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ORLEANS

Decoration Day services will be
held at Orleans M. K. church Wednes-
day, May 80 at two p. m. The fol-
lowing program will be rendered;
Ona Musseiman and Mabel Palmer
'The New Memorial Day.. .......
49,. Margaret Woodbridge
Recitation. -. .Arnith Christensen
Song-"No Land Like Ours.
Mae Wilkinson and Hattie Belle
Recitation-"T Best Decoration"
Stowell Hubert
Recitation-"My Papa. .......
sonr-aour colo ,ssss 81 Tsus Srerwo00
Ethel Wilkinson and Evelyn Sher.
wood.
"A Tribute to the Old Soldier. 80.
.......... Mrs. Anthony Kohn
"The Meaning of the Colors". $3.50.
Lennie Bright, Merton Olmstead,
Joseph Selleck.
Song "Wave on Old Glory. 1890.
................ Male Quartette
Address. -. Rev. r. v. Birdsall
Decoration Of Graves.
Mrs. Ellen Murray and Miss Clara
Howe spent last week Tuesday with
Mrs. Fred Hawley.
Mrs. Chas. Lambertson visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mont Spauld-
ing, Friday afternoon. Mr.. Spauld-
ing, we are sorry to hear has been
sick for the past week, but we hope
he may soon regain his usual health.
Misses Allie Sabine and Florence
Nash of Bedding were supper guests
of the formers mother, Mrs. A. p.
Sabine, last Tuesday night.
Regular meeting of the l.. o. 4. M.
May 10 was exceptionally well at
tended and two candidates were
initiated into the mysteries of the
order. All enjoyed the work and
prospects are bright for more in the
"Good of Order" came we'll prepared
but owing to the lateness of the hour
it was deemed expedient to postpone
it until the next meeting, which will
be Tuesday, June 5, when we hope
to see as large an attendance as at
the last meeting.
Orleans eighth graders are feeling
Justly proud these days. All those
from the Orleans school passed the
examinations.
C.. ID. Easterbrook visited Wednes-
day night and Thursday at the home
of his son, Leon Easterbrook. of
Shiloh.
Don't forget the w. C. T. u. at
Mrs. Rachel Posts Friday, May %.
Ray Carlyle, who has been enter.
tanning the measles for the past
week, is improving.
George G. Barden, sergeant-major
of the Soldiers Home, Grand Rapids,
is a guest of his cousin, Henry
Young and family.
Mrs. Munday and granddaughter,
Grace Andrews, were Ionia visitors
Friday.
Mr. Earle returned to Grand Rap
ids Saturday, after spending a few
days in Orleans looking after the in
terests of the cheese factory.
Clifton Yost and family moved to
Muir last Wednesday.
Rollie Young and family visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Young, Sunday.
George Hoppough and Will Cowles
of Smyrna were the guests of the
formers brother, Frank Hoppough,
last week Tuesday.
Thursday, May Is Ladies Jennie
Hoppough, Lizzie Olmstead, Clara
Bennett. Rilla Warner, Cora Sabine,
Irene G. Palmer, Josie Warner,
Mamie Rowley and Aurora Easter
brook attended the Ionia County AS
ISOLATION of the L. o. T. M. at Lake
Odessa. The day was one of profit
and pleasure. Deputy Great Com
mander Harriet Williamson of Grand
Rapids conducted a school of instruc-
ton which will be of much benefit to
the several Hives. Action was taken
to form an Ionia County Red Cross
association of the L. O. T. NJ. Lady
Jessie Smith of Ionia was appointed
temporary chairman and Lady Har-
ris, secretary-treasurer, until such
time as the permanent organization
was effected. A fine program had
been prepared and was enjoyed by
both visitors and members. The
recitations and songs were very good.
The patriotic song by four little girls
and "The Shaking Quakers" by three
girls and one boy were exceptionally
well rendered. "The Colored We'd
ding" given by the Portland ladies
brought down the house. A cordial
invitation was extended the associa-
ton by Smyrna Hive to meet with
them in August The invitation was
unanimously accepted, and we hope
to meet all the old members and
many new ones.
Lee Lane went to Ann Arbor last
Wednesday for an operation for ade-
noids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoppough
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. J. Cheney's Of Ronald.
Mr.. and Mrs. i. b. Comstock of
Shiloh and Mr., and Mrs. Ernie Nor
gan of Portland spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Hoppough.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Purdy,
daughter, Martha, and son, Carl, and
lady friend of Greenville were guests
at J. M. York's Sunday.