The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-02
our COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

Mrs. M. G. Newman entertained the
members of Maple Grove Lodge at a
stag party at her home, 1906 First
avenue West, on Christmas evening
in honor of her husbands birthday.
While II was impossible for all to be
present at the same time most of the
members responded to the invitation
and paid their respects to the hostess
during the evening. A table loaded
with good things prepared by the
hostess and decorated with the three
symbolic steps upon which burned
sixty lighted candles, greeted the
guests and from which all were served
in the most generous manner. A. G.
Clark, on behalf of the lodge, present
ed Bro. Newman with a small testi
monial of its regards and apprecia-
| ton of his services as secretary for
the past two year and was followed
with short speeches by others. Bro.
Newman then spoke, referring to the
Occasion, to his love for the Masonic
order and his deep regard for the
members of Maple Grove Lodge. 1t
was a pleasant evening to all and
one that will long remain In the mem
DRY of those who enjoyed It.
! Rev. r. H. Young, of Wesley Chapel
Igoes to Des Moines today to assist
Rev. w. l.. Lee with his quarterly
meeting services tomorrow.
! Mrs. Annie Crump and Miss Jennie
Hardy were Christmas day visitors at
1.-THE home of Mrs. Crump's brother,
Pierre Banquet, in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Chas. Wilson, of Ottumwa,
was Christmas viitor at the home
of her father, Ed Jones, Oh North
Fifth street.
Rev. W. l.. Lee, of Burns Chapel,
Des Moines, was in the city over last
Sunday assisting Rev. Young of Wes-
iley Chapel in his quarterly meeting
services.
Sister D. Cary closed a three weeks
series of revival meetings at the A.
M. e. church last Sunday evening
THAT have been successful in every
way. Sister Cary has spent the week
in the city taking a little rest before
beginning work again at Mt. Pleasant,
where she has three weeks engage
ment. After finishing her work in
Iowa she goes to Quinn's Chapel, Chi
,cago, the largest church in the Iowa
conference, where she has an engage,
ment for a series of meetings. At
the close of her engagement there
Sister Cary will shortly leave for Nor
rison, Likria, Africa, as an evangelist
to Bishop Heard, who has charge OF
work in that country.
The Misses Maude and Ethel Nc
Donald, of Bushnell, ILL.,, and Miss
Myrheur Noosums, of McCombe, Ill.
were guests of the Robt. Johnon home
over Friday and Saturday. They
were en- route from Des Moines, where
they had been visitors at the Coulson
home and will go home by way OF
Ottumwa.
Pierre Barquet was up from Ottum
wa Friday night to visit the home
folks and to be with his lodge at the
ISt. Johns day festival. .... .....
Eugene Russell and family are Wis
liting at the home of his wifes par
ents in southern Illinois.
The st. Johns day social and re
ception given by Maple Grove lodge
Friday evening was one of the most
enjoyable affairs given in our city
for some time and was pronounced q
complete success by all of the large
crowd present A short program Of
music, singing and addresses by Rev
NJ. G.. Newman and A. G. Clark was
listened to with interest and at Its
,cloe the crowd with one accord pro
ceeded to enjoy itself in social enter
tainment and partake of the refresh
ments prepared for the occasion.