Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-29


Mrs. w. H. Ahgell and Miss Resa
Angell entertained Thursday after
noon in honor of Miss Ina Dennis Of
Grand Rapids. The afternoon was
spent in needlework, followed by a
dainty tea.
Fred S. Demo has accepted the
position as station agent in Stanton
for the Pere Marquette company and
will move there soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Elsby and family
have moved to Grand Rapids and j.
G. Sager and family have leased the
house they occupied on the corner of
Congress and Washington streets,
and are already occupying it, being
cozily settled.
Master Stanley Knapp, who has
been visiting his grandmother in
Saginaw, returned home Wednesday.
John Gardner and daughter, Miss
Hazel Gardner, and, Mrs. John King
left Wednesday for Grayling to visit
his son, Joseph Gardner, who is at
the training camp there. He enlist
ed in Ionia and with the rest of his
company will be ready for the start
to the front when the cal. is sounded.
Mr.. Gardner was anxious to see his
son before the, company left for Waco.
Mrs. Hertha Oberlin and daughter
returned to Lakeview Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Weeks of
Grenville and Mr.. and Mrs. L. H.
Weeks of this city were on a motor
trip to Charlotte and Jackson last
week, where they visited relatives and
friends, arriving home Sunday night
Mr.. Weeks says crops are looking
good in that part of the state, especi-
ally corn.
| Miss Retta Beemer went to Mecos-
Ia Wednesday to visit her father.
Mrs. Myra Gill has been the guest
Of her sister, Mrs. H. A. Smith. She
returned home to Grand Rapids Tues
day.
Mrs. E. H. Nudge and daughter,
Miss Mabel Nudge, returned home to
St. Louis Tuesday. They had been
visiting relatives and friends here
and in Otisco for week.
The Woman's Missionary, society of
the Congregational church will meet
at the home Of Mrs. Mary S. Barnes
Tuesday, September A, at 3 O'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dit West and four
children of Capac are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guild.
Mrs. David Wherry and daughter,
Mrs. Roy Guild, returned Tuesday
from Laingsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Webster of
Flint were callers at Mrs. G. M.
Blett's the first of the week.
Carleton Washburn of Chicago was
in the city last week to visit his son,
who has been with Mr.. and Mrs. F.
A. Washburn for a couple of weeks.
The Harrington boys, Paul and Ell
mer, write home from Crawling that
they are well and begin to like camp
life and military tactics very much.
Leo Hammond is there and has been
given a position in the hospital corps.
Mrs. Nj. Stout returned from Coral
Tuesday, where she had been visiting
friends for a few days.
George Hilton went to Ionia Tues
day, where he is working.
Miss Virginia Pace left for Lansing
Tuesday, where she has gone to work.
Arthur Waite was home from
Lowell Sunday.
Miss Ora Wasnick went to Ionia
Tuesday to visit relatives few days.
George Reese of lowell is in the
city doing scavenger work.
Alton Chickering- made business
Mr.. and Mrs. VI. e! Leach left
Tuesday for Lakeview to attend the
homecoming. They will s6lso visit
friends in Howard City before return
ing home.
Miss Ethel Jacox, who has been
spending; several weeks here with p.
G.. Wright and other relatives and
friends, left Saturday on, her return
to 'Brjtton, South Dakota Miss ia
elk Is very much pleased with her
MI. and Mrs. Henry Upholt left
Wednesday for a few days outing to
Chicago; The children will visit in
Grand Rapids. p.
Miss Bertha GUNNER of Cadillac
visited Miss Iris McElroy last week.
Miss Iris McElroy will teach in
Jackson next year. She leaves next
week beginning work.
Mrs. Van Laird Of Colon, and Mrs.
Ida GUNNER of Detroit were guests
of Mrs. M. l.. Osterhout over Sunday.
The three ladies were fellow teachers
in former days in Cadillac.
Mrs. r. j. Thomas and daughter,
Marybeth, of Charlottesville, Ind,
left Friday on their return home,
after having spent a number of
weeks here as guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Patterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. E. Hudson and
daughter, Miss Lean La Framboise,
and Edna Kidd spent Sunday in Grand
Rapids with friends and relatives.
They motored over in the Hudson
car.
Misses Blanche, Edith and Olive
Glass in company with Andy and
Leon Frost were Grand Rapids Wis
itors Thursday afternoon. They call
ed at Mrs. VIM. Cannon's while in
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Williams and
daughter, Edith; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Totten spent Sunday in Greenville
with friends.
f. c. Lloyd motored to Grand Rap
ids one day last week on business.
Miss Carolyn Smith is spending the
week visiting friends in Grand Rap
ids and Kalamazoo.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Torrance of Ma