The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-09
NEWS FROM NEARBY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED BY WiDE-AWAkE
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS IN
TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES.
ADAMS.

MIS-. "A. Is. hanna is in the country
for a visit with the children.
Mrs. Eva Cameron visited at j. w.
Hanna's Friday. ;{4
Mrs. Ralph Allgood is making a
good recovery after an operation for
appendicitis.
Mrs. Faye Hanna spent Monday at
the parental Briney home. Till
Mrs. Austin Moore spent a part of
last week in Des Moines.
Howard Moore and family spent
Sunday at Austin Moore's
Ralph Perkins has been. very sick
with pneumonia = '
Ralph Allgood spent Sunday at the
Oskaloosa Hospital.
Mamie Allgood is hauling tile to be
placed in the road north of Allgood
school house.
Mrs. e. ]. Allgood was quite poorly
last week.
Sabbath school began at Centenary
at 1920, May 5, with A pupils en-
rolled. Teachers were chosen as fol-
lo"o' oehioI CidSS, Jdhleo SoHilth,
Junior class, Eva Cameron; nterme-
date class, Nettie France; Primary
class, Cora Ruby. The Ladies Aid
furnished the' necessary funds to pay
in advance for the supplies 1t was
decided to purchase new singing
books and committee was appointed
to attend to buying them. Children's
Day will be held Sunday, June at
Centenary. We are not lacking in
funds, we have an efficient set of Off
GERS and teachers. All We need to
make our Sabbath school success is
the attendance of parents and chill
dren. The Sabbath school has been
organized for the people that we may
study the word of God. All those in
terested bring the children next Sab
bath at 10:39.s H#la.
The Adams Orange met in regular
session Thursday evening. The fol-
lowing program was given by men,
bers of the Grange:
Instrumental Music, Gretta Nash
Paper, Rural Schools Ruby.
Solo, GRANDMOTHER Love Song
Blanche Young.
Debate, Resolved, that if there
were more vacations taken on the
farm, there would be more farmers"
Negative, Mort Smith, E. T. Hanna;
affirmative, George Ruby. James Will
holt. Judges decided in favor of the
negative. 4
The Aid Society met at the home of
Mrs. Lottie Hanna Wednesday. An
Longfellow program was
given as follows: -a.
Music, Graphophone. I,rs e.. a....,..
Scripture Reading, Nettie Smith.
Biography, "Longfellow"-Eola Ma
teer.
Paper, Anniversary of the Aid So
McLandsborough.
Paper-Hazel Lee.
Paper-Annie Mckinney.
Reading of Longfellow's poems by
members of the Society.
Roll call answered by LongfellOw's
favOritc quotations.
At a previous meeting of the So
ciety it was decided to not serve re-
freshments. During a meeting of the
Society at the Nettie Smith home,
some of the ladies found and emptied
Mrs. Smiths cookie jar, and so Mrs
Smith refused to call it even until
some of the guilty ones served re-
freshments to the Society, but was
rather surprised at the unique menu
which was written on slips of paper
and passed; each member was allow
ed to choose only four out of the six
named, as follows:
A silenced squaller-Boiled ham.
Woman's stand.by-Sandwich
Tear drops-Spring onions.
Go-betweens-Deviled eggs.
Old-time Observation-Disclosures.
Tight squeeZe-Lemonade.
The refreshments at the fun were
enjoyed by all, and all agreed this
was one of the most pleasant meet
ings held for some time Society
adjourned to meet at the Ethel Cam
eron home June 6.
May 7. Pansy.