Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-06-14
BUXTON BRIEFS.

for Cedar Rapids to spend a few
months.
Mr., L. B. Coleman, who visited
with his daughter, Mrs. Grace Nc
Dowell, q few days, left Tuesday for
his home in Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. Jas. Walker entertained the
Mission Circle of Mt. Zion Baptist
church last Thursday morning. After
very fine program had been render
ed the ladies were served cream and
cake by the hostess. -p.s .a.
Mr.. Richard Stewart, c. Q, was IN
Ottumwa Sunday visiting Mr.. Ben
Abney q member Of the lodge who
Is in the hospital there. Mr.. Abney
has been real sick for some time but
is much improved at this writing.
Rev. VIM. Beckham, Field Secre.
tary for the National Baptist Conven-
tion, will be in Buxton June 18th at
Mt Zion Baptist church. You who
fail to hear him will miss a rare
treat. He is known as the Baptist
talking machine" and Is undoubtedly
the best informed man in the denom-
ination and can tell more about the
work of the Baptist than any other
man. He Is simply a wonder. Don't
fail to hear him. ...,
Mrs. E. E. Whitfield, who is to the
Women's work of the National Con-
vention what Rev. Beckham is to Ma
tional Convention proper, was in our
city Sunday and addressed the Mt.
Zion church at II o'clock, the Taber-
nacle at $50 P. NJ and st. Johns A.
NJ. e. church in the evening. Sister
Whitfield is very forceful speaker
and a consecrated woman who is do
ing much for the cause Of the Mas
ter. She pleaded earnestly for Ma
tional Training school for Colored
women and girls, located at Lincoln
Heights, Washington, D. c., and for
that cause, the church gave $500 and
the Mission Circle $500. She receiv-
ed from Tabernacle church 1886.
We were unable to get the results Of
the meeting at st. Johns church.
Mrs. Anna Craddock arrived in the
city last Monday to spend about two
weeks visiting her parents, other rel.
atives and friends.
Miss Elnora Enbanks left for Kinks
Vile, Mo-, Monday where she will A.
tend the s. 8. Convention and visit
her father.
A party was given by Mrs. Samson
Johnson in honor of Little Jas. Car
ter last Tuesday afternoon; the oc.
casion being his eleventh birthday.
About twenty of his little friends
were present and they enjoyed the
afternoon in childish games and
plays.
Mrs. Julia Lewis of Chicago is Wis.
iting her cousin Mr.. l.. w. Strother
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Lewis have NOV
ed to the east end Of Twelfth street
in one of the Jones houses. Their
many friends will be glad to call on
them in this beautiful location.
Rev. Woodard left Tuesday for Mt.
Pleasant to attend the Ministers and
Deacons' Union and S. s. Convention
to be in session there this week.
Mr.. Marshall Lowerg, Mrs. w. A.
Brown, Misses Fannie Woodford and
Reola Buford left Wednesday for Mt.
Pleasant to attend the Sunday school
Convention and B. Y. P. U. meeting.
Mr.. Lowery and Miss Woodford are
delegates to the S. s. Convention,
Mrs. W. A. Brown, State President OF
the B. Y. P. U. and Miss Buford are
delegates to that organization.
, Mr.. Robert Carey has purchased an
automobile and is prepared to take
passengers to and from Abba and
Hamilton. T. B. Carey Is the chauf-
feur. '.,... .v. .
Misses Ono Webb and Audrey Lo-
gan are the St. John delegates to the
A. M. E. S. s. Convention at Oska-
loosa this week. They left Tuesday.
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