The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15

names: Mrs. P. Reeves, Mrs. Georgi,
klndrick, Mrs. Lena Porter, Rev. Joh1
II. Matthias, Mrs. s. B. Moore, Mrs
Minnie Taylor, Mrs. Fannie Armst rong
Mrs. Sally Thomas, Mrs. Martha Civ
ems, Miss Hepler, Mrs. Ellen Gregory
Mrs. Samuel johnson, Mrs. Amos, Mrs
George Snoddy, Mrs. Fielding Johnson
Miss Juanita Ashby, Mrs. Rosa Pyles
Mrs. Anna Weldon, Mrs. Inez Kelles
Mrs. Hattie Summers, Miss Hernandez
Smith, Mrs. Ida Mitchell, Mrs. Mary
Deer, Mrs. Harriet Dade, Mrs. Mary
Thomas, Mrs. Synthia Matthews, Mrs
Mary Smith, Miss Il. McGruder, Mrs
J. H. Helm, Miss Irene Bryant, Mrs
Sallie Thomas, Mrs. Pearl Randall, Rev
and Mrs. Sterling Moore, Mrs. Emma
Brown, Mrs. Emma Teabeau, Mrs. Car
oline Webb, Mrs. Ellen Dixon, Mrs
Caroline Dean, Mrs. I. Pyles, Mrs. S. A.
Penix, Miss Scott, Mrs. E. Hawkins
Mr.. Fred Thomas, Mr.. A. Russ, Rev.
Wallace Bacon, Mr.. I. Ringson, Miss B.
Helm, Mrs. Maggie Barnes, and Mr..
Fred Fields. Many names 1 failed to
secure. ~
This Mission is not just for purely
local benefit, it supports a bureau Of in
formation of state scope, in the effort
of assisting strange women and girls of
the race before coming to the state, to
get in touch with the Best social group
among our race in each town, and to
help as far as possible in getting them
work. will name few cases wherein
it can be seen that the Mission is never
theless serving large local good in the
community. Since our opening, one un-
fortunate young woman, directed to our
Superintendent by her pastor in an
other town, and afterward put under
her supervision for a few days by the
mayor Of our city, was befriended to
the extent that she was. allowed to go
to work in family here, and kept
from being returned to the house Of
detention. -.t q.
A few families in the city have been
assisted to find domestic help through
the Mission. ...
Through our appeals clothing has
been supplied to many needy children
and some adults. "
Ten days evangelistic service was
held by the Mission, in which were en-
ployed the services Of Evangelist Miss
Alice Clark, of the Bible Training
School Of Cincinnati, o. Bible class
was taught each afternoon during these
meetings and many were edited and
spiritually refreshed by the open air
meetings held at night in front of the
Mission door. Miss Clark was enter
tanned free of charge as the guest of
the Mission and paid ten dollars for her
Our Mission, although in its infancy
and day of small beginning, keeps the
latch string out for strangers. Rev. s.
Bates of Des Moines and Rev. w. w.
Ewing lunched with us at the Mission
one day enroute to the train. Rev. J.
Francis Robinson, Field Secretary Of
the National. Baptist Convention, here
to speak at the Emancipation Celebra
ton in August, was entertained free
Of charge as a guest at our Mission
during his stay in the city. Atty. Her
bert r. Wright of the United States
Food Administration has called at our
office. g..
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Isom of Fort Madi-
son were out of town guests at the Mis-
sion to attend our Bible School closing,
but they came as "Mr. and Mrs. Santa
Claus bringing large basket Of
choice food to help us out, and did not
use up our Mission s supply.
It was a pleasure to have Rev. VIM.
n. Van Derzee, the blind evangelist Of
Topeka, Kansas, with us for two days
during the Summer School. He taught
one of the Bible classes and told a
Bible story to the primaries during the
session and made warm frieEds among
the students and our workers.
Another strange woman and her lit
tie girl who were befriended by this
Mission was a soldiers wife from Pc
oria-she happened to be white
government: allotment was
delayed and she became in destitute cir
,umstances. She claimed that the Red
Cross Relief in this/city refused her
help because they claimed that she was
the charge of the Red Cross
Chapter in Peoria. During this period
IF technicalities that so intensified her
needs by the delay. she was allowed to
occupy rooms at the Mission ten days
over Che time she was able TO pay.fo
and furnished with several other favors
for the comfort Of herself and child.
Our Mission 8 biggest stunt of the
summer was a Summer Bible School for
Children, of which the reporter for the
Gate City, who was present during the