Read about this series of posts, regarding items in a box originally owned by Belle (Lamunion) Fellows Tinker here. The cast of characters is located here. And, there is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here.

The numbering of these posts had been modified to signify that I am posting items from my archival book two, hence the 2-xx numbering.

Heartiest Greetings

There is something in the very
season of he year that gives
charm to the festivity of
Christmas
Washington Irving

With best wishes
for a
Merry Christmas
and a
Happy New Year

Ferris, Goldia & (possibly living person’s name withheld).

Dear Aunt Belle,
How are you? Hope
feeling fine. We are all
Well. Ferris works every
day.

We got our bathroom pretty
well finished now. Also got
a new blower furnace installed
this fall.

Maxine & Eddie are coming
home for Christmas.

(Name withheld) goes to High School
but doesn’t care about it.

I sure wish the cold
weather was over with

Huldah & Len are traveling
in the West. Now and Arizona.

Love
Ferris & Goldia

Ferris Carter was a son of Belle’s sister Emily Lamunion Carter husband Andrew Carter. Emily’s children account for many of the items in this collection, they often corresponded with Belle.

Read about this series of posts, regarding items in a box originally owned by Belle (Lamunion) Fellows Tinker here. The cast of characters is located here. And, there is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here.

The numbering of these posts had been modified to signify that I am posting items from my archival book two, hence the 2-xx numbering.

Anther graduation

The Class of Nineteen hundred and eleven
of
Casnovia High School
present their complements
and Desire the honor of your presence
at their
Commencement Exercises
Friday evening, June the second
at eight o’clock

H. B. Church.

Baccaloureate Address, Rev. W. L. Mann,
M.E. Church Sunday evening May 28.

Belle’s niece, Huldah Carter, graduated in this class. It is interesting that she attended school in Casnovia and her older sister in Fremont.

Read about this series of posts, regarding items in a box originally owned by Belle (Lamunion) Fellows Tinker here. The cast of characters is located here. And, there is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here.

The numbering of these posts had been modified to signify that I am posting items from my archival book two, hence the 2-xx numbering.

Happy Christmas

Best wishes for a
Merry Christmas
and for happy days
in the
New Year!

Bessie & Claude

Claude C. Carter was a son of Andrew and Emily (Lamunion) Carter, a nephew of Belle. He married Bessie Caulkins about 1936; the couple resided in Muskegon, Michigan.

Read about this series of posts, regarding items in a box originally owned by Belle (Lamunion) Fellows Tinker here. The cast of characters is located here. And, there is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here.

The numbering of these posts had been modified to signify that I am posting items from my archival book two, hence the 2-xx numbering.

Item 48 is a graduation invitation

Cover:

1909

inside:

The Class of 1909

of the

Newaygo High School

request the honor of your presence at the

Class Day

and

Commencement Exercises

Wednesday and Thursday Evenings

June 23 and 24

Open House

8 o’clock

Baccalaureate Address

Congregation Church

Sunday Evening, June 20

Rev D. Truman

You can enlarge the remaining pages, click to see them:

Belle’s niece, Laila Carter, graduated in this class, which had thirteen members. Laila was a daughter of Andrew and Emily (Lamunion) Carter.  The family resided in Ashland Township, so it is likely that Lalia had to board with a family in Newaygo to attend school.  It was not uncommon for rural girls to board “in town” in order to attend high school.
I find the class motto interesting, “Not by Dream, but by the Hammer and Forge”. I guess this was a hard working bunch.