The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-04-01
CLUBS And SOCIETY
Enjoyable Occasions In The city's
Homes and Halls!

ed the program with vocal solo, ant
was SO heartily encored that he re
sponded. Miss Mabel Flint pianist.
Miss Perkins read selection from
Tolstol and Mrs. Roy kemble sang {
solo, with Bernice Miller pianist
The address of the afternoon wa:
given by Rev. Alex McFerran OF
"ToIstoi, a Preacher Of Righteous
ness" A most carefully prepared
and Intensely interesting characteri
zation of the great Russian author
whom the department has been study
ing. 49,. .t.
The business meeting followed
Delegates to the biennial at Daven
port were elected as follows: Mrs
Rhea Oppenheimer, Mrs. Mary Clay
ton and Mrs. c. Winters. Alternates
Mrs. Nellie Rosenblatt and Mrs. Chas
McCulloch. .."
1t was also unanimously decided to
conduct a table exchange. beginning
next Saturday in the Central Book
Store Several new names were pre-
scented for membership and elected.
Annual payment of dues was made
by between fifty and sixty members
and the club adjourned to meet the
fourth Saturday in April. at which
time the Domestic Science department
will have charge.
On Tuesday, March %, 1909, at Su,
perior school, Union Township, Ma,
haska County Iowa, the patrons and
friends gave the teacher, Miss Vina
Woods, and pupils neat surprise by
coming In at the noon hour loaded
with baskets OF good things TO eat.
Tables were arranged and about one
hundred plates were laid before all
had been served. The school has an
enrolment of forty-four and with the
exception of one or two all were pres
ent to enjoy the feast. There were
between fifty and sixty visitors who
after the tables had been cleared
away, listened to a fine program pre-
pared by Miss woods. The scholars
were presented by the teacher with
very pretty souvenir called The
Close Of School" -H.. .-7
The Kings Heralds of the Central
Methodist Episcopal church held their
regular monthly meeting at the home
of Nellie Bass, $40 North G street, on
Saturday. A card was red from Miss
Josephine Liers, the Childrens Miss
ionary at Khandna, India banking
the Heralds for the picture cards sent
and telling OF the good things they
we're doing Three new members
were received: Christine McMoran,
Clarence and Elmer Baker, Margaret
Towle announced two new members
for the Little Light Bearers. Dele
gates werechosen to the district con-
yention, to be held at Grinnell April
1924 The program was rendered as
follows:
My First Railroad Trip-Winifred
Stull.
Mandolin Solo-Irene Ramsay.
Our Korean Neighbors-Mary Allen.
Six Times Nine--Gladys Brown.
The meeting was closed by prayer
by Mrs. E. q. Smith. There were
Twenty-Five present. The April meet
ing will be held at the home OF Helen
Larimer, 639 North c street.
Twenty members of the Second
year class of rem College went to
Lacey Saturday where they spent the
afternoon with Miss Vida Anderson
at the parental Ed Anderson home
They returned on the evening pas
senger and went to the s. V. Rey'
nold's home where they sprung a sur
prise on Miss CIemma Reynolds a
member of the class. Inc evening
was spent at games and other di
versions and ajolly good time was had
by all. Dainty refreshments were
served.
Guy W.eatherwax entertained the
members of his class in the Christian
church Sunday School at his home
90I South Seventh street, Friday
evening. The evening was spent III
a pleasant informal manner with mum
erous selections on the piano ant
graphophone. Light refreshments
were served and the nine boys who
composed the comptny of guests, de
parted at a late hour after highly
entertaining evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Con
gregational church gave Their regular
monthly ten-cent social Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. NJ. E. Phi
grim on Fourth avenue East, th'
affair being In a way compllmentar,
to Mrs. H. w. Lyman, who will leav'
the city soon for her new home fl
Montana. A portion Of the afternoon
was devoted 10 sewing for the Easte
Bazaar and several entertaining pia
no selections were rendered by Mis-
Margaret Davis. On behalf of tn
! ladies OF the society Mrs. McWilliam
presented Mrs. Lyman with a little 10