The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-02-05
THE DEBT IS ALL PAID.
Epworth League Celebrates Auspici-
Gus Occasion.

The members and friends of the ZIP
worth League of the Central NJ Il.
church met on frlday evening around
the festive board and celebrated the
completion and payment of their sub
scription of $1,000, which was pledged
at the time of the dedication of the
church, For some years past this OBJ
legation has been hanging like mill
stone on the shoulders of the League
and now it remains for a younger gen.
Grafton to pay off the pledge acquired
by the elder members, nearly all of
whom have moved away.
The banquet committee were Misses
Lillian Kilburn, Mae Millar, May PEN
dray and Beatrice Barnard, and in the
perfectness and beauty of their ar
rangements they certainly covered
themselves with glory and honor. The
colors of the League, crimson and
white, were everywhere in evidence.
The arrangement OF the tables formed
the letters, e. L., and the napkins
were embellished with the League
monogram. The platform was beau
tifully arranged with massive Ep-
worth League design over which was
fittingly draped the national colors.
The young ladies who gracefully
served at the tables were ali members
of the League, and wore white shirt
waists with flowing crimson ties. The
following we're in attendance: Misses
Lillian Kilburn, Mae Millar, May Pen
dray, Beatrice Barnard, Grace Brewer,
Carrie Emmons Beatrice Johnson,
Elsie Sproul, Fife Tovrea, Anna Glaze,
Hattie Green, Florence Burdock, Nan
ME Bingaman, Myrtle Wilcox, Blanche
Robertson and Mrs. Louie Towle. The
table cloths with their borders, the
ice cream, candy and jellies and many
other things, were all indicative OF
the Epworth League idea.
After all had enjoyed the supper, the
company turned to the pleasure of the
last course,-that of wisdom inter-
spersed with more or less wit. Mr..
Frank e. Baker graced the head Of the
table as POSTMASTER and an ideal sue
cess was achieved here. The first
toast was THE New Generation, or
Young America" by Miss Carrie Van
Glider, and she was followed in order
by THE Young Man of the League"
Secretary w. S. Lacy; How to Bring
Things to Pass" Mrs. e. q. Smith;
Some Sense and Nonsense in Eight
Minutes" Rev. J. w. Somerville, and
How We Did It," Former President
G. E. Barnard.
1t would be idle for us to detail re-
garding these pithy speeches. Every
one of them was short, spicy, crisp
and right to the point. Mr.. Barnard
in telling of the work of securing the
said that almost all known and
useful inventions had been utilized in
securing it; Uncle Sans mail, the new
trolley cars, the horse and buggy, the
telephone, to say nothing of the legs
of healthy body. About the first of
the year there was sim due on the
pledge, 1884; Of this $3.50 had recently
been pledged, and $23 more was Sc
cured at the tables and the remainder
was practically provided for. The
members of the finance committee are
c. E. Barnard, Miss Ollie Maddy and
President G. Claude Lafferty.
The officers, committees and men,
bers are to be congratulated by all for
the plucky and heroic way in which
they have overcome and secured their
release from burden. The whole so
ciety will now no doubt produce great
er results in Christian work in the
future.