The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-15
our COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs Of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

AtpuOnIa hlmDfOuBH spent ounudy
with his sister. Mrs. o. G. Lee, in
Des Moines. M
Miss Bertha Strother went 10 Bux-
ton this morning to spend the spring
vacation with her parents.
The birthday club held business
meeting at the home of Mrs. Simp-
son Mitchell Wednesday afternoon.
Rev w R. Lee got back home from
conference Wednesday and will serve
Wesley chapel as pastor for another
year.
The A. M. e. Sunday School viii
give social at the nome of Miss
Edna Jones on NORTH Fifth street,
Monday evening.
Miss Lucille Phillips and Miss Min.
ME Mills went to their homes in Bux-
ton Thursday morning to spend the
spring vacation.
Mrs. Susan Allen returned last
week from Chicago, where she spent
the winter at the homes of her sons,
three Of whom live there.
The Missionary Society Of the A.
NJ. E. church met at the parsonage
Thursday afternoon and transacted
the routine business and enjoyed an
interesting program.
The Sunday school of Wesley Chap
ell will render literary and musical
program at the church Sunday even
ing April H. Program will open
promptly at o'clock. Mrs. X. d.
Lee, Supt.
w. w. Henderson, of Hampton, was
| in the city this week making arrange
ments to move his family here. He
has rented the property at 104 North
Eleventh street and expects to get
moven in and settled next week.
Rev. Joseph Coleman. of the
Friends denomination, came in Tues
day from an extended trip through
Missouri, where ne has been engag-
ed in missionary work. He visited
the Missouri conference of the M.
E. church, colored, at Fayette, Mo-,
Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah williams, one of the
stewardesses of the A. NJ. e. church.
who have pledged themselves to
raise certain amount of money each
for the benefit of the pastor, gave a
social at her home Wednesday even
| ing that was well attended. Refresh
ments were served and the liberal
patronage secured was quite salts
| factory 10 the hostess.
| Sunday will be quarterly meeting
day at the A. M. e. church and no
special Easter services will be held
on that account The regular quar-
terly meeting service will be con
Quoted by Presiding Elder M. I.
Gordon. Preaching at IL a. M. The
/ Holy Sacrament of the Lords Sup.
| per at p. m. and preaching at 1880
| p. IN. Rev. Lee and the members OF
Wesley chapel have been invited TO
join with the church in the services
during the day.
We are indebted TO Simpson Mitch
ell for late copies of the Mound Bay
on, Miss, Demonstration. 1t is a
|
ly, published in what is perhaps the
most unique town in the country.
Mound Bayou is strictly negro
town, having been laid out and in
corporated with that purpose in
view. The population is made up
almost entirely of NEGROES. Every
office from mayor down is filed by a
negro and all the business and trades
are in the hands of negroes. The
bank has resources of over 100000
and the Demonstrators columns
show that its merchants are liberal
advertisers. An oil mill and manu-
featuring company has been lately or.
ganized with over 1000 stockholders
and the buildings for its use are
nearly completed. Mr.. Mitchell is q
regular subscriber to the paper and
takes a lively interest in the town,
as 1t is situated on a part OF the
plantation on which he was born.