Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-04

Backus Earle and wife went te
Lansing, Wednesday.
City Clerk-Elect Ed. Engeman mad,
business trip TO Detroit this week.
Mrs. George Porter went To Green
Vile Tuesday for n short visit with hel
daughter.
Mrs. }. NJ. WEIGH returned 10 Mapl.
Rapids, Tuesday, after weeks yisil
at the home of Edgar Hall.
Miss Marion Arnold and mother
have moved here from Ionia and now
occupy the Frank Connell residence.
Miss Fannie bowling returned 10 her
home at stanton, Tuesday, after a
few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Bowling.
Word was received here of the birth
OF daughter 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Manley
Mcfarland (nee Maude Preston) al
! Colman, Mich, April LIST.
Fred Stanton of Detroit and Miss Ina
Stanton have been guests of relatives
and friends here and in Grattan. They
returned home Wednesday.
The Ladies Aid of the M. Il. church
hold their supper Saturday night
April g, from To Z o'clock, will be an
Easter supper also warm biscuits and
maple syrup, Is cents.
Will Abbey and wife of Battle Creek
were called here on account of the death
Of his sister, Mrs. Edna Metcalf. They
expect TO move from Battle Creek IL
the farm in Orleans soon.
Robert Eddy Mclaughlin was born
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mclaughlin
in Kelispell, Montana, March %. It's
grandparents here, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Eddy, are happy over the news.
Mrs. +. Little. who has been making
an extended visit with her sister Mrs
William Fuller, lett Tuesday for few
days visit with her son at Riverdale,
before returning To her home in Can.
ada.
Adam Wagner retur led from Grand
Rapids Friday, where he had been fol-
treatment in the hospital for couple
of weeks being much improved and
his many friends hope il may prove
permanent.
The Ladies social Circle will meet
with Mrs. j. w. Wells on Wednesday
afternoon next AT $50 o'clock. "A cor
dial invitation is extended 10 all ladies
of the church and society. A five
cent lunch will be served.
| A large crowd attended the opening
of the new Rex Theatre last Saturday
night. 1t is certainly an attractive
place of amusement. Manager Drager
has spared no expense i'll making il
the peoples evening pleasure spot.
The members of the senior Glass of
the cosmopolitan Institution of Higher
Learning are busiy engaged preparing
their parts for the annual commences
ment program, which will he given in
the Baptist church Friday evening,
April 26th.
The officers of the Ionia County Sun
day School Association have planned
for "A tour Of the county 10 start on the
22nd Of April and continue until the
ith of May. The plans are TO hold
three meetings in each township.
There will be two divisions of the tour
ing party with about seven persons i'm
each division. They will hold two
meetings each day. The parties will
have with them some OF Tie speakers
furnished by the Stale Association and
expect To furnish program that will
be uplift To the Sunday School work in
the county.
The meeting held in the interest of
a county Y. Nj. Z. A. was well attended
AT the Star Theatre Sunday afternoon,
and j. W. Merkle gave fine address
VII tliC nCCtiS VI SuCll OTRdIlILdllOfl.
He outlined the plan of opralion and
speeches in favor were made 10y r. G..
James, }. L. Hook, Fred Warner, w.
Is. Spicer, L w. Peck, Walllc Hine
and others. +. q. James, T. W. reck,
George W. Moulton, w. &. Spicer, and
Fred l.. Warner were elected as the
Bedding Committee to cooperate with
the county committee. Funds are be-
ing raised for the organization and the
committee are meeting with success.
The Ladies of the Thimble Club en-.
tertained their husbands very pleasant
ly at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. +. A.
washburn, Monday, April LIST. The
evening was pleasantly spent with
music and social intercourse, although
ii was all fools day nothing more serious
happened for the gentlemen then 10
trim an Easter bonnet for the lady they