The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-06-11
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs of the Local Colony
and Its Friends.


The quarterly meeting at the A. M.
u. church was postponed to the sec
end Sunday in June. 1t is then ex-
pected that Rev, Gordon, Of ottumwa,
will be present and assist the pastor.
Mr. ]. H. Bates, of Buxton, was IN
the city Thursday, attending com
mencement exercises of the oskaloosa
High school, his daughter, Miss Eva,
being member Of the graduating
class.
Mr.. C. g. Lee left the city Thursday
for a weeks vacation and recreation.
He will visit Colfax, Des Moines and
probably Minneapolis before return
ing home. Commodore says he needs
a rest and is going to have it.
Mrs. A. G.. Clark, of this city, and
Miss Storm Sheffey, of Muchakinock,
attended the State Federation or
Colored Women's Clubs at Davenport
last week.
Mr.. Malone, of Buxton, passed
through the city Wednesday en- route
home after visit of several weeks at
the home of his parents near Birming-
ham, Ala.
The State Federation of Colored
Women's Clubs held it's second annual
meeting at Davenport, Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week. The at
tendance was quite large, every club
in the state being represented by one
or more delegates and the papers read
and topics discussed were both inter
esting and instructive. One of the
most interesting addresses was that
given by Mrs. Lizzie A. Davis, of Chi
cago, national organizer Of the Ma
tional Federation. We have known
Mrs. Davis for number Of years and
know her to be one of the most tai
ented and we'll informed women Of
the race. Her address was replete
with sound wisdom and timely, sensi-
BILE advice, and was delivered in pleas
ing but forcible manner. Mrs. Davis
at one time was a teacher in the col
ored public school at Keokuk, Iowa.
rendered to the delegates by Mrs.
Ruth Richardson, of Davenport. We
hope some good has been done and
that the meeting will bear fruit, that
its members W. return nome fully re-
solved to be more loving and tender
wives, more devoted and careful moth
ers, to be more economical in living
and dress; to aid and assist their hus-
bands to secure homes for themselves
and families; to lay up a competency
for the future that in their old age
they may not be dependent upon the
charity of their friends, or else go to
the poor house, and to do other and
diverse duties which all good wives
and women can and ought to do. If
it has lent an inspiration towards the
accomplishment Of these things, then
all will vote the meeting success.
Mrs. S. J. Brown passed through
the city Tuesday, en- route from Bux-
ton to her home in Des Moines.
Mr.. B. F. Cooper, of Buxton, was an
!Gu1OICSu 0uuudy Nl5ALOl Ill IhO ivy .
He came over with several others Sat
urday, intending to take in the excur-
sion to Minneapolis, but as the train
did not go they were compelled to re-
main till Monday, and as Sunday was
such a pleasant day they enjoyed it
hugely.
Miss Georgia Blackburn has return
ed home after a very pleasant year S
work as one of the instructors in
Southland college, at Southland, Ark
The college is located about nine
miles from Helena, Ark, and is under
the control of the Friends church.
The enrolment numbers about one
hundred, three colored and five white
teachers. She speaks very highly OF
the institution and the generous and
courteous treatment received from
both teachers and pupils. 1t was her
first visit to the south and she tells
some very amusing stories Of the
things she saw and experienced. She
has promised to give us her impress
sions of, the south at some future
time. She will probably return to her
work again in the fall.
The new Country Club was enter
tanned by Mrs. z. E. Jones at her resi-
dence, North Fifth street, Thursday
evening. 1t was the first open session
of the club and quite a number of in
vited guests were present. The even
ing's program had been prepared with
much care and was well rendered. 1t
consisted Of an instrumental solo by
Miss Jennie Hardy, which was well