The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-11-13
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs Of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

The Ladies' Progressive League
held its regular weekly meeting a
the home of Mrs. Robt Johnson on |
avenue West Friday afternoon anC
elected officers for the coming year
The ladies of the A. NJ. E. church
will serve chicken pie supper at the
church tonight from 5 to 10 o'clock
Mrs. Jones, wife of Rev. N. B
Jones, of the A. NJ. E. church, is eX
pected to arrive in the city from Chi
cago next Tuesday.
Homer Johnson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robt. Johnson. who has been
in the employ of DR.. Henderson as
chauffeur for some time, will start
Tuesday for Galveston Texas, where
the Henderson will spend the winter
They have shipped their car to that
city and Homer will have the care
of it during their stay.
Simpson Mitchell is predicting an
open winter. Ask him to show you
one of the signs"
Rev. A. A. Tolson, of Wesley Chap
ell, is conducting a successful revival
ing have been held each evening this
week with good attendance and much
interest shown.
Mrs. Sarah Williams is slowly re-
covering from her recent illness.
Her condition is showing a steady
improvement that is very gratifying
to her relatives and friends.
The following letter from Rev. NJ.
G. Newman, while personal to the
writer, will We believe be read with
pleasure by his many friends here:
Canton. ILL.,, Nov. s: Mr.. A. G.
Clark, Dear Sir and Brother: This
leaves me quite we'll and my eye is
much improved. find very pleas
ant city here as a business place.
There are about 200 of our people
here, and there is plenty of work for
them. The mammouth P. & o. pillow
shops have their doors open to negro
laborers and moulders, where our
people may find steady employment.
There is a Baptist church here with
a small membership. have small
rool of II full members and 2 proba-
TONERS. The outlook here for our
church is good and ! am getting
things lined up for our future work.
We had a very pleasant meeting We'd
nesday night. it being our first quar-
terly meeting. Presiding Elder |. n.
Daniels was with us and preached an
able sermon and expressed himself
as being highly pleased with the pres
ent conditions and the future outlook.
We need a barber here for our peo-
pie and a restaurant or hotel. Our
people are coming in here and these
are in demand. My
trustees have rented me a house and
have raised $50 to pay my moving
expenses. There is a large mining
industry that surrounds this city. |
will he home Tuesday, the 18th inst,
and will load my car, which has been
ordered over the Q. road. Remember
my best wishes to friends and also
to the craft. Fraternally yours,
NJ. G. Newman, 227 E Elm st.
News of the sudden death of w. A.
Mcneil was received with genuine
sorrow by large number of the col
ored people of the community and
elsewhere over the country, who have
known him for may years. Since the
advent of colored miners at old Much
akinock more than thirty years ago
Mr.. Mcneil has always been a large
employer of colOred labor. He
studied it from a business and eco
nomical standpoint and as a result
came to have a large warm place in
his generous heart for the race as a
whole. while many of it's individual
members he counted among his per
sOnal friends. No worthy cause, no
appeal for aid went UNDECIDED from
his presence and those who have ben.
Gifted by his kindness and liberality
can fully appreciate the noble gen