The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-04-14
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Its Friends.

Rev. Slater breaches special SER
mon to the members of Shorter Chap
ell Sunday morning. He expects them
all to be present.
The literary society still keeps up
good attendance and interest.
H. Johnson, of Leon, Iowa, has been
in the city this week prospecting on
business location.
A number of the young ladies' gave
a party Friday evening at the Ed
Jones home in honor of Roscoe Dyer.
Refreshments were served and a
pleasant evening was enjoyed by all
present.
John Thomas, of Abba, passed
through the city Thursday evening,
en- route home from Des Moines,
where he had been to attend the BAN
quet given by the Masonic lodge Of
that city.
The social postponed from last Fri
day will be held Monday night at the
home of Mrs. Ed Jones. This social
is given by some of the ladies Of
Shorter Chapel for the benefit Of the
pastor, Rev. Geo. w. Slater. A.
Attorney Geo. w. Woodson and his
niece, Miss Leila Storm Sheffey, OF
Muchakinoclz, were guests of the A..
G.. Clark home Sunday and attended
the Easter services at the Congrega-
tional church in the evening.
Mrs. Chas. Clay, of Des Moines,
spent a few hours in the city Thurs
day She was on her way home from
Buxton where she has been for the
past month in attendance on her
grandfather, who has been seriously
i'll.
Rev. Ira D. Kellogg, temperance
lecturer gave most excellent adj
dress Sunday night at Shorter chapel,
All enjoyed it and went away feeling
they had been greatly benefited, Mr..
Kellogg is one of the most successful
temperance workers in the state.
Geo w. Douglass, of Colfax, Grand
Chancellor of the Grana Lodge of
Iowa X. of P, was in town Thursday.
He came in from Des Moines and
went to Abba and Hooking in the
evening He will set up a lodge at
the latter place Friday and go from
there to visit the lodge at Centerville.
He reports the order in very -four
ishing condition.
Mrs. Helen Downey, of Ottumwa,
state president of the Iowa Fedora,
ton of Afro-American Woman's
Clubs, addressed the Twentieth Cen
fury Club last evening at the home of
Mrs. Harry Allen, of North Fifth
street. After the address a banquet
was served and a pleasant social hour
was spent. Mrs. Downey was accom-.
PANIED by Mrs. Emma Gardner, of OF
tumwa. They were guests of Mrs. H.
A. Clark, of TIA Third avenue east
until this morning, when they went
to Muchakinock to visit the club
there before returning home.
The idea of a State Federation of
Afro-American Woman's Clubs in
Iowa originated with Mrs. Downey
two years ago, as a member of the
Ida Wells Club of Ottumwa. 1t be-
gan with a first enrolment of seven
clubs, and there are now sixteen with
in the state, as follows: Ottumwa, 8;
Davenport, 4; Des Moines, 2, and one
in each town following: Oskaloosa
Muchakinock, Keokuk, Muscatine
Cedar Rapids, Newton and Rutledge
The plan of work is somewhat diff
ferent from that Of the regular Wom-
ans Club. Each club in the national
organization is separate entity, and
the state federation idea is compare
lively new. So much so in fact that
no provision has been made in the
national organization for the recognI-
ton of declarations and each club
must come as separate representa-
ton. There are now in the United
States between ten and fifteen state
declarations and at the next annual
meeting of the National Association
Of Colored Women, to be held in st.
Louis in July, the question will be
decided regarding the Federated Club.
Those in the federation have the dis.
tinct advantage of their work being
planned by seven standing commit
tees, one on Educational, Household
Economics, Social Purity, Child
Study, Arts and Crafts, Reciprocity,
and Club Extension.
The meeting of the Iowa State Fed
Grafton will be held in Cedar Rapids
on May "a.
The club idea has been a decided
elevation to the race, for, as Mrs
Downey said, "if the race be educated
we must educate and elevate the
women" The plan has brought into
prominence many women of decided
talent and ability and helped them to
make the most of their lives. The
white societies which have affiliated
with the National Association Of Col
ored Women have been a help and
encouragement. Among those who
nave lent their aid is the w. G. T. U.
Prominent colored club women in the