The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-05-16
our COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

Il
John Williams IS still improving
slowly and is able to be out on fine
| days.
Mrs. Phoebe Cook Of Buxton speni
Sunday in the city. the guest OF heI
friend, Miss Anna Brown.
| Joe E. burden. for the past year CHIEF
chef Of Hotel Lacey. has resigned and
left Monday for Chicago where he has
obtained employment.
Mrs. Josephine Blaney win leave
this evening for Columbus. Ohio, for
short visit with her sister, who lives
there, and with her mother, who is
Visiting there from Virginia.
Rev. T. B. Stovall returned Monday
Iron Davenport where he went to at.
tend the district conference and Sun
day school convention and will con-
duct the regular services at the CHURCH
tomorrow
Mrs. Jennie Jones returned Thurs
day from Davenport where she attend
ed the District Conference and Sunday
school convention. She reports both
meetings to have been well attended
and the most interesting and enthusi-
astic of any held for several years.
Miss Gertrude E. burden goes to
Chicago Wednesday where she has &C
cepted position formerly neld by her
as clerk in a store at 2Sth and State
street. Miss burden goes to Chicago,
however, principally in the interest OF
her literary work. She has in manu-
script a new play that the manage
ment of the Pekin Theatre at 9th and
State streets have desired very much
to secure. If satisfactory arrange
ments can be made the play VIII be
put on at that mouse this fall, and she
desires to be there to assist in stag
ing it. She will devote all her spare
time to literary work in which she has
gained quite a reputation in Chicago,
where she lived for several years be-
fore coming here, and where she has
many friends who are able and willing
to give fer all the aid and encourage
ment her talents deserve. Her broth.
er Cicero will accompany her and will
secure employment in the city, where
he expects to remain.
The rgular monthly meeting of the
Mite Missionary Society Of the A. M
E. church met Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. A. Blackburn. Most
Of the membership was present, show
ing lively interest was being taken
in the work. After the routine bust
ness was transacted a literary and mu-
steal program That mad been arranged
was rendered, one of the numbers be-
ling an original poem by Miss Ger
trude burden. Mrs Jennie Jones gave
an interesting and enthusiastic report
of the District Conference and Sunday
school convention held in Davenport
last week. 1t was the voice of Gods
own missionary that pleaded for a
deeper piety, nobler love and
greater charity among those who were
to carry forward the Masters work
in both civilized and unciyilized coun-
tries. She was listened to with mucl
attention and made deep and lasting
impression upon the minds of her
hearers.
Elmer Williams arrived in the city
last week for an extended visit with
mis- wife and baby whom ne has not
seen for several months. They have
been staying here with his father joan
Williams, since he was stricken with
paralysis last winter, while Elmer has
been down in Texas with the officials
of Rock Island railroad, with whom ne
has been employed for several years.
This is the first opportunity ne has
had to see HIS father since his illness
and is only able to do so now by re-
signing his job with the railroad peo-
pie. He has secured employment
here, however, and will remain in-the
city as long as mis- fathers condition
makes it necessary for him to assist
in caring for him. Elmer is a fine
young man aau has made good rec
ord for himself since he left here, and
while he has had to give up good
job to be here, the pleasure of being
with those he loves and the cordial
welcome of mis- many friends will do
much to compensate him for the sac
rifice he has made.