The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-24
our COLORED SOCIETY
Inns and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

Joe Payton will spend Christmas
with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. M.Pay-
ton, in Muscatine.
Maple Grove Lodge was engaged in
second degree work Monday night, and
three candidates were passed.
The Christmas tree service OF Yves.
ley Chapel M. e. church will be held
lat the church Thursday evening, Dec.
oath.
Mrs. H. ]. Hockedy has been confin-
ed to her home during the past week
with serious affection of the stom-
ach, but is now reported some better.
The A. M. E. church Sunday school
will hold its Christmas tree services
at the church Thursday evening, Dec.
"a. An interesting program has been
arranged and everybody is invited.
Mrs. Jos. Unison, of Abba, was a
Sunday visitor among friends in the
lefty. Mr.. Unison came up Monday
morning and was looking after bust.
ness matters in the city during the
day.
Mrs. Sarah Woodson, who has been
making her home with her mother, Mrs
VIM. Hart, in this city, for the past
Iyear, left Friday for Des Moines for
an extended visit with her sister, Mrs,
C.rry Porterfeld, and may decide to
remain in nes Moines permanently.
The success of an Iowa colored boy
the only colored graduate of the Mar.
shalltown high school and also a grad
uate of Iowa university, will be of in.
terest to the many friends of Laurence
c. Jones. Jones worked his own way
through both high school and college,
and after graduating from the univer
sity went south. He is now at Utica
Miss, at the head of the department
of English of the Utica Normal anL
Industrial institute, and also editor OF
the News, a bi.weekly publication de-
voted to the interests of the school. .
Mrs. John Williams, assisted by her
son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Smith, gave a dinner party at their
home 40 North G street, Friday even
ing, in honor of the birthday anniver.
|sary of their friend, Mrs. Robt. John,
son. 1t was arranged as a surprise to
Mrs. Johnson and she was kept in liz,
norance of the affair until just before
retiring for the night, when she was
sent for and came over to be joyfully
greeted by her friends. The dinner
was splendid offering to the most
fastidious appetite, and was a real
compliment to the hostesses' well
known ability in that line. The even.
ing was an enjoyable one and will long
be remembered by all present. The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. John,
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Franklin, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed E. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs
Pierre Barquette and Mr.. and Mrs. A
G. Clark.
What can be accomplished by a
united effort guided by a masterful
leadership was thoroughly demonstrat.
ed in the gratifying success of the
opossum dinner and supper given by
the members of Wesley Chapel NJ. e.
church, under the management of Geo.
H. Jones, at Klingman's hall Thurs
day afternoon and evening. That Mr..
Jones Is master workman in such
affairs all must admit and the church
has not only realized that fact, but
the pastor, Rev. Lee, and his men,
bers have joined hands in support of
his efforts and have succeeded in
browning all with a signal success. A
year ago we were forced to criticise
the dinner along some lines we thought
to be faulty and which could be easily
remedied. Some people haven't liked
us very we'll since then for doing So.
But the public has rights, and whether
We were instrumental in bringing
about better condition of affairs we
care not, but we do know those faults
were remedied and we hope everybody
Is as happy as we are. The dinner
was success, the menu was worth
double the price charged, the service
was prompt and skillful and the four
hundred or more people who were
served during the afternoon and even
ing went away happy and satisfied and
the church realized a good sum for the
benefit of its treasury.
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