Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-06-12
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convention They take ii ,t,atro,, +to, 3, t,,lss
the name and fame Of theil 8 ct,ar,,s i ~
citizens very ably assisted by,ntif,1 ,yo,,,s,, i,
some of the ministers and yol,;nded tha+ fsI1;
delegates. AT the home of Mr.. All ,,o,,n ~ t4sas
Jason Green. as many as twei
were present for dinner Allotheer S Hd
families did their share in the way
tertannent. % ADN
We arrived in that city Wednesc HEa 1ho
morning, and noticed the chickens IcaH Iun ~
ing in great numbers, and ina big hurry D AZ
The ministers had arrived the day pres
vious. Nc 4 Il
reception was given Thursday even @, u !.
ing, and was largely attended. A band 81
composed of sixteen Afro American boys I'm ".
furnished the music. They have been q ~
organized about a year and are improY-
ing rapidly. 1t was pretty sight to view w. @1o-s
the elegant costumes and pretty faces Of d Nell
the many young ladies of Newton and smoke.
the ladies of Newton, and the deleoat TOBACCO E0R
from abroad. 1t would be hard to GET 80 &a
s=snS yeu" adis, ,sa s nst OMAHA
ent at this reception. Speeches, recita--.
TONS vocal and instrumental music, lightIhoraps;
and choice refreshments, made the even -
ing very enjoyable. M.--121
The following own property in the cits adverlsen1
OF Newton: Jason Green, E. Pllow--------1 80 1---
Alr. Whitsett, Alex Fine, Mrs Moones=lf-7r]
Meyer Davis, Sam Watson. John Hale@-t--Il4
John and Glenn Miller, Mrs. Castin. Mr.
Brown, Mrs Martin, Richard Hudsoi
David Waldron. Andrew Hayes, Coll
Cunningham, Tom Hughes, AL Williamit
All but two families own homes 1t is ~
strong argument in favor Of living in the
couatry. They live comfortably and are}k
happy. There it is the fashion for pa! 60
rents to own homes and for their children
to go to school until they graduate. IrA &S
proportion Newton has more Afro-Amer-s II ~
lean graduate than Des Moines. NG N
The Misses Green's were on the re9[~Ed
ception commi9e and visited the thrse-Ssos
depots in that city every day during thea 8
convention. Ye editor arrived Wednes assXA
day aud was Immediately drafted ints yg 49, ssSs5
service on the committee. We done thsaSysN \ Sa
heavy work. but it was pleasure oYSszSsGA y ~
to the congenial company. The s1SsMSA
of the convention was due in greAS 2ssssp4.rsA
to these young ladies'. s8Sss$ 80 "a
iouhS ineh were III deihahGSSST0W XIV
premium. NMI SSN=sA
patlons followed by the ~ the hd
of Newton: Plasterers: q any OF
and Ephriam Pillow. Brg. 8 Push it.
Mays and AL. Mhous ~
Wake Walker and and David @ "a H. any o'laII !.
Rev. A. A. BurLe# 21@ yS e.
ssyi'Ges. and presided ed vi zls 4 80 g.. -
his impartialiRy v3$zs!Sl
caszsa,, Resolutions ,a,, {. we're rsg, ( D -
blackburn, thanking the pec, Wz~
ton for their kind and gracious nc
One young lady lost her diamond. -. So.
broke her lparasoi and watch q etlAASoo
There IS Strong suspicion in tbrase Ed
OF many that she also lost her
There IS one young man most as =
who promised to visit all Of the (.
lady delegates IN the near future. you -
were SO charming and intera>. c.
chat I t% he could not say no. The girl sh 80
nave nave taken advantage of leap year -.
ileges We are pretty positive the s1dy yOl1|
men would haYe said yea to all onst,Pr fn-d