The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-09-15
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs of the Local Colony
and Its Friends.

the country near. MUcnakln0ck.5
Miss Annie Jones returned last week
from an extended visit at the home of her
aunt IN Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Every one who attended reported very
nice time at Mr.. and Mrs. Barquette's Fri
day night. They say that Mr.. and Mrs.
Barquette know how to make every one
feel at home.
Most Of the colored children of school
age started to school Tuesday. There are
few, however, who did not start, and
they should be looked after. There is not a
family in oskaloosa who cannot send their
children to school if they win.
viva Jones came home Sunday for two
weeks visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. H., Jones. before returning to his
studies at wilberforce. He has been spend
Ing the summer vacation at Evanston, ILL.,,
where he found lucrative employment.
The home of Mr.. ard Mrs. G. Fl. Jones
on north G street was the scene of very
pleasant gathering of the young friends Of
their son, Miriam, Thursday evening. The
affair was gotten up by the girls and the
boys were told they might come and have
manner.
Our young aspirants for pugulistic. hon.
ors are acquiring neither money, reputa
ton or social standing in the community.
1t may be fun for few white people who
ought to be able to find better occupation
for their time and higher type of amuse-
ment for their minds, but for the mere
boys who stood up and battered away at
each other it is a low, degrading and I'M
profitable business, and the sooner they
quit it and seek some honorable work ana
paying wages the better for them, their
friends and the community. Such public
exhibitions are poor training for any one
and ought to be stopped by the police. We
hope our boys will heed the advice Of par
ents and teachers and refuse in the future
to take part in any such exhibitions.
Fridays Register and Leader contained
a lengthy editorial on Conditions in the
South" with the following paragraph
which every American citizen who believes
in the principles Of free government ought
to endorse: "No intelligent northern man
ignores the great problem the south has on
it's hands with it's mass of ignorant COL
ored population, and no intelligent north
ern man advocates or has any sympathy
with the domination Of ignorance In any
southern state. All the north asks of the
south Is that it shall meet its problem in
the American way, and instead of trying
to work it out by race domination, as the
Brooklyn Eagle suggests, shall try to work
1t out by domination of intelligence and
character When the south, and the north.
ern sympathizers of the south, once adjust
themselves to the fhougHt thIt mar 5
a good time and they did. Games were in
dulged In and refreshments served, and the
evening was passed in very enjoyable
color is not necessarily a badge of infer
iority, and that the purest bred Caucasian,
when he is vicious and ignorant, is just
as vicious and just as ignorant as any
body, the south will be allowed to work
out its own salvation in it's own way, and
not till then"
Re. Slater, pastor of Shorter Chapel,
closes his years work Sunday night, when
he will preach his farewell sermon. Mon
day night will occur the final entertain
ment when the years report will be read.
The following will be the program:
: Master of Ceremonies, Attorney A. G.
Clark.
Song.
Duett-Mrs lone Barquette and Miss
Edna Sanford.
Recitation-Miss Rosetta Eligie.
Instrumental Music-Miss Jennie Herdy.
Solo-Miss Luella Franklin.
Male Quartette-Messrs. Hubbard, Hol.
mes Taylor and Smith.
Mr
Baritone Solo-Rev. Smith.
Reading-Miss Leah BarGuette.
Address-Mr. Geo. Fl. Woodson Attor-
ney Subject THE Church and the Pub
lie" -. VIZ
Solo-Mr. Tarl Hubbard. kiss.
Report-Mr. Simpson Mitchell, Secretary.
Solo-Miss Lilly Finley.
Remarks-Rev. Geo. W. Slater.
Solo-Miss Georgia Blackburn
Selection-Miss Lizzie Blackburn.
They are going to have a great cam
paign down in Maryland this fall and the
race Question will be pushed to the front
with all the force and eloquence at the
command Of the Democratic party in that
state The Washington correspondent Of
the Boston Transcript describes in the fol-
lowing paragraph the method adopted by
one of the leading orators who will stump
the state: Former Police Justice VIM. J.
Garland, popularity known as king BIZ"
has made elaborate preparations for
stamping tour, in which his talks will be
illustrated. Il have panorama Garland
says. to exhibit to the public this year,
which will bring the race issue home to
them. Every time touch on point In
the history Of Roosevelt I shall unroll the
panorama and the audience will see the
Illustration have pictures OF Roosevelt
charging up San Juan Hill, driving before
him niger regiment and yelling to beat
the band After have spoken on that
subject / give the panorama a little twist
and show Roosevelt and Booker Washing
ton taking dinner at the same table In the
White House The next twist will show
Roosevelt handing the appointment as col
lector OF the port to Crum In Charleston.
When get through explaining the Crum
picture, everybody win realize that what
Governor Brown says about Roosevelt
challenging the people Of Maryland to take
this race Issue up is true. One Of the best
pictures In my whole panorama is that Of
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