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New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
yewish War Sufferers
Benefit Enlists Stars

All-star benefits in aid of the Jew
sh War Sufferers Campaign will be
given at the Palace and Century to-
morrow night under the auspices of the
Theatrical, Motion Picture and Allied
Interests Committee of the drive. The
performance at the Lexington Theatre
has been called off owing to the lack
of time for adequate preparation. The
benefit performance at the Palace
Theatre will begin at 12 o'clock mid
night. All of the boxes have been sold
for $1,000 each. The bill arranged by
Mr.. Abee will include Harry Lauder,
All Jolson, George NJ Cohan, Willie
Collier, Annette Kellermann, Weber and
Fields, Mcintyre and Heath, FRITZ
Scheff, Blanche Ring, Eddie Leonard,
Clifton Crawford, Henry Lewis, Chic
Sale, Frisco with Loretta McDermott
and Bert Kellys Jazz Band, and the
entire current Palace bill.
Morris Gest has donated the Cen
tury Theatre for benefits tonight and
tomorrow night beginning at $3.50
o'clock At the Century tonight there
will appear Gertrude Hoffman, Belle
Baker, William and Gordon Dooley, An
drew Mack, Avon Comedy Four, Harry
Watson, jr., Clara Morton, Stan STAN
lev Laurie and Bronson, Edith Clifford,
Molle King, Charles King, George
Whiting and Sadie Burt, Bert Melrose,
Ted Doner, Janet Adair, Toney and
Norman, Nat Navarro, Johnny Burke,
Rudinoff, the Isadora Duncan Ballet
from Good Luck Sam" and a dozen
other we'll known players. Boxes at
the Century are selling at high prices,
Mr.. Arthur Lehman having started the
sale by paying $1,000 for stage box.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
arthur Hopkins to
Produce Neu PLAY

he Vanderbilt, dark since Leo Dit
richstein left that house several weeks
ago with "Thc Matinee Hero" will
reopen Christmas week with Emily
Stevens in "The Case of David" new
play by Rita Wellman, which will be
produced under the direction of Ar
thur Hopkins.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
Big Brother Benefit
On the Way

Out of year of benefit perform
ances, war relief campaigns and lib
erty loan drives looms the biggest
show of all, the all-star performance
for the benefit Of the Catholic Big
Brothers League at the Hippodrome,
Sunday evening, December 20. The
performance this year is called "The
Biggest Show of 1918" The problem
of how to get all the Broadway favor
ties on the stage within two and half
hours is puzzing the managers of the
Hippodrome. George Macdonald, treas
urer of the league, announced yester-
day the following artists selected to
date: De Wolf Hopper, master Of
ceremonies; Donald Brian, Joseph Cav
thorn, George NJ. Cohan, Willie Collier,
Eva Gauthier, the chorus from "The
Girl Behind the Gun" and the chorus
from "The Canary" Ccomany. Joe Cav
thorn will appear with the latter
More than fifteen other special acts are
now under preparation.
The receipts from the performance
will be devoted to the fund of the
Catholic Big Brothers. The league has
saved thousands of wayward young
men in the Chldren's Court and the
magistrates courts of New York from
sentences to penal institutions by OBJ
tanning for them homes and employ
ment.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
Sale Joseph Rodgers & Sons Cutlery

such an enviable reputation for the
here is no need for us to add further
slider ourselves extremely fortunate to
permit us to sell
bout One Third Below Regular Price.
regularly $3.50 set. at Ss9s; regularly
S125o set, a $500; regularly Ss25 set.
at S61O.
3-Piece Carving Sets, white celluloid
handles; regularly $3.50. at Ss.29.
Ii ned box.
White Celluloid Handle Carvers; regu-
larly S1o.50. at S6.9S pair.
Game and Steak Sets; stag handles;
regularly, S5.45. at $3.50 pair.
Medium Knives and Forks; white cellu-
loid handles: set of knives and forks
regularly $500 set. at S1l.98; regularly
81 so set. at $3.50.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15

The famous English firm enjoys
production of excellent Cutlery that
praise; but we do state that we cor
make an unusual purchase which viii
Joseph Rodgers & Sons Cutlery at
3-Piece Carving Sets: buffalo handles;
regularly $3.50 set, at S1I.49; regularly
$3.50 set, at SIPS.
3-Piece Carving Sets; stag handles;
Each of the above Sets in cloth
Stag-handle Carvers; nickel plated tip
and ferrule; regularly S10.98, at S1.24
pair.
White CelIuloid Handled Table Knives;
set Of g. dinner size, regularly $1,000, at
S6.9S; set of g. medium size. regularly
$975. at S6.49 set of s; dessert size, reg
ularlv SIS at S5..9.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
CLYDE DUTT MEETS
TRAGIC DEATH IN ALMA

News of the tragic death of Clyde
Dutt at his home in Alma was receiv-
ed here last week.
Clyde was in the employ of the
Light & Power company and was en-
gagged in repairing the line only few
blocks away from his residence when
a shock from a live wire killed him
almost instantly. Mr.. Dutt had re-
Gently begun work for the company
after recovering from an attack of
rheumatism which had kept him from
work for nearly a year.
Much sympathy is extended to his
wife who was formerly Miss Gladys
Ellis of this city and granddaughter
of j. w. Howe.
Mr.. Dutt was man of many good
qualities and excellent reputation,
whose untimely death will be great
loss to the wife and little four-year-
old daughter.
The funeral was held last Friday
and his remains were buried there.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
CYNTHIA CRAvENS
DIED SUNDAY MORNING

The death of Cynthia Cravens oc-
Cured at the home Of her brother-in-
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Simons, Sunday, aged orty-eight.
The deceased had lived here about
six years and for some time was en-
ployed in Hotel Belding, leaving there
to take a position in the Richardson
silk mill. Her mother, Mrs Wilmina
Cravens, of Cedar Greek, who had
come here for a short visit, was with
her when she passed away.
A brief funeral service was held at
the home Tuesday morning. Rev. p.
r. Norton, pastor of the M. E. church,
officiating and her remains were taken
to her old home county at Cedar
Greek, near Delton, for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simons. William Ma
lone and her mother, Mrs. Cravens,
accompanied the remains to their last
resting place. She had many friends
in the city.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
FORMER REGISTER
OF DEEDS DIES AT
HIS HOME IT CITY
WILLIAM A. WILDER SUDDENLY
STRICKEN EARLY THIS WE'D
NESDAY MORNING

News of the death of William A.
Wilder which occurred at an early
hour Wednesday morning was dis
tinct shock to our citizens and many
expressions of surprise and of sorrow
were heard throughout the city at the
sudden passing away of a man whom
all classes loved and respected.
Mr.. Wilder left his work at the
bank at closing time in the afternoon
of Tuesday seemingly feeling as well
as usual and walked to his home with
his son, Van Wilder, who is here on a
visit, stopping occasionally to con-
verse with friends along the way. In
the evening before retiring he visited
with his wife and son in his usual
happy and cheerful manner with no
indication of illness. AT about half
past five in the morning, however, he
complained of pains in his chest and
after trying to relieve him Mrs. Wild
er concluded it best to call physician
but he passed away before his arrival.
Mr.. Wilder has been a long time
resident of this city coming here in
1889. He was born in Sublette, ILL.,.
January 8, 1856, and after finishing
his studies i'm high school and the Hi
nois State Normal he engaged in busi-
ness with his father, under the firm
name of A. l.. Wilder q Son. For five
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23

years he was in the office of the Miller
Casket company in this city and lat
er in the book and stationery business
until his election to the Office of regis
ter of deeds. Since his return from
four-year residence in Ionia he has
been in the employ of VIM. F. San
dell as cashier of his bank.
dell as cashier of his bank. He SER
we'd as supervisor of the third ward
for several years.
Mr.. Wilder always took keen in
terest in the social life of the city
He was a member Of the Masonic
lodge and held the office of treasurer;
was a past chancellor of the Knights
of Pythias and member of the Elks
and Maccabees. He was also a mem
Der of the Washington club. Mr.
iWdler also found time to give his
services TO the choir of the Baptist
church being fine singer.
Besides his wife he leaves two sons,
Ned Wilder of Yonkers, N. Y, and
Van Wilder of Bloomington, Ill.
In his passing the city loses an ex-
cellent citizen.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CLOSED JANUARY TERM

The supervisors held the last meet
ing of the January session Saturday
morning, when the reports Of the
county clerk and treasurer were read
and other final business was finished.
The CONSPICUOUS questions of securing
a visiting nurse for the county and a
county agricultural agent were both
left open. The board passed resolu-
tions stating that they were ready to
pay expenses for either or both when
farmers organizations, individual
farmers or other taxpayers of the
county ask for them. The building
committee was instructed to provide
extra space for coal supply if pos
sible, and reports were heard from
several minor committees, standing
and special.
The board voted S25 for equipment
for the County Normal in response to
a request from Miss Susan Walsh.
They were frank to state outside the
session that they would have given
more if it had been asked.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
.HEATLESS MONDAY
OBSERVED HERE AND
MORE COAL ARRIVES
GROCERY STORES WERE OPEN
UNTIL NOON; TOBACCO USERS
COULD NOT BUY WEED

Merchants and Office men were lost
Monday because of the first of ten
"heatless Mondays" and forced holi-
days by order of Fuel Administrator
Garfield. Friday and Saturdays open
ing and closing order was tame to
them compared with closing the whole
day Monday. Everyone tried to OBJ
serve the spirit of the order although
with some it was hard. Grocery
er DEVELOPMENTS showed they could re-
main open all day. Consequently
these stores burned almost as much
fuel as if open the allotted time, and
yet were deprived Of half days op-
portunitv to sell goods.
Tobacco users who usually make
were sadly disappointed when they
wer sadly disappointed when they
were unable to procure it. Drug
stores and hotels were open for busi-
ness. within restricted limits, but
could sell no tobaccos to those desir-
ing to purchase.
The factories were opened and clos
ed during the five-day period, depend
ing upon the construction of orders as
received from day to day. Sometimes
it appeared they must close and at
others the managers considered ex-
emptions could be claimed. In all
events an effort was made to conserve
all the fuel possible. Monday three
cars of coal was received by Belding
Bros. & company, which was turned
over to the city for emergency pur-
poses. The coal was Immediately Civ
en- in charge of the Belding Coal &
Ice company for distribution and ten
to one dozen teams dispensed it to
needy consumers in half-ton lots.
Tuesday another car arrived for Viii
son & company and was quickly pur-
chased in small qualities by people
having but a few hours supply on
hand.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
FATHER AND SON
BANQUET--C0MEs
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4
OYSTERS WILL BE PART OF
MENU. FEED is SANCTIONED
BY HOOVER AS REAL NEED

A Father and Son banquet will be
held in Belding the night of February
IL, as decided at meeting of the
local Y M. c. A. committee held at
Hotel Belding Monday evening. The
banquet is an annual feature and this
year is being made one Of the best
means of enlisting the boys. for con-
servation. production and thrift. ever
attempted. Boys will be asked to
pledge assistance to the government
in raising food.
The banquet will be conducted
along the regulated Hoover lines and,
in fact, Mr.. Hoover urges that faith
er and son banquets such as this one
be held under the Y auspices. AS
planned now the supper will consist
of oyster soup and appropriate trim
mings. The place of serving and al
so the hour will be designated later.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
MARRIED At WACO
SERG. SMITH AND ELTA
HALL Of CHADWICK

Mrs. Wilbur E. Smith (nee Miss
Eta Z. Hall of Chadwick), returned
from Waco, Texas Tuesday, where
she went December Is to meet her
husband -to-be, Sergeant Wilbur E.
Smith of the 126th Regiment station
ed at Camp Macarthur.
On her arrival there the soldier and
his bride were married at the parson-
age in Waco by Rev. j. w. Culver,
pastor of the First Methodist Episco-
pal church. Sergeant Smith and his
wife received the hearty congratula-
tions of the members Of his company
whenever she visited the camp and
barracks with him.
While there Mrs. Smith was shown
many special favors and had the
pleasure of helping eat the Christmas
dinner on the grounds which was SER
we'd in fine style. She remained with
her husband until the order came for
the regiment to entrain for Hoboken,
N. j., from which point it is expect
ed they will soon be on their way to
France.
Many of the friends of the couple
here had surmised that an event in
their lives was about to happen but
there were very few knew when or
where it was to take place.
Sergeant Smith has had consider
able experience in military life, hav-
ing been with the company on the
Texas border during the Mexican
trouble and on his return here assist
ed in the work of a recruiting officer
in Grand Rapids last summer.
Mrs. Smith is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Hiram Hall of Chadwick
whose large circle Of friends extend
to he'd and to her husband who is now
possibly on the way across the sea to
assist in the service of his country,
their best wishes and that he may
safely return from the battle front.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
MAY GET RAISE
IN THEIR PENSION

Veterans of the Civil war may look
forward to increased pensions at this
session of Congress if the Republican
majority sticks together Several bills
have already been introduced by
prominent Republicans to this end in
both houses. 1t is urged that the ad-
vance in the cost of living is equival-
ent TO reduction in pension, and be-
sides, there are inconsistencies in the
present laws that should be remedied.
For instance. widow draws $25 per
month, while man seventy years old
who served two and one-half years
draws only $24, and less for shorter
period of service. A veteran dying
leaves his widow with more income
alone than they both got when he was
alive; and while it is the intention of
Congress to provide amply for the
widows, it was never intended that
they should draw more than the men
who did the fighting.
The present outlook is that mini
mum pension of $40 will be voted,
with a maximum of $50.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
HUGO FALES IS
ELECTR| CLAN At
FRENCH FRONT
RELEASED FROM DRIVING DUT-
les TO DO INSTALLATION JOB
ON BUILDINGS
December 10, 1917.

December 10, 1917.
Dear Mother and Father:
Here il is most Christmas and / am
sailing along in the same old way.
Just received two letters from you to-
night along with two more and enjoy
ed a very pleasant evening reading
same. All my mail came in bunch
and / suppose my letters do likewise.
| am now working at a new Y. M.
c. A. putting up electric lights and a
power plant. | have been released
from all duties and will be on that
job until l get it finished. / guess
they've got me down as an electrician
or something of the sort as they al
ways pick me out to do these jobs. |
have one man helping me and expect
it will take me two weeks or so to
finish.
In regard to the packages, please
send them direct to me at the address
send you and | will always get
them. Sending anything by any or
ganization is not very satisfactory.
Was just thinking you know about
that bed and mattress l brought with
me. Well, am still using the same
and although it has been a lot of
trouble for me to lug around, it is
one of the best friends | have. In
fact / am the only one in our COM
pany that has anything like it and !
get great deal of enjoyment out of
it.
received your letter and clippings
Of the 10th of November tonight. l
have received those two cans of Lucky
Strike with the scarf and a one-pound
can of Prince Albert tobacco. That
is all / have received so far. / re-
ce.ved the shoes and cigars which /
wrote about at the time.
1t looks by the way they are draw
ing the men that there would be but a
few left From the looks of things
the Y. M. c. A. cleaned up another
bunch of money, about $50,000,0 900.
Altogether that ought to help some.
Mr.. Hall and Mr.. Wilson made a
nice haul on their hunting trip. They
ought to be satisfied with two big
moose.
know what kind of things the
Reed people are making and | see
them every day.
You can see from Clarence Baileg's
letters we are not allowed TO say any,
thing.
1t will be a great help to Belding
"a biCy Wv Gtt tiC VI uIih lliit DclWtCH
there and Lowell. That would be
good all the way to Grand Rapids
then.
] guess that fellow, Charley Sellick,
will have to come to- France to take
driving lessons. We never have a
light even in the worst fogs. 1t must
have been a bad accident. We also
Rave accidents but cars are so heavy
that you just smash up the front end,
but it never hurts the drivers.
] bet you had a nice trip to Way
land and Grand Rapids. Is Dale still
in 1onia or was he drafted? Are
they thinking of drawing another
bunch of names for another draft,
that is, / mean to register?
When mother is knitting she can
knit me a sweater with sleeves in.
am wearing two sweaters all the time
now and am wearing one of them out.
Everything is running fine. Am
well and out Of danger and like my
work fine for war. / didn't send any
thing. because I didn't think IL would
get there as they don't let much out
of France that we can buy.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas.
Your affectionate son.
Hugo.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
Ladies' Literary Exchange Club

On Thursday afternoon, January IL
the Ladies Literary Exchange club
met with Mrs. Chas. Foster.
Mrs. Hattie Little, vice president, in
the absence of the president taking
the chair. After the regular business
of the afternoon current events were
taken up, much Of interest being
brougst out. Mrs. Clellie Hoover
gave paper on Secret Service in
the United States" followed by Mrs.
Gooding on "Civil Service in It's Re-
lation to Our Community" Both
papers were full of most interesting
information TO thevgood number in at
tendance.
Mrs. Lambertson read the book re-
view. "The Bent Twig," as prepared
by Mrs. Sarah Wagner. Mrs. Flossie
Cook and Miss Marguerite Lamb gave
two piano duets which were much en-
joyed, and thus closed another of the
pleasant afternoons of this club. to
meet January 31srwith Mrs. Lola
Hockstad. 1 1nno9
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
DISTRICT NURSE WORKS
WITHIN LOCAL SCHOOL

Gertrude Thomas, the district
nurse brought here under the auspices
of the Ladies Literary Exchange club
for work in the schools. spent profit
able week among the pupils and
teachers. During the four or five
days she was in the schools she gave
lectures on hygiene, health and other
topics that were highly beneficial to
the children. She impressed upon
them the Importance of best care of
the body, teeth and throat. She gave
all the children individual attention
and advised them upon health where
necessary.
Tuesday and Wednesday Miss
Thomas worked in the rural schools
around Belding, and will return to the
city school Thursday. She will soon
leave for France for work at the
front.
Miss Thomas was brought here
through the sale of stamps sold here
several weeks ago by the Ladies' Lit
erary Exchange club. She was
brought into the county by and is un-
der the direct supervision of the coun-
ty federation of woman's clubs.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
Son of Veteran Officers

At the last meeting of the Sons of
Veterans the following officers were
installed by installing officer, Frank
r. Chase: Commander, Elmer Wise;
senior vice commander, Vern Davis
Junior vice commander, Glenn Tower;
camp counsel, Frank Davis, Percy
Hanks; secretary, Frank Collier
treasurer, Mert Eaves; patriotic in
structor, William Malone; guide, Err
nest Tupper; color bearer, w. d.
Barker.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23

Because of the Smbargo on express
shipments from Belding through the
Adams Express company, the Rich.
ardson Silk company has been deliv-
ering shipments for Chicago to the
National Express company at Ionia
The shipments go west on the Grand
Trunk railroad over which an embar-
go has not been placed.
Two dray loads of express have
been delivered to the Ionia station
and another one will be sent there
Thursday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
Joe N2he Dead

Joseph Noble, an old resident of
Otisco, died Monday in Cincinnati,
where he was in a hospital for treat
ment. Mr.. Noble was a cousin of the
Hoppough boys of Otisco, and for
many years owned farm at Cooks
Corners. From there he went to
Butte, Montana to live with brother,
and when his health failed was sent
to Cincinnati. While there Sunday,
Deputy Sheriff Mark Hoppough
learned Of his death.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
Gave a Farewell Visit

: Mrs. Pearl jerks left Monday night
Ifor Denver, Colorado, where she will
join her husband who recently went
there.
On Friday night members of Re-
bekah lodge Of which she is men,
ber gave her a farewell visit. A
goodly number was present and very
social time was enjoyed. Mrs. jerks
was presented with fine ivory brush
sion. The pleasant hour closed with
refreshments.
A number of the employe in the
mill where Mrs. jerks worked also
gave her a farewell visit Tuesday
night Of last week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
Bought Fifteen Lots

Clarence f. Holcomb has purchased
from Mrs. Antonette E. Ellis fifteen
lots on the c. d. Ellis addition. AS
soon as the war is over and business
resumes normal conditions it is not
unlikely that Mr.. Holcomb will build
dozen or more houses in that addi-
ton which is one of the most pleasant
locations for dwelling houses in the
city.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
Glickman Block Sold

The Glickman block on Bridge
street was sold last week through the
Little and Sandell Real Estate agency
to VIM. j. Standfield of Detroit. In
the exchange fifty-seven-acre farm
figured
Mr.. Standfield owned the farm To-
Gated in Otisco township and in the
roundup of papers it was turned over
er of it.
The block is occupied on the lower
floors by Arnold Schmidt and George
w. Kingsbury. Mr.. Standfield secur-
ed il as an investment.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23
January 3, 1918.

BY q vote of Silk City Lodge No
447 /. o. o. f. they have decided to
close their lodge rooms after all
lodges that meet in their hall have in
stalled their officers. eliais
Mark Leetch, Secretary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23

The Board of Health of the city of
Belding has ordered free vaccination
by Health Officer K. w. Little. begin
ming Friday, January 25th, between
the hours of 3 and 4 p. m, and con-
tinuing ten days.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23

Postponed meeting Of Belding
Grange will be held next Saturday.
January 26. This will be an all-day
meeting with installation Of officers.
Members all come and bring well fill
ed baskets.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-23

Owing to the death of William A.
Wilder the w. C. +. u. meeting at the
home Of Mrs. Mark Brown Thursday,
has been postponed.