The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-09-07
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.


church is we'll pleased with the sue
cessful quarterly meeting held at the
church last Sunday. Presiding Elder
Moore had charge of the services dur
ing the day and preached to large
congregations at each service. Liberal
donations were received for which the
pastor and congregation are very
grateful. Elder Moore preached. his
last sermon here as Presiding Elder,
and said his good bye to our people at.
the evening service He has served
the full term of the office and will be
returned to the ranks at the next an
nual conference in Chicago, this
month. We are loath to loose him in
this work. He is an able preacher, an
earnest worker, and a broad minded
man who takes deep interest in pub
lie affairs. He is deeply interested in
his race and in all their efforts to edu-
cate and improve themselves. A Mas
on, an Odd Fellow and an Eastern
Star, he has kept in close touch with
the organizations throughout the dis
trict without in the least neglecting
his duty to the church. He is perhaps
best known and best beloved of any
one who has held the office for many
years and his kindly smile ami enc0ur-
aging words will be greatly missed in
every community where he has visit
ed during the past five years. The
church which secures him as its pas
tor next year can congratulate itself
upon receiving so able a pastor and
the community a broad minded Christ
ian man. ""11'
MIR. and Mrs. Will Cratic returned to
his home in Minneapolis Thursday eV-
ening after a weeks visit here and
with friends in Keo!;uk and Ottumwa.
They were guests of the Noah Kim
brough home on North Market street
while here. They were compelled to
hasten their return on account of the
Threatened strike.
Atty. Geo. H. Woodson of Buxton
passed through the city this week en-
route to Washington to attend the
district Bar Convention. He will start
next week for Washington ID. c., to
attend the National Convention of the
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
as the representative from Iowa and
Minnesota. Ets r.., A..
Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson Mitchell and
daughter Irene, returned home this
week from a two weeks visit, spent
among relatives in and around Kan
sas City. They report a very pleasant
time, but Mr.. Mitchell says life is toe
strenuous there for him, and that Os
kaloosa is a mighty good place to live
in.
Mrs. Wesley Jones, Mrs. John Bar
quet, Mrs. Will Crump and Mrs. Belle
Murray in company with Mr.. and Mrs
Will Critic and Mrs. Jennie Hall Of
Minneapolis went to Ottumwa Tues
day morning to spend the day with
relatives and friends.
Miss Mitchell, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Simpson Mitchell, who has beer
spending her vacation at home depart
ed Friday evening for New York City
to resume her work as a teacher il
a private school for children, in which
she taught last year.
Robt Johnson returned Thursday
evening from a ten days vacation
spent among friends in Chicago anC
Bushnell, Ills. We haven't had an op
portunity to interview him on the BIZ
time he had, but we know it is wortl
hearing. = rH
Rev. Penny of Wesley Chapel ha!
arranged for special missionary ser
vice at his church Sunday afternoon a
Is o'clock A special program will b.
given in which members of the A. NJ
part.
Presiding Elder Rev. s. B. Moor
went to Knoxville Wednesday morn
ing to fill an engagement to preacl
in the Christian church that evening
Regular meeting of Maple Grow,
Lodge No. Is, A. F. & A. NJ. Monda!
evening, Sept T. M. Stewart, w. NJ.
S. Mitchell, Sec'y.
Carl Moore went to Des Moines Fri
day noon to spend few days with hi
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