The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-23
HAPPENED TWENTY YEARS AGO

Gas Chronicled by the Bystander
| March 10, 1897.
| Mr.. and Mrs. R. N. Hyde's little
child, Ada, has been quite sick, but is
improving at this time.
| The East Side Baptist church is
holding meetings every night. Rev.
Stewart of Keokuk will conduct the
services Sunday at 10 o'clock, also in
the evening at 7:30.
| Rev. J. D. Forsyth is conducting the
revival meeting at the Eighth church
of Christ. The meeting will continue
two weeks longer. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Wright
were suddenly called to the deathbed
of Mrs. Wright's sister, Miss Coins,
of st. Joseph, last Friday, Mr.. Wright
returning Thursday. His wife will not
return until next week.
Among the legislative visitors this
week were the Rev. Stewart of Keo-
kuk and Messrs. J. H. Weeks and
Chas. Stewart and Mesdames Ella
Davis, Maud Morton, Weeks and
Misses Beulah and Blanch Allen and
| Dasie Hannah.
Mr.. Spriggins of Lincoln, Neb., is
| visiting his daughter, Mrs. VIM.
Fletcher, 1912 Croker street.
Mr.. John Brown, houseman at the
Slavery house, fell from ladder Fri
day morning and sprained his wrist
The funeral of Mrs. Dora A. Snipes,
which was held at the A. M. E. church
Sunday, was we'll attended. Rev. T.
Reeves preached the sermon in his
usual manner. Quite number fol-
lowed the remains to Woodland ceme-
terry, where it was laid to rest.
Remember the song service to be
given at the Y. M. C. A. building by
St. Paul's A. M. E. church choir next
Tuesday night, March %. 1t will
eclipse all former occasions in the
way of musical treats. Everybody in
vited. Admission rs cents.
The H. B. S. met at the residence of
Mrs. Clay on Eleventh street. The
papers on "Ancient History" were ex-
cellent. Longfellow day will be OBJ
served March Is. Quotation from
Longfellow, "Wayside Inn," Mrs.
Cleglett; recitation, Mrs. Basfeld;
solo, Mrs. Blackburn; criticisms on
Longfellow's style of writing, Mrs.
Warrick; instrumental solo, Mrs.
Henry Clay; question, Mrs. G. J. Holt.
Will meet with Mrs. Clepgett. BOT
School street.
The Fin De Steele club met Thurs
day afternoon with Miss Daisy Han
nan. The following program was rem
dered: Instrumental solo, Bessie
Stewart; sketch, "Odor of Violets,"
Phi Lankford; vocal solo, "Daisies,'
Maud Cravens; discussion, "Advan-
tages of An Education; journal,
Beatrice Hicklin Physical Culture
club The society adjourned to meet
with Miss Bell.
The Ladies' Afternoon Social club
met at the home of Mrs. Austen, with
the president, Mrs. Mash, in the chair.
After the regular order of business,
questions and needlework came up.
Mrs. Charley Woods and Mrs. Gus
Comley's names were enrolled with
the club. The gathering was visited
by two of Des Moines' brilliant brides.
At o'clock an elegant lunch was
served, after which the club adjourned
to meet with Mrs. Della Oppey on
March 25th. .
The following program was render
ed at the farewell entertainment to
the pastor of the Eighth church Of
Christ on March 18th:
Recitation, "The Modern Belle"
Mary Roy.
Solo, Maud Cravens.
Select reading, Mrs. Talma Niebel.
Solo, Ethel Stewart.
Recitation, "Story of a Nose," Miss
Haskell.
Duet, Mr.. and Mrs. Niebel.
Rev. w. N. Stewart, pastor of the
First African Baptist church of Keo-
kuk, Iowa, is in our city conducting
series of meetings at the East Side
Baptist church. Everyone should
near neV. SCc"d1C, do AC 10 q 'SeSA'%AA
in the cause Of his church and race,
the ablest preacher of the Baptist
denomination in Iowa, and will no
doubt be of interest to any who may
hear him, for his ripe age and expert
ence with men fits him to be a safe
counsellor. He built the Francis
Street Baptist church in ". Joseph,
NO., also instrumental in securing the
present new high school building in
St. Joseph and has until recently been
identified with every movement for
the welfare of his race in that city
during the past twenty-five years.
He has the church in Keokuk that
Rev. Amos johnson held for many
years. While in our city Rev. Stewart
is the guest of DR.. Dulin on East Cap
itol avenue.