Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-23


Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Davis and son,
Martin, and Chas. Davis Of Moseley
were the Sunday guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Purdy.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Northway and
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Mehney went to
Six Lakes Sunday to visit with Mrs.
Northway's daughter, Mrs. Eva Cas-
well, who returned home with them
for weeks visit.
The following were in Lake Odes-
sa last Thursday attending the Ionia
County .Maccabee association: Mrs.
John Tebbell, Mrs +. w. Condor,
Mrs. Harold Gardner, Mrs. A. l..
Barry, and Mrs. Ed. Insley. There
were about 100 women from Ionia
county who attended this meeting.
Deputy Grand Commander Harriet
Williamson of Grand Rapids, gave q
school of instruction. The following
officers were elected for the coming
year: Commander, Anna b. Curtis |;
lieutenant commander, Olive Insley |;
record keeper, Mrs. Hildreth of Ionia !;
finance keeper, Mrs. Irene G. Palmer
of Orleans. The Portland and Lake
Odessa ladies gave a fine program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Casper were
Grand Rapids visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Warner and fam
lily of Grattan were the Sunday Wis
itors of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Davis
Miss Marion Byrne closed her
school for the year last Friday. A
number of parents and friends at
tended the exercises. Each one of
the pupils took part in the exercises.
Miss Byrne furnished oranges and ice
cream and the pupils furnished cakes.
The following prizes were given for
the best spellers First grade, Grace
Reeves; fifth grade, Arlo Tebbell.
Donald Wiseman received the prize
for being neither absent nor tardy
among the boys; and Edythe Doying
among the girls. The pupils present
ed Miss Byrne with lovely jardin-
iere and stand to match as we'll as
the plants to go with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wiseman and
family are moving to Hastings where
Mr.. Wiseman will work for his faith
err, who has recently purchased
large farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Purdy and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Skellenger Of Beld-
ing called on the formers mother,
Mrs. Helen Purdy, Sunday. They
were on their way for visit with
the latter's daughter and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mehney and FAM
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Compton and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tebbell took an
auto ride to Saranac and Lowell last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks spent
Sunday at the. home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sherman Hubert, over in the Brink
district.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tebbell and
son. Arlo, were Sunday visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. +. Will
liams of near Whites bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Fabung, who
were so seriously hurt in a runaway
accident last Thursday are doing as
well as could be expected. Mrs. Fa-
bung had her arm broken and Mr..
Fabung had a couple of broken ribs.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. w. Condor enter
tanned their niece. Mrs. Pearl Rich
ards, and three of her friends from
Greenville last Sunday.
Z. w. Condor is making his store
larger since the fire, when complet-
ed Mr.. Condor will have a much mic
er store than before the blaze.
DIR. and Mrs. Penton and daughter.
Miss Gayla, Mrs. Blanche Tebbell
and Mrs. Ed. Insley attended the re-
cital given. by Miss Eva Engel at her
rooms in Belding last SATURDAY. after
noon. Each pupil who took part
showed how much both teacher and
pupil had worked. There were about
fifty people present as each pupil was
allowed to bring three friends or rel
atives. Miss Engel served punch to-
all present. .lf Wtx
Lyle Woodruff was helping his
father split and pile some wood last
Tuesday and just as he reached for a
stick his father threw piece of the
wood and hit LYLE on the hand and
broke one of the bones of it. He
was brought to DR.. Penton who set
the broken bone and made Lyle as