The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-01
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

Jim Lloyd win be one of the regu-
lars on the twin city excursion to-
night
Mrs. DIR. c. S. Taylor, of Buxton,
was a visitor Friday at the home of
ner cousin, Atty Geo. II. Woodson.
Will Crump and wife will so on the
excursion tonight for short visit
with friends in Minneapolis and St.
Paul.
l.. N. Mcdonald, of Bushnell, ILL.,,
spent few days in the city this week,
the guest of friends. He returned
nome Friday evening.
Mrs. Susie Jefferson of Bloomington,
ILL.,, with her son and daughter, is Wis
iting for few days at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Simpson Mitchell, on
North Fourth street.
Miss Marguerite Fields, of Des
Moines, who gave recital at the A..
M. E. church Thursday evening, is
taking short vacation from her work
and will visit here over Sunday at
the homes of 1her aunts, Mrs. N. Kim
brough and Mrs. c. G. Lee.
Cyrus Finley came down from Mar
snalltown Tuesday for few days visit
with his mother, Mrs. Jordan Wilson.
Andrew Hubbard, nephew of john
Barquette, came in from Davenport
Thursday ald will assist in the kitch-
en- at Hotel Downing while Pierre
Barquette is on his vacation.
Mrs. Martha Jones entertained a
company of young girls at ner nome
on North Sixth street Tuesday after
nooa. The guests were the Misses
Rosa and Helen Mitchell, Edna Jones,
Efie Cabbell of Colfax, and Miss JEFF
ferson of Bloomington. Light refresh
ments were served and the little la
dies all claim to have had delightful
time.
There will be a rally at Wesley
Chapel Sunday, July %. All are in
vited TO attend these services all day
and especially at 3 o'clock p. M, when
literary and song service will be
rendered by the young people and
oil Ter members of the church. Rev.
T. B. Stovall of the African M. E.
church will deliver the closing adj
dress.
Pierre Barquette, chef at Hotel
Downing, will begin a two weeks va
cation Saturday and will go to Min
neapolis and st. Paul on the excursion
tonight for a few days and on his re-
turn will arrange to go to camp with
Company F at Des Moiles in August.
Miss Marguerite Fields, of Des
Moiaes, the talented young pianist
who gave the management of the en-
terprfse in that city so much trouble
by winning the first prize in her class,
which was afterwards protested on
account of her color, gave recital al
the A. M. E. church in this city
Thursday evening. The attendance
was small, but Miss Fields showed
her appreciation of the management
by giving a program that was a reve-
lation and a delight to all. Both her
instrumental AID vocal work was OF
a high order and SHOWS her natural
talents nave been properly devel-
oped by hard study and thorough
training. Her program consisted Of
five selections, two instrumental and
three vocal, and was as follows:
Martha Smith.
Sparkling Diamonds" - Wollen-
haupt.
Sing On"
IAN Irish Love Song"
Forgotten"
Miss Fields was assisted by Miss
Davis, whose violin solo, tine Holy
City" was we'll rendered, and Miss
Jennie Hardy as accompanist. The
entertainment was under the manage
ment of Miss Georgia Blackburn and
was given for the benefit Of the or
gan fund.