Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-20
SARANAC

in Saranac by the dedication so to
speak of the community flag at seven
thirty in the evening. Hon. Fred
Maynard of Grand Rapids, Captain
Hogarth of Co. E Ionia and III. II.
Lowrey and Mayor David Gates gave
| fine addresses from the open air ros-
trum on Main street. The choir sang
national airs and Co. Z. gave a fine
drill and made a fine appearance.
Captain Hogarth said speeches were
out of his line entirely and he would
simply call their attention to certain
vital facts and when he had finished
he had given as fine an address as ie
ordinarily heard from any man an any
subject anywhere. Hats off to Cap
tain Hogarth' and Co. +.
The baccaluareate sermon to the
graduating class of fourteen was
given at the M. E. church by Rev.
Ross of the Congregational church
Sunday evening and was fine. The
church couldn't seat all that came TO
hear.
Commencement exercises were held
at Hunters opera house Wednesday
evening, June 20, and the alumni
association VIII give the public a
chance to hear Rev. Russell Bready
of Hastings on Friday evening at the
same place.
The w. c. T. U. holds an annual
meeting Friday afternoon with Mrs.
consist of ideal meBus Of seven ar
t:cles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Myers of Lowell
Sundayed with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dodds of Ionia
Sundayed with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edison Dodds.
Hazel Lee, Ella Schneider and Lula
Hale are home from Ypsilanti for the
summer vacation.
| Mrs. Fanny Hawley of WATERFOWL,
South Dakota arrived Friday evening
to spend the summer with relatives
here.
Misses Hazel Davis and Lucille
Bricker of Belding spent Friday night
with Hazel Lee and attended the
dance. They were accompanied back
to Belding Saturday with a motor
party consisting of Hazel Lee. Eva
Gepson and Lula Hale. Miss Bricker
is to be the fourth and fifth grade
teacher in Saranac next year.
Leon Mead, the new blacksmith
has moved into the Potts house on
the west side.
Mrs. Emma Hull entertained Mr..
and Mrs. f. G. Lee, Mrs. Marion Lee,
Mrs. Fanny Hawley, F. A. Wood and
his mother, Mrs. Esther Wood, Sat-
urday evening at six o'clock dinner.
Mrs. Rufus Olmstead and daughter,
Hattie, Sundayed in Grand Rapids.
The Boy Scouts sold $1,000 worth of
Liberty bonds and earned gold
medal from the government.
John Arthur of Galveston, Texas
is visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Covert of De-
troit Sundayed with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hawley and Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Covert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Barber spent
Monday Of last week in Holland and
Tuesday in Grand Rapids. They are
driving new Elgin six.
Pierce Jenkins, former resident
of Orleans, died at his farm home
Friday morning last and was buried
Sunday in his home cemetery. Rev.
Birdsall Of Orleans officiated. Mr..
jenkins was past eighty years of age.
All his children came home to attend
the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Apply and twin
sons Sundayed with DR.. and Mrs
Braley as did Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Bra
ley and daughter Of Grand Rapids.
The little daughter of the last men
toned, Mary Margaret, is spending
this week with her grandparents.
The Red Cross auxiliary organic
ed here last week with DIR. A. K. Ges-
Ter as chairman and w. +. Densmore,
secretary and treasurer. Over one
hundred dollars were raised by the
sale of Red Cross buttons the first
day out.
Cecil Weber of Chicago Sundayed
with his brother, Henno Weber.
Mrs. Gladys McNall of Detroit has
just been spending the week with her
mother, Mrs. Alma Button.
Mrs. E. A. Horton of Los Angeles,
California has been spending a week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Holmes.
Andrew Krentel and wife Of East
Lansing Sundayed in Saranac.
It strikes us some medium could