Grand Army of the Republic.
There we're more than fifty delegates
present from eleven corps which were
represented they we're Breckenridge,
Elsie, Elm Hall. Greenvile. Bannister,
Hubbardston, Ovid. Lyons. Ithaca, lonia
and Belding.
The convention was highly favored with
the presence of Mrs. Eva A. Gray of
Grand Rapids Department President, Mrs.
Emily M Sones Of Grand Rapids Depart
ment secretary, Florence Babbit of Ypsi-
lanti past Department president, Lillian
Grant Of Lyons Dist. delegate to Den
yer. Clara L. French of Ithaca past de-
partment inspector and Mrs. D. c. Craw-
ford Of Ionia Press correspondent. all of
whom brought cheering words and COM
plimented very highly the reports given
by the delegates and also the rtuastic
work done by the Belding corps under the
inspection of Clara L French department
Inspector
The delegates were met at all incoming
trains by committees. readily designated
by the badges they bore and the national
colors they carried and we're escorted to
headquarters at once. they were busy
and happy lot both in the social and busi-
ness part of the meetings
The forenoon session was taken up with
hearing reports. &c. and after sumptu-
Gus dinner which was served in the ban
quet room by the ladies of the Christian
church the inspection of the corps took
place and Lillian Grant gave fine report
of her visit to the Denver encampment
which was intensely interesting. The
election Of officers, resulted as follows:
President, Clara L. French, Ithaca.
Sen Vice. Alice L. Mentor, Ovid,
Jr Vice, Alice Locke. Beding.
Treas. Alice Meacham, Bannister.
Chaplain, Ada Weed. Breckenridge.
Delegate, Alice Mentor. Ovid
Alternate, Nellie Ferguson, Elsie.
IK five hall ir,I
the Congregational church in charge of
retiring president Mrs Mary Coville, Rev.
A. Secord offered prayer and short ad-
dress of welcome was given by Z. B.
Lapham. responded to in very apt and
hearty manner by Mrs. Gray of Grand
Rapids who also gave a reading and
proved herself fine elocutionist, Mrs.
Emily Sones gave some timely remarks in
favor of the presentation of flags on
memorial occasions and Rev. Secord sang
a solo in excellent voice and with fine ef-
fort. The program was broken by the
sickness of Judge Morse who was not
able to be present.
A number Of the ladies visited the silk |
mills and other places of inter; st in tie
city. The following resolutions we're
adopted by the conventions:
This convention extends to the Belding
Corps vote Of thanksfor the royal man
ner In which we have been entertained,
and to Mrs. Coville for the royal way she
conducted the convention, and to our De-
partment officers for their kind instruc-
tions.