The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-02
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs of the Local Colony and
Their Friends. =

bIauue Wneeief mas returned from q
weeks visit with friends in Davenport.
and Rock Island He, was the guest
of Miss Eugenia Marlin in the latter
city. Claude win, work for the A, r.
Spencer family this summer.
Word has reached this city telling
of the death of Rev. Hiram, Lewis
TAT the home of his daughter In Belle
Plaine, on Wednesday, March IL,
1914. We did not, learn the particu.
lars regarding his death but his adj
yanced age was sufficient to leave
little doubt as to the cause. Father
Lewis. as most Of us were, wont to
cal! hinl, Tas q resident Of, this city
for more then forty years; where he
lived life Of industry, uprightness
and devotion to the principles of
Christianity that he taught and
preached as a minister of the A. NJ.
E. church" from the age Of twenty
years Z until his death, After the
death of his wife be lived here alone
until the M. Il st. L. railroad. purchas.
ed his home on west i street about
two years ago, when he went TO live
With his daughter. His. son Richard,
who lived In Cedar Rapids, and visit
ed him here Quite frequently, died In
Belle Plainu last December ..,~.
"A letter. from Rev; NJ. G, Newman.
now located at Canton, Ill.,. reports
him as about fully recovered from his
recent attack ofqs rheumatism, and
the rest of the family In good health.
Mr- Ia oil ~ +, xfpI ,xyk t,<>t
luncheon for the benefit OF the 'trus-
tee department of the A.. M. Z. church
at her home, 80 B avenue East, on
Friday afternoon and evening. Quite
an elaborate lunch was, served and
was enjoyed by. large number OF
the friends of the church. -. -
Mrs. Martin Jones'. Of Buxton, is
the guest of Mrs. Robt. Franklin, on
d avenue East for a. few days. :. <
h We have Just learned through At;
torney s. Joe Brown, OF Des@ Moines,
the object for which, The Governor
has recently appointed ten delegates
from among the Representative mem
berss Of our race; In this state; The
object and PURPOSE of the, delegation,
Is to collect exhibits aud to represent
the state at an exposition to be hell
in. Chicago in August. 1915, for the
purpose of showing the; progress of
the negro race since 1865. and for
which the state. of Illinois has. made
an appropriation, OF $25, 000e The del,
egation viii hold q meeting soon ito
lorganize and perfect plans to collect
| the exhibits.and to see to 1t that Iowa
aud her people are, fully represented,
we shall endeayor to: keep our read.
ers fully informed as the work takes
detiite shape, SO that all will, have an
opportunity : to get recognition, and
secure space for any exhibits they
may desire to send ''. - H. ..
Robert Franklin and son Horace
have returned to their work at the
Hoover mines after a few days en-
forced vacation due to cave-in in
the mine, While at home they at.
tended to various matters and got
the garden in shape for Master Ru-
pert to put in the crop and do a lit
tie manual training at home. While
here Mr., and Mrs. Franklin spent a
couple Of days with their daughter.
Mrs. Thos. Spicer, in Ottumwa p
h. The ladies of the Second Baptist
church gave a social at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Crowder on North Sec.
ond street, Friday evening and al.
though the weather was bad they en-:
joyed good patronage. s.s... -,
The many friends of Rev. and Mrs.
r. II. Young, who were residents of
this city for a year while Rev. Young
was pastor of Wesley Chapel, will
sympathize with them in the loss Of
their daughter, Elizabeth. who died
quite suddenly at the home of her
parents in Blackburn, Mo. ...-3
The Ladies' Progressive League
met at the home of Mrs Robt Frank
lin Friday afternoon and among the
routine business adopted as emblems
for the club the National Federation
colors, the State Motto and the White
Carnation as the flower. After the
conclusion of business the members
were served With light refreshments
by, the ladies'. i,.. , ".. ..s
Mrs. Robert Johnson had the ladies
of the Aid Society of Wesley Chapel
and their friends as guests of her
home Thursday evening. when the us:
ual luncheon was served. - ..
The revival meetings at the A. NJ.
H. church have continued the, past
week with preaching every night and
numerous other at
fractions the meetings have been
we'll attended and much interest man