The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-11
COLORED SOCIETY,
ins and Outs u Che Local roIeny
and Their Friend.

Miss AuAh flNlnh frtuftNu W bHs
fiolnst Tuesday evening.
Mlss Annle smith returned Friday
from her holiday vacation.
Atty Geo. III, woodson was called
20 Doa Molncs Monday on business.
g. a. Lee spent a few days this
week ,iflting friends IN Mnrshaltcwu.
Henry Taylor has teen confined TO
the house with an attack OF asthma
and fever. He was some better this
week.
Lot n Of your New Years resolu.
tions BIO 10 take the Daily Herald. II
is a clean, newsy paper and should be
In every home.
REV. Joseph Coleman, an evangelist
In the Friends church, has been visit
ing friends in the city for the past
week and preached at wesley Chapel
last Sunday.
The Herald reporter made a few
mistakes in his report OF the Chapel
entertainment. But don't mind him.
He will learn as he grows older that
OILY an expert can write up q colored
entertainment without seeing It.
The A. M. Il. church luncheon was
held at the parsonage Friday after
noon, Mrs. Horace Allen acting as
hostess, and war enjoyed by q goodly
number. Next week Mrs. Peter Will
liams will entertain the ladies at her
residence, 200 A avenue east.
What proved to be a very unique
and pleasant social affair occurred
| Saturday afternoon and wag partlci-
pated In by the following ladies'.
Madames T. A. Clark, @. q. Lee, Il. y.
Jones, A. O.. Clark, and the Misses
Georgia Blackburn, l.. 8. sheffey and
Jennie Hardy. Beginning at Miss
sheffey's home a progressive lunch
con was served In six courses, o sepa'
rate course being served at each lady's
home, except that Mrs. Jones n
Miss Hardy combined on the substan'
tIals at the formers home. II re-
CURED several hours and much travel
ing, but the ladies express them
selves as having had a splendid time
and not a bit tired or hungry at the
end OF the last course.
A portrait Of tho late Frederick
Douglass will be hung In the state MIA.
torical department gallery In Des
Moines some time during the legisla,
tive session which begins next week.
Col. w. A. CoAlson received the can
vas from the artist, Freeman Thorps
some weeks ago and has had u framed
land prepared for hanging. AZ many
Of the members Of the legislature have
assisted In securing the painting, IL 10
the desire 10 give them a chance 70
participate In the ceremonies OF pre-
~sentlng II TO the state. 1t was sone
eight years ago that Curator Charles
Aldrich asked Col. Coalgon 10 take up
tho work Of securing this painting,
but the real work was not begun un-
til 1902. IL has been steadfastly but
slowly carried on and at last the
canvas was secured and Is now ready
TO DO presented to the historical de-
partment, where II will hang among
the portraits OF other distinguished
men. Some day perhaps Iowa colored
men will awake 10 the fact that the
state Of Iowa had a colorcd man 0
ored in church and state and nation,
whose portrait, too, should hang BY
the side OF that OF Douglass In the
historical department. We mean Al
exander Clark, Of Muscatine, who FOR
fifty years was a resident OF the state
end who during that time was identi-
Ned with every movement that had
for its object the upbuilding and nd
yapcement Of his race.
Wesley Chapel members served an
excellent dinner New Years day,
which was ~patronized by v one
hundred and fifty OF our citizens, both
white and colored. The menu con
sisted Of 'posgum, coon goose and tur.
key, with side dishes and dessert and
was served In plenty and promptly.
IL has been the custom OF the Chapel
for many years 10 observe Emancipa-
ton Day with a public dinner followed
by speeches and other appropriate ex.
ercises and this year was no excep.
tion. But al extra efforts had been
made for the dinner, 1t occupied the
most OF the time and space on the
program and was in every way a cred.
It TO the management The other
part OF the program was as extensive
AZ had been announced and was looked
for by the large crowd that gathered
in the evening, but Rev. Lockwood
apologized for any shortcomings IN
that direction and after expressing
regrets at the unavoidable absence 81
Mr.. woodson, introduced DR.. G. s,
Taylor, who delivered an interesting
and thoughtful address. He was fol-
lowed by VIM. Hart in an interesting
and entertaining talk ON his escape
from slavery, and pointed out some OF
the shortcomings and mistakes being
made by the present generation OF
the race. A. Il. Clark closed the pro-
gram with a few remarks, after which
the crowd proceeded 70 enjoy itslf AZ