The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-10-19
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs Of the Local Colony
and their Friends.

Wesley Chapel held a pleasant 80.
cial at tho church Tuesday evening
Mrs. Hattie Nelson Cook, OF Buxton.
was shopping in tho city "wednesday.
Miss Adah Fields returned home
this week after an extended visit with
her aunt in Dies Moineg.
Mrs. Iona Barquette has returned
from Carrollton, Mo-, where she went
70 attend the funeral OF her sister.
Miss Mabel Hall, Of Keokuk, arrived
in the city this week for short visit
with her friend, Mss Jennie Hardy.
Mrs.L.A.Ayery, OF Dcs Moineg, who
has been visiting at the home OF her
mother, Mrs. A. Blackburn, S0s VI ave
nue. east, for the past week, returns
TO her home this evening.
Tho first dancing party Of the sea,
SON was given at KIingman'g hall on
Tuesday evening and was enjoyed by
a large crowd and was 80 successful
that the management mas decided TO-
give another soon.
The stewardess Board ~ THE A. M.
n. church served a NICE little supper
al tho church Wednesday evening am
was we'll rewarded for It's trouble by
liberal patronage which enabled ri
10 add a neat sum 10 us treasury.
w. T. Jones, OF Hontezuma, spent
Thursday in the city visiting relatives
and traDgactlng business. He Aas'
Just sold hs shop in Montezuma anu
10 preparing TO move his family 20 DesI
Moineg, where nc expects 70 remain
this winter,
q. n. Lee, Of Mugcatine, has accept
cd position In the repair department
of the Don Mcclure automobile garage
in this city. Mr.. Lee is a fine macnsn-
ist and an expert with gasoline motors
and knows an automobile from A TO n,
having devoted most Of HIS time for
the past FIVE years 70 that class OF
work. We arg satisfied the garage
management viii find him a frstclass
man, thoroughly reliable and compe.
tent 10 do tho work required.
The C0lOred WOman's Club Is VERY
thankful for the generous donation OF
FIVE dollars made 20 the club recently
BY Attorney Geo. Il. Woods0D, and the
club in turn made the BtewardeGses OF
the A. NJ. E. church very happy by do
mating them some nine dollars 20 APP
ply ON parsonage furnishings which
the ladies had recently purchased.
These little acts u generosity arc very
pleasing 10 note and are doing much
10 strengthen the bond 81 condolences
and good fellowship between the
church and the people.
Mr.. and Mrs John Williams enter.
tained a large party Of friends at a
six O'Clock dinner AT their home, 40
North q street, Thursday evening, IN
honor Of Mrs. Williams daughter, Mrs.
Thog. Cheek, OF Peorga, and Mrs. Geo
Young, Of Gaiesburg. The dining
room was tastefulIy decorated IN pink
and white, whlis the table pore a large
floral centerpiece and every npDoint,
ment Was pleasing in its effect. Tnc
dinner, which was served Ia courses.
was a fine compliment 70 the hostesg
weilknown ability and was greatly en-,
jOyed by all. ThOSe present were;
Reg. and Mn, A, r. CLARK, Mrand Mrs.
n. Klmbrough, Mr.. and Mrs. ia 10.
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. q. II. Jones, Mr..
and Mrs 9. q. Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. A.G.
Clark, Mrs. Loyie Lee, Mrs. A. Black.
burn, Mrs. l.. a. hypry Of Des Moiaeg,.
MIS- Georgia Blackburn, Miss l.. A..
ghcNey, Rev. II. II. lockwood of Wash
ington, u. e., Jas. Loyd, w. r. Jones
Of Nontezuna.