The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-05
Prominent Des Moines
Negro Passes.

The many friends and acquaintances
of Mr.. I. M. Jones, will doubtless be
surprised to learn that he passed away
at his hotel 20S 3rd street yesterday
afternoon about / o CLOCK, from the
effects of a liver complaint from which
he has suffered at various times for the
past ten or fifteen years altho he never
took his bed permanently until about
two weeks ago, when he was taken to
Mercy hospital but being found too
weak to survive an operation was re-
turned to his hotel last Friday
The deceased was a native. Of the
state of Alabama where his mother and
Immediate relatives aside from his wild
ow still reside.
In early life he was miner and
migrated to Pittsburg, Kansas where
he married Addie Sanders who survives
him. He came to Iowa in 1896 and two
years later was appointed member
of the Des Moines Police Department
by Mayor John McVicar. After retir-
ing from the department in the spring
of 1901 he engaged in the restaurant
and rooming house business and recently
opened q temp bar on East End and
Grand avenue and also followed the
business Of professional bondman and
has accumulated considerable wealth
owning new modern home and several
tenement houses in East Des Moines.
In addition to his political activities
he was prominent in fraternal circles,
being member Of Doric Lodge, A. F.
& A. M. and Charity Lodge Of G. U. o.
Of o. F. of which later fraternity he
was Past Grand Secretary.
The funeral services will be held at
Corinthian Baptist church. Sunday at
$3.50 p. m. in charge of Doric Lodge A.
e. A vi
pastor officiating.
Y. w. q. A. NOTES
Vesper services are held every Sun
Center. The second of these vesper
services was held Sunday Feb. 20. The
pleasant reception room was filed to
! overflowing There were sixty y-eight
present and several were turned away.
| The Educational committee Of which
Mrs. Cora Mason is chairman was IN
charge of very excellent program af-
ter which social hour was enjoyed. It
is indeed very gratifying to note the
keen interest that is being taken in
| this part Of the work.
| The Social committee will have charge
of the vespers this Sunday. Come early
and bring friend.
All the young women who are employ
ed down town are invited to spend a
pleasant evening at the center Thurs
day March II.
The Wide-Awake Girls will hold pub
lie initiation ceremonies in the, near
future. They are rehearsing for the
iplay. Every girl, which will be given
in the near future. Mrs. Frank John
son is the leader.
! The Busy Bees meet every Thursday
I afternoon. These girls are too youny
to be girl reserves but they are doing
/ good work. They are piecing quilt
at their weekly meetings.
The Bible class meets every Monday
night. Sunday school teachers are ses-
pecially invited to attend
The membership of the center is
steadily growing
The Y. w. G. A. drive is still on. If
you have been watching the daily papers
you will notice the splendid showing
that is being made by the colored
team under the generalship of Mrs.
Emerald Mash. More than $500 has
been reported up to date and it is the
hopes of this group to report $4,000 at
! the end of the, drive. large number
of the subscriptions have already been
paid. If you have not contributed do
so at once.