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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
CHAUTAUQUA
PROGRAM THE BEST
ONE EVER GIVEN
FORD HICKS, FORMERLY WITH
THE BANNER, WRITES LET
TER COMMENCING COURSE

Ford Hicks, formerly a member of
the Banner force, is now with the Red
path Chautauqua as one of their adj
vance men. Recently he wrote to M.
l.. Cook of the Hastings Banner tell
ing of the course this year. Speak
ing of some of the special features
Of the program Mr.. Hicks said:
81 just want to write you a short
letter about the excellence of the
Redpath program this season. 1t is
really the best in every respect that
the Redpath people have ever put on
and this is saying a whole lot. The
lectures are not only of a very high
character, judged as lectures, but
they also have the merit of being
timely. A good example of this is
the talk given by Lieut.. Robert Bow
man on his experiences at Verdun.
Bowman was member of the Ameri-
can ambulance corps in the French
service and so distinguished himself
by conspicuous bravery that he was
given the Croix Guerre (Cross of
War; with the gold star by the
French government. This is the high
est honor ever conferred by the
French upon a foreign noncombatant.
Bowman is an excellent talker and he
gives fine impression of absolute
truthfulness and sincerity.
Another splendid talk is by DIR.
McNutt, who is perhaps better known
to you as the Dinner Pail Man" DIR.
McNutt talks on "How to Meet the
High Cost of Living" and he has
something practical to say. At the
request of the French and English
embassies be is working out a plan
for food conservation to be used in
France and England. Col. Roosevelt
recently wrote that this talk was a
distinct patriotic contribution.
"The musical features are great.
"The Mikado" is given by the Chica-
go Light Opera company with Ed.
Andrews as Ko-Ko. De Wolfe Hop
per says that he never plays Ko-Ko
without apologies to Ed. Andrews.
The stage setting is really splendid
and the whole performance is profess
sional in the best sense of the term.
Creatore and his band are another
big feature.
81 won't go into details on the pro-
gram but it is the best i yer heard
on a chautauqua. | hope you will be
able to print this in the Banner, so
people will know something about
how good a chautauqua there is going
to be in Hastings this year.
"Am just returning to Louisville
from Lexington, where | have been
for the day. Will spend most of next
week in Lexington. Very truly,
Ford Hicks"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
GEORGE MENKEE
WRITES ANOTHER
LETTER TO FOLKS
TELLS OF THE CAREFUL DRILL
GIVEN IN TARGET PRACTICE
IN CAMP
Brownsville, Texas,
June %, 1917.

June %, 1917.
Dear Folks:
/ received your letter of the 18th,
this morning just after | got-back
from the target range. We have
been out there for nearly two weeks
and so | haven't had time to answer.
We left here a week ago last Tues
day at 1:30 and went out there in
motor trucks. 1t is about nine miles
from Brownsville and so it took us
about a half hour to go out. We
didn't even have our own rifles or
belts and so after we got out there
the fellows or older men that were
out ahead Of us came i'm and we took
their rifles and belts for the time be-
ing. We didn't have anything to do
that day only lay around and read
until supper.
The next morning they got us up at
4:45, before it was light, and gave us
our breakfast, then we went out to
shoot. The targets are set up on a
bank and are against hill, the only
one for miles. The hits are shown
by lowering the target that has been
pierced and that raises another as
there are two of them and counter
balance each other. If the hit is in
the bulls eye it is five and is denot-
ed by a white disk being placed over
the black spot on the target. If it
is out to one side of the bulls eye it
is a four and is denoted by placing
red disk on the bullet hole, so the
fellow can see how correct his shot
was The next circle is a three and
is denoted by white disk with a
black cross. The outside circle is the
two-ring and is shown by a black
disk. If the man misses the target
altogether they wave a red flag.
Sometimes a bullet hits the ground
in front of the target and then scores
on the target. That counts just the
same as a direct hit. We shot all
the ranges in preliminaries, first for
slow fire. There are four ranges we
had for this-the 200-yard; 300-yard;
500-yard and 600-yard. The first day
we finished the 200 and 300-yard and
were pretty tired. The guns kick
quite lot and after a fellow has
shot one about a hundred times he
begins TO feel the effects of it. The
older men had their shoulders padded
and the second day we all had them on
ours. The first night Che fellows
went over the hill in back of the
camp and found a, large lake or pond
about a mile across and about eight
inches deep, that is the water, and
the mud made it about fourteen
Continued on Page Five)
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
ANNUAL SCHOOL
MEETING IS TO Be
HELD MONDAY EVE
TERMS OF ARTHUR BROWN AND
c. A. WHEELER EXPIRE. WILL
ACCEPT AGAIN

The annual school meeting will be
held in the assembly room at the Cen
trail school building next Monday
evening, July 8, beginning at 1880
o'clock. At that time the terms of
Arthur Brown of the first ward and
c. A. Wheeler of the third ward will
expire. Both of these men, it is un-
derstood will accept membership on
the board for another term and there
does not appear any reason why they
should not be returned to succeed
themselves.
Mr.. Brown has made good repres-
entative from his section of the city
and because of having children in
the schools is actively interested in
the progress of the institution. He is
conversant with the best things in
school affairs and believes that the
Belding schools should keep pace with
those of other cities Of the state and
nation.
Mr.. Wheeler has been a member of
the board ony since the resignation of
r. w. Peck, and hence has not held a
full term. He is entitled to re-elec-
tion for this reason alone. Further
more, Mr.. Wheeler is treasurer of the
board and has conducted the affairs of
the office in most thorough manner.
He will accept the Office again and
should be returned.
The annual school meeting is some
thing every school patron should be
vitally interested in and should al
ways attend. The way TO get the best
in school affairs and the things the
patrons want for their children can
best be gained by attending the school
meetings and discussing the topics
of Importance. No doubt several
matters of general interest to the
school patrons will be up for consid-
Grafton. If you fail to attend you are
not doing your duty as a member of
the school district
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
ELWYN WILLIAMS AND
L0TTIE HEN MARRIED

A courtship of only four weeks was
brought to hasty close last Satur-
day when Elwyn 0. Williams cap
tured as his bride Miss Lottie Lillian
Helm, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
III: Helm. The wedding was perform
ed by Rev. w. Z. Doty in tie pres
ence of the immediate family and a
few friends.
Miss Helm has been prominent in
church circles in Belding. She has
been leading soprano in the choir at
the Methodist church the past two
years. She also has been a teacher
in the Sunday school, and worker
in the Epworth League. Mr.. Williams
came to the city few months ago
and has been a willing worker in the
church also. He is brother of Chas.
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams have, the
best wishes Of their many friends in
Belding and elsewhere for long and
happy married line.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
MAIL MATTER SENT
TO EUROPEAN MEN
TAKES LOCAL RATE
RECENT RULING MAKES 1T POS
SIBLE TO CORRESPOND WITH
BOYS IN FRANCE

A recnt ruling of the postal de-
partment at Washington makes it
possible to send mail to the boys in
the ranks in France at the regular
domestic postage rate. In a bulletin
sent out by the postmaster general to
postmasters full directions on direct
ing mails are given. The bulletin is
of special Importance to everyone
having relatives and friends in the
army or navy and hence it is given
below:
Office of the Postmaster General,
Washington, ID. C.
Postmasters are informed that let
ters, post cards and printed matter
originating in the United States or
any of its possessions for transmits
sion to the United States Expedition
airy Forres in Europe are subjedt to
the United States domestic classifi-
cation, conditions and rates of post
age, and that letters, post cards and
printed matter originating with such
forces for transmission to the United
States or its possessions are likewise
subject to domestic classification, con-
ditions and rates of postage, except as
modified by the provisions covering
letters indorsed Soldiers letter" and
contained in Section 400, Postal Laws
and Regulations.
No other than United States pos
tage stamps are valid for the pre-
payment of postage on matter there
in described.
Mail addresses to members of the
Expeditionary Forces should bear the
complete designation of the division,
regiment, company and organization
to which the addressee belongs, as
well as the name and address of the
sender, and be fully prepaid by post
age stamps affixed. Patrons should
be instructed under no circumstances
to atetmpt to designate on the ad-
dressed envelope the location of the
unit. The correct manner of ad-
dressing such a letter would be as
follows:
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
DANIEL BENTON ENLIST
ED IN WAR THREE TIMES

Daniel Benton was in the city from
the farm on Route Four Saturday,
He came in his son. Fred's, automo-
bile, and he says the coming to
town" nowadays to trade and sell pro-
duce is different from the time when
he settled on the farm fifty-one years
ago. He said many times he had
walked from his place leaving there
in the cool of the early morning with
butter and eggs, which he would
bring here to II. J. Leonard or j. B.
Vincent, the early day traders at this
place.
Mr.. Benton is seventy-seven years
old and is a Civil war veteran and en-
joys the distinction of having enlisted
three times. When the first call for
three months volunteers was made
by Abraham Lincoln he enlisted and
went to the front. Before the time
expired it was found that the war was
not three months one and then he
enlisted for three years or during the
war. : In the battle of Bull Run, when
his company was making a charge on
the rebels a ball struck him in the
right shoulder passed through and
fell 10 the ground out of his coat
sleeve.
After he was wounded the captain
sent him back to the first aid hos
pital camp and detailed his brother,
Alfred Benton, to go with him. A
few days later Alfred left and while
Daniel and seventeen others were US
ing a barn for a hospital a company
of rebel cavalryman came up and took
all their names informing them they
were prisoners of war. However,
they were not molested and he with
the others were transferred to the
base hospital in Washington, ID. c.,
where he remained until he was dis
charged and came home.
Later a call came for men TO en-
list for a year near the close of the
war and Mr.. Benton, whose wound
and injury had healed offered himself
again at Grand Rapids and was must
cred into the service for the third
time.
There were five of the Benton
brothers in the service-Daniel,
George, Alfred, Eli and Charles-only
two Of whom came out of the strug-
gle alive. His brother. George, is
now living near Grand Ledge on
farm and is past eighty years Of age.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
RED CROSS QUOTA WAS
MUCH 0vERSCRlBED

Campaign Manager Paul H. King
of the Michigan State Board of the
American Red Cross is much gratified
at the response given by the state
to the big Red Cross drive last week.
Mr.. King states that while definite
figures as to the amount are not yet
available it is evident that the quota
for Michigan is oyer-subscribed by
over a million dollars. The amount
asked of Michigan was $3,000,000.
In letter to the Banner Mr.. King
stated that thel gratifying result
could not have BEEN obtained without
the earnest support of the newspap-
ers. He also personally thanked the
Banner for the work done.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
UNION MEETINGS BEGUN
In OPEN AIR SUNDAY

The five o'clock union church SER
vices were opened on the lawn just
east of the Banner Office last Sunday
afternoon. All the protestant churches
unite in these meetings with the
pastors alternating as leaders. Rev.
A. J. Blair was the speaker of the
afternoon last Sunday. He had an
attentive audience and spoke in his
usual easy manner delivering a mes
sage full Of thought.
The meetings will be continued dur
ing the summer at five o'clock each
Sunday afternoon. The schedule for
the meetings Of the summer is given
below:
July 8.-Rev. Iulg, speaker; Rev.
Bliss, chairman.
July 15.-Rev. Bliss, speaker; Rev.
Doty, chairman.
July 22.-Rev. Doty, speaker; Rev.
Pease, chairman.
July 29.-Rev. Pease, speaker; Rev.
Blair, chairman.
August 5.-Rev. Blair, speaker;
Rev. Iulg, chairman.
August 12.-Rev Iulg, speaker,
August 12.-Rev. Iulg, speaker;
Rev. Bliss, chairman.
August 19.-Rev. Bliss, speaker;
Rev. Doty, chairman.
August 26.-Rev. Doty, speaker;
Rev. Pease, chairman.
Sept. 2.-Rev. Pease, speaker;
Rev. Blair, chairman.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
AUTOMOBILE CLIMBS
CURB INTO PARKING

Some of the residents of North
Bridge street are wondering whether
or not the motorcycle cop, who has
been working in Belding to stop the
speeders, can extend hrs authority to
keep automobiles off the front lawns
and out Of the sand piles.
Mrs. Edwin Bradshaw. driving an
automobile, started from her home on
Harrison avenue to the home of Chas.
Williams .on West May street last
Saturday. Sometime after she left
her home, Mrs. Bradshaw was found
struggling with her machine on
North Bridge stSeet. The pesky thing
had climebd over the curbing and into
the parking at the corner Of May and
Bridge streets and after scratching
around in the sand awhile had found
cred.
The car is not in the pasture now.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
SOCIAL AFTERNOON
GIVEN MRS. VERN REED

A very fine luncheon and social af-
ternoon was given last week, Wednes-
day in honor Of Mrs. Vern Reed by
Mrs. Byron Brown, Mrs. Sumner Will
son, Mrs. o. N. Wilton and Mrs. /. L.
Hubbell at the home of the latter.
Thirty guests were present and ta-
bles were made up for bridge and five
hundred. Mrs. E. w. Ranney sue
ceeded in carrying off the honors I'M
bridge and Mrs. Bert Rummler in five
hundred. Prizes were given Mrs.
Ranney and Mrs. Rummler; also a
brides prize was given Mrs. Vern
Reed
A fine four-course luncheon was
and white was artistically carried out
with pink and white peonies.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
LADY SLIPPERS CYPRI-
PEDIUM SPECTABILES

Sumner Wilson went out into the
woods somewhere near lake and in
TO the swamps last Saturday and
gathered a lot of the beautiful, snowy
lady slippers. They are now in full
bloom and are considered one of ma
lures rarest wild flowers. A very
large bouquet of them was on display
at Lambs store and have been much
admired.
John J. Spriggs, who is an author
ity on botany and the names Of flow
ers, says they are the Cypripedium
Spectabile, or snowy lady slipper, and
the last to bloom in the season. He
had a fine one on display there also.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
Bought the Totten Property

Zach. Choate Of Easton was in the
city last Friday. He has purchased
the Charles E. Totten property and
is moving here this week. Mr.. Choate
was a short-time resident here
about. twenty years ago, but has been
farming in Easton for the past nine
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Totten of whom he
purchased the property are both in
very poor health and are living with
their daughter in Saranac.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
MORE BELDlNG BOYS
FOR THE C0L0RS

WILDER Smith of Company l., 32nd
Michigan National Guard left for
Grand Rapids Monday. He says out
of the bunch or young men he round
ed up last week for enlistment six Of
them passed the examination which
was given them in Grand Rapids and
they will soon be wearing the uni
form. They are: Roy Page, Kelly
Van Horn, James Nickerson, Lee Hol-
comb, Floyd Pierson and Wilson Stur-
devant. W
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
Showing Nfce Rerries

Maurice +. Kinds is bringing some
unusually nice strawberries to the
city. They are as large or larger
than walnuts and all are colored to
perfection. The flavor is also as good
as il is possible to produce. One
quart of extra fine appearance was
presented to w. L. Cusser in the Peo-
pies Savings Bank, II took only a
very few to fill the box.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING

The annual school meeting for
School District No. 8 of the City Of
Belding, will be held on Monday even
ing, July 9, 1917, for the purpose of
pired terms Of Arthur Brown and G.
A, Wheeler, and transacting such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
Fred L. Warner, Director.
Dated July 3rd, 1917.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
Entertained for Mrs. HoIme,

-1ItNtE tdfIFCu fOf MI D IIOFIttCS
Miss Carrie Holmes entertained at
her home on South Broas street last
Saturday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Fred Holmes, who is here with her
husband visiting at the home of his
mother. The party was a quiet in
formal affair and was attended only
by the relatives and immediate
friends Of the honored guest.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
BENEFIT FOR CYRIL
MEMO FAMILY SUCCESS

The benefit concert given in the
Belding opera house last Friday
evening for Cyril Memo and family
was well patronized. The net receipts
from the evenings work was $122.24.
cause. Peter Wedge, director of the
band, is getting some good music out
of the boys. The bands part in the
program Friday night was commend
ed repeatedly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04

Oh it starts fellow reeling
With that patriotic feeling
On the glorious old fourth day Of
July.
And you cheer quite long and loudly
And you stick your chest out proudly
When you see "Old Glory" loom
against the sky.
History VIII itell the story
How they fought for dear "Old
Glory"
And the valor of the boys in buff
and blue.
For the fighting Continental,
In his ragged regimental,
Loved his country with a spirit
stanch and true.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Gleason and chill
dren of Grand Rapids spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Gleason. A4xAa
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04
The Glorious Fourth

How it starts your body swaying
When you hear the brass band
playing
How the patriotic music makes you
feel!
You could jump half-mile chasm
In your deep enthusiasm!-
How it makes you squirm and wig
gle like an cell
1t just sets you off your trolley,
And you swear and pledge, by
golly
With patriotic lustre in your
eye
"That you'll ever love your nation
And you shout in jubilation,
On the glorious old fourth day of
July. Ray l. Hoppman.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04

Postmasters shall forward all mail
matter addressed american Expedi-
tionary Forces" to New York.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04

J. M. Langston is visiting at the
home Of his parents in Hastings over
the Fourth.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04

An ideal newspaper and .
paper with ideals. It's for
and read by all CLASSES.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-04

The circulation Books
Of the Banner are open to
Inspection at Any Time.
The evening world., 1917-03-02
have COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets.

N your skin is ycllow-compiexion
pallld-tongue coated-appetite poor
you have a bad taste in your mouth
"a lazy. no-good feeling-you should
take Olive Tablets
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets--a sub.
stitute for calomel--were prepared nv
DR.. Edwards after II years Of study
with his patients.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed
with olive oil. You will know them
by their olive color. To have n clear,
pink skin, bright eyes. no pimples, q
feeling Of buoyancy like childhood
days you must get at the cause.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets act on
the liver and bowels like calomel-
yet have no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome
constipation. That's why millions OF
boxes are sold annually at IOc and
csc. All druggists. Take one or two
nightly and note the pleasing results.
-Advt.
The evening world., 1917-03-02
WESTCHESTER NOTES.

An unusually large number Of FOR
eigners are seeking citizen papers
at the Westchestcr County Clerks
office. To-day twenty four first
papers were Issued and fifteen decla-
rauons were filed. ON March 9 Su-
preme Court Justice William T.. platt
win preside over tho naturalization
court and II Is expected that he Will
have to pass upon moro than 200
final papers.
Tho suit for 100000 damages
brought by Areunah NJ. Brink as adj
ministrator OF the estate OF $. Dana
klmball of Mount Vernon against the
Erie Railroad Company for his death
"A few months ago when his automo-
bile was struck by n train, will be
carried TO the Appellate Division. 4
jury decided In favor OF the corporn-
ton, It Is being claimed that Mr
kimball met his death through his
own negligence.
The evening world., 1917-03-02
Modern ArtShow
Featured Again
At the Bourgeois
BV W. G.. BOUdoin.

The Bourgeois Gallery, No. 66s Fifth
Avenue, is showing uni March 10 n
series Of II examples OF modern art.
The study of obJectivlty and sub
jectlvity, "a made by group OF
European and American artists in
this city. Is exemplincd in this show
ing.
The nbnormality of tho shown pic
turos produces kind of glamor or q
psychological influence, II you please,
upon the visitors who go about awed
and with hushed voices, but II Is
doubtful II any Of them. no matter
how enthusiastic they may be, get
any real, genuine. lasting JOY out of
the exhibition units In the same sense
that pure art appeals to the pure art
lover. Tho element OF beauty, rs
generally understood, being for the
most part lacking. the residue, no
matter with what technical skill It is
bound together, fails in the alpha
bette pictorial essential.
Man Ray is represented by three
certain skill In his management OF
rule and compass, as we'll as ability
IN lettering, but that is all. He does
not even take the trouble to trim off
tho rough edges of his cardboard In
his No. 81, and ho sends II to tho ex-
hibition as his representative with
out removing tho nailholes and with
out n glass.
Walter Pachs "rhe Cathedral" is
a noble and most impressive theme,
which he has converted into a horrid
dream fantasy or a nightmare.
Adolf Wolf contributes three num-
bers in tho catalogue, all designated
Three D1mensional Study" They
were shown at the Modern Gallery
about a year ago. and their ultimate
significance is now as much in the
dark as was the case then.
The three contributions of William
J. Glackens include the head Of a
girl and two flower studies. They
are all painted in exceedingly rich
colors that have altogether gotten
beyond his control. They are frcakish
| and uunleaSantlv combined. They
The evening world., 1917-03-02
are all lacking in both nnlsh and

are all lacking in both finish and
technique.
Marie Laurencln contributes the
Head OF a Woman" IL Is a sorry
caricature that strongly resembles
one of the nat-head Indians.
Ellseo Melfren, the Spanish painter,
has an exhibition at the GOupil Gal
lery. No. 5s West Forty NTH street.
until March 2. He has included some
pictures not before exhibited.
The canvases, as shown, are for
the most part under the spell of the
great "out OF doors" NJ Mcifrcn Is
evidently a Mature Lover" At any
rate hr has painted her In many
moods and always with a sympathetic
feeling for the woods. the fields. the
garden and the homely themes he has
80 charmingly translated.