Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Moore and
daughter, Virginia, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Moore, left on a
motor trip Thursday to Detroit. They
will visit other cities on their way.
Howard Moulton of Stanton visited
at Mrs. Emma Lambs Sunday. How
ard and Ernest Menkee rode their
wheels from Stanton. They reported
some pretty poor roads and walking
good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Demorest of
Detroit left Wednesday on their re-
home, after a weeks visit with the
formers mother, Mrs. M. ]. Demorest.
The return trip was made by the way
of st. Louis.
Miss Imogene Ireland left Sunday
for New York City, after spending
the summer vacation with her mother,
Mrs. T. Frank Ireland, of this city.
Miss Ireland is connected with the
Columbia university.
Mrs. Peter Kohn left Saturday for
her annual trip to Petoskey. She goes
there to get relief from hay fever,
which has troubled her for many
years. The trouble soon disappears
after her arrival in that pure lake
air and climate.
Mrs. Frank Klock went to Holland
Friday to visit her mother. Letters
received by her from her son, Orivlle
Klock, who is at the training camp in
Crawling, states that he is well and
enjoying the experience and is anxi-
Gus to get started for Texas.
In the company that returned the
| forepart of last week from an outing
at the Shaw cottage at Long Lake
were: Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Shaw, Mr..
and Mrs. L. d. Alling Of Grand Rap
ids, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Jacobs of
Ionia, Luella Zimmerman of Flint,
and Ida Belle Bailey of Grand Rapids,
Charles Landon and family have
returned from their visit in Rockford
and Evart. While in Evart he suf-
fered stroke of paralysis about
two weeks ago which rendered him
practically helpless. His son carried
him off the train on his arrival here
Friday and he was taken to his home
on Williams. street in an automobile.
| A. Friedman, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Wood and Jack Wilson motored to
Grand Rapids Monday and met Mrs.
Friedman, who has been visiting in
Western Michigan for some time.
Mrs. Matilda Moon from Colorado
Springs, Colorado, is making short
visit here. Mrs. Moon is the guest of
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Hattie Wake
man.
John H. Dawson of Flint was an
over Sunday and labor day visitor in
the city. John was employed by the
Belding-Hall company at factory A
for a number of years and while a
resident of this city was an active and
progressive member of the city band,
doing much to keep that organization
among the leading bands in this Sec
ton of the state.
Miss Edith Demorest left Friday
for Pewabeck, Minnesota, where she
has taken a position in the schools as
supervisor of the kindergarten de-
Demorest went to Ludington, having
accepted a position in the national
bank. Both young ladies have been
given substantial increase in salar-
les over that which they have been re-
ceiving.
j. C. Crittenden completed his third
year of summer "prep" work at Ann
Arbor last week and came to Port
land Saturday to make a weeks visit
with his mother, Mrs. Virginia Crit
tenden, before going to Sheridan,
where he has been engaged as super
intendent of schools for the ensuing
year at substantial salary increase.
He leaves for that place next Satur-
day.-Portland Review.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Brown left Fri
day on their return to Gold Beach,
Oregon. They have been visiting Mr..
Browns parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S..
Brown, since June. On his return
home he will begin his duties as prin-
cipal Of the Gold Beach school, where
he taught last year. Mr.. Brown was
graduate of the Bedding school in the
class of 1909, known as the naughty
nine" class.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Godfrey of Ash
ley accompanied by Mrs. M. A. God
frey and daughter, Cora, of this city,
left Thursday for a two weeks mot
or trip in Northern Michigan. They
will visit relatives in Traverse City
before returning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Brown and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Converse and daugh-
ter, Ruth, returned Sunday evening
from an eight-day motor trip north.
They visited Mr.. Browns sister,
Mrs. Fred Foote, and son, John
Converse, of Gaylord, on their return.