The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
OUR COLOREDa FOLK
ms AND OUTS OF LOCAL PEG.
PIE AND THEIR FRIENDS.

MITCHELL.-Funer services over
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson
Mitchell, were held at the A. M E.
church at 2 o'clock Thursday after
noon, May "a, 1917. Rev. Jas. S.
| Wood, pastor of the church, conduct
, ed the services and was assisted by
Rev. Henry Allen, who read the
obituary. The church choir with
Miss Georgia Blackburn of Des
Moines at the organ, rendered three
selections. Rev. Wood in his dis
course spoke in the highest terms of
the beautiful character and pure life
of the deceased and in a forcible
manner sought to impress them as
lessons of great value to be followed
by both, young and old in their jour
ney through life. His assurance to
the bereaved family and friends Of
the resurrection of the body and of
life eternal was as comforting as it
was touching in its portrayal. The
floral offerings were many and beau
| tifully typical of the sweet young
! life that had passed away and the
high esteem in which she was held
by all who knew her. The remains
were conveyed to Forest cemetery for
interment, the pall bearers being Will
bur Johnson, Arthur Tolson, Rupert
Franklin and John Lewis. Helen
Mitchell was born in Omaha, Nebr.,
December %, 1890, and passed away
in death at the home of her parents
in this city at 1890 a. m. Sunday,
May 20, 1917, at the age of 2G years,
months and % days, She leaves a
father, mother, two sisters, two broth
ers and many relatives and friends
to mourn her loss. She came to Os,
kaloosa with the family on July Is,
| 1895, and here received her early ed
ucation. She afterwards attended
Western University at Kansas City,
Kansas, from which she received her
| diploma and certificate as a teacher
and had but recently received notice
of her appointment as teacher foi
the coming year in the public schools
of East St Louis. She was dedicat
ed to the service of God in her infan
cy according TO the customs of the
A. M. e. church, reared under the in
fluence of Christian teachings, and
later became an active member OF
Shorter's Chapel A. M. e. church, and
was for time organist for the choir,
OF a cheerful and pleasant DISPOSE
ton, she was a favorite in the family,
always obedient and kind to her par.
ents. loving and helpful to her sis
tiers and brothers, friendly and gra
cious to neighbors and friends, and
her death, coming so Unexpected
as it did, was indeed a shock to all
and the bereaved family have the
deepest sympathy of all in this sac
hour of mourning.
VIM. Holt of Marion, Iowa, a
nephew of Simpson Mitchell. was in
the city this week to attend the fun
eral of Helen Mitchell. Mr.. Holt is
| employed as hostler in the Milwau-
kee Railroad round house at Marion,
and is the only colored locomotive
engineer in Iowa.
a
the guests of relatives and friends ir
the city this week enroute going anC
coming from Ottumwa where they
attended the State Federation of Col
ored Women's Clubs. Mrs. Bette
Fields and daughter, Mrs. Marguerite
Fields-Lee, at the Noah Kimbrough
home; Mrs. Harry Allen at the Robt,
FRANKLIN home, and Miss Georgia
Blackburn at the A. G. Clark home.
| Mrs. Margaret Brown, Mrs. Cor;
Jones and Mrs. LYDIA Hockedy attend
ed the State Federation of ColoreC
Women's Clubs in Ottumwa this
week as representatives. of local
clubs.
Mrs. Ed E Jones, went to Kansas
City, Kansas, this week to attend a
piano recital to be given by her
daughter, Miss Edna, a post gradu.
ate pupil and instructor in the mu
steal department of Western Univer
sity at Quindaro.
Mrs. S. d. Johnson of Davenport
was an over Sunday guest of the A.
G. Clark home, and accompanied Mrs.
Clark to Ottumwa Monday where
they went to attend the State FEEDER.
alton of Colored Women's Clubs, of
which Mrs. Clark is Treasurer and
Mrs Johnson member of the Board
of Directors.
r. U. Franklin, Miss Stella Ringo
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Clark return
ed Friday morning from Marshall
town where they had been attending
the tenth annual session of Electa
Grand Chapter O. of e. S. In the
selection of officers for the ensuing
year the local chapter was most gen.
erously treated. A. G. Clark was
elected Worthy Grand Patron; Miss
Ringo was re-appointed Grand Regis
trar and Assistant Secretary, posi-
ton she has filled with credit for the
past five years, and Mrs. Clark was
appointed Chairman of Committee on
Foreign Correspondence. Waterloo
was selected as the next meeting
place.