The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-10-07
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

wrists the past week
Mrs. Laura Schofield, of University
Park visited the annual conference of
the A. M. e. church at Moline, H., over
Sunday.
The first quarterly meeting OF the
A. NJ. e. church will be held Sunday,
Oct. II, instead OF Oct. 10, as first an
nounced.
Rev. Mrs. T. Tyler, her mother and
her sister were guests of the E. f. JET
fries home south of town Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Lucy Jeffries and the children
were visitors at the home of her SIS
ter, Mrs. Geo. w. Black, in Washing
ton, last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Jordan Wilson enter
tanned at dinner Thursday, Rev. and
Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. j. Ford and Mrs. Lot
tie Anderson, mother and sister of Mrs.
Tyler, who are here visiting her.
Mr. and Mrs Rem Smith entertained
at dinner last Monday at their home
| in Davenport, Mrs. Jennie Jones, Mrs.
Laura Schofield and Rev. T. Tyler, of
Oskaloosa, who had been in Moline at
tending the conference.
Mrs. Robt. Franklin entertained a
company of friends at her home on ID
avenue east, Tuesday evening, as a
surprise upon her husband in honor OF
his birthday. A bountiful repast was
served and a pleasant evening enjoyed
by all.
| Mrs. l.. Kimbrough and daughter
lNeoma returned from Des Moines last
Friday, where they had been for some
time assisting their daughter and sis.
ter, Mrs. o. G. Lee, in nursing her sick
babe, whose death was announced last
week.
Mrs. Cora Mack, of Omaha, cous
in of Mrs. Pierre Barquette and Mrs
w. C. Coleman, is here for few weeks
visit with them. She is on her way
to Fort Dodge to join her husband, who
is now located in that city, which will
be their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Fields, who have
been rooming at the home of her moth
er, Mrs. T. M. Moore, ITO Third ave
nue. east, since their marriage, have
leased the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Crump, No. 102 North 18th street
where they will be at home to theil
friends after today.
Mrs. Jemima Ford and son Jasper
of Brownsville, Mich, and Mrs. Lottie
i Anderson, of Chicago, mother and sis
ter of Mrs. Rev. Tyler, arrived in the
city over the Burlington Ry., Sunday
morning, and have spent the week Wis
iting with her at the parsonage. They
left this morning via the Rock Island
for Chicago, where Mrs. Ford will visit
for a while with her daughter before
returning to her home.
Rev. w. L. Lee and wife entertained
the Sunday school of Wesley Chape
at heir home Wednesday Afternoon
from to 6 o'clock. Most of the mem
seemed to enjoy the affair very much
Light refreshments were served, after
which all retired to their homes witt
many words of praise for Rev. Lee
and his good wife for the pleasant en-
Itertainment they had received.
Wesley Chapel will hold it's secont
quarterly meeting tomorrow, Oct. 3
Rev. f. d. Woodford, of Des Moines
will conduct the services and will
preach morning and evening. Rev
Eugene Allen, of Central NJ. e. church
will preach at O'Clock and administer
the Sacrament. Rev. T. Tyler of the
A. NJ. f. church and his congregation
have been invited to worship witt
them at the afternoon services at
O'clock.
Rev. Mrs. Jennie Jones returned
Monday from attending conference
She goes to Fairfield today where she
will hold services Sunday for Rev. w
w. Williams. Mrs. Jones will devote
most of her time the coming year t.
evangelistic work and already has ell
gagements that will keep her employ
ed for several months. The Hawkeyt
Mission which Mrs. Jones has looked
after the past year has been combined
with the Buxton Mission as a circuit
under one pastor.
Rev. T. Tyler returned Monday even
ing from attending the annual meeting
of the Iowa Conference of the A. NJ. II
church which was held in Moline, Ill.
last week, extending over Sunday. He
was returned to Oskaloosa for another
year, a fact generally hoped for ant
pleasing to all whom we have hearC
express themselves. Rev. Tyler made
a splendid record here last year, an(
with the wide acquaintance and exper
fence gained last year. is in a position
to do even better work this year. He
is a Christian gentleman at all times
splendid pulpit orator, and a tireles:
worker, and makes friends among mel
in all the walks of life. He is a stu
dent as well, and with heart n full
sympathy with the calling he has &C
cepted, he is striving hard by stud.
and prayer to properly fit himself FOL
any work the church may call upor
him to do. The A. NJ E. church a
Oskaloosa is surely to be congratulated
ilnOn sacurinp him ne noctor for onpt n