The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-09-17
COUNTY O. E. S.
CONVENTION D0INGS

The twelfth annual meeting of the
Ionia county association of Eastern
Star was held Thursday afternoon
and evening in the Masonic rooms of
Silk City which were very beautifully
adorned with profusions of autumn
flowers. The president, Mrs. Georgia
Raisoner, of Palo, called to order and
in few appropriate words welcomed
the association, then all, singing the
"Star Spangled Banner" and prayer
seated and listened to fine patriotic
address "A welcome to returned SOL
diers and sailors" by r. A. Hawley
of Ionia. Mrs. Steadman, of Lyons,
sweetly sang "Home Again" and re-
sponded to an encore. Reception of
Grand Officers present they being
Grand Matron, of Michigan, Mrs. Eva
j. Snow. of Ludington; Ass. Grand
Matron, Gertrude e. Parkhurst, Grand
Rapids; Past Grand Esther, Nellie
Hewitt, Maple Rapids and Ina Moore
Lakeview.
Mrs. Carrie Wilson was then intro
duced and gave address of welcome to
all there being visitors frcm Mont
calm, Kent, Eaton counties and one
brother from Texas. Gaylord Clark,
who is visiting relatives in Orleans.
Mrs. Edith England, of Portland re-
spcnded in a happy manner.
A quartet of Ionia ladies, Blakeslee,
Hathaway, Bergy and Fox pleased the
audience with two numbers. Belding
chapter was favored by president
Reasoner when appointing her COM
mittees, by placing sister Carrie Will
son. chairman auditing and sister
Mary f. II. Coville, Chairman Press
committees.
Election of officers as follows:
President, Mrs. Lottie HUM, Sara
nae; 1st Vice President, Mrs. Alma
Kimball, Lyons; End Vice President,
Mrs. r. A. Hawley, Ionia; Sec'y-
Treas, Mrs. Eda Talcott, Saranac;
Chaplain, Mrs. Tubbs, Portland; Mar
shall, Mrs. Flora Harvey, Clarksville.
Memorial services were then conduct
ed by Mrs. Cora Hall. assisted by
Mrs. Comstock, both of Palo, during
these services sisters Grace Strunk
and Ethel Jersey. impressively sang
"Abide With Me-, in absence Of those
who were to sing. The association
voted to continue the support of the
French orphan which was adopted at
| last annual meeting.
At $3.50 a splendid banquet was
| served to three hundred and fifty
eight, which included the committees
the tables were decorated with au-
| tumn fruits and vines and under the
leadership of Mesdames, Hubbell
! Crawford and their able committees
everything passed off without a
''hitch" from start to finish, receiving
much praise and compliments on all
sides for the splendid menu which
banished all thoughts of the III. c. L.
Evening session: readings by Miss
| Norma Loewe, solo by Mrs. Tebble all
responding to encores. Then Belding
Chapter officers opened up the rit-
: ualistic work with Mrs. French Ar
mold in chair, receiving much praise
from Grand officers. Three Belding
candidates were then initiated into
the mysteries of our order by a pick
ed set of officers from the ten chap
ters of the county which several being
absent, Belding officers filled the
chairs. A school of instruction was
then given by the Grand Matron,
Portlant extended an invitation to
meet there next year which was ac-
cepted. Praise on all sides were
. heard for Belding Chapter officers and
also for President Reasoner on inn
partial decisions. At the "wee small
hours" the stars wended their way
home, happy, oh yes, but tired.
Chairman Press Committee,
Mary K. II Coville