The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-02-22
OUR COLORED SOCIETY.
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

Mr.. Henry Lucas, Of Grinnell, was
a guest of the Ringo home for few
days this week.
Mrs. A. j. Rogers left Saturday eve
ming for a two weeks visit with her
parents in Kansas City.
The Valentine social at Wesley
Chapel Wednesday evening was well
attended and proved a success in ey-
cry way.
Mrs. Loire Lee, mother of G. G. Lee,
has been quite sick at the home of
her son on North Market street for
the past week.
John Roberts, of Buxton, is visiting
friends in the city this week, and is
the guest of the VIM. Hart home on
D Avenue West
A crazy supper with a crazy bill of
fare that is guaranteed to make ev-
erybody crazy with contentment is
announced by Wesley. Chapel folks
for Feb. 2Sth.
Rev. and Mrs. A. T. Clark very
pleasantly entertained the ladies of
the luncheon society Friday afternoon
at the parsonage and everyone reports
a splendid time.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
copy of the Dayton, Ohio, Herald of
Feb. 10th, containing an extended
sketch of the life of Paul Lawrence
Dunbar, the poet, who died in that
city Friday, Feb. 9th, which we shall
reproduce in part next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Joe Brown, of Des
Moines, spent Monday in the city, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. e. Jones.
where she had been visiting relatives
for week past, and met her husband
here, who was enroute to Abba. Thev
both left Tuesday morning, he for Al
bia and she for Des Moines.
Attorney Geo. H. Woodson, of this
city, and his partner, S. Joe Brown,
of Des Moines, have been engaged
this week as attorneys Tor the defend
ant in the trial of the case of State
VS.. Austin, in the Monroe County Dis
trict Court. Mrs. Austin is charged
with murder in the first degree for
killing her husband sometime ago at
their home in Buxton. She claims
the deed was done in self defense, her
husband having first attacked her
with knife which she finally secured
and killed him with.
The Progressive Club of the A. NJ.
E. church has arranged to run pea
nut excursion next Wednesday even
ing, Feb. 21st. The train will leave
peanut station promptly at 10 o'clock
and some of the interesting points to
be viewed by the passengers will be
The Firesidey Companion, Liverpool,
The Red Sea, Out For the Night, The
Belle of Oskaloosa, and The Bridal
Party. The train will arrive at Pea
nut City at 10:45 where vote will be
taken for the most popular widow
who will receive handsome present.
Miss Stella Ringo, engineer; Miss Luz
ella Franklin, conductor.
The Colored Women's Club met
with Miss Georgia Blackburn Thurs
day afternoon and closed its course
of study on Forestry with very in
teresting and we'll prepared paper on
the relation of the birds to the forest
by Mrs. Cora Jones. Following the
paper a general discussion of the sub
ject was engaged in by the members.
Next Thursday evening the Club will
hold its Washington birthday enter
tainment at the residence of Mrs.
Cc~q Jones on North Fifth street, at
W 'ch time the following program
viii he rendered.:
Song. America"
Invocation, Rev. A, T. Clark.
Biography, Mrs. A. G. Clark.
Instrumental Solo, Miss Jennie
, Hprdy.
Paper, Mrs. C. G. Lee.
Vocal Solo, Miss Georgia Black
burn 81
Quotation, Frances Bacon.
I'"coln's birthday was very appro-
priately observed by the colored peo-
pie IF this city Monday evening at
the A. M. E. church. The entertain.
ment was under the management of
the Presiding Elder Committee of
the church who had arranged the
program and carried it out in way
that was. very satisfactory to the large
audience present. A. G., Clark acted
as chairman and the program as car
ried out was as follows:
Opening hymn, America" by the
audience.
Invocation, Rev. A. T. Clark.
Recitation, 'Why Should the Spirit
Of Mortal Be Proud?" Mrs. Della
Parker. E
Lincoln's Gettysburg Grafton, A. G..
Clark.
Grafton, Lincoln as President"
Miss Georgia Blackburn.
Address, Hon. Geo. H. Woodson.
Address, Hon. S. Joe Brown, ofDes
Moines.
Oskaloosa will have three elections
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