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

Mrs. VIM. Russell, who has been
visiting at Fred Hollis and other
friends here for some time, returned
home to Muskegon Wednesday. Mr..
and Mrs. Russell like Muskegon very
much.
Gordon Bricker returned home from
Lansing Thursday afternoon, having
layed off from his work there on ac-
count of illness. He will spend sew
eral weeks at home before returning.
A letter from George Menkee to his
parents states that he was relieved
this week of the cast which he has
been wearing on account of his broken
leg. The injury is much improved
and ne was able to get out and mingle
with the boys.
Mrs. T.. Is. Lapham was called to
Alma on account of the serious ILL
ness Of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Martha
Joiner. She remained until Sunday
night when Miss Nellie Joiner arriv-
ed from Madison, New Jersey to as
sist in caring for her.
Thomas Towle of Stanton was the
guest of his aunt, Mrs. Mary Barnes,
short time Saturday. He was on
his way with. his family to visit
friends in Ionia. Mr.. Towle, who
was at Fort Sheridan and also Leav-
enworth, Kansas in the training
camps, wore his soldiers uniform as
a commissioned officer and will soon
leave to begin active service.
K Mr. and Mrs. Alton Elliott return
ed from Ionia Monday, where Mr.. Ell
lott had been to take the examina-
ton required by the selective draft.
When he was called to report to the
district board two or three weeks ago
he was in Saskatchewan and the let
ter of notification did not reach him
in time for his appearance on the day
designated and later date was ar
ranged for his case.
Walter Forbes of Middlebury, Yer
mont has beeh the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. D. Sumner. He is a nephew
of Mrs. Sumner and is here on his
day to Mayo Bros hospital in Wis
consin- for an operation for goitre,
which has been troubling him for
number of years. Recently he had
been under treatment for leng time
in the hospital in Burlington, Yer
mont and had received considerable
benefit, but the physicians there re-
commended him to try the Mayo Bros.
for z permanent cure.
mrs. Glenn Case and daughter,
Evelyn, of Flint, visited from Monday
until Wednesday with their cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fletcher, of this
city, and Chas. and Leland Godfrey
and families of near the Ashley
church. Mrs. Case and daughter left
Wednesday morning for her old home
in Lakeview, where she will visit rel
atives and friends before returning to
Flint.
The new Mary Pickford production,
"The Little American" at the En-
press theatre on Sept. has been apt
" termed, "the star-spangled banner
of the photoplay art" Readily con-
ceded to be Americas favorite daugh-
ter, "Our Mary" offers most fitting
Characterization of the girl from the
u. S. A. in a subject that has parti-
cular bearing on the great inter ma
tional complications. In addition to
this, the fact that the genius of the
American motion picture art, Cecil b.
De Mile, gives to the production the
additional merit of his best efforts,
makes. this. most potent factor in
the ANIMALS of the photoplay.
Mrs. Rosa Penny of Haynor spent
a few days with her sister, Mrs. Will
lis Wood, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Hetherington
their cousin, Claire Heth-
of Indianapolis, a few days