The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-01-23
OUR COLORED SOCIETY.
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

Mrs. c. G. Lee is still improving.
Joe Bowling is said to be in very
poor health.
Uncle Dan Clark is reported to be
in very poor neaith,
Noah Kimbraugh while some better
Is not as yet able to be out.
Rev. M. Payton, who was confined
to the house Thursday with lumbago
Is able to be around again.
You can get something good TO eat
at the AZ M. &. church next Wednes.
day evening from to o'clock.
We are under obligations to Walter
Smith for copies of last Sundays edi-
tons of the San Francisco Examiner
and The Cali,
The revival meeting at the A. M. E.
church will begin the last Sunday ~
February, instead of the first of March
as announced last week.
Will James is home again after a
pleasant visit during the holidays with
his wife and baby at the home of his
mother, in Withyille, Va. Mrs James
is making an extended stay in Virginia
for the benefit of the baby health.
John Williams is reported to be
falling very fast this week. His mind
is still clear and he knows and is able
to converse with those around him,
but has lost almost the entire use OF
his limbs.
Our race in this vicinity has lost a
true friend in the death of DR.. d. A.
Hoffman last Sunday. Few, if any.
are the homes in which he is not
known and where he has answered
the call and administered to the suf-
fering, often without hope or thought
of recompense. He was greatly liked
by all who knew his will, and quite a
number attended the funeral services
Tuesday.
The members and friends of Yves.
ley Chapel gave their pastor, Rev
W. L. Lee and wife an agreeable sur
prise last Tuesday evening. About
nine o'clock the pastor was aroused
by someone singing, I'VE are all Here,
do Thyself no Harm" This storm
party that struck the parsonage was
headed by Mrs. Robert Johnson and
Mr.. G. H. Jones. After the storm was
over and the debris had been cleared
away a table groaning under the
weight of staple and fancy groceries
and other needed and useful articles,
made the pastor and his wife feel as
though they would like to return to
Wesley Chapel for another year. This
party consisted OF about eighteen
persons and after an hour of social
chat the pastor Iii a neat little speech
thanked the party for the kindness
shown and hoped that God would
spare them many years to commit
such acts.
The members of Maple Grove Lodge
A. F. & A. NJ. gave a reception Thurs
day evening at their lodge room In
honor of the Grand Master, w. II
Mulligan, OF Cedar Rapidsg who was
here on Wednesday evening in an of
fetal visit to the lodge. The pro
gram consisted Of music and short
addresses was listened to by good
ly number of the Masons and their
wives and daughters. Hon. Geo. II
Woodson led the speechmaking in
one of his characteristic talks that
was as usual pleasing and interesting
and was followed by A. G. Clark in a
short talk along general lines. The
Grand Master was then introduced
and spoke at some length. thanking
the lodge and the people of Oskaloosa
for their generous hospitality. He
spoke of his visit to the L-asonic Con
gress held in Norfolk, Va, and gave
some interesting and amusing Incl
dents of his trip. Refreshments were
served and the rest OF the evening
spent in social concourse
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