Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-14
THE BEST EVER HELD
Large Crowd in Attendance Great Free Spread.
Fine Program Carried Out and
Everybody Happy

The Orleans Creamery Association
which has been doing business in
Orleans for the past six years gave its
annual free banquet Tuesday, and it
proved TO be one of the best yet held,
so pronounced by the officials and pat
rons who have been fortunate enough
TO attend them all.
There were more than 300 present
who entered into the spirit of the
occasion and assisted in making them
selves and everyone else happy. Chris
Liebum, the manager, and without
question one of the best creamery butter
makers in the state, together with +.
T.. Flanagan, president, and other
officials, took especial pains to give
every guest a hearty welcome and
make everybody feel at home.
The Macabee and Cleaner hall in an
ideal place for public gatherings of the
kind and Orleans Is fortunate in hav-
ing such building and such excellent
fraternal orders. The ladies served the
banquet and the tables, which seated
more than seventy, were spread four
times and such feast, and so much OF
it, (all cream no skim milk was
never served before. The Association
was particularly fortunate in having
Hon, j. w. Helme, deputy dairy food
inspector and Ward Giltner, state
veterinarian on the programme.
President, F. T. Flanagan, called to
order in the forenoon and made fine
address of welcome followed by song
by Miss Mabel Palmer and A. Sher-
wood. After which Hon. J. w. Helme
was introduced and spoke on, "Some
needed changes in the dairy and food
lawv
Mr.. Helme pointed out many Of the
excellent things that had been done in
the way of eliminating impure food
and impure drink throughout the state
and of the activity of the department
in detecting fraud and the use of un-
wholesome ingredients in many ways
in the manufacture, especially OF soft
drinks He says the department is
hampered by not having larger ap-
preparation so it can broaden out in its
work. In the afternoon he spoke on
"Feeding the COW for profit" and gave
the farmers valuable pointers in caring
for that valuable animal with good
feed and water especially in the winter
of right temperature, he urged gentle
ness in treatment saying 'if you feel
like kicking the COW, go and kick down
the stable door it will do more good. "
Ward Giltner made very instructive
talk on "Infectious Diseases Of the COW"
emphasizing the fact that tuberculosis
was very prevalent among the herd
and should be dealt with vigorously.
Chris Liebum made an address and
enthused the audience with his timely
points in support OF the Orleans
Creamery, Of how it had been brought
to its present high rating and OF his
intention TO make il still better il the
farmers would stand back OF him with
plenty of milk and cream.
The Orleans chorus, class of about
twenty-five under instructions OF Fred
Cornell, sang several selections and
Liebum's Creamery Orchestra also fur
nished music. Chairman Flanagan
called on +. b. Lapham, who respond
ed with song, "Miss Fogarty's Christ
mas Cake" making it up-to-date by
calling il Chris Liebum's Banquet
Cake, a verse or two and the chorus
ran as follows:
AS sat by my window last evening,
The letter man brought unto me,
A little, gilt edged invitation,
Saying, "Judge Lapham" come