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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12
NEfGHBORS HELPED MRS.
HULL KEEP BIRTHDAY

June 5, 1918, Mrs. A. l.. Hull reach
ed the Saith mile stone on life's jour
ney, and in honor Of the event she
anticipated the pleasure she would
have in the society of her Smyrna
relatives and her granddaughter
from Six Lakes, who were to be her
guests for the day. Imagine her
surprise if you can, when other
friends, one by one began to arrive
at her home and after greetings and
congratulations doffed their hats and
wraps and settled down for a good
old style visit. Mrs. Hull was just
bit frustrated at first, but she
quickly rallied and welcomed her
guests heartily. Mrs. Albert North
way, ably aided by her daughters,
Mrs. Frank Caswell and Mrs. Herbert
Mehney, finished the preparations
for dinner while everybody else Wis
tied and told stories of bygone years.
The. dinner was served at noon
and don't tell Mr.. Hoover, but that
dinner was just feast of good
things. Roast beef with brown
gravy, potatoes, bread, and right here
let us tell you that the salt rising
bread was made by Mrs. Hull. her
self, and it was the very best bread
we ever tasted. Then there was
cottage cheese, pies, fruit salad, fried
cakes, cookies and cakes and last but
not least a big birthday cake orna-
mented with "a tiny candles. After
dinner there was more visiting until
the guests reluctantly concluded that
they really must return to their
homes. Some of the company
thought that, just for curiosity, they
would like to know the combined
ages of the guests and host and hos
tess, and it was ascertained that
their ages totaled the sum of 1,342
years. Believe US, that is quite a
number of years for 19 people. But
don't say they were old for every
body was young that day-"just ;.s
young as they used to be-"
We don't know whether Mrs.
Northway and her daughters receiv-
ed any thanks or not, but we all
feel like thanking them, for they
were the instigators of the birthday
party and Mrs. Northway's car, with
Mrs. Ina Meheny as driver, convey
ed a number of the guests from and
back to their homes.
Mrs. Hull was the recipient of a
number of gifts and birthday cards
and she has the good wishes of a
host of friends. for having lived in
this locality nearly all of her years
she is we'll known and loved and es-
teemed by all. Besides Mr.. and
Mrs. A L. Hull, their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Northway and granddaughters, Mrs.
Frank Caswell Of Six Lakes and
Mrs. Herbert mehney, those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. N. Mehney, Of
Cooks Corners, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Wise, Mrs. Melissa Cobb and Mrs.
Campbell, Mrs. Mary Tebbeil, Mrs.
Catherine Russell, Mrs. Mac Far
lane, Mrs. Helen Purdy, Mrs. Rosella
Dumon ands Miss Fannie Earle.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12
MORE MEN ARE !
DRAWN FOR ARMY
SERVICE At CUSTER
ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN FROM
IONA COUNTY-SEVEN FROM
BELDING GO JUNE "a.

The local draft board for Ionia
county, late last week received or
ders to get another list of men ready
to go to Camp Custer to enter train
ing for service later on in the great
war now on between Liberty and the
beast-the all ed nations and Ger
many.
The list of names as given. to the
Banner-News by County Clerk Geo,
w. Moulton, includes 115 Ionia coun-
ty men. Six of them are from
Belding, as follows: William Case,
Will Richardson, Albert N. Salzman,
Willard Fuller, Chas. Coleman and
Art Strong are living in this city
at the present time, while Jesse Al
tenberg of Birmingham, Ala, Aldo
Riker, Greenv.lle, Elliott. Chadwick
of Ionia and George w Schmitzer
of Flint are all local boys, even
though they may be holding some
other city as their place of residence
at the present time.
The present call will break up a
number of happy homes in this city
for viii Richard son and Albert
Saizman have both been recently mar
rleu and while their brides may feel
proud ovGr haN ire soldier-husbands,
still the call 10 service will come
hard, but it viii be met patriotically
by the young couples. Elliott Chad
wick of Ionia has also been recently
married and will have to go.
The complete list Of name of those
drawn for service from Ionia county
is as follows:
1296-Christ Chirchirillo, Ionia.
1297--Wilham Caset Bedding.
1301-Merton Charles Wood, Belding
1304--Arthur Ray Campbell, Shiloh.
1308-Ray Alv n Wood, Ionia.
1320--Scott l. Douglas, Muir.
l323-Frank Roman O'Mara, Lake
Odessa.
1326-Joh ohm Laux, New Britain, CT.
l347-William James McAlary, jH.
Ionia.
Is62-Edward Ockert, Muir.
1371--Godfrey o. Petersen. IoniaL
1372--Harold K. Ritter, Lake Odessa
1375-Walter Reiger, Ionia.
1382-Geo. Wayne Schmitzer, Flint.
1410-Joe A. Crane, Depont, Ohio.
1423-Ora l.. Tingley, Ionia.
1433-William Rae Richardson, Beld-
ing.
1436-Harry Sprowl, Hammond, Ind.
1442-Frank Leroy Horner, Portland.
1853 Charles #. Claypool, Lima, o.
Continued on Pagc Ffve)
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12

Mrs. John Cartridge of Eureka was
surprised last Thursday night when
about 35 of her relatives and friends
came in to remind her it was her
62d birthday. The evening was
spent in playing cards, with music
on the phonograph. Refreshments
Of ice cream and cake were served.
Before the guests departed for their
homes, Mrs. Edna Wright, daughter
Of Mrs. Cartridge, presented her with
a pretty ruby ring from her hus-
band and children with these verses:
Dear Mother:
Here, is q present for you: =
We bought it at pats,
And If it don't suit you
Why, just take it back.
Your husband and children
They bought it for you,
To show you they remembered
Your birthday Of sixty-two.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12
COUNTRY WORTH FIGHING
FOR IS WORTH SAVING FOR

A country worth fighting for is {
country worth saving for.
We who through accident of birth
are not expected to go over must do
our part at home. We are not asked
to sacrifice a leg, or an arm, our eye
sight, or our lives. Your govern
ment does not even ask you to give
your money, only to save and lend
your savings, to help carry on this
'war for freedom" For the use of
this money your country will pay
you A per cent interest compounded
quarterly. Every penny invested in
War Savings Stamps helps to save the
lives Of our men at the front and win
the war. We must save and buy
War Savings Stamps. We must
support our government and our
boys who are fighting to right the
wrongs perpetrated against American
citizenship and the moral code of
the world.
Get your Thr fit Stamp book today
and volunteer your help for the en-
tire period of the war. =
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12

The West Otisco Farmers club
met at the pleasant home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. L. Updike with about 80 in
attendance. A good time was re-
ported by all. Our next meeting
will be held one week later than the
regular time on account of that date
being July A. The next meeting will
be held with Mr.. and Mrs. M. G..
Green, July IL. Supper will be
served at 1880 and business meeting
afterward All come.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12

The Ionia County Medical society
met in the city hall Thursday evening
June g as guests Of the local physi.
clans, the Greenville physicians hav.
ing also been invited.
DIR. Burton Corbus of Grand Rap.
ids read an excellent paper on "Diag'
nosis of Diseases of the Stomach
which was then ably discussed by DR.
Vandenberg of Grand Rapids, Drs
Stanton and Pinkham Of this city and
DR.. Hansen of Greenville. The
meeting was a pleasant one and the
physicians had q very good and pro-
fieable time. No raise in service
fees were discussed.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12
Chas. Claflin Dead.

Chas. Claflin, aged SO years. a
resident of Greenville, where he was
employed in the Ranney factories,
died suddenly Friday night. at his
home in that city Death was caus-
ed by heart disease. Mr.. Claflin
and family were former residents of
this city, he being then employed at
Factory B and they then lived on
East Division street in the house now
occupied by Grant Francisco and
family. He was well known here
former wears and was a father Of
Harry Clafiin.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12
Fairyiew Farmers Club.

The members of Fair View Farm
ers' club met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dell Purdy May Is for early
supper, which was served by Mrs
Josie Kohn, Mrs. Dell Purdy anc
Mrs. Minnie Davis. After supper
the business meeting was held and
"the sewing and cultivation Of beans
was discussed. The snext meeting
will be with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kohr
on June 10 in the evening and light
refreshments will be served. The
visitors were Mrs. Ransom and Mr.
and Mrs. Lon Conrad. The pro-
gram carried out was as follows
Reading, Mff. Dell Purdy; phono-
graph music. Geo. Barnes; reading
Mrs. Geo. Barnes; singing, Miss
Julia Hogan and Miss Loretta Gle
ger; music, George Barnes; recita-
ton, Mrs. Cora Davis; music, Geo.
Barnes.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12
Ladies' Literary Exchange Club.


The Ladies' Literary Exchange club
met at the home Of Mrs. w. B. Reed
for the closing day of their year on
Friday, June z, with fine l o'clock
luncheon. followed by a short busf-
ness meeting, Mrs. Hattie Little, vice
president, presiding in the absence
of Mrs. Mary Smith, president. The
reports for the year were given by
the different officers and committees.
The calendars for the coming year
were distributed and a short resume
of the work as outlined given bN Mrs.
Carrie Reed, chairman of calendar
committee. Then followed a short
musical program; vocal duet by Mes
DANES Wagner and Spencer; instru-
mental duet by Mesdames Salzman
and Cook and vocal solo by Mrs. Lena
Leonard Fuller, she responding to a
most hearty encore.
The tables and rooms were most
attractively decorated with house
flowers of the season and following
the lunch was a guessing contest for
social hour which was much enjoy
ed by the ladies.
This closed the years work and
the club adjourned to meet in the
new club room at the library on
Thursday afternoon, September &c.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12

Alva Dodds has left the employ Of
the Citizens Light Co. and on Mon
day night took up the duties of his
new position as night man at the
Richardson power plant, taking the
place formerly held by VIM. Annis.
Alva has been with the Citizens Co.
for about year or more and has ac-
quired considerable experience in the
electrical line.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12
FLAG DAY PROCLAMATION
Rv The ECvarpor

J Flag day seems to have been first
observed in 1894, when, by order of
the governor of New York, the ma
tional flag was hoisted on the public
buildings of that state in honor of
the 117th anniversary of it's adoption
by congress, June Ia, 1777. The
idea has spread until every state in
the Union has adopted the custom.
This year the flag has for us a
deeper meaning than ever before. Ii
means more to the world 1t carries
a message of universal hope and
cheer. Ut has become the symbol
of the worlds freedom. The world
looks to US to save it. and by this sign
banner proclaims America the hope
of the world.
Let Flag day be a day on which
those who have come to us from other
lands, and have here found freedom
and opportunity shall reaffirm their
loyalty to the United States and her
institutions; and let us all on that day
pledge anew our allegiance to our
fag, and our faith in those principles
Of liberty and justice upon which the
republic was founded.
Therefore, /, Albert +. Sleeper,
governor of the state of Michigan, do
issue this my proclamation, and ur-
gently request that Friday, the 14th
day Of June, 1913, be observed as
Flag day.
Let flags be displayed on both pub
lie and private buildings; and sug-
gest that appropriate exercises be
given in all the schools of the state
on the afternoon of that day.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the state, this 9Th day
of June in the year Of our Lord one
thousand, nine hundred and eighteen,
and of the Commonwealth the eighty
second.
Albert +. Sleeper,
By the Governor: Governor
Coleman G. Vaukhan.
Secretary of State.
Serve abroad or serve at home.
n.x.~ W~~
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12

A quite number Of the members
Of the local Odd Fellows lodge, drove
over to Ionia Monday night to make
the Ionia lodge brothers visit. The
trip was made in automobiles and all
reported having had good time.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12

Arthur Dehn, SON Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dehn, who has been in the naval
service Of the country for some time,
arrived home Sunday, having been
met at Grand Rapids by the home
folks in the car and making the bal
ance of the trip overland. Art has
been stationed at the Annapolis rifle
good. He is home on ten day fur
Tough.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12

Solely through the press of numer-
Gus matters connected with the merg-
ing of the two papers. during the
past few weeks, our attention was
drawn from the matter of a write up
on the splend Memorial day exer-
cises which the four patriotic orders
of this city held on Decoration day.
The program was substantially as
follows: Assemble at G.. A. r. hail.
The parade was headed by hundred
of scnool pupils, in columns of fours,
followed by Red Cross ladies, Boy
Scouts. Campfire Girls. band, Home
Guards, Sons of Veterans, G. A. r.
Veterans. Daugl.c~s Of Veterans and
the w. r. G. Fr1m the G.. a.. r..
hall they marched tc the river and
held the usual beautiful water service
and from there they went to the Bap-
tist church where the Memor al SER
mon and prayer were given by Rev.
w. A. Bliss. A fine program was also
held at the church. From the church
the procession made their way by
autos to the cemetery at Cooks Cor.
ners Dinner was served in tho
MacSabee hall at Smyrna following
which the cemetery was visited and
program enjoyed. River Riage
cemetery and the old Belding ceme-
terry were next visited and the people
in the procession dismissed. 1t was
the finest Memorial day celebration
held hele in many year and we re-
gret that stress of business prevented
our playing it up properly for our
friends. the gallant boys of '61-'65
in our issue of last week.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12
ONE HUNDRED =
|. AND NINETY BOYS
REGISTERED june 8
MORE THAN A MILLION IN Ma
TION ADDED TO FIGHTING
MACHINE BY REGISTRATION.

More than a million young men at
tanned their majority between regis
tration June 5, 1917, and the regis
tration June 5, 1918, the latter date
being the one on which the govern
ment had set to reg ster all young
men who had become of age since
the first registration day.
There were 1914 young men in this
county who became of the right age
and registered on Wednesday, June
5. Twenty-eight. or more than one
eighth of them, cane from Belding,
while counting these living in the
vicinity Of Belding, such as those
coming from Smyrna, Orleans, and
other nearby places, brings the num-
ber to about so, or about 25 per cent
of the entire list of registrants.
The list of Ionia county young men
who registered June 5, is as follows
Leo Smith, Orange
Merle HI. Sayer, Dandy
Lewis J. Morrison, Ionia
Meyre S. Dick, Muir
Samuel Lencate. Clarksville
Fred A. Gaut, Ionia
Cecil Schlosser, Ionia
Floyd F. Bishop, Sunfield
Floyd z. Olds, Smyrna
Glen ID Van Yalkenberg, BeIding
Geo. c. DAILY, Belding
Dan l.. Archer, Lake Odessa
Howard T. Cramer, Dandy
Glen Morris, Orleans
Alfred Trierweiller, Lyons
Don nj. Mccormack, Dandy
Leo r. Mathews, Portland
Hobart M. Darling, Ionia
Hiram Priest. Ionia
Vern Sturges, Ionia
Glenn ID. Hooper, Ionia
Don M. Settle, Ionia
Ernest Volpintesta, Ionia.
Chas. l.. Patrick, Clarksville
Herbert. L. Avery, Portland
Ray Mann, Portland
Frank De Martini, Ionia
Clarence Tasker, Lake Odessa
Ernest J. Moe, Lake Odessa
Francis II. Durkee, Portland
Ernest G. Bever, Lake Odessa.
Roy w. Clark, Lake Odessa
John G. Haffner. Ionia
Clair Lapo, Lake Odessa
Forrest Thurston, Portland
Orville Stiffler, Portland
James w. Miller, Lake Odessa
Ray Leece, Clarksville
Riley I. Keefer, Lyons
Tony Sloscarski, Ionia.
Wellington Gardner, Ionia
Stanley w. Smith, Ionia
Howard T. Cramer, Dandy
Alexander Benjamin, Iona
Russell 4. Curtis, Ionia
Harold A. Salyer, Palo
Fred r. Clark, Saranac
Alvin Crystler, Belding
Leslie X. Kaufman, Portland
n -. Il
Harry Z. Carroll, Muir
Harry Cramer, Ionia
VIM. Steele, jr., Ionia A
Harold w. Clements, Shiloh
Russell r. Blackmer, Portland
Chas. w. Jack. jr., fonia
Cecil Taylor Mccoy, Sebewa
Lee L. Basom, Ionia
2 Chester ". Gidd;ngs, Lake Odessa
Floyd J. Rier, Ionia
Royal J. Brcckon. Ionia
Roy Victor 'Winchell, Ionia
Lester +. Lampman, Ionia
Mayford J. Richardson, Clarksville
Rufus ID. Lindley, Ionia
Roy Clayton Ward, Lyons
Irving Vern Avery, Ionia
Arden b. Youngs, Ionia
Eugene C. Hoppough, Orleans
Ralph A. Wilson, Beldinr
Robert C. Tasker, Lake Odessa ,
Norwood Cranson, Hubbardston
George G. Bricker, Bclding
Harry A. w. Kuger, Belding
Ray M. Cross. Portland
Gordon Hale, Keene
Fay M. Link, Ionia
Ivan Kennedy, Orleans
Thos. VIM. butcher, Portland y
David Davis, Palo
Ernest w Pun0 Portland E
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12

The Congregational Sunday school
will have their children's day exercis-
es Sunday morning at the hour of
the regular morning service. Rev.
J. @. Tate will also speak
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12

Hartley Withers, editor Of the
Economist of London, says: Money
spent in war time on things not
needed Is money given to the enemy"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-12

The governing board of the Alvah
N. Belding public library requests
the public to hand in to the librarian,
Mrs. Mary s. Barnes, or to any men,
Der Of the governing board, lists Of
books that they would like to see
placed in the library. These lists
should be handed in before July I,
1918.
G. K. Wagner,
w. p. Hetherington,
]. HI. Armstrong,
June12-19-26 Governing Board
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-09
A CERTAINTY

(By Thomas Addison OF The
Vigilantes)
Courage, o faltering soul of mine!
Athwart the worn-torn, grisly night,
Writ by hand divine,
A message see in words Of light
Naught shall avail against the Right
The legions of the insatiate foe
Shall strive in vain to win the height
Where starry banners flow;
Shall fail, those tyrant hordes OF
Might
Naught shall avail against the Right
Gods justice reigns, illimitable
strong
Above a world in bloody plight.
An end will come to wrong!
For, sure as day succeeds the night,
Naught shall avail against the Right
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-09

The National War Savings commit
tee announces up to and including
Aug. 18th, there was approximately
two hundred and eighty thousand
places in the United States where War
Savings Stamps were on sale. or these
authorized agents, 205,137 were indi-
viduals, firms and corporations, 49,
e6s were banks and approximately
fifty-five thousand we're postofices.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-09
Wars Are Fought
And Won By
Young Men

| kciaAh ldTTlS IN Ocala Banner.)
Our Republican friends in Congress
and in many editorial sanctums stand
with gaping mouths and cooked ears
praying with all their might that the
Democratic administration may COM
NIT some egregious blunder In the
prosecution Of the war SO as to fur
nish them a bit of ammunition to use
In the impending fall campaign.
With the exception of those patriot
&c letters which the President wrote
to head off the reelection Of those
congressman who used their offices to
block needful legislation, the man
power bill the bill drafting those be-
tween the ages and As inclusive, was
the only peg on which the Republic
ans could hang a single objection.
So they made a great number of
speeches in opposition to this bill and
did what they could to defeat it.
Their favorite expression was that
the nation was not yet put to the
necessity Of "robbing the cradle to
win the war"
Long before the civil war the laws
OF all the States of the Union en-
hraced all male inhabitants between
the ages of Is and As inclusive.
Those were the ages fixed by the
founders of the government as the
most suitable to bear the burdens and
hardships of war.
1t was men between these ages that
] won the Revolutionary war, the War
of 1872, the Mexican war and our In
dian wars.
So these ages, fixed upon as the
most suitable for military duty, is as
old as the government itself.
1t was the age limit fixed by the
Confederate government but it had not
long been in existence before the age
limit was changed so as to embrace
, all male inhabitants between the ages
of 16 and 65 inclusive.
Hon. Frank James, a member OF
Congress from Michigan, asked his
Republican conferees If Nathan Hale
was an Infant in arms" when he en-
listed at the age of 49,"
} So we are reminded that almost all
the famous generals of the world be-
gan their military careers before
I, reaching their majority.
Napoleon was a second lieutenant al
16 and had made his name famous at
20.
The Duke of Wellington was All
! officer at Is.
} Andrew Jackson was soldier In
the revolutionary war at 10.
Washington was major at 20.
Alexander the Great began his IA
nous career at the age of 16.
Marshal Ney, Napoleon's right arm,
and the "brayest of the brave" won
his spurs at IS.
David Farragut was an ensign at
IL.
Alexander Hamilton was captain
of artillery at 49,
Ulysses S. Grant was lieutenant
at 81.
Light Horse Harry Lee, father Of
the beloved Confederate chieftaiD was
a captain at the age of 10.
So page after page of those famous
! In the worlds history in military, ma
! val and civil life could be cited who
:. began their remarkable careers before
: reaching their majority.
II the man-power bill is the solitar!
- neg our Republican friends have Il
formulate an objection to the Demo
cratic administration the facts of his
tory will prove conclusively that the
are in dire straits.
| The IS to as man-power bill will
| more and more win its way to popula
i favor.
| The prestige Of time and nearly al
successful military careers are IL
main pillars Of support. r. H.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-09
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS FOR FINAL

In Court Of County judge, State Of Florida.
Polk County, In 70 Estate Of John n.
Harsrovs, Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given, to all whom II may
concern, that on the nrst day Of March, A. D.
1919, I shaIi apply TO the Honorable Kelsey
Blanton, judge Of said court as Judge Of pro-
bate, for my final discharge a. administrator
Of the estate Of John H. HArgrova, deceased ;
end that at the same time ! viii present 10
said court my final accounts IS administrator
Of said estate, and ask for their approval
Dated July 80. A. D. 1918.
Tes JOHN HAR0R0vE, Administrator.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-09
PROTECT THE FLAG
(By Nora Archibald Smith
of The Vigilantes)

of The Vigilantes)
We hail with delight a tattered nag
That's darkened with battle-stains
But never one that's a battered nag
The victim of storms and rains
We may wave a banner, service-torn'
That led in a gallant fray,
Rut aaunt no ensign that's weather
worn,
No bunting that's had its day
The flag that has served is a sacred
flag,
The one that's neglected is nobodys
flag,
That nobody cares to see.
protact "Old Glory" nor let 1t rack
Like a storm-rent sail at sea;
M slight must sully, no insult staih
The star-sown flag of the Free