The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

yond expectations. There We're elev
en- denominations represented, ten
Estates, six countries, an enrolment OF
three hundred students and at times
an attendance of five hundred, Mrs
dudley, whose husband is vice presi
Ident of Simpson college, lndianola
Iowa. was chairman of the conven
ton; Miss Elizabeth Pearson of Des
Moines, for thirty years president OF
the Des Moines Branch of the w. +.
I'M. S., was i'm charge of the Foreign
Mission work; Mrs. Edwin M.dWhit-
ing of Whiting, iowa. of the Young
Peoples work; Mrs. Kelsey of the
Children's Hour, and Mrs. oner S.
Dow revealed the secret of financing
Foreign and Home Missions. The
new text book for the Mission Study
classes for 1914, THE Kings Bust
ness by Maud W. Raymond, which
Il lays stress on increased efficiency for
the home base, was well taught each
day by Mrs. j. p. White of Abba, la.
One was impressed with the talent
Iowa possesses as these women, each
one master of her subject, appeared
before the school. One afternoon a
strong address was given by Mrs. f.
B. Hurford of lndianola, Iowa, on
Missions and Temperance. She
represented the w. C. T. U. From
foreign lands the representatives
were: Miss Morrison, India: Miss
Mills, Turkey; Miss Golish, niece of
Mr.. c. w. Abrams of this city, China;
Mrs. Kelsey, Mexico; Mrs. Garst, ia
pan; and Mrs. White, Egypt. The
addresses of the missionaries were in
spirational and educational. The
key note OF the school was, The Mis-
sion of the Church is Missions. 1t
was unanimously decided to hold an.
other session of this school in the
summer of 1914 at the same place.
S. S. Doty, of 0ttumwa, was a bus
mess visitor in oskaloosa Friday.
G. G. Handy went to Knoxville Fri
day afternoon to spend Sunday with
his sister. I'll
Mrs. ID. F.. Wetters has gone to
What Cheer to spend Sunday with rel
atiyes and friends. ..
Mrs. L. P. Foster went TO New
Sharon Friday afternoon to spend
Sunday with friends.
Mrs. Harriet McComber, of Des
Moines, was in town Friday visiting
friends and relatives.
Miss Helen Snyder is in Marshall
town for fortnight's visit with her
friend, Miss Hazel Cole.
Miss Ada Sloan, of Des Moines, who
has been visiting relatives here for
the past week, returned home Friday
afternoon.
Miss Mildred Carte, of Albert Lea,
Mimi, has returned to her home al
ter spending few days at the J. w.
Shreve home.
Mrs. r. r. Hinkle of Ottumwa has
returned to her home after spending
a few days with Oskaloosa friends
and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Mcdonald, of
Marshalltown, who have been visiting
Oskaloosa friends, returned home
Friday afternoon.
w. C. Jones and son Harold, of
Montezuma, returned home Friday af-
Eddyville relatives.
Sigourney Review: Miss Venus
Downey came hom Monday evening
from a visit in Oskaloosa at the VIII.
lard Downey home.
Everett Hoardley of Grinnell return
ed to his home Friday after transact
ing business in town and visiting rel.
atives south OF the city.
Mrs s. d. Corbett, of Omaha, who
has been the guest of relatives at
Rose Hill, was called home Friday by
the illness of her son Frank.
Harvey and Frank Miller returned
to their home in Winfield yesterday
after visiting relatives in the vicinity
of Lacey the past two weeks.
Miss Monia Halstead of Brighton
returned to her home Friday after
spending the past week with Oska-
loosa and New Sharon relatives.
Abba Union: Mrs. r. !. Mitchell
came over from Oskaloosa the latter
part OF the week for visit with Mr..
Mitchell and her friends in Abba.
Knoxville Express: Roy L. Brady
returned last Friday from Oskaloosa,
where he spent most of his vacation
visiting with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rodgers, OF
Ottumwa, passed through Oskaloosa
yesterday afternoon, returning home
from visit with New Sharon friends.
Miss Alice Doner, OF Cedar Rapids,
passed through the city Friday after
noon enroute TO Eddyville where she
will spend couple OF weeks with rel
atiVes. I'll
Frank and Grace Wynn, of Win,
field, returned TO their home Friday
after spending the past two weeks at
the home OF their grandmother, Mrs.
Hattie Wynn.
Miss Mae Conrad, of Centerville,
who has been the guest of Oskaloosa
and Grinnell relatives for the past
two weeks, returned to her home Fri
day afternoon.
Richard and Carl Russell, of Kel-
Ilogg, passed through the city Friday
afternoon returning home from
weeks visit with relatives and friends
south of town.
New Sharon Star: John Andeweg
and Miss Bessie Rhine have been
spending the past week as the guest
of relatives and friends at Pella, Os-
kaloosa and Brighton.
Fremont Gazette: Mrs. George
Wheeler and children of Oskaloosa,
came down Tuesday evening for