The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-09

" xEoxy!K IOWA MOTHS.
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rs A very nice lawn social was given
Fast Tuesday evening BY. the parish aid
of n 1919 church: The Peoples In
WV MI. Harry Bailey and Miss Edith
NMiiler were quietly married at the home
! of Rev. j. Sterling Moore at 4 p. m.
!, last Tuesday.
The Bethel "A. M. E. church of this
city is doing fine under the guidance OF
its faithful pastor, Rev. @. r. Waters.
The following persons have had the
honor to be delegates to the different
conventions this year from the Keokuk
churches and lodges: Pilgrims Rest
church, Rev. J. Sterling Moore, Mrs. M.
f, Moore, Mrs Birdie Williams, Misses
Alma Battle and Mary Smith to Pal
myra, Mo. 4e
A.. M. E. Sunday school convention at
Chicago, Rev. G. R. Waters, Messfs
Alonzo Draine, Mrs. P. A. Jones and
Miss Anna Pyles. a ~,
To the Iowa Baptist convention at
Waterloo. Rev.'s W. 81. Clark, c. A.
White and Mrs. E. j. Thomas of the
First African church.
To the N. A. A. G. P. convention at
Atlanta, Ga, Mrs. Shelby Johnson.
Mrs. Della Wilson made a flying trip
to Fairfield, Marshalltown and Iowa
City on business for the Daughters of
Tabor. ,,H 60
Mrs. E. X. Albert also was in Water
loo on business for the Household of
Ruth. Fs2 30 -S ..
All Keokuk mourns the loss of one
of its old and highly esteemed citizens,
Mrs. Laura Shanninghou who passed
away last Wednesday afternoon. She
was laid to rest from the Bethel A. M.
F. church of which she was consist
ent and devout member last Friday at
tcrnoon. Rev. G. R.. Waters officiated
assisted by Rev. j. Sterling Moore and
Rev. w. H. Clark.
& Miss Imogene Wilson is spending her
Z summer vacation at home with her
mother, Mrs. Adelia Wilson. She is a
student of the State University at Iowa
City.
Rev. w. H Toliver of FIT Madison
was a Keokuk visitor Saturday and
Sunday.
Pilgrims Rest church is striving to
raise $4,000 for the construction of a
new church building. - c=r4sS.
The First African Baptist church has
purchased a new church building on
Twelfth and Morgan streets, and have
raised $500 on the first payment of it.
Bethel church has the largest edifice
in the city.
DR.. w, n. Harper is doing splendidly
having a, great practice.
Those on the sick list at this writing
are: Mr. Daniel Deane and Mrs. Mary
Weeden; Mrs. Sylvia Bennett still re-
mains an invalid. Mrs. Ida Mitchell
DR.. T.. n. Phillips and Mrs. Nettie
Buemwell are improving.
Mr.. w. H. Rowdy has opened very
fafo Tua1ffh on1 FELTON,
streets and has splendid trade.
The Masons are looking forward to q
great time when their grand .,u lodge
meets in this city July 15.y,rer, a.
Keokuk is a great city of thrift and
honor among the colored men, one po
liceman, one custodian of thadlAil heat
bookkeeper Of the shoe fsetary, tw'
doctors, two custpdians Of clubs, three
mail carriers and two subs, five contrac
tors, twenty-five chauffeurs, seventeen
BARRIERS, five Of them owning shops, fo
white trade only, two for colored trade
three restaurants, one cafeteria and del
icatessen, and Snumefous other Vocation
in which our people are endeavoring t.
rrakea showing for themselves and tn
race. es3S..ra {
MI. and Mrs. Bolder, and Mr.. ant
Mrs. James South of Galesburg, Ill,
worshipped at :. Pilgrims Rest churcl
Sunday and favored the congregation
with beautiful solos,, Mrs. Bolder is I
beautiful contralto singer.
Mrs.. Maud Amons Scott is home from
Quincy, ILL.,, visiting with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Amons.
The Pilgrim Rest and Bethel churches
are holding picnics today. A full re
port of their efforts will be given next
Sunday. $780,
Miss Elizabeth Gross, Keokuk, Iowa
is student this summer at the Chicago
university ~; -