Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-18
GRATTAN

1t is not safe to guess that it will
be all right to leave the thing you
can do today until tomorrow. To-
morrow will be chuck full of jobs of
it's own.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Weller spent
Saturday and Sunday with relatives
in Grand Rapids.
Mrs Minnie Written and sons,
Carroll and Lester, of Harvard spent
Saturday night and Sunday with her
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Lessiter.
Mrs. Eva Knapp and son of Beld-
ing spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John |. Weeks.
Ed.Nash underwent an operation at
Butterworth hospital, Grand Rapids,
Friday. He is reported as doing
nicely.
Mrs. Maude Hessler entertained
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ma
son, of CORTLAND, and aunt of Grand
Rapids, and an uncle from Owosso,
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Bookey called at
Burton Partridge's Sunday.
Mrs. Kittie Engle and two sons
visited Saturday and Sunday with
relatives in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Mary Osmer went to Green
vile Saturday to care for Mrs. Percy
Finch and little son. Mrs. Elkins was
called home from there by the serious
i'll ness of her son, Crieg.
Mrs. II. Brooks returned to her
home at the farm, after spending the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. Wei
Ter.
The social at Frank Donovan's
Thursday was well attended. Table
collection, $8.35; flower collection,
seventy-two cents.
Clyde Wolfe of Grand Rapids visit
ed his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Manley
Wolfe, few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lessiter were
in Grand Rapids Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Brooks entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bear and son,
Randell, of Grand Rapids Sunday.
The 0. E. S. will hold their social
at Elmer Weller's May A. Supper
will be served from to o'clock
advertisement.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. L. Brooks went to
Ada Monday afternoon in the interest
of the county association, O. z. S., to
be held at Sparta May "a.
Lem Brooks returned to his home
Sunday, after spending the winter
with is daughter, Mrs. Clare Davis,
near Rockford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Ockerberg en-
tertained the latter's sister and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Judd Weller, Of
near Cedar Springs Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Foy and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Foy spent Sunday
evening at Hubert Bookey's.
Mrs. James Donovan is entertain
ing her brother and three sisters
from Ionia for a couple of weeks.
Claude Elkins and family visited
relatives at Butternut Sunday.
There will be a cemetery meeting
at the NJ. +. church Friday afternoon
for the purpose Of electing officers for
the ensuing year. All come.
At a regular meeting of the o. K.
s. Chapter held Saturday evening,
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Thomas Bookey,
worthy patron; Ora Bookey, worthy
matron; Effie Elkins, associate ma
iron; Minnie Written, secretary;
Lucy Lawrence, treasurer; Clara
Davis, conductress; Flora Ockerberg,
associate conductress; Agnes Young,
chaplain; Ruth Burbona, PIANIST;
Pete Elkins, sentinel; Allie Reinsha-
gen, warden.
Mrs. Edith Ashley and children
have moved to Greenville. Mr.. Fair
brother will work the place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Partridge called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Whittle of
CORTLAND and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Thompson Sunday afternoon and
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Norton.