The Belding banner-news., 1922-02-22
PAID HONOR TO
GRANT, LINCOLN
AND WASHINGTON
PATRIOTIC ORDERS OF CITY OBJ
SERVE ANNIVERSARIES OF
GREAT MEN OF NATION

The members of the G. A. R., w.
X. Z. and Sons and Daughters of
Veterans and a number of invited
guests, gathered at the G.. A. r. hall
Saturday noon and observed the an.
niversary of the birthdays of Wash
ington, Lincoln and Grant, the latter
being included in the list of those
honored for the first time, this year.
Generally the menu at any gath
erlng is good, but this one was a
regular X extra good. Just why
it tasted so much better than other
times we are not able to say, but at
any rate meat was never prepared
better, potatoes and gravy never
were dished up in more liberal guam
titles and no table was ever graced
with greater number of tempting,
.toothsome side dishes, The pie was
just like your mother used to make
and while we only ate four pieces
eRgfftuAc lIafff lIfff6 e., ere6nr;- rrroevrave
huckleberry. The tables quit groan-
ing shortly after Jeff started In eat,
ING and after that only an occasional
proan came from Jeff. Mr.. Godfrey
also consumed four cups of coffee,
washing down the four speeches
which were later on delivered.
We do, however, wish to compll-
ment the ladies on the excellent feed
and think any person could overload
on such good vituals with no great
damage or results.
Major Frank r. Chase acted as
Marshal of the day and also as
toast master and called on Ed. ID.
Engemann for short talk on George
Washington. r. E. Timm, com,
mander of the local legion post was
next called on for speech and ne
touched on a number of subjects
ranging to a comparison Of condl-
tions confronting the Civil war vet
erans and those which the Worl6
war vets met. Mr.. Timm differs II
his view of the bonus bill and in ms
, talk stated that he considered tina
with taxes and other multidinous ex
, penses as excessive as they are a
, present it was his opinion that tn
{ bonus bill should be laid away, tenn
, porarily until other matters and is
sues have been met and disposed OF
Mrs. Cora Lincoln, member 0
the Greenville w r. c., who was
guest also spoke and gave a yer
d, good recitation in onor of the mothe
of Abraham Lincoln.
Mayor Washburn spoke on Grar
y and if Ulysses never got any favor
I able mention before, the mayor sur
). saw to it that he got credit. for man
= of the strategic moves and victorie
. of the Civil war. Without Grai
. there would have been on Lincol
: contended Mr.. Washburn.
- To Rev. Geo. A. Osborne fell tt
. talk on Lincoln and as we have sta
e ed before, this forceful local preac
II er-orator gave a splendid address {
70 the life of the great American
"a Man of the Ages-Lincoln. AS .
:, - fore. Rev. Osborne laid particul'
- emphasis on the fact that Lincoln
~ greatness came from God and tn
- no person knew this fact better thu
= - did Lincoln himself. Rev. Osborne
~ talk was splendid and although
!, was exhaustive in a way, many !
y grets were heard that he did not ia
ed longer.
81 81 The program opened with vos.
- solo by Mrs. L. M. Berry, who al
ID favored the gathering with two OF
~, oa er selections later on in the progrs
I;s The members of the G. A. H.,
&c r. c.. and the Sons and Daughters
." Veterans deserve a great deal
- credit for the annual observance
80 Jn the birthday anniversaries OF th'
r oreat men of the nation.