The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-06
IOWA FRIENDS.
Yearly Meeting now in Session
in this City.

Inc Inlrty-elghrn Annual Assembly
of Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends is
now in full swing at their beautiful
ground north of the city. Monday
the white city Of tents almost sprung
into existence. Sixteen tents we're
ordered through the committee on
arrangements, and these are suppl
mented by a large number Of private
tents. Orders for some tents were
received too late to I'LL. Those who
ordered tents are as follows; Eli
Jones, E. P. Ellyson, Lizzie A. Mote,
Jennie e. Kirby, VIM. Figge, r. p.
Laid, Fred Comfort, Inez Bachelor,
Anna Alter, e. z. Mendenhall, Cora
Edwards, /. N. Rich, M. F. Corsbie,
e. O. Jones, Eli Hockett, O. White.
The committee on arrangements,
Dillon Stalker and Henry Fairbroth-
er, have been busy for several days
putting the buildings and grounds in
shape. Provision will be made for
three out door preaching stands this
year, while the refreshment stand
will be located on the south part of
the grounds. 1t will be conducted by
Asher's the well known caterers.
The Yearly Meeting ~janitor work is
in charge of Roscoe Fairbrother and
Leo Stalker, both experienced in the
work. They will do their work well.
The Iowa Central railway has made
a much needed Improvement. A new
platform has been put in, some long
er than the old n and made of
cinders. For two years past the old
board platform has been much out of
repair and was in fact dangerous.
The Yearly Meeting visitors began
to arrive in crowds Monday after
noon. OF recent years Yearly Meet
ing has practically opened on Mon
day evening with the meeting of the
O. E. Union at Penn Chapel. With
this is combined a reception to dele
gates by the local society. Last even
ing the meeting opened a little late
on account of waiting for the arrival
of several delegates on the train from
the north on the Central. A little
past 8 O'Clock E. P. Ellyson, presi-
dent of the Yearly Meeting Union,
called the meeting to order. A very
earnest devotional service was held.
If it is any criterion of the meetings
to follow they will be such as o make
this session a memorable one both in
numbers and in deep spiritual inter-
est. At the close of this part of the
meeting Daniel Cook ,on behalf of the
local society, extended a hearty well
come to the visitors. This was fol-
lowed by a brief social, during which
lemonade was served and some
special music was furnished by a
mixed quartette, the Misses Dean,
Worthie, Hagerman and Homer
Coffin. Many of the workers of sew.
eral years past were present and
several new faces were there.
The officers of the @. E. Union are
as follows:
Viola Smith, Superintendent.
Edgar P. Ellyson, President.
Harley Moore, First Vice President.
ILLUS Cox, Second Vice President.
Blanche Ford, Secretary andTreas-
urer.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
The official opening of the Yearly
Meeting for business occurred at 2
p. m. Tuesday. It was preceded by
a devotional meeting at 1 O'Clock.
The first business, session is mere
routine work. The roll Of DELEGATES
and care-takers was called and the
various standing committees for the
session were appointed, the principal
ones being on correspondence. Nom
nations, devotional meetings, sum-
mary of answers, announcements,
new business and returning minutes.
The report of the printing committee
vas given.
NOTES.
John Fl. Green and wife, of Abba,
are at Yearly Meeting. They are
guests at the s. P. Hawkins home.
Jesse @. Parish, wife and baby are
here. He has had pastoral work at
Casey the past year.
Henry Wore, wife and son Marion
drove through from Aida, Nebraska,
a journey of ten days and are tent
ing. They were the first arrivals,
reaching here last Tuesday after.
noon.
The cooking arrangements for the
campers are quite complete. In a
rough shed three cook stoves are in
operation, while still another stove
is out doors for heating water.
Jason Negus and wife, of Spring.
dale, were among the early arrivals.
Mrs. Negus was formerly Emily
Jones, of Damascus, Ohio. They
were married last January.
Rev. Chas. S. White will remain as
pastor at New Sharon next year.
This will make his third year at that
point.
The Woman's Foreign Board held
a business meeting at the college
Tuesday forenoon.
j. II Bales came down from Eldora
Monday to attend the meeting of the
Penn College Board. He will remain