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the purpose of organizing Boys
Bean and Potato club. These clubs
are to be organized and operated un-
der instruction Of the M. A. G. All
boys from ten to eighteen years OF
age in the township of Orleans are
requested to attend the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Howard visited
her mother, Mrs. Myers, near Green
vile Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Beach and chill
dren were Sunday guests OF his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Beach.
Last Thursday relatives and friends
to the number of sixteen came from
Greenville to honor the birthday of
Mrs. III. M. Purdy. They brought
well-filled baskets and fine picnic
dinner was served. Mrs. Purdy was
the recipient of bouquets of beautiful
flowers, many cards and other tokens
of esteem. The company returned
to Greenville with best wishes for
for many more happy birthdays for
Mrs. Purdy. 1t is needless to say
Mrs. Purdy thoroughly enjoyed the
day and she thanks her many friends
for their kind remembrances.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. c. Hoppough are
entertaining his sister, Miss Merle
Mrs. Hiley Warner entertained her
sister, Mrs. Clinton Eckmteer, and
daughter, Alice, of Ionia from Fri
day until Monday.
Fred Bennett, the newly elected
highway commissioner, qualified and
resigned. The board accepted his
resignation and appointed Will Moore
to fill vacancy.
Fred Hawley and family, Charles
and Eugene Edmonds and wives were
dinner guests at Mrs. Ellen Murray's
last week Monday.
The first meeting of the l.. O. L.
M. at the hall was well attended and
+. enjoyed by all. The committee on
"Good of Order" Lady Jennie Hop
POUCH and Lady Esther Rasmussen,
adding much to the pleasure of the
meeting. A fine treat of candy, a
good reading by Lady Rasmussen,
and should you wish any instructions
about setting up stoves call on Lady
Hoppough as she has them in full.
But best of all was the discovery by
the committee that we had a real
live poet among our members, but
owing to her extremely modesty we
withhold her name, but the following
original recitation is proof of her
ability:
Mrs. Mont Spaulding returned home
Saturday from a three weeks visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Lam
bertson, of Bedding.
Budd WILDER left for his home at
Bruce's Crossing, Ontonogan county
Thursday. His father, d. c. WILDER,
accompanied him as far as Grand
Rapids.
F. T. Flanagan drives new Chew
rolet car.
Frederick Alderman returned to
Lansing Saturday, after spending his
vacation with his father, f. Alder
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Face were Sun
day guests of their daughter, Mrs.
John Schultz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Hoppough and
Guy Hoppough were in Smyrna Sat
urday on business.
John Cusser returned to Orleans
Saturday night, after spending the
winter in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rasmussen and
daughter, Esther, attended the Mary
Pickford show, "The Poor Rich Girl"
in Ionia Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Morgan and
daughter spent Saturday night with
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gan and Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Comstock, of Shiloh, re-
turning to their home in Portland Sun
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Holland enter
tanned their son, Theo. and wife Of
Ionia, from Saturday until Monday.
Andrew Crane and wife of Bedding
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Albert Crane
Jane Baird was a Belding visitor
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Young spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Bert Thorpe, of Berlin.
Mrs. Catherine Hill of Belding Wis
tied Mrs. Ellen Murray last week,
Tuesday.
Jerry Spaulding recently sold span
of fine colts to Mr.. Wicker of Nance
Iona. They were shipped Tuesday,
April 10.
The Epworth League and their
friends had a very pleasant time Fri
day evening at their social.
A jubilee supper will be held at Or
leans NJ f. church Friday evening,
April 10 at seven o'clock, local time,
to celebrate payment Of church debt
and burning of the note. Supper will
DC bClNCus plClllC SJylG. All members
of the church are invited and printed
invitations have been sent out to all
contributors toword the church debt.
The following program will be given:
POSTMASTER, Rev r. " Birdsall; mu-
sic, quartette; address of welcome,
Mrs. Joseph Howard; response, Fred
Gould; "History of Orleans Church."
Charles LaDow; solo, j. c. Line
baugh; "Out of the Old into the New"
Rev. F. w. Nickel of Hanover; "The
Ladies' Aid Society,"" Rev. Z. w.
Morse, Berlin Center; music, quar-
tette; "The Community Center
Church." Rev. G. f .Hoag. Ionia; "Af-
ter Debt Is Paid; What Then? F. l..
Currie; burning the note, f. L. Cur
RE; doxology, audience; benediction.
Mrs. Rowley Young spent Eacter
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Schroeder, of Ionia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Beach were