Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

ORLEANS
The Orleans Aid society will meet
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Currie, Thursday, January 10. Dinner
will be served. Everybody welcome.
Miss Elsie Face returned to Beld-
ing Saturday, after spending some
time among relatives here.
Mrs. Alex Robertson and daughter,
Margaret, were Grand Rapids visitors
Friday.
Frankie Freeman Of Fort Leaven-
worth called on relatives and friends
in this vicinity last Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G. Wilbur return
ed home Saturday night, after spend
ing Christmas week with relatives in
Grand Rapids.
Sixteen Orleans young people spent
Wednesday evening last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Decker of Ionia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Spaulding en-
tertained his cousin, Glenn Lambert
son and lady friend Of Belding Sat
urday and Sunday.
John Reed returned from North
Dakota Monday. He went there with
a carload Of horses for Palmer Bros.
Mrs. J. II. Freeland of Freeport,
who was visiting her brother, G. d.
Easterbrook and wife, was called
home Tuesday on business.
j. M. York received a card from
Joe Gardner Of Waco, saying he was
very much pleased to be remembered
with the box from the home folks at
Christmas time. He wished them all
a Happy New Year.
Christmas guests at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Young were:
George Barden, sergenat-major of the
Soldiers Home, Grand Rapids; Mamie
Young, wife and son of Mt. Pleasant;
Mr.. and Mrs. Geroge Young and son
of Cadillac; Ernest Young and wife
Of Manton; and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Thorpe and children of Berlin; also
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Noddins of Or
leans. The Christmas gatherings
seemed to have deeper significance
than heretofore. We know so little
what may be in store for US another
year. Christmas day comes, but our
prayers for safe and victorious re-
turn will follow 'ourboys" wherever
duty may call them.
Paul Schneider, who was with Chas.
Graft so many years, has enlisted and
is now at Columbus barracks, Ohio.
Paul was well known and highly re-
spected in Orleans and the best of
wishes from his many friends go with
him.
Lester and Sadie Hubert enter
tanned Carlton Currie and Raymond
Noddins, Alice Wilkinson, Leone Hale
and Hattybelle Gleason Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. Marion Z. Kinyon of North
Dakota spent the latter part of last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Young.
The Purdy family reunion was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
York Tuesday Twenty-seven rela-
tives enjoyed the Hoover" Christ
mas dinner and an old-time visit.
In letter to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Gardner, Joe Gardner ex-
pressed thanks to the ladies of the
Red Crosse and all other loyal friends
at home for all our boys, himself in
cluded, for the nice Christmas boxes
which were received in fine shape and
with indispensable appreciation. Joe
says they are spending seventy-two
hours in the trenches and with their
other duties it was hard for each one
to write to them all, so he extended
thanks for the "bunch." We accept
them and only wish that we could do
more.
Mrs. Will Stebbins of Saranac and
Miss Huldah Christensen of Ionia
are spending their holiday vacations
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lert Christensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Beaumont and
son, Joe, left Wednesday night last
week for their new home near New
Orleans, Louisiana. We are sorry to
lose them from our town and we wish
them the best of success in their new
home. EW aW
Helen Longan has been spending
several days with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. p. Hannah, Of Beld-
ing. uoE 9Na
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoppough
spent Christmas with Z. J. Cheney's
of Ronald and Wednesday with their
son, Guy and family, of Orleans.
Mrs. Samuel Rhodes and daughter,
Pearl, went to Howard City last week
Monday to visit her sister They
were accompanied by her father, who
had been here on an extended visit
Pearl returned home Wednesday, Mrs.
Rhodes remaining for a longer visit
Gaynell Emery of Belding is Wis
ting her aunt, Mrs. Sam Clements
and family, for a few days. tG 1a7
Mr.. and Mrs Russell Olmstead of
Flint and Mr.. and Mrs Morton Ohm
stead and family Of Fenwick spent
Christmas with their parents, Mr..
K. W. Olmstead. f~a ef IT,
Andy Winters arrived in town Mon
day. bHBY9I Nfl @Ti} 9ltpn yh H
Mrs. Harry Mills Of Harvey, Ill.,
is spending several weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Samuel Pitt, and other
relatives. x9
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Mrs. Ada Snyder spent Christmas