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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14
PARLIAM ENT~0F LABOR
SOLVE BIG PROBLEM
Organization for Benefit of Working
Men is Plan of Rev. Russell Bready
of Hastings

Some local men are interested in,
the plan of Rev. Russell Bready of
Hastings for the betterment Of work.
ing men of the different localities. In
fact many Michigan ministers are
greatly interested in the movement,
which crystallized Saturday night in
the organization of Parliament of
Labor. 1t is likely that Grand Rap
ijs ministers viii adopt the idea if
1t proves successful, as various pas
tors have written Mr.. Bready Cor de-
tails.
Mr.. Bready in q sermon recently de-
clared the working man was not re-
oeiving a square deal by the abolition
o. his Sunday amusements and said
that unless a substitute was offered
his weekend diversions should uot
be disturbed. Then he offered the
laboring men n substitute ard 400
have joined the mov ement which has
fer its aim the bringing Of employer,
eDiploye and church IN close contat.
Most of those who have joined the
parliament are non-church members.
In response to Mr.. Bready's inquiry
why they Stunned the church hereto
lOTt SOIle Teplleu Jney Olu NOI De-
lieve they were wanted and others
considered church attendance would
require new clothes and other things
they. could not afford They have
been disillusioned, Mr.. Bready re-
ports. Mr. Bready believes this plan
of a labor parliament will take the
place of labor unions to some extent,
as it protects the worker in various
ways.
"The object of the movement"
said Mr.. Bready "is to consolidate
all classes in a common brotherhood.
The organization has raised fund
from which it will pay the debts of
poor members. Instead Of garnsihee-
ing mems pay the creditor is asked
TO present his bill to the parliament
which will pay it and accept renum-
Grafton in installments.
"The parliament will take up hous-
ing conditions, wages, social prob
lens and political matters. Lunch
Is served in the church parlors each
Sunday and in the summer band con-
certs and auto rides will be Furnished
the laboring men. Many employers
of Hastings have seen the value of
this movement and men with overalls
and men wearing tailored suits rub
shoulders at every meeting"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14
MADE RETURNS TO
COUNTY TREASURER

City Treasurer Dell Rowley went
to Ionia Tuesday to make his return
of taxes and settle with the treasurer.
He was obliged to return only S204.55
as uncollectable.
Mr.. Rowley feels pretty well sat
isfed with his work for the past two
years as an official of the city. He
says the remuneration received from
the Office has helped him very much
and he is grateful to his friends for
the favor shown him.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14
Remains Buried Here

The. remains Of Miss Jennie VIII
liams were buried here last Friday.
Miss Williams died in Benton Rarbor
February IL and the body was placed
in the vault there to await the burial.
The deceased was seventy-four
years of age and had been in poor
health for two years, having suffered
three strokes of paralysis, and became
helpless.
Her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Williams, accompanied the
remains. Mr.. Williams, who still
owns property here, is in business in
Benton Harbor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14
Warmer ATTENDED, wedding

Representative Fred L. Warner was
in Ionia Monday and while here of
ficiated at a wedding. The Ionia
county member of the Michigan leg
islature was pouring over duty tones
in the county clerks office when Mary
f. Evans Of Kayser, West Virginia,
and George w. Farthing of Belding
appeared and took out a marriage IL
cense. Then they waited until JUS
tice Clark could come over and per-
form the ceremony and needing wit
nesses the astute Ionia county rep
resentative was called in.-Ionia SEN
tinel.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14
Rev. David E. Millard Nearing So

ings to his many friends from his
comfortable home in Portland, where
he has been confined all winter. Next
Friday will be his eighty-eighth
birthday and he says he expects to
reach the milestone, though a couple
of weeks ago it seemed doubtful He
is feeling much better and his large
circle of acquaintances will join in the
hope that he will see many more
birthday anniversaries.
Mr. Millard was pastor of the
Christian church there thirty years
ago.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14
PYTHIAN SISTERS WILL
OBSERVE CHIEFS NIGHT

Next Monday night, March 10 will
be the annual past chiefs night at
the Pythian Sisters lodge. The past
chiefs have charge Of all the regular
BUSINESS and initiatory work, after
which there will be the presentation
of two past chief pins. At the close
of the meeting there will be an old
fashioned card party and light re-
freshments will be served. Every
member is urged to be present.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14
Visited in Bad Axe

Mr. and Mrs. G. +. Hotchkiss have
returned from Bad Axe, where they
went to visit their son, Lyle Hotch-
kiss, who is the commercial teacher
in the public schools of that city.
Since going there Lyle married one
Of the Big Rapids girls he became
acquainted with while he was attend
ing the Ferris Institute, and they are
nicely settled down to housekeeping,
and one of. the attractions there for
Mr.. and Mrs. Hotchkiss was to visit
their daughter-in-law. Mr.. Hotchkiss
fished in Lake Huron before return
ing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14
THE CROP ROTATION
RECEIVES ATTENTION

Farmers will be interested in the
discussion of the problem of crop ro-
tation as found in the agricultural
department Of the Banner this week.
Mr.. Pellets articles are receiving
much favorable comment among the
progressive farmers Of this district.
If you are not reading them you are
missing one of the good features of
the Banner. Every article is timely
and valuable to all farmers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14
win Have Auction Sale

Peter Shindorf will have an auction
sale of horses, cattle, hogs and farm
implements next Monday, March 10.
1t will be an all-day sale with lunch
at noon. Mr.. Shindorf offers good
list of stock and his implements are
almost new and in good repair. On
another page of the Banner this week
is his advertisement telling all about
the sale. Read it sure.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14

Bruce Allen, formerly of this city,
but recently of Bannister, has opened
a new cafe in Middleton He re-
ports a fine business and that he is
well pleased with the new location.
Mr.. Allen is well-known in Belding
and his many friends here will be
pleased to know Of his continued sue
cess. - rE
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14

TT. c. Myers, who had been visiting
relatives and friends in Orleans, re-
turned to the Soldiers Home in Grand
Rapids Tuesday. Mr.. Myers was a
veteran of the Civil war, a member
of Michigan regiment and says he
still possesses enough fighting blood
to assist again in protecting the hon.
or of the United States.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14
Big Ring Display

You will be interested in the big
display of n'Willoughby's front
window. Many of the stones shown
there are now off the wholesale mar
ket entirely, on account Of war condi-
tions. Mr.. Willoughby purchased a
big stock early and now has them at
unequalled prices. In his advertise
ment this week he tells you about the
special values of his big stock of
rings. You will miss something if
you don't read about them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14

George Westcott, Arthur Westcott
of Grand Rapids, Homer Westcott of
Ludington, Herbert Westcott of De-
troit and their wives, Mrs. Myrtle
Kline and Inez Leethe of Detroit
were called here by the death Of Ira
O. Westcott.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14
Marriage Licenses

Nick Burdy, 21, Ionia; Lois A.
Guernsey, ~, Fenwick.
Justus K. Bensinger, 20, Ionia;
Helen Scheuneman, 20, Ionia.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14

The instruments for the ladies'
band have arrived and were on dis
play in the window of Wortley e.
French's drug store. They will be
used for the nconcert in the opera
house. e..
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14

Mrs. George Y. Reed and daugh-
ter Mary Ann, are visiting relatives
here this week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-14

An ideal newspaper and Q
paper with ideals. It's for
and read by all classes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-02
Writing Made Easy.


Steadily the roads that lead to sue
cess in literature are being made cas-
Ter. A good many people who would
like to write fiction, but have shrunk
from the labor Of finding equivalents
for "said," will welcome list OF sub
stitutes for the necessary little word
published in the Boston Writer. There
are no less than 1856 fairly satisfactory
variations, from "acceded" to "yowled. -
The prisoner at the bar no longer
need say that he is innocent. He can
babble it or bawl it or blurt it or
breathe it, to use but one letter Of the
alphabet. The vindictive district at
torney can bark his questions, the law
yer for the defense can boom his OBJ
jections, the spectators may either bris-
tie their indignant protest or blubber
their sympathy. But the merit Of such a
list is not simply that it facilitates the
management Of dialogue. A thorough
study Of the 3S5 substitutes for "said''
will easily suggest the plot and the
characterization that must precede d1a-
logue. The letter c in itself is q COM
pendulum of plot and a gallery Of por-
traits. Given somebody who cachi-
mates, another who chuckles, another
who COOS, another who croons, an
other who challenges, another who con-
fesses and minor characters who cry,
croak, commune and cut in, and it is
plain that we have a scenario almost
ready made.-New York Post.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-02
Wonderful Carving.

DR.. Peter Oliver, who lived in Eng
land during the early part Of the eight
eenth century, tells of seeing carved
cherry stone which would be a wonder
even in this age Of fine tools and fine
workmanship. The stone was one
from a common cherry, and upon it
were carved the heads Of 124 pOpes,
kings, queens, emperors, saints, etc.
Small as they must necessarily have
been, it is announced on the authority
of Professor Oliver that with good
glass the heads Of the popes and kings
could readily be distinguished from
those Of the queens and saints by their
miters and crowns. The gentleman
who brought this little wonder to Eng
land purchased it in Prussia, allowing
the original owner 5000 for his treas
ure. Think of it-$25 900 for 4 cherry
seed!
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-02
The African Marriage System.

You cannot fancy how deeply COM
plicated the African marriage system
Il or how many ramifications there
may be to "woman's palaver." One
day Mr.. Heminger was sitting In a
hut talking with two members Of his
congregation, wives Of one husband
He was talking to thep about their
sins, which were Of an obvious charac-
ter. The younger woman had been &C.
cused Of stealing food Then he turned
to the elder, Wawa, she Of the ten
children, five of them dead and five OF
them cruel.
"Wawa," he said, why cannot you
live at peace with this wife of your
husband? Why are you always quar-
relingT' They are notorious scrap
pers.) "Well," said Wawa, "she was
bought with one Of my children, and
cannot forget 1t"-Jean Kenyon Mac
kenzie in Atlantic.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-02
Hot Cross Bun In History.

The hot cross bun has both antiquity
and tradition in its favor. Its history
traces back not only to the time of
Cecrops and Astarte, but also to the
Jewish passover cakes and the cross
marked wafer or eucharistic bread
adopted by the early Christians and
mentioned in st. Chrysostom's liturgy.
The substitution of the cross mark for
the horn mark on the surface Of the
bun by the Greeks is supposed to have
been done for the purpose of dividing
more easily the bun into four equal
parts. Similar cross marked buns were
found in the ruins of Herculaneum.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28
Merchants Pleased.

Holly merchants report heavy
Christmas sales in spite of the war
conditions which prevail and in
spite of the disposition in MANY
quarters to economiae. The feel
ing is unanimous among Holly mer.
chants so far as we can learn that
the season just past has been one of
the very best in the history of the
town and they are feeling pretty
good In view of this fact.
AS stated in these columns on
different occasions, Holly offers
splendid shopping facilities for the
people OF its large trade territory
and the splendid stocks carried to-
gether with the uniformly low
prices asked makes it second to
none for satisfactory buying. Chief
tain readers should bear this in
mind in planning their buying
trips and they should remember
that If they want to buy the right
goods at the right prices Holly is the
place.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28
An Apology.
Phone, Melrose $40.

The Chieftain is published this
week under difficulties Too much
Christmas tells the story.
The devil on the Chieftain stan,
or more properly speaking our lyno-
type operator, deserted the. tribal
wigwam Tuesday and Wednesday
to observe the yuletide as becomes
his satanic majesty and to take un.
to himself a wife. The angel in
the shop spent four days at La
Junta the guest Of relatives and
friends. The high chief of the
Chieftain tribe pegged away as u.s.
,ual and with such assistance as
the other members of the force were
able to render while on duty the
paper is issued without mishap. II
the sheet is just little late or fails
to measure up to the usual standard
the foregoing explanation will be
sufficient apology.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28
Famous Swiss Singers Coming

Monday Night the Original Jean
Wormser's Swiss Alpine Singers and
Yodlers will be in Holly at the
Opera House. The following from
the EVENING JOURNAL Of New
York will give an idea of their un-
qualified merit:
The ensemble was so perfect that
the best trained Festival Chorus
might have had cause to envy it.
The shading was subtle, the ere
scendos were convincing, and the
naturalness of the native atmo-
sphere, seemed to pervade their
very efforts"
The EVENING MAI OF New York
also says:
The yodel solo, by Miss Mayerhof-
er, was a revelation of characters
tic mountain singing"
The Opera House will undoubted
Iy be jammed for this event. Get
your seats early.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28
eith-Meadows


A wedding of particular interest
to Chieftain readers and of general
interest to all was that of Miss
Eulalah M. Keith and Mr. Pulaski
B. Meadows, both of Holly, which
occurred on Wednesday of this
week at the Baptist parsonage at
Lamar. The bride is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Keith and is
well known and highly respected
by all who know her. The groom
is the linotype operator in the
Chieftain office, having been enga.
ged in this capacity for Several
months past. He is young man
OF splendid character, industrious
and has wide circle of friends in
the community. The Chieftain
joins the many friends of the
young couple in wishing them a
happy and successful journey
through life.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28
Methodist Church

Sunday after Christmas, Dec. 30,
1917. Sunday School at Ten o'clock
At II q. m. the Pastor will speak on
some reflections from the fact that
Sunday is the last sabbath of the
year. At 7:30 the Masons will
attend divine service as the Sun
day nearest to st. John the Evange.
lists day and the pastor will speak
On the topic suggested. The men,
bers Of the Eastern Star are invited.
Het everybody in Holly attend
Church Services Sunday and spend
the last sabbath OF 1917 in the
house of God.-Robert R. R.
Adams, Pastor.
The class In the cornor was plea
sanity entertained on Christmas
night by the Rev. r. r. Adams
and wife at the Methodist parson-
age. After indulging in various
games the pastor read Dicken's s
christmas Carol" to the boys. Re.
freshments were served and songs
indulged in. The class is composed
OF boys IL to 16 years of age, and
other boys Of that age not attend
Ing Sunday School elsewhere are in.
vited to join us.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28
,ar.. a.. writes FRO. New York
The following very interesting has
been received from Mrs. Gee. for
merly of Holly:

New York City. Dec. II, 1917.
Editor, The Cheiftain.
Dear sir:
When l read in your paper of
the Holly boys who are In the
camps and of those who are "Over
there l am so proud Of them that
wish their mothers would let me
share them. I would like to have
you put my name and phone in
your paper and maybe the mothers
of these boys will write them and II
any of them sail from here I would
be SO happy and consider it such
a privilege if they would write or
phone me and let me see them or
do anything for them l can. l
would love to be seen on the streets
with soldier who looked as though
he belonged to me- and if there is
boy l have that feeling for 1t is
any Holly boy.
/ was SO interested in the letter
from Merle Rockwell How fine it
is for him and I believe I can un-
derstand the pride his parents
have And Lieut.. Linville! I
really must have him for little
while
There is nothing here but war
talk and soldiers and sailors, and
while have met some Western
boys and have been able to do some
little things for them 4 have
thought perhaps the Holly parents
would like to have their sons see
someone from home and look after
them q little while here.
Mr.. Gee sailed for France with the
Red Cross the day after Thanks
giving and have had word of the
safe arrival of his boat.
With greetings of tfle season,
Mrs. L. NJ Gee,
979 Anderson Ave.
\. N Y. City.
Phone, Melrose $40,
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28
EllIelelES FOR DRAFT
ANSWER QUesTIonAIREs
nsauirsusnts Il Nov Draft Rules
Occupy These Who Nay Bs
Called

TnO60 VINO VIII Dc elnGlOle IOf
draft and who have received the
Questionaires from the county
board are having the necessary pa
pers executed just rs rapidly as pos
sible and these papers are being
sent to Lamar to be used in classi-
tying tho men under the new rules
and regulations. The papers
are Iauch more complicated than
those used under the first draft
and there ID much detail work re-
quired In their preparation.
= The Holly men appointed to look
after the draft requirements in
this portion of the county are J..
NJ. Wilkin, John Duncan, J. R.
johnson, H. f. Allen. J. s. McMurtry
and Frank Puntenney. These men,
with the able assistance of C. e.
Christopher, who has very kindly
volunteered his services. are devot-
ing Q very large part of their time
to this work and are meeting every
requirement imposed upon them.
The men eligible to draft, under
the new ruling, will be classified in
to five groups. group |. from which
the first men will be called. being
composed of unmarried men with
out dependents and who are found
to be physically fit for service.
The other classes will be drawn up
on as they are reached in regular
order, the fifth and last class being
composed OF those least desirable
for military service and who have
under previous rulings been ex-
empt. The general impression pre-
yails that the first class will supply
at least very large percentage of
the men needed ut this time and
that the aater -elassss will never. be
reached in the draft.
The Office Of the Provost Marshal
General at Washington, from which
office the draft rules and regula-
sti0ns are prepared and sent out,
are supplied with much valuable
Information as result of the first
draft and with this additional in
formation are placing the whole pro
blem on more systematic basis.
1t is thought that with the new
rules much of the confusion and
many of the incOnyeniences and nh.
5ections to the former draft will be
removed and that men can be cal
led more intelligently and more sat
isfactorily than heretofore.
The draft board has tremen-
duous Job on its hands and those
who contribute their time to the.
work are deserving Of much more
thanks than they will receive and
they are doing a patriotic duty to
say the least.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28
Rcd Cross Fund over-subscribsd

Holly responded to the call for
Red Cross funds by contributing
more than $5O0G0, over hundred
dollars in excess Of what had been
asked of her. The spirit which
marked the contributions as
whole and the generosity which
characterized the giving speak well
for the town and the patriotism
which has been manifested. Mrs.
Partridge, under whose direction
the campaign was launched and
carried out and her large corps of
workers feel especially grateful for
the response and for the assistance
rendered in various ways.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28
Presbyterian Church

Sunday, Dec. 3Oth, services appro-
pirate to the last Sunday of the
year will be held "The Second
Coming of Christ" will be the sub
ject of the sermon Sunday evening.
In the morning the pastor will
preach on 'The World As Christ
Described It," He has been preach
ing Series of sermons on "The
World and Christ" and will finish
the series Sunday evening with a
bible picture of The World at
Christ's Second Coming" All are
cordially invited to these services.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28

SHERMAN, MIS-. EDWARD M, -Kiefn,
Mrs. w. K. Wright and Mrs. e.
Roger Jones were the general COM
mittee in charge of the service. The
church was beautifully decorated
with the national colors by a COM
nittee consisting of Mrs Kaplicky,
Mrs. Ponton, Mrs. Shive and Mrs.
Lee. No small part of the decor
ations were the fruit. oranges and
apples, arranged and distributed
as gifts to the school under the
auspices of committee consisting
OF Mrs. J. s. McMurtry and Mrs. j.
r. johnson. A Christmas offering
for missions of s16.s3 was made dur
ing the day.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28
snydsr, ,wilso3

A wedding of more Han sS1li1
interest in the community fI1
of Mr.. ]. L. Wilson of fSS III
Miss Lavricha Snyder az ChisS 81 q
which occurred at Syracuse on ~:
ember 9Th. The bridal couple sl1II I
ceeded in keeping the atlairs n =
ret for several dayasand Twas
until the latter l{Et Of ~ ;
that It became Known t6 ayfYgif
friends.
The groom is one of Holly's best
known citizens, having resided here
for many years and having been
prominently identified with the
towns up-building in a way which
will link his name with it's history
indefinitely. The bride is not so
well known here but she has made
many friends during her brief re-
sidence in the city and both her
and her husband have many
friends who will join with the
Ch1eftafn in wishing them all the
happiness and prosperity which a
life can give.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28
Minstrels Pleased Larg. Audience.

Minstrels Pleased Large Audience.
The minstrel performance given
under the auspices of the athletic
department of the high school last
Friday evening was splendidly pat
ronized and the large audience was
more than delighted with the ia.
lent displayed. The large cast ac.
quilted itself with unusual skill
and for the short time in which
they were given to prepare the enter
tainment they did remarkably well,
Lee Bogue and Raymond Ashby
as end men, Jesse Shook as interlo.
cutor for the boys, Kathryn Rock.
well as interlocutor for the girls
Janet Duncan, Velma Christopher
and Edith Walton as soloists. and
kathleen Hill and Merritt Sherman
as monologists are deserving of
social mention.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28

1t win soon be cold weather and
you will be needing something war
mer for the head. We have a nice
line OF ladies and childrens head.
wear priced from .35c to ST., at the
Bargain Store.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28

Miss Ruby Murray has resigned
her position with the Byars &
Coffin store and will return to her
home in Illinois. She will visit
few days with sisters at Syracuse
enrouted to Illinois,
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-28
Aid Will Meet

The Ladies Aid Society OF the
Presbyterian Church will meet Jan.
9Th with Mrs. j. s. McMurtry. The
meeting will be social meeting in
the evening All members are asked
to come and bring their husbands.
Mrs. VIM Kaplicky Sec.