The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-01

Grand Rapids. returned to their home
Monday after having spent q few
days visiting at the home OF the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Orser.' Mrs. MELVILLE was formerly
Miss Hazel Orser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gooding and
children returned to their home at
Alto Monday morning after having
visited at the home of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. q. W.. Cooling.
Mrs. Glen Wasnick and two daugh-
| tiers went to Grand Rapids Monday
morning to spend New Years day at
! the home of relatives there, Mr..
\ Wasnick being unable to go In the
morning, left for Grand Rapids that
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Washburn
were Grand Rapids visitors Monday.
Mrs. l.. l.. Finney Of Grand Rapids
ia = guest at the home of her daughter
Mrs. j. C.ABallard, for the winter.
Rev. ri. f.. Curch and family of the
local Church of Christ congregation,
spent an enjoyable time over Christ
mas at the home of their parents at
Lakev1ew. .Exe
Mrs. Mary E. H. Coville recently
received the appointment Of depart
ment gaide from Augusta -6ohnson,
state president of the w. r. c., as a
Christmas gift, the notice coming to
her on Christmas morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Benedict and
two sons. John and Billy, were the
Christmas guests OF Mrs Benedict's
sister. Mrs. Geo. E. Wagner and fam
ilv. Mr.. Benedict returned to his
drug business at Kalamazoo Thurs
day morning, but the family will make
a longer visit.
Marshall King of Camp Custer is
spending his New Years furlough at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. King.
Miss Lulu Reynolds and aunt, Mrs.
Amelia Common, the latter's two hill
dren and Richard Marsh, returned on
Thursday evening from Ionia, near
where they had spent Christmas with
their uncle and brother, William Rey-
nolds.
C. F. Field and wife of Hastings
were the over Christmas guests of
their daughter, Mrs. A. M. Hall, Mr..
Field leaving On Thursday for his
work as deputy internal revenue col
lector for the Kalamazoo district and
Mrs. Field remaining until Saturday
when she left for her home at Hast
ings. Mr.. Field, while not working
the newspaper game any more than
tc still hold his interest, is one of the
editors and owners of the Hastings
Journal-Herald and his occasional
visits to this office are always a
source of pleasure to US.
- x,<.1 IN. Safr lou
to Detroit, where he is engaged in
machine work, after having been an
over Christmas guest at the home of
his mother in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Russell and fam
lily went to Grand Rapids Saturday to
spendsa few days at the home of rel
atives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hart and baby
returned to their home at Grand Rap
| ids Saturday after having spent few
days at the home of Mrs. Harris sis
ter, Mrs. Ed. Belding and family in
this city. riaas ~.
Mrs. Enos Norris, returned to her
home at Battle Creek, Saturday after
having spent some time at tie home
of her sister, Mrs. Glen Granger and
with other relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester E. Trimble
were called to Saranac Saturday by
the news of the death of her favorite
nephew, Clyde Peck, of that place,
who died that morning following a
lingering illness which was caused
by tuberculosis. Clyde was a model
young boy and his death was hard
blow to Mrs. Trimble wro loved him
as her own son. The trip to Saranac
was made by auto and it took nearly
three hours to reach there, so bad
were the roads. The funeral of Clyde
Peck was held on Monday.
Miss Louise Barron went to Grand
Rapids Monday to spend the day.
Fred Willard returned to his work
in Battle Green Monday after having
spent a short vacation with his mo-
Their, Mrs. Elizabeth Willard and with
other relatives and friends in this city.
The Green's Ladies' aid will meet
with Mrs. Will Beach on Wednesday,
Jan. 8.
Enid Bennett in "The Greatest Show
on Earth" story of love behind the
scenes of great circus, Sunday night
at the Empress theater.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Crane of Shiloh
and Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Castle of
Ionia spent Christmas with their mo-
Their, Mrs. Nettie Childs
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Golombisky
of Gram returned home Monday after
spending a week with the latter's ia
Their, Frank Phillips.
Dinner guests at F. Phillips were
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Phillips and Geo.,
jr., Mr. and Mrs. Walter Galambisky
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Phillips and family, Charles Russell
and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Russell.