The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-12-17
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs of the Local Colony
and Its Friends.

and Its Friends.
Steward Bingham, OF Buxton, was
transacting business in the city Mon
day.
Leslie williams, of Des Moines, was
visiting relatives in the city this
week.
Rev. o. A. Johnson, of Des Moines,
was a business visitor in the city on
Monday.
The A. M. f. people have recently
made repairs on their parsonage TO
the extent of $4,000.
The Buxton Eagle has recently
been enlarged and improved and
looks like real live newspaper
Tom Parker went to Abba Tuesday
morning on business which may de-
tain him there for several weeks.
Mrs. Simon Smith, of Cheyenne,
Wyo., made a brief visit this week
with his brother-in-law, H. J. Hook
edy.
John Green and son Edward, of
Buxton, were visiting among friends
in Muchy and Oskaloosa Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The Emancipator, of Des Moines,
is the latest addition to negro journal
ism in Iowa. The Bystander will
please copy.
Mrs. Efie Finley-Wicks and baby,
of Des Moines, have been visiting at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Jordan
Wilson, in the city for the past week.
Mrs. Mollie Ringo, who has been
suffering from a severe attack Of
asthma for the past three weeks, is
reported much improved and hopes
soon to be out again.
Two companies of colored United
States troops are now stationed at
the new fort at Des Moines, and the
girls Of that town are all happy with
anticipations, while the boys are all
moody with envy and jealousy.
Mr.. Sharp, managing editor of the
Buxton Eagle, and wife Lorella, were
visitors in the city this week and at
tended the lecture Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Sharp was called on at the close
of the lecture and made few re-
marks on the race problem.
Hon. Geo. H. Woodson, of Mucha-
KNOCK, who has been attending court
in the city this week, was present at
the lecture Tuesday evening at the
A. M. e. church and made a very
neat little speech during the open
session at the close of the lecture.
The Des Moines correspondent of
the Buxton Eagle says: "The two
lecture organizations here at present
are having their likes and dislikes.
Strange some big negroes are always
trying to cut each others Threats"
Not strange at all. Des Moines is
made up of factions, all big in their
own estimation, numerically or ply
sically. Real mental greatness never
resorts to such methods.
The ladies Of the A. M. E. church
are busy just now, deep in the mys-
teries Of needle work and are evolv-
ing hundred pretty and useful arti-
cles which they will put on exhibition
and sale at fair to be given in the
church parlors Dec. % and "a, the
proceeds Of which will go to pay for
the repairs recently made on the par
sonage. Any little donation that a
friend may desire to make will be
greatly appreciated.
Rev. Slater preached an interesting
and forcible sermon on the evils Of
dancing, to a large congregation last
Sunday evening. The elder took a
decided stand against the dancing
evil and scored in unmeasured terms
the growing tendency of members of
the church to lend their presence
and encouragement to such amuse-
ments. Some of the guilty ones were
not present, whether from fear or in
disposition, we do not know, but we
do hope the reverberating echoes of
the elders eloquent denunciation viii
reach them in their retreats and smite
their hearts and consciences until
the tears Of repentance shall fill their
eyes and their lips breathe a prayer
for forgiveness and a promise to sin
no more. ...... r.
The ladies of the New Century
Club met at the residence of Mrs.
Harry Allen on North Fifth street,
Thursday evening, and after the rou-
tine business rendered the following
program: .
Opening Ode-Blest Be the Tie that
Binds, by the Club.
Paper-Women as Club Workers,
Mrs. E. E. Jones.
Instrumental Solo Miss Jennie
Hardy. a..
Recitation-Mrs. Harry Allen.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. Herman Dyer
Quotations from Sir Thomas Moore,
by the Club.
Mr.. Allen made short address by
way of encouragement and congratu-
lob Il A..