The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15


Making jelly, canning fruit and
vegetables and making pickles, seems
to be the chief thing on the program
these days.
Picnics are on the wane, but two
of them, one at Baldwin lake and one
at Ionia, called Smyrna people away
from home Sunday
Saturday night will be the time for
the regular meeting of the X. 0. T..
M. and l.. o. I. M.
A convention will be held at Faith
home beginning Saturday. September
Is, which will be Sunday school day,
and good program for the day has
been arranged. The following day,
Sunday, the City Rescue Mission
from Grand Rapids will have charge
and we anticipate something worth
while We haven't the program for
the entire convention, for which we
are sorry, but programs are being
printed and will soon be in the hands
Of the people who are interested is
this big meeting which promises to
be an uplift to those who attend. We
hope there will be a good attendance.
Mrs. Lizzie Honds has been a re-
cent visitor at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugo Casper.
Lester Beebe has sold his house
and lot in Smyrna to Robert Earle,
who will take possession in a short
time. Now, we suppose those pet
hornets will have to vacate. H..
John Regan and family left here
Tuesday of last week on their re-
turn trip to their home in Detroit.
Mrs. Jessie Wolfinger made a bus
mess trip to Moseley Tuesday of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geroge Hanks and
Mrs. Ila Clark attended the Farmers
meeting, held at the hall, Wednes-
day evening, and Mrs. Clark was the
guest of her mother that night. Harry
Clark was a supper guest Thursday.
Austin Howard, of Grand Rapids
visited over Sunday with Howard
Insley.
Mrs. Elmer Lowden. of Orleans and
Mrs. Del. Cobb, of Belding. called
on Mrs. Sylvester Osborn Tuesday.
Rev. II. j. Luten, of Grand Rap
ids, preached to the people here on
Sunday evening.
The people here were shocked when
they heard of the death of Mrs. Ida
Curtis who passed away Thursday
night. Mr.. Curtis died less than
year ago.
Miss Gayla Penton was a supper
guest of Miss Louise Lambertson in
Belding, Labor Day. /.
Henry Harris and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Olds and Mrs. Mary
Gray and her grandson, Wendell
Coss, were among those who attend
ed the picnic at Baldwin lake Sum
day.
Mrs. Del. Purdy has been quite sick
with a cold or summer grip.
Miss Cora Hoppough, Miss Edna
Van Harrington, Mrs. George Hop
pough and Mrs. Hattie Moe took a
motor trip to Grand Rapids, Friday.
Mrs. Moe remained there to visit a
few days with her niece, Mrs. Addie
Christensen and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Condor. Mrs.
VIVA Swain, Mrs. Bertha Buck, Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Norton, Earl Norton
and wife, Clare Norton and wife and
Charles Condor, wife and son, Car
rol and Miss Martha Beedy were
among those who attended the picnic
in Ionia Sunday.
Mark Hoppough, of Ionia called on
his brother, George and family, Sat
urday.
Mrs. Elgin Condor and Mrs. Ber-
tina Buck were supper guests of Mrs.
Sylvester Osborn. Wednesday. Mrs.
la Clark was a caller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Lee and daugh-
ter, Arlene and Mrs. Susie Harring-
ton were dinner guests of Mrs. Hiram
Olds Wednesday.
Miss Lorna Vincent was a supper
0f Me. Coxla ponton Thurs
day.
Mrs. Vina Swain and Mrs. Bertha
Buck visited Mr.. and Mrs. Elgin
Condor Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rev. F. III. Boleyn, of Brown City
were also guests there.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis visited Mrs.
Albert Northway Friday.
Miss Edna Van Harlingen has been
spending the week with her friend
Miss Cora Hoppough, as her vaca-
ton from the studies she has pursu-
ed this summer in the graduate
school of the University of Chicago.
At the autumn convocation of the
university she was granted the de-
gree of Master of Arts. Miss Van
Harlingen and Miss Hoppough re-
turned Monday, September 13 to
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Olivet college and Miss Van Harlin-
gen to Ripou college in Wisconsin.
Mrs. Diana Hull was in Bedding
last week from Wednesday until Sat
urday visiting with Mrs. Melissa
Cobb.
Mrs. Wolfnger cgine2 2?
Mrs. Woodbridge and Miss Wool
drige, Mrs. Mayors and children and
Miss Makers. Of Orleans called on
Mrs. A. 3. Penton and Miss Gayla
Friday.
Mrs. Laura Purdy visited Mrs.
Maggie Odds Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Will Cowles and Mrs. Olive
Insley went fishing Labor Day. hrs.
Insley said they got back, and Mrs.
Cowles said they had fisherman's luck
Judge for yourself what they caught.
Hugo Casper made trip to Grand
Rapids Sunday night
Since he became High school
student, Arlo Tebbel concluded he
was too old to be the owner Of q toy
so he raffled it of at the
store Saturday night Earle God
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