Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-09-03
! FRIDAY, SEPT. 5.
TUSCALOOSA BRIEFLETS.

FRIDAY, SEPT. >. %
l)SKAL6)OSA BRIEFLEIS.
Mri,s VIM. Tiifin, who has been visiting
her daughter Mrs. Joe Jones, Of Wash
ington returned to her home in this city,
Monday noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Taylor entertain
ed last week in honor of their nephews.
Henry and Arthur Taylor Of Glendale.
Iowa, The party was in nature Of a sur
prise, and proved highly enjoyable to the
twenty guests who participated in the
festivities.
Miss Geneva Green, who has been Wis
iting among many friends in Washington,
stopped over night among Oskaloosa
friends, while enroute to her home in
Newton.
Mrs. r. s. Brown has returned from
Stanton, Virginia, where she has been
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Webb, during the past six weeks. She
was accompanied home by her son Henry.
Joe, Annie and Luc!us Banquet and
children OF John Banquet have been in
Knoxville, this week, with Mrs. Robert
Given.
A, d. Corbln returned from Chicago
Friday. He has been making purchases
preparatory to opening paper hanging
business.
Miss Nora Dysert is home from Yates,
No., where she has been visiting in conf
pany with her cousin, Eddie Sample.
Many people think the visit was to Yates,
Ohio. instead Of Yates, Mo.
Miss Sidney Davis. of Keokuk, is being.
entertained by her sister, Mrs. Ed. Jones
The boys are laying plans for great
moonlight picnic at the river, in the near
future. There will be no Ottumwa girls
invited.
A. &. Clark was summoned to Ottumwa
Monday, on pressing business. We don't
know the young lady's name,
Miss Edney Voller, who has been enter
tanned during the past three weeks by her
friend, Miss Burris Kimbrough. returned
Monday to her home in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Martha Lewis entertained Sunday,
attea, in honor Of Mrs. Virginia Lynch,
mother of $. M. Cratic, also Mr.. and Mrs.
Cratic.
Mrs. Londonderry, who is lying quite
Ill at her home, on Second avenue, is at
tended by her daughter, Mrs. Holmes, of
Collax.
The Christian Endeavor entertainment,
given last week, was one of the most en-
joyable affairs the society has given. The
society has ever given. The friends of the
society were invited to the A. NJ. +. church
and were treated to NEST excellent pro-
gram. W. G. Coleman gave an address
in which he distinguished himself by very
felicitous remarks, 1.-The Love of Ship"
A vocal solo by Miss Georgia Blackburn
was rendered with telling effect. He
voice is improving, and her many friends
have reason to congratulate her. The
instrumental solo, organ voluntary, by
Miss Lizzie Tate, was we'll played aud
mulch liked by the audience. Miss Tate
Is requiring butte reputation in the line
ofmusical attachments, Rev. ]. s. Bur-
ton. of the Wesley Chapel. was present
AID talked about twenty minutes. His
remarks were pertinent to the occasion
referring to the society's splendid work in
the city. He took occasion to remark up.
on the value and importance devolving
upon the young men in church work was.
listened to with close attention, and will
surely bear good fruit. Rev. Burton is
doing great work here. He understands
the situation in the city, and is q power
for good. May success attend his efforts.
Rev. w. A. Bruce is much liked by his
people, and no occasion Of the kind could
be complete without his presence. The
entertainment was concluded in a most
pleasing manner by adjourning the assem-
big to refreshments. Tables we're hand
somely decorated with flowers. Each
guest was presented with handsome but
tonhole boquet, SLOVENIAN of the even
ing. Ice-cream and cake was served.
Each departed feeling that the end gained
had been worth the effort. and that the
second OF the Endeavor society proved
= success.
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