Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-16
HUNDRED DOLLAR
MARK PASSED BY
FUND FOR BELG|ANS

The Dollar Christmas Fund for
Homeless Belgians for which theaBan-
ner undertook to receive contributions
has passed the 500 mark which it
was hoped would be reached and
when the money contributed is sent to
the fund headquarters in New York
City this Wednesday evening "A sub
stantial sum will be dispatched.
Belding people and many people
living in this vicinity, too, have GER
tainly been very generous in giving to
this fund. Belding will be well rep
resented by these donations In a
way, too, we may feel that we have
done just about right. There are
many charity cases here in our midst
which ought TO be looked after and
money will be needed for this purpose.
We ought TO help the stricken Bel
gians, there can be no doubt Of this,
but we have a duty at home to per-
form. There is no doubt but that
Belding people will meet this obliga-
ton just as hole-heartedly as they
have contributed to the relief of the
Belgians.
The Dollar fund for the Homeless
Belgians has met with popular appro-
val because the contributions were
not so large that givers TO the fund
need feel compelled not to give TO local
charitable needs We can feel that
our Belgian contributions will not take
away from the needy here at home.
The contributors to the fund to date
are as follows:
f. f. Chapple. DR.. Smith. Rev. w.
A. Bliss. M f.. Osborne. B. f. Hall, +.
A. Washburn. w. +. Sandell, j. X.
Coates. Ford Hicks. ~ G. Nielsen,
Chas. Wagner. Mrs. Lapham, Mrs.
Eta Mclaughlin, Rev. A. ]. Blair,
Geo. Wagner, Mrs. Geo. Barten. Thos.
Thomas. Thomas Noddins (Orleans),
G. w. Woodbridge. Rev w. r. Doty,
Rev. Chas. NJ. Pease, Henry Smith,
Clara Eckenriether, John Wilson,
+. l.. Berry. f. j. Knapp, G. A. Knapp,
A. M. Hall, w. r. Bricker. Wortley q
French, w. l.. Cusser. The Hub, Geo.
Thomas, Guy Alexander, Earl Wilson,
H. j. Leonard, w S. Lambertson,
NJ l.. Osterhout, Orlo Morse. r. A.
Thorne, r. c. Lloyd, Underwood Bros,
Jensen & Wheeler, Clarence Sparks.
w A. Wilder, II. A. Patterson, G. S.
Foster, T.. T.. Fales c. NJ Wise, Fred
II Ireland, Judge Spencer Geo. Moul-
ton, Homer Unger, Ambrose Spencer,
NJ. L. Willoughby. Thomas Bracken,
Belding Hardware Co, l.. \. Leonard,
Geo. III. Hubbard. Bertha Benson,
Elizabeth Brown. Mrs Cora Lewis,
Mr.. Joiner. Mrs +. A. Washburn. Mrs.
r. T. Hamman, Senior class of high
school, Junior class Of high school,
Sophomore class of high school,
Freshman class of high school, Lean
der Berry. O. NJ Ayers, G.. @. Ashby
y. f. Wilson, Miss Gertrude Wilson
Fairy Mount. Mrs. Andrew Little, l.
A. S. Of Church Of Christ, Loyal
Daughters of Church Of Christ, Mrs.
Little's Sunday School Class Of Church
of Christ, Lena Paris, Methodist Sun
day School 1922, Mrs. +. VI, Tyrill, Mrs.
@. A. Stanton, /. l.. Hubbeh, Mrs. NJ.
l.. Bidwell, w. j. Wilson, Frank Rod
gers. r. H. Hall. Belding Hardware
Co, Wheeler Pond. +. NJ. Currie, cor
leans). Free Methodist church, Mr..
and Mrs. c. w. Knight, +. II. Hudson,
Byron Brown, w. u. Hetherington,
Holy Trinity Mission, l.. NJ, Berry,
Chas. Stout Otto Hoyt, Mrs. Frank
Rodgers.
one of the contributions received
was for So. Another was for so cents.
The total contributions 10 date are
$122.50.
IL will be seen that the Methodist
Sunday School helped substantially to
swell the amount contributed. 1t was
expected that the Sunday School
would give perhaps $40 or $12. The
$22 contributed by the school was as
welcome as 1t was unexpected.