The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-25
SHOW MOVIES OF.
{ LOCAL PEOPLE TO
BOYS IN FRANCE
GET SHOT" ON FILMS WHICH
WILL BE TAKEN OVERSEAS
TO SHOW MICHIGAN BOYS.

WOuluil you ike 10 see L'ne boys
over in France and Germany? And
wouldn't you give lot to see a NOV
ing picture film shown here wherein
the boys-your son, husband or broth
er could be plainly seen? You just
bet you would but the chances are
that you will never get to see much
of anything in this nature. But just
the same you know how you would
like to see your boys in a film and
how much more would the boys over
there in France and Germany like to
see yourself and if not in person,
either here or in a nearby city and
ious Y. M C.. A, Knighes of Colum-
bus and other huts over where the
boys who cnpnprise thJ army are
spending an evening.
The boys are going to lock at 5000
feet of film which is going to be TAX
er at Grand Rapids and other west
ern Michigan cities, beginning on
Christmas day and continuing on
through until Friday, January 3, by
camera which will be pointed at a
line of people who will pass before it
and who are relatives or friends of
the boys on duty overseas. The rel
atives or friends who will pass be-
forethe camera-and have their pic
lures taken will be permittd to carry
some taken or sign of affection by
which the boys will know them when
they see the pictures over thtre.
The pictures are going to be filmed
at close range SO thas the features of
everybody will show up good, and
special attention is going to be given
to taking the pictures of babies which
will be shown.
The filming of the pictures is to be
done for the Grand Rapids Old Ma
tionai bank and the Grand Rapids
News, whose able editor, Mr. A. P.
Johnson, is well known throughout
the state and also locally, where he
has been heard several times in patri-
otic and other public meetings. The
films will then be sent to E. w Dick
erson, the special representative of
| the Grand Rapids News, which by
the way is the only paper in Michi-
gan which has it's cwn special staff
correspondent with the american Ex-
peditionary forces in France
and Germany. Mr. = Dickerson
will then take the films and
have them shown in the moving pic
turetheaters over where the boys are
and can see them.
Just think, if Clarence Bailey
should see his parents, brothers and
baby brother, thrown on the screen
over in France. If Lyle Madden
saw his parents, if George and Will
Richardson saw their parents and the
latter saw his young bride with their
'war baby" in her arms on that
screen, and lot of other local boys
saw their home felix's on the same
screen? Can't you imagine their
hearts coming up to their throats as
they experienced one of the most
pleasant moments of their lives
and the very pleasantest event that
could happen to them way over there
thousands f-miles away, next TO COM
ing in actual contact with those same
relatives or friends?
The first picture will be taken at
Grand Rapids, on Christmas day at
noon, on Campau square. Then will
follow, Grand Haven, Thursday, Dec.
26; Muskegon, Friday, Dec. 27; Hol-
land, Saturday, Dec. %; kalamazoo,
Sunday, Dec 90; Manistee or Luding-
ton depending upon public healthy 1,
Monday, Dec. 30; Traverse City, on
Tuesday, Dec. 81; Cadillac, New
Years day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1919;
Big Rapids, Thursday, Jan. 2; Ionia,
Friday, Jan. 3. =
No provision is made for the taking
of local pictures but an effort is now
being made to get the movie man
and his outfit to stop off for a short
time and take some of the pictures
heree However, if this cannot be ac-
complished, it is hoped that h large
number of local people will go over
to Ionia on the date set and get in on
the pictures so their boys can see
them. There are number of "war
babies" whose fathers will meet them
for the first time in this manner.
1t is a great idea and the Grand
Rapids parties who are putting It on
are sure going to make q hit with
the folks here and the boys "over
there" by taking anc showing the
Aims.
In case an arrangement can be made
whereby pictures will be taken To-
csnltSQt. will be annsanced In next
Wvek's issue Of the Banner-News