The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-11-12
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs of the Local Colony
and It's Friends.

The sociable Tuesday evening at
the A. M. e. parsonage was well at
tended and the tables Iiberally patron
lied.
John Barquet, the popular and eff
cient chef at the Hotel Downing, has
been confined to his home for the
past week with an acute attack Of
rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. HI. j. Hockedy enter
tanned few friends Nov. ! to five
o'clock dinner in honor of Miss Will
liams, of Washington, D. @. Among
the guests were Mrs. LOWE Lee and
Mrs Martha Jones.
A party of young ladies rendered
Mr.. Will James reception at the
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Dyer, TIA Third avenue west, Tues
day evening. Refreshments were
served and pleasant evening spent
by all present.
Some of the dissatisfied members
of the A. M. e. church of Des Moines
and few of their friendL are endeav-
oring to organize a Congregational
church in that city. We predict that
when"The Emancipator" through
with them they will be free to do so.
Another disgraceful row occurred
at the Wesley Chapel literary Friday
night. A couple of young girls got
to quarreling, about what no one
knows, and would probably have got
to hair pulling or blows but for the
interference of others. They both
ought to have been taken out and
spanked We think this thing has
gone about far enough and it is about
time the church authorities were in
teresting themselves and making an
example of some one in the police
courts, and then may be they will
stop.
Herbert Wright, the bright young
lawyer Of Des Moines, will begin the
publication of 1.-THE Emancipator," a
new paper for colored people, within
few days. 1t looks like things were
going to be lively in and around Des
Moines from now till the legislature
is organized, and Herbert is going to
have hand in it, and If he don't bust
the old machine he'll hit it so hard
it will need more than a Congrega-
tional church to hold it together.
We believe the opposition has the
best of it and with newspaper to
back up it's position ought to win.
Miss Sallie Williams and Mr.. Will
James, who came out from Washing
ton with the John F. Lacey family
last March, and in whose employ they
have spent the summer in this city,
returned with the family to the east
last Wednesday morning. They were
both interesting and delightful people
to meet and formed a host of ac-
quaintances here who were 10th to
see them leave, and should either or
both decide to return to this city per-
manently (and there are rumors that
both mayJ they win find hearty
welcome from all who have been so
fortunate as to make their acquaint-
ance.
The Des Moines Register and Lead
er of Nov. prints the following ar
ticle in connection with very good
cut of Rev. Johnson: 'In the pres.
ence of 800 people the cornerstone
of Burns M. e. church at Croker and
Eleventh streets, was laid on Sunday
afternoon. The Burns M. e. church
is one of the thriving colored congre-
cations of the city, and the erection
of their new church building means
the result of not little sacrifice and
hard work upon their part in order
that they might have fitting church
home of their own. DR.. e. T. Hag-
erman of the First NJ e. church, and
Rev. Mr.. Franklin of the North Des
Moines M. E. church, represented the
Methodist churches of the city at the
ceremonies and made addresses con-
graduating the people of the Burns
church on the success of their efforts
to secure a new church building.
Rev. o. A. Johnson, the pastor of the
| church. also made few remarks
Over $50 to be used in paying for the
new church building, was received
from collection taken during the
services. The new church building
will be of brick, two stories in height,
and is expected to meet all the needs
of the congregation for years to come.
It has been chiefly through the eff
forts of Rev. o. A. Johnson, who has
accomplished great results during the
sixteen months for which he has held
the pastorate."