The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-07-21
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
Inns and Outs Of the Local Colony
and It's Friends.

Quite a number are arranging to
join the excursion to Minneapolis and
st. Paul tonight.
Homer Dyer went to Omaha this
week for a short visit with his moth
err, and Paul Brown is looking after
his work at the Downing house bar
Der shop.
Henry Dairy, of st. Paul, and his
sister, Mrs. Mary Holmes, Of Des
Moines, were in the city last week,
visiting friends and looking after
property interests.
E. D. Jones went to Omaha Monday
to represent Maple Grove lodge A. F..
& A. M. in the annual session of the
United Grand Lodge of Iowa and its
jurisdiction, which convened in that
city Tuesday.
The names of the Normal Bible
graduates who will receive their di-
plomas Sunday night at Shorter Chap
ell A. M. e. church are w. H. Prime,
Lathe Slater, Jennie Jones, l.. B.
Schoolfield. Mrs. Prime, instructor.
Mrs. Matte Lamb, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Cora Jones,
for the past week, has departed for
her home in Sioux Falls, Dakota. She
was accompanied by her niece, Miss
Annie Jones, who will make an ex-
tended visit with her.
Is it not about time for the ladies OF
the A. M. e. church to begin another
series of lawn socials? They were
quite popular last summer, and well
patronized, and would be again this
year. Why not have one on the
church lawn next week?
Henry Dunlap and P. Barquette
went to camp at Des Moines with
Company F Thursday morning and
will look after the culinary depart
ment for the boys, and if the COM
missary department only furnishes
the grub, Company F will not want
for first-class rations, as both the
boys are good cooks.
Ben Bland and wife, who were Wis
iting relatives and friends in this
city and Eddyville last week, left on
Monday evening via the @. for their
home in La Junta, Colo. Ben, who
has been railroading for the past year,
is bigger and better looking than ev-
er and says he has no fault to find
with life whatever, and don't want
to come back to Iowa,
Art Henderson, of Ottumwa, spent
a few days in town recently, and
some of the girls went plumb crazy
and some who are not girls like to
have lost their heads. It's surprising
what a commotion one strange man
| can create among lot of silly girls
who would be far better off if they
would stick to the home boys who
nave always respected them anC
treated them well.
We notice a good many strangers
in the city the past few days, attract
ed by the carnival to be held here
next week. Some of them have a
legitimate purpose and will seek work
during the week. Others have nc
honest intentions, do not intend tC
work and ought to be invited by the
police to take a walk. Some of them
have records, and are we'll known tc
the officers and it would be favor tc
the better element of the colored peo
pie of Oskaloosa if this riff-raff was
quietly told to move on. We don't
want them and we don't believe the
white people are seriously in need Of
them.
The second session of the Nationa
Federation of Colored Women's Clubs
which was to have convened Wednes
day at the Worlds Fair Grounds IL
st. Louis, met in one of the churches
in the city instead, as the result of e
resolution adopted at the instance Of
Mrs. Booker T. Washington. Mrs
Washington opposed the meeting al
the Worlds Fair on the grounds tina
the exposition directors Disseminated
against negro women in the matter
of employment on the grounds, ant
against the race in general. The
resolution was opposed by the ST
Louis delegates, but was finall,
adopted by large majority.