Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-24
Smyrna

Mrs c. w. Joslin has been quite sick
for week. Her daughter Mrs. Ed
Tower OF Bedding is caring for her.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Cook were Sun
day callers at the home OF Mrs. Cooks
Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb. Mehney were
Sunday callers al the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Earle OF Bedding.
Mrs. f. Downing OF Sunfield came
last Tuesday and stayed until Friday
at the homes Of r. r. Barry and Ed
Insley.
ON account of sickness in few of
the families the Star Pedro Club has
decided 10 postpone This weeks pedro
party until next week.
Mrs. Albert Northway was called
TO Grand Rapids last Friday TO help
care for Mrs. Holcomb who is very
sick with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Insley entertained
AXel Nelson OF Moseley and Miss
Edith Percival and Mrs. Lewis Com
pton Sunday.
Mrs Ed Insley, Mrs. A Il. Penton
and Mrs. Frank Davis were in Belding
last Friday evening attending the
Eastern Star meeting. They report a
fine time.
A Mrs. Hawley Of Albion died at the
sanitarium Sunday night. Mr. Foster
of Bedding took charge of the remains
and took them TO his undertaking
rooms.
The Smyrna telephone exchange has
been moved from G. |. Meades home
and pool room TO the post office and
Ed. Insley's house.
Next Saturday night March 81, the
Lady Maccabees will hold a poverty
social at their hall. A few fines will
be imposed upon anyone who comes
dressed in any way but in poverty.
Here is the list of fines: For ladies
wearing silk cents; for ladies wear
ing diamonds. 25 cents; other jewelry
5 cents; patent leather 3 cents; wool
dress 3 cents; false hair 10 cents;
powder cents; anything in hair but
wire pins cents; silk hose cents;
sleeveless and low necked underwear
scents; frosted cake will be fined Is
cents and cream for coffee 10 cents
Gentlemen: Wearing white shirts 10
cents; wearing white collar cents;
wearing necktie cents; garters 3
cents: patent leather shoes cents;
gold rings cents; gold watches 8
cents. A poverty supper will be serv-
ed Of pancakes. corn bread, creamed
potatoes, onions boiled, eggs, brown
bread, Dutch cheese and everything
good for a small sum. All who have
not been solicited please bring any
thing for a picnic supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tebbeli enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wacha and
son Ellis and Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Baker Sunday.
Mrs. Hamilton and son Hiram are
again keeping house for Mr. Chase.
Lester Beebe is over near Orleans
visiting his daughter and her husband
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lowden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Olds entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Lee and two
children of Bedding and Miss Grace
Annis last Wednesday night
Thirty-two numbers were sold at
the st. Patrick's dance here last Wed
| nesday night. A fine time was re-
ported by all present.
Mrs. Leon Rich and two children
of Bedding attended the st. Patrick S
day festivities here last Wednesday,
and also visited her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Van Every.
Mrs. Fred Spencer of Greenville
visited friends here few days last
week.
Mrs. Lillian Dumon of Evart has
! purchased the George Purdy property
I here.
( Mrs. Nellie Sayles of Grand Rapids
visited her sister-in-law and husband
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Condor last week.
! Byron Frost Of Long Beach. Florida
was calling on old friends here last
week.
George Joslin OF Eaton Rapids was
here visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs
G.. W. Joslin and other relatives few
days last week.
| About $50 old neighbors and friends
and residents in and around Smyrna
1 gathered at the Maccabee Hall to cele-
/ brate St Patrick's Day. A fine picnic
| dinner was served after which the
( following program was given: music
orchestra, Davis, Insley and Easta-
brook; song, Ireland, Dear Ireland
! Fayette Hoppough; recitation, AIDE
laide Norton; song, Fuigen's Band
Julia Hogan; Hoop Drill, eight Irish
lasses; recitation, christening" Cora
Davis; recitation, "Churning." Wright
Gardner; song, 1.-TWO Sailor Boys" Ar
4 10 Tebbell and Ellis Wacha; recitation,