Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-04-19
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Special Correspondence to Iowa State Bsstonder.
Charley Taylor is at home on visit
from Kirksville, Mo.
William King is seriously i'll at his
home with pneumonia. At this writing
he is thought to be some better.
Robert E. Crump spent Sunday in
the city, the guest of Miss Eva Harris.
He returned home Monday.
Mr.. Charley Jenkins and wife of
Bloomfield, Iowa, was visitors at the
home Of Mr. John Jenkins Sunday.
They returned home in the evening
The silver aid society met last Friday
at the pleasant home OF Mrs. Anna
Lee, on Meadow street. An enjoyable
meeting was had
Mr. j. Patton. of Macon City, Mo-,
made business "Trip to this city the
first of the week, returning home the
same day taking with him Miss Ada
Washington. She will make that
city her future home.
Bert johnson, the popular young
man of Burlington, visited in the city
over Sunday, the guest of his uncle,
John Harris. He visited the A. M E.
Sunday school and addressed them
most beautifully Sunday afternoon.
II. |. B. III. r. G. met with Mrs. Daisy
b. johnson last Friday. Mrs. u. Taylor
opened the meeting. After the regular
order of business an excellent program
was carried out, after which an ex-
cellent repast was served. The society
then adjourned to meet with Mrs. Josie
Meadows this week with the following
program: General history and black
Phalanx. Mrs. II. O. Hines: current
events, Mrs. Hall, Mesdames johnson.
charge of the question box; visitors,
Mrs. T. Watts.
The Adelphi literary last Thursday
evening was very interesting and all
parties acquitted themselves nicely.
The Antiquarian club gave a very
enjoyable entertainment Tuesday
evening which was well attended. The
principal feature of the evening was
the spelling match. 1t was old fashion
and OF the old time speller. Mr..
Mosley and Mr.. Davis was the captains
1t proved out that Caplean Mosley and
his host was too well versed in the art
of spelling for the other captain and
his company as they were the triumph
ant parties in the contest.
The entertainment given at the
Christian Tabernacle Monday evening
was not very well attended, owing to
the inclement weather, though the ex-
ercises were good and should be re-
peated.
The exercises at the A. NJ E. church
Sunday We're grand, both afternoon
and in the evening. The Ginning of
the birds and the fragrance of the
flowers made it a most delightful place
to be. The large audience added great
encouragement to those who had
charge of affairs. The children rem
dered an excellent program in the af-
ternoon, which was highly appreciated
and in the evening the young ladies'
and gentlemens program was fine. The
solo of Miss Ada Hampton deserves
special mention. The Sunday school
choir furnished excellent music. The
papers were good, in fact, everything
was first-class
The Congress meets every Friday
evening. Now that 1t is sauarely on
it's feet, it is the duty of every mem
ber to use his energies to make the So
ciety just what It was intended to be. |
This can only be done by every one
faithfully performing his part of the
work
Joseph Hopkins was called to Gales
burg, ILL.,, last Friday by the death of
his sister. He returned home Monday.
Mrs. Lucy Skies Colard died Tuesday
evening, April l6, at 7:15. She lived
with her Youngest daughter, at Fair
view. Mrs Elizabeth McMain, who is
better known as Wilson. The deceased
was born in Bowling Green, Va, the
sth of August, 1902. She came to OF
tumwa to live with her daughter in
1872. She was Christian and be-
longed to the A. M. E. church for
TWEEN y-three years. The deceased |
leaves daughter, son -in-law and five
d-children-George. Charles, Will
lam, David and Laura Wilson-to |
mourn her loss. The funeral took
place at the A. M E. church Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.