The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-23

Rest Baptist church and Rev. n =. Mc.
Craeken. p 4 Of the Keokuk district
la M Il. connection are all AT no.
Strings Arkansas. The first ana last
are resting up getting ready TOT tne
General conference and Rev. Moore Is
e. be gone for a month to take absoin.e
rest according to instructions from ms
doctor and all expect to see HIM return
| in perfect health.
| The music program on SUNDAY aish'
under the management of MRS. Anna
| Holmes as are all other OF ner ehor.
\ decided success. The pastor, heV: -.
| r Waters is very grateful for TINS
effort.
The Japanese wedding at Pilgrim
Rest church on Thursday night under
the management of Mrs. M. + Moore
was splendidIy attended aud highIy
appreciated and there were at least
twenty-five characters in it,.
! Miss Elizabeth Rose Will visit a
sick sister at Louisiana, Mo-, re"
DAYS this week.
Mrs. Mollie South will visit relatives
and friends in Milan, Mo-, this week.
DR.. w. H. Harper spent Sunday IN
Iowa City but was back at his pos,
Monday. Mrs. W. n Harper was called
tc Washington, d. c. on account OF
the illness of her father. Mrs Hams
of Missouri is seriously sick in Graham
hospital The beautiful bouquet wh!ch
was used at the National association
meeting of the Keokuk branch was
sent to her at the soliutation of Mr..
Whalen Green. 1t had already been
presented to the president of the local
association, the Rev. j. Sterling Moore.
Miss Nevada Grigsby Brown of Chi
capo is visiting the folks here at home
few days Her brother Glenn is ser
icusly iii with stomach trouble but
appears better. ... as ......s.
The Keokuk branch of the N. A. A.
G. 2. is greatly indebted to the People s
Institute band for it's services in help
ing make the Walter r. White. assist
ant secretary of the N. A. A. c. r. re-
ception the great success it was.
The People s Institute band will give
it's Annual booster entertainment at
Bethel A. NJ f. church May 8. Let s
go. ~.v
Mrs. Jannetta Morton is becoming
quite prominent in the line of eiocut1on
Her renditions are fine and especially
is she fine on Dunbar selections. keo-
kuk should be justly proud OF its art
lists in the several fields.
The large donars on the purse for
the Rev. J. Sterling Moore vacation
trip were Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Smith
and seven dollars was their amount, Int
the members and friends in general
contributed nicely. G. d. Foster and
Thomas jefferson Cloth deacons of the
church, deserve special mention.
MANY will contribute yet and desire
desire their donations sent to him at
Hot Springs, Arkansas.
The next big event in the file of
Methodism is the general conference
at st. Louis next month. Rev. =. n.
Waters and many members and friends
will attend The stewards OF the church
have a plan on foot to aid the pastor
in going there. Many are going to see
DR.. Walter Sampson Brooks elected to
the bishopric. This is already fore
gone conclusion. 81
Mrs. Mollie Thomas and Mrs. Fred
Holmes are able to be out again, also
Mrs. Mamie Bryant and their many
friends are proud of 1T.
Mrs, Cornelia Tebeau has not felt so
well for several days, neither has Louise
Martin but both seem to be improving.
Ralph and John Pickett of Monroe
Citv have. been visiting Mrs. HAYDEN
Johnson. John Pickett is now in Burl-
ington, Iowa.
Miss John D. Howard after visiting
her sister Mesdames Earl Taylor and
Reginald South for two weeks has re-
turned to her home in Shelbyville, M o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis have purchased
home on Morgan street and are now
occupying it.
The property at 1911 Morgan street
belonging to Mr. and Mrs. George Ashby
is being repaired and will wear a new
stucco coat.