Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-10-17

leo, spent part of last week in this
city. He left Saturday morning for
Leavenworth, Kans., to conduct quar-
terly meeting.
w. j. Irwin of Horton, Kans., sub
railway clerk, was here few days
this week. He expects to have a reg
ular appointment in few weeks, as
the chief clerk, who has his Office in
the federal building, gave him two
runs and told him to select the one he
desired.
J. H. Simms, Jr., and Miss McDan-
iel. who are students at the K. u,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
H. Simms, 1904 Clay street.
Dave Snead went to Kansas City
last week to get an automobile for his
employer, A. j. August.
We believe there are more colored
chauffeurs in this city than any city
west of Chicago in proportion to the
number of chauffeurs employed. Thus
we continue to make progress in diff
ferent vocations.
The funeral Of Whit Gassaway was
held at the Francis Street Baptist
church last Sunday afternoon. The
deceased was member Of that church
for years, also a deacon. Mr.. Gass-
away had been resident of this city
a number of years, was member OF
the G. A. r. and was nearly 81 years
old at his death. The church was
crowded. A number of people could
not be seated during the services. The
U. B. F. had charge of the services.
The floral offerings were elabo-
rate. He leaves wife and sew
eral children, with many friends, to
mourn his loss. Our only undertaken,
Mr.. Ramsey, had charge of the re-
mains and as usual rendered superb
service.
The following excerpt from an edi-
torial in daily paper: "It is noted
in addition that discharges from pub
lie service since March 4th last upon
the spacious plea of economy have
been for the most part directed to-
'aosJ u! 'pe5eue s! II 'seoI5eN p1em
for economy" has curtailed the list
of Negroes employed by the govern
ment at Washington. What defense
Jackson at luncheon Wednesday.
that practically all Of the Production
can our Negro democrat friends like
Bishop Walters, w. E. Dubois, Mon
roe Trotter can make for President
Wilson?
Mr.. Bruce, a graduate Of the law
department of Howard university, has
been in our city for more than week.
He may decide to locate here.
AS stated by the "Bystander" a
few weeks ago, the C. M. E. Shurch
at Eighteenth and Beattie streets was
being enlarged and remodeled. The
work is about completed and they will
hold three services there Sunday. In
the afternoon pastors from the diff
ferent churches will assist and at the
evening services few prominent cit
liens will make short addresses and
sermon by the pastor, Rev. J. Nc
Cullough. He extends a cordial invi-
tation to all to attend these services.
Two of the essential things that re-
tards our progress as a race are the
persons who "gossip" and "knock."
They never ascertain the facts about
things or persons who they criticize.
They deviate from the truth about
as far as this earth is from Jupiter,
and how so-called educated and re-
fined persons of both sexes and diff
ferent ages will continue to do such
depraved things is beyond our COM
prehension and it is safe to say that
people who continually "gossip and
knock" will ever receive and prize our
fabulous compensation, so why con-
tinue such ancient method? And
never, never forget what the poet
said, "There is so much good in the
worst of US. There is so much bad in
the best of US, that it behooves any
of US to talk about the rest of u.s."