The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-10
OUR KEOTA LETTER

Keota, June 9.-Chapter c. NJ. of
| p e. o. entertained their mothers,
and daughters and a few other moth
ers at the home OF Mrs. Ella Ritcnie
Gu Monday afternoon, June I. The
chief feature of the entertainment
was a parlor farce entitled, THE
Business Meeting" which was given
in such fine style and such realistic
manner the guests take it to be
sample of the F. f. O. business meet
ing. Tne farce was proceeded by
solo, Mother o. Mine" by Mrs. Jose
pine KelCher and by a reading, The
Hobby Horse" by Miss Naomi Stew
art. The program closed with a lad
les quartette. The Rosary" sung by
Mesdames Josephine Helschcr, Gene
We've Helscner, Nora Williams and
Clara Henry. The inevitable refresh
ments consisted of strawberry short
cake, surmounted by ice cream and
accompanied by coffee. Besides the
P. e. o. ladies twenty-five guests
were present.
The X. of P.'s observed Sunday a.5
a memorial day, meeting at Castle
Hall at 2:30 and marching to the
cemetery where appropriate ex2rci6-
es were held. Rev. e. V. Fisher de-
liveTed the address.
The Weota Gospel team is meeting
with very grateful success. They have
just closed a series of meetings in the
Scotland Presbyterian church which
resulted in 28 conversions. Twenty
one OF the converts united with the
Scotland church last Sunday morning
On Sunday afternoon the gospel team
was divided into three groups. One
went to Talleyrand and assisted with
a baptist meeting which had been an
nounced. The second group went to
Harper and held a service in the
Methodist church This group reports
seven conversions at their meeting.
The third group held the regular SER
vice in Keota. The results al Harp
er were so encouraging the team de-
cided to hold a series of meetings
there and services are being held
each evening. One conversion was re-
ported Monday night. Sunday night
between twenty-five and thirty men,
bers OF the team went to SigOurnay
and assisted with meeting. They are
a busy bunch.
r. c. Hamilton, his sister, Mrs. A.
j. Droz, little Virginia and Masttf
Keith Droz, autoed to Fairfield, Sun
day ami spent the day with relatives
in celebration of Virginia's birthday
Miss Mabel Stevenson is visiting
friends in Chicago
Mrs. Alya Fenstel is here from
Wapello visiting her mother, Mrs.
Anna Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs T.. r. Lacey came oy-
er from Columbus Junction Satur-
day night and on Sunday morning
they and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence La
cey and little Francine and Mr.. and
Mrs. Rev. Stewart and Mary Lewis
left at $3.50 in the Lacey automobile
for Detroit. They expect to spend the
next three weeks fishing in the Min
nesota lakes Mr.. and Mrs. George Nc
Carly of oakaloosa win join them a
little later
Mr.. ami Mrs. Loren Toogood OF ]
Marshalltown came in Monday via |
and visited relatives over
night.
Miss Pearle Rauons OF Chicago, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. ]. NJ. !
White and other relatives.
Miss Cora SchoIlenberger is at /,
home from coe college in Cedar Rap
ids.
J. w. Helscher and W. s. Helscher
left Saturday night for business trip /
into Minnesota They expected to
stop 10 Cedar Rapids over Sunday TO !
visit their new nephew IN the Harry
Helschers home.