The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-08
our COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs of the Local Colony and
..4 Their Friends.


ITolson went to Moberly, Mo-, Friday
to be present at the Emancipation
celebration August 9Th and will spend
a couple of weeks visiting among
relatives and friends.
Married, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. NJ. Moore, TO Third avenue
East, at noon Tuesday, July 80, 1912,
Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart, of this city,
and Mr.. Robert Givins, of Knoxville,
ia, Rev. J. H. Bell, of the A. M. E.
church officiating. The wedding was
a quiet affair, only few friends of
the couple being present. The party
enjoyed a splendid wedding dinner
after the ceremony and the newly
married couple left at 4 o'clock on
the @" for Knoxville, where they
will make their home.
Regular Communication of Maple
Grove Lodge No. 16 A. F. & A. M.
Monday evening, Aug. 5th. Business
of importance. BY order of A. G.
Clark, W. M; NJ. G. Newman, Secy.
Sunday was quarterly meeting day
at Wesley chapel, being the first I'M
der Rev. Young's pastorate. Rev. W.
H. Wheeler, the new district super
iatendent, was here for his first
visit and had charge of the services
during the day. He preached two
able sermons during the day and
made a very favorable impression
upon all who heard him.
We are in receipt of a pleasant,
newsy letter from Rev. w. L. Lee, for
merly Of Wesley Chapel, now in
charge of Burns chapel, Des Moines.
He speaks in pleasant terms OF his
new charge and is greatly encour-
aged with his reception and surround
i1gs and says the prospects for sue
cessful years work are very fiatter-
ing Nearly three hundred dollars
was raised by the church during the
first three months and they are plan
ming for an 5000 rally on Aug. 18th,
with every prospect of success. He
wishes to be remembered kindly to
all his friends in the city and promis-
es to visit US sometime this fall. Rev.
o. A. Johnson, of Independence, Mo-,
was with him last week. being there
to attend the X. of P grand lodge
and preached for him last Sunday.
Mrs. NJ G. Newman was a visitor
over last Sunday with ther husband
In Ottumwa, where he has been en-
ployed most of the summer.
Mrs Geo. w. Black and daughter,
of Washington, were visitors in the
city Wednesday, being guests of Mrs.
Blacks sisters. Mrs. Henry Hockedy
and Mrs. e. e. Jeffries.
Dudly Buckner was down from Des
Moines Saturday for flying visit
with relatives and friends.
b. F. Cooper and John Wright of
Buxton, came over to see the ele-
plants Wednesday and they saw them
and some of the smaller animals, too.
Ed Green got little bewildered
by the big crowd at the cl.cus and
had an awful time getting those re-
served seats. Little boys ought tC
90 to the circus in the day time, &C
by their papas.
Miss Bertha Smith, of Alton, ILL.,,
who has been in the employ of the
Jas. A. Dewitt family during the sum-
mer, will leave Sunday for a short
visit at her home. She will stop over
IN route at st. Louis for few days
visit with friends.
M, uanHorcnn rafurnn1
Friday from a two weeks visit at
Mo-, where she was called
by the illness of a relative.
Mrs. LOWE Lee, mother of Commo-
iore Lee, arrived in the city from
Mo-, Thursday and Is a
guest at the N Kimbrough home on
North Market street. Mother Lee
makes her home with her son in Chi |
,ago, but has been visiting among
relatives and friends at her old home
in Missouri and now comes here to
remain until the family returns to the
city. 1t is indeed pleasant to have
all the Lee family back with us again
If only temporarily. 1t seems like
Did times.
Miss Gertrude Talson accompanied
Mrs. B. Palmer on her return home
to Moberly last Sunday and will re-
main for a two weeks visit.
Miss Lottie Carey has been in the
city this week visiting at the home
Of her mother, Mrs. Frank Allen, on
B avenue West. Miss Carev, who
makes per home with an uncle and
aunt in Des Moines, has been a stu
ienr IT the State University for the
past four years, from which she grad
lated last week and received the de-
gree. of Bachelor of Arts, being the
first woman of her race to receive
that Gegiee from the University. She
has specialized in the languages with
a view of teaching the same and will
make that her life's work. Miss Car
ey Is deserving of much credit for
the heroic struggle she has made to
gain ar education, having almost en-.
tirely depe nded upon her own resour-
ces to meet her school expenses, and
we most hartily congratulate her up
on the successful and honorable record
she has made In the University and
wish her deserved success in the
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