The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-07-13
OUR COLORrD SOCIETY


WV BUSINESS thi& week.
Mas Ada Hart IL visiting friends
Tor week In Des Molnes.
Rev. g. n. Thomas was called 10
Chicago this week on business.
Misc Lala Fields ia enjoying a vaca.
ton with friends in pes MpInes
Robt crump and wife, Of Hedrlck,
were visitors in the city over the 4th.
Mrs. lone Barquette and Miss Anna
smith spent tho Fourth With friends
In Buxton.
Will Duckner was visitor from
Des Moines with relatives and friends
over the Atm
Miss Annie Jones has been confined
TO tho house for several days on &C.
count OF sickness.
Miss Ada Fields went 10 Des
MONIES Sunday to spend the Attn with
relatives and friends
Mrs. Belle Perno and daughter Der.
J, Ia spent the 9TH at the home OF WIN.
Chism and wife in What Cheer.
Quite number OF BuxtonIans were
in'town during the week, some attend.
Ing court, some on business and some
for pleasure.
Mrs. Belle Cannady and niece, Miss
Nettle Davis, went to Des Moines
Tuesday for few days visit with
Mrs. Carrie Law and friends.
Mrs. Oscar Ire and children came
down from DeB Molnes Saturday 10
meet her brother and spend the 4th
at the parental Kimbrough home on
North Market street.
Elder Thomas attended the district
conference OF the Iowa District OF the
A. M. II. church In Des MoineB last
week and read very interesting pa,
per before that body.
Miss Luelia Franklin represented
the A. NJ. u. Sunday school OF this
city in the district Sunday school con.
yentIon which was neld in Des Moines
last week. She read paper before
the convention that was well received
and highly spoken OF by all who heard
H.
Sunday was quarterly meeting day
at the A. NJ. u. church and although
the presiding elder was again unable
20 be present, the three services DUR
Ing the day we're wen attended and
while tho burden OF the work fell ON
Pastor Jnomas, he ala not falter for
a moment. I wonder sometimes what
we pay presiding elder for, when VIC
have ag capable a pastor Az Elder
Thomas, and when the presiding ell
der is never aDle 10 get here when
we want him.
J. Emanuel, Of Des Moines, has re.
ceiyed the announcement Of his ap'
pointmcnt as commissioner for Iowa
for tho Negro Worlds Fair to be held
IN 1906 in New York City, unde" the
auspices of tho Afro.Amerlcan indus
trial Exposition Company. The ONCE
carries with II q membership in the
advisory board and gives Mr.. Eman'
ncl charge of the entire work Of or.
ranging for an Iowa exhibit and al
yertiglng and arousing intere5; in the
exhibition throughout the state. Ey'
cry industry fostered by the negro
race viii be represented at tho fair,
which win be modelled after other OK
hibitions and viii be open for two or
three months, or nay be liraltcd 10 .
few weeks, according w tho degree Of
interest may demand.
We are IN receipt OF circular from
the president, Hon. John O. Jones, Of
Chicago, announcing 10 the people OF
the United States that the Frederick
Douglass Memorial Expog.ton OF
North America will be held at Wash
ington, D. G., commencing Sept. ~,
and closing Oct. 20, 1905. The pur.
poge OF the exhibition IA TO show the
progress Of the colorcd people from
tte earliest time down 20 the present
day In industry, literature and art In
me United states. Two commission
ers have been appointed. from each
state whose duty II will be 10 collect
exhibits from the c0lored people IN all
parts OF the Union. Hon. q. II. Wood
son, OF this city, Is one OF the com
mlsgloners for Iowa and all parties IN
terested can consult with him In re.
gard to making exhibits, or cotnmunl'
cate with tho transportation Commit
ire nj SCI Twenty.1rgt street, ~ W.
Washington, D. @. This exhibition
f,ag no connection with the Negro
Worlds Fair 10 be held in New York
IN 1906, but Ia given az a memorial
and honor 10 the name and memory
Of Frederick Douglays.
the Sunday school convention OF
the Iowa District OF the a. NJ. ".
church was held In Des Moincs 1851
week and was well attended, most oi
tho schools In tho district being rep
resented by from one TO three dee
gates. A normal department was IN
sttuted and the following officers ana
faculty chosen: