Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-06

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| Mins Eva Throop was reported a. ill
the first of the week. She is at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Frank Con-
verse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Covert and fam
lily. Martin Engemann of Grand Rap
I ids, Earl Cowles and DR.. Morjory Orr
and daughter motored to Pine Island
lake Decoration Day. A picnic din
ner and general good time was enjoy
ed by all.
Friends of Mrs. Gay West, formerly
Irene Hudson, will be glad to learn
that she is rapidly improving.
Chas. Madden returned home Friday
from Detroit, where he has been at
tending to barber examinations.
Mrs. A. B. Hull and Mrs. Frank
O'Bryon were Grand Rapids visitors
Thursday.
Mrs. Ed. Calkins and four children
of LaPorte, Indiana are visiting Mrs.
Calkins' mother, Mrs. Cameron.
The Rebekah Lodge will meet Fri
day evening, June 8. Band No. 3 will
have charge of the refreshments. Out
of-town members will be present. All
local members are expected to be in
attendance.
MRS. George Laws and daughter
have returned to their home in Lans-
ing, after spending several days with
her father, George Hubbard.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Wells and Mrs.
Fred Schlegel motored to Ionia Sun
day in Mr.. Wells car.
News has been received here that
Glenn Whitmore, former resident of
this city had passed away and his re-
mains buried in Lakeview, his old
home.
Mrs. X. l.. Skaden, whose adver-
tisement appears in the Bnnner, has
located in the city, coming here from
Grand Rapids and will teach piano
music at. her residence, lis East Lib
erty street. She comes highly re-
commended and intends to make Beld-
ing her permanent residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah Dodds visited
relatives in Smyrna Sunday.
Mrs. A. G. Hall of Stanton spent
the weekend with relatives here.
Mrs. l.. Rinker. of Brink called on
friends here Saturday.
Mrs. Cashier is doing domestic
work for Mrs. Willis Wood.
Leonard and Roy Francisco were in
Ionia Saturday.
Mrs. Stein and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Soules of Fenwick were the weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Bush
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. McNaughton of
Lansing were called here to see the
latter's mother, Mrs. Willis Wood,
who has been seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gilmore and
son, Allen, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel
Johnston spent Sunday in Grand Rap
ids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Urch were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Rickle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Rich spent
Sunday in Grand Rapids.
Miss Lucille Parney spent Saturday
in Ionia.
Mrs. George Parney was in Grand
Rapids Saturday and Sunday to see a
sick friend at the hospital.
At the Baptist church Sunday the
children's day exercises will take the
place Of the usual morning service. A
fine program is being prepared.
Walter Hutchinson and family of
Flint have been the guests of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Spicer. Mr..
Hutchinson says there is seemingly
no ending to business activities IN
Flint. He says in. April the Buick
company put out over eleven thous-
and cars and they paid out more than
half a million dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. M. Pease were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Simmons on the Pond farm Memorial
Day.
Mrs. X. c. Gunsolus and children
left Saturday for Detroit, where she
expects to meet Mr.. Gunsolus and af-
ter visit there will go to the State
of New York, where her parents re-
side. During her residence here she
has made many friends, who found her
to be an excellent woman. Mr.. Gun
solus it is stated has a position as a
travelling salesman with a Detroit
firm.