The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-29
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

Miss Georgia Blackburn of Des
Moines, arrived in the city Friday
evening for a few days visit among
her many friends and will be a guest
of the A. G. Clark home during her
stay.
Mrs. w. Fl. Fields, of Des Moines,
is expected to arrive in the city this
evening for a short visit with her sis
tiers, Mrs. N. Kimbrough and Mrs. C..
G. Lee.
G. II. Jones returned from Des
Moines Thursday where he has been
for the past ten days looking after his
sons business during the latter's abb
sence in Chicago, where he went to
attend the meeting Of the National
Colored Mems Business Association.
Udell Lewis has returned from a
two months stay in Chicago and is
back on his old job at the Golden
Eagle. He likes the city in many re.
spects and found employment all the
time he was there, but when il comes
to real living he prefers Oskaloosa.
He gave his job in the city to Arthur
Adams, who is now living in Chicago.
A baby girl was born to MI. and
Mrs. Robt. Franklin, Sunday, Aug. IL,
1912. Both are doing well.
Mrs. Will Crump is improving slow
, ly from her recent illness and hopes
TO be out again soon.
| Commodore Lee returned to Chi.
| cago Tuesday morning after a six
weeks stay in the city. His wife
will remain in the city while longer
or until Mrs. Gibbs closes her house
at The Elms for the season.
! Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Clark attended
the reception given by Mr.. and Mrs.
John L. Thompson at their home in
Des Moines last week in honor of
their twelfth . wedding anniversary
They also the same evening attended
a reception given by the colored citi.
iZens Of Des Moines,. at ST. PauPs A.
NJ. E. church, in honor of Miss Let.
tie Carey, Miss Adah Hyde and Archie
Alexander who were this years grad.
yates from the collegiate department
of the State university. Mr. Clark
was one of the speakers at both re-
ceptions. OF the latter the Register
and Leader says: Higher Educa-
ton was the keynote of the addresses
delivered at the reception to gradu.
ates Thursday evening at st. Paul's
A. NJ. E. church. The program, which
embraced musical and literary num-
bers, proved stimulating and intel
lectual treat to the fair sized audi.
ence present. The most notable feat
ure was the appearance of Hon. A. G.
Clark of Oskaloosa, the first negro to
graduate from Iowa university. Mr..
Clark was a member OF the law class
of 1879. At the conclusion of the pro,
gram, the guests were ushered into
the reception room, where a dainty
,,repast was served on small tables ar
itistically decorated in old gold rib
bon and beautiful flowers Among
the out of town guests present were
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Lowrey of Vir.
ginia, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Clark of Os.
kaloosa, Mrs. II. Abbey and son Luth-
er, of Minneapolis.
| Hon. Geo H. Woodson, of Buxton,
Monroe county's republican candi.
date for the state Legislature, has re-
ceived and accepted an invitation
from the secretary of the Iowa His
tOrical Society to deliver an address
at the Iowa State Fair Association
grounds in Des Moines on Thursday,
Aug. 20. His subject will be "Iowa's
Negro Pioneers" As the advent of
the negro into Iowa territory dates
back to about 1880, and as Mr.. Wood
son has made thorough research and
study into the subject, his address
will be interesting and instructive.
We wish Gov. Vardaman could hear
ii.
Mrs. Mary Murray of Des Moines
is here looking after affairs at the
Robt. Johnson home during the abb
sence OF Mrs. Johnson in Chicago.
Will Jackson, of Omaha, and his
wife were in the city this week. Mr..
Jackson is driver in charge of the
Omaha stable of horses that was en-
tered in the races here this week, al
though he did not start here. His
wife was formerly Miss Madison, of
old Muchakinock, and met many of
her old friends and acquaintances
here.
Miss Helen Mitchell, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson Mitchell, is
preparing to leave next week for
Quindaro, Kansas, where she will en-
ter Western college for a course of
study preparatory to taking up teach
ing as a vocation.