The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-16

held Thursday afternoon at $3.50 p. m.
mt Maple street church. Rev. s. Bates
officiated. Interment was at Glendale
EMMETT MIcKLE.
Died in Grand Rapids Michigan, Sun
day April IL. He was thirty-f five years
of age. He is survived by a wife, Mrs.
son, Emmett, Jr., three sisters, Mrs. j.
d. Ousley, Des Moines, Iowa, Mrs
Harry Allen, Minneapolis, Mrs. VIM.
johnson of Cincinnati, Ohio. Funeral
was held Friday afternoon at $3.50 p.
M. from st. Paul A. M. r. church, Rev.
8. l.. Brit, officiated. Interment at
Glendale.
CoRINTHIAN ITEMS.
Last Sunday was glorious day.
The pastor was filed with the Holy
Ghost and preached two wonderful SER
mons, at the morning and evening wor-
ships.
On last Tuesday, April one of the
most wonderful get.to-gether meetings
and the first Of it's kind ever held in
the history of the colored Baptist
church convened at Corinthian church.
The call was for one preacher and one
layman from every Baptist church in
the state, to perfect plans for the Inter
church world movement at nine thirty
o clock thirty-five ministers and laymen
assembled in the auditorium of the
church. There they made and accepted
plans to raise their portion of the sixty
million dollar drive.
At twelve thirty o clock in the dining
room the best dinner obtainable was
served. Too much praise cannot be
given to the ladies of the Herald COM
mittee who served the dinner Thirty
dollars was cleared by the committee.
On Thursday night April 8, the Sun
day school executive board held a sue
cessful meeting in the church auditor
ium. The president, Mrs. H. r. Graves
presided. A musical program to be
carried out at the Sunday school con-
vention at Waterloo, 1owa, was arranged
One of the features is to be the chorus
of fifty delegates to .e chosen from the
delegates to the convention. The Choir
us will be directed by Mr. n. r. Graves
choirester Of Corinthian church. At
the close of the session three ladies Of
the Herald association served dinner
and cleared 500. "
The banquet given by Mrs. Mary
Mease Scott on March % at Corinthian
church was one of the greatest ever
given. The two hundred persons pres
emit all felt that for fifty cents plate
and musical program in addition that
they Hdo "cll ICCCiSSo lHcH
worth.
Mrs. Scott wishes to thank the par
Elephants on the program who performed
so creditably aslo the waiterA who
assisted in the serving. Mr.. E. G. Rob
inson and Mr.. D. E. Henderson who re-
ceived the tickets and the ladies who
rendered such excellent service in the
kitchen.
Mrs. Scott turned over $l29.47. Many
thanks to her.
The Corinthian Herald association
will meet indefinitely on the second
Thursday and the fourth Friday in each
month. The president hopes to see a
large. attendance at the home of Mrs.
Nichols on Park street Friday April
% at which time Mrs. Ida Mary Owens
and Mr.. William Woods will be hostess
and host. M. .>.w ~ 3@
The Herald committe is rejoicing and
nraising God for the great success and
many good things accomplished. Today
it boasts of owing no one and over $50
in the treasury. God is leading the
great association. Monday April 10
at 1900 Stewart street.
We are glad that out pastor has spent
three successful years at Corinthian.
His leadership in. the community has
been commemdable. He is also cele-
brating the fact that three times twelve
plus one are the number Of his years
on earth. May he live to celebrate many
more April Is. E~ $E
We are earnestly praying that Lor-
rain Crawford may stand as long rs
the next one in the big championship
spelling contest Saturday evening April
"a at the auditorium. There are only
two colored contestants one from North
Oh and one from East high.
Rio Dance