The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-23
SMYRNA

A thousand frogs, more d. less
were singing, Sunday and their song
was "Spring. Spring, Beautiful
Spring"
There is an old saying that when
the frogs begin to sing they will be
frozen up three times before warm
weather comes to stay. So keep ov-
ercoats handy.
Little Jack Mehney has been very
sick with the grip but is some bet
ter now and we hope will keep on i'm
proving.
Thursday morning dawned rather
damp and Smyrna folks said among
/ themselves that for once they were
afraid their homecoming day would
be a disappointment, others, more op-
timistic, laughed and said "what's
( little rain" and evidently that was
the opinion of the usual big crowd of
people who came to celehate st.
Patrick's day. Maccabee hall was
decorated for the occasion and the
Lady Bees furnished the dinner,
which as usual, was bountiful and
good We couldn't begin to tell what
they had to eat. so we are not going
to try Of course all Smyrna people
who could be there were p.esent and
those of this locality for miles around
( likewise, and then there were quite
a number of people from Belding and
Greenville. Mark Hoppough and
daughter, Marjory and Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Cook, of Ionia were here,
Mrs. Gertrude McAfee, from near
Bellvue and her daughter, Mrs.
Gladys Rexford, from Lake City, for
mer Smyrna people, were here to
greet old friends. Well, you bette.
believe that big crowd of folks had
good visit together. Then there
were our old friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Snyder, of GIeenville. They
didn't let little rain scare them from
coming. After the dinner there was
fine program that pleased all who
were there to see and hea'9 it. Take
it all in all, it was one of the best
St. Patrick day doings smyrna ever
had, and that is saying much
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Johnson, of
Grattan Center, visited over Sunday
with Elgin Condor and wife.
Will Cowles and Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Davis were in Greenville Saturday to
attend meeting of the Tower Motor
Truck Co.
Mrs. Maggie Olds called on Mrs.
Ada Hanks, Tuesday evening
Del. Pu9dy is still on the sick list.
Mrs. E. j. Downing, of Sunfeld,
visited with her relatives, Ed. Insley
and family, from Wednesday of last
week until Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. Eta Wright, of Greenville,
visited with A. j. Gardner and wife
from Wednesday until Saturday Mrs
Wiight called on Mrs. Sylvester Os-
born, Friday.
Ernest Bunker, of Belding, was a
Sunday guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Norton.
Mrs. Alfred Davis was in Belding
Wednesday visiting with her moth
er, Ms. Caroline Gals.
n Mrs. Mary Gray, who has been
sick for some time is little better.
Robert Earle and daughters, Helen
and Inez, called on their aunt, Miss
Fannie Earle, Friday,
Mrs. Charles Totten, of Belding,
was a supper guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hanks, Thursday and visited
with them until train time. She at
tended the st. Patrick's day doings
here.
Mrs Anna Campbell has been quite
sick for few days but is a little
better now. She is still staying at
the home of her daughter and SON.
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Gard
ner.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis visited with
Mrs. Max Somers, Wednesday.
Charles Condor had an automobile
accident last Tuesday, down south
of Smyrna. He turned his car out of
the rut and the road being soft he
could not turn back again and the
car went over on its side. His SON
in-law and grand daughter were with
him at the time but fortunately
none were hurt. The car was dam
i q oad xva did not laarp bo,t, cariouolxy