Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23

This Weeks Letter)
The Orleans Farmers club met at
Maccabee and Cleaner hall Thursday,
January IL and in spite Of the cold
clustering day there were about six
ty-five present. A fine dinner was
served after which the club gave one
Of the best programs It has had in
some time. Every number on the
program was given and this is one of
the secrets Of successful meeting.
Then, too, the members all seemed
the opening song, America" by all,
Louis Hall and Fred Currie led the
discussion on the subject: "How Can
We As Farmers Club Help Win the
War" Several club members discus
sed the topic and many good ideas
were advanced. Mrs. Minnie Glenn
ents and Mrs. Irene Palmer then gave
vocal duet and responded to an en-
core. Mrs. Amelia Noddins read an
excellent paper on the benefits derived
from good literature in the home. She
used as an example her own girlhood
home whose walls were papered with
good literature and told US many in
teresting things concerning this house
and it's literature which was amang
the pioneer homes of Ionia county.
Mrs. r. v. Birdsall very ably discus
sed the subject This was followed
by an instrumental solo by Mrs. Roy
Spaulding, who also responded to an
encore. E. M. Woodbridge gave some
very educational and instructive facts
concerning the war from it's begin
ming down to the present time and
the afternoons program closed with
the question box which aroused both
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ing coming February FL, we expect to
have several patriotic numbers. Watch
for program announcement later
Mrs. Ida Hall, Corresponding Secre-
tary.
Mrs. Ellen Murray went to South
Orleans last Thursday to spend the
winter with her niece, Mrs. Fred
Hawley.
Don Prentiss of Greenville was in
Orleans on business last Saturday.
Mrs. Nadia Schultz and Mrs. Ernie
Face were Bedding visitors last week
Wednesday.
G. C. Wilbur of Keene was in town
on business last Friday.
We regret to hear that Walter
Decker of Lake Odessa, who is critic
ally ill with typhoid fever, is no bet
ter. His mother, Mrs. F. E. A. Deck
err, was called there Wednesday and
returned Saturday.
Mrs. Sam Clements and children
were guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. P. Hannah, of Bedding over
Sunday.
We are glad to note increased in
terest and activity in Red Cross work.
Despite the cold and snow a good at
tendance last Wednesday testified to
tho InuoIfxy Of
to turn in a nice lot of both knitted
and sewing also, but we still have
plenty of work.
Miss Eleanor Gardner returned
home from Bedding last week Tues
day. She had been there for medi-
cal treatment and is improving.
Mrs. Eliza Sherwood spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with Mrs. Lucy
Clements.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Heaven were
in GAINESVILLE part of last week Wis
iting his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood Noddins
were called to Berlin Saturday to at
tend the funeral of his aunt, Mrs.
Charlotte Sherwood, returning home
Monday night.
Mrs. Sam Peck of Greenville was
Wednesday caller at j. M. York's.
Nineteen answered to roll call at
the last regular L. o. T. M. meeting
at Lady Rose Wilkinson's. The next
meeting will be an all-day meeting
at the hall, Tuesday, January 20. In
stallation of officers. Let every
member be present.
The executive committee of Orleans
w. c. t. U. met and appointed the fol-
lowing officers and superintendent
Fresident-at-large Mrs. Edith Face;
vice president, Mrs. Mable Howard;
organist, Miss Ona Musselman; Ii
brarian, Mrs. Vennie Clements; super
intendent over mission, Mrs. Idella
Wilbur; assistants, Mrs. Alice Woold-
ridge, Mrs. Flora Dean, Mrs. Jennie
Beach, Mrs. Irma Munson; purity SUI
perintendent, Mrs. Cora Kohn; assist
ant, Mrs. Elizabeth Murray; press SUI
perintendent, Mrs. Lottie York; SUM-
day school superintendent, Mrs.
Minnie Birdsall; assistant superin-
tendent, Mrs. Rachel Post; Red Cross
superintendent, Mrs. Jennie Hop
POUCH. January "a is day of pray
er for National prohibition. Remem-
Der the next meeting with Mrs.
Amelia Noddins, January %. Every
body invited.--Press Superintendent. |