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3 ad- ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER Best and only medium tbftt reaches the colored of the middle west. Miss Mary Cecil will leave for the lakes Saturday for an indefinite stay. Miss Pearl Cecil of Mason City, who was visiting her sister, will return home Saturday. Mrs. Bacon of Davenport, Iowa, is the guest of Mrs.

C. S. Lewis of this city. Mrs. Florenc Johnson of St, Paul is in the city, the guest of Mrs.

S. D. Miller. The Eliza E. Peterson W.

C. T. U. will meet next Tuesday, July 6th at the residence of Mrs. Maud Birt, 1015 W.

13th street. All members of Doers are requested to meet at St. Paul's church Sunday afternooq. Business of importance. The Virginia Picnic association will meet with Mr.

Spencer Cary, 1715 Oxford, July 2nd. All members requested to be present The W. Y. K. Art club will hold their monthly meeting Friday afternoon, July 7th, at the home of Mrs.

Bryant, 1012 Eighth street. The president desires all members to be present. Mrs. J. A.

Jefferson, president Mrs. S. B. Bryant, secretary. I Mr.

W. H. Hammitt returned home Monday morning from Kansas City, where he was called by the of his sister, Mrs. Nellie Bryant who p.ssed away June 19th. Mrs.

been ill for a couple of years She leaves to mourn her death one Mrs. Anna Morris of Kansas d6ity "and a brother, W.H. Hammitt of Des Moines and a host of riends. All boys between the ages of 12 and 17 are requested to meet at the A. M.

E. church, Second and Center streets, Monday evening at 7 o'clock. Arrangements have been made with one of the national boy sccut organizers to meet the boys on above date and place to perfect a local company. The boys will meet at the residence of Mr. C.

P. Jones, 771 West Thirteenth street, at 6 p. m. Monday, July 3, and will march in a body to the church. Sunday was Rally Day at St.

Paul's A. M. E. church. The pastor and trustees have planned this campaign for a new St.

Paul. Every loyal member is expected to pay $25 on that day. Rally to your standard. Preaching morning and evening services. Bishop I.

N. Ross of Washington, D. is expected. The afternoon service will be a platform meeting. The colored ministers of the city have been invited to take part.

S. L. Birt, P. C. On last Friday afternoon at the Central Presbyterian church Mrs.

S. L. Birt, president of the Misiionary society of St. Paul's A. M.

E. church, and Mrs. S. Joe Brown, president of the Iowa Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, delivered addresses before the Woman's Missionary society. Mrs.

BirtV address, which was supplemented with stereopticon views, dealt with the work among freedmen, while Mrs. Brown talked on the accomplishments of the colored women of the state. Miss Mildred I. Griffin, honorary president of the High School Girls' club, who had accompanied Mrs. Brown, was introduced and she told of what the colored girls were doing REMEMBER THE Palace Sweet Cafe UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Is the best place to go for Good Home Cooking Everything First Class Red 1367 1012 Center Street Mr.

and Mrs. J. R. Erickson, J. L.

Edwards. Mrs. Watts of Osakloosa returned home Wednesday, after visiting at the home of Mrs. W. E.

Morton, 779 West Tenth street. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lee have issued cards announcing the marriage of their daughter, D. Mae, to Mr.

W. E. Pine, February 9, 1916, Maywood Hi. Rev. Manley tied the knot.

A full report of the Iowa State Colored High School and College association that was held recently in Buxton will be published next week, as it came in to late for publication. Proprs. 4 the Cuff Studio West 2nd St. Containing- tbe original paintings. "Mother Knitting" "TuttV "Maud" and many others.

1 v-f rar -JA tykfck- nrwT? JL I I lv The popular baby contest at the rink Tuesday evening, was a pretty affair. Beautifully dressed babies were the center of attraction. The following entries and votes were cast: La Vera Master, 465 Harcld Wilkinson, 424 lone Wiley, 370 Hary 424 lone Wiley, 370 Harry Calloway, 164 Tresa Thomas, 68 Stanley Morgan, 45 Ruth Brewer, 25 Hazel Bell, 9 Walker Rhodes, 5 Kelly Dixon, 0 Audville Brewer, 0 Augusta Claybrook, 0. Total number of votes cast, 1,565. A gold watch was awarded to La Vera La Master, who received the highest number of votes Harold Wilkinson, son of our popular policeman, the silver cup, and lone Wiley the spoon.

Rev. Birt wishes to thank all mothers and friends who contributed to the success of the affair. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' CLUB. At the Girls' Social Center, 1058 Fifth street, on last Sunday afternoon a business meeting was held, after which remarks were made by Miss Edythe M. Jones, who left the city this week to spend her vacation with her parents in Buxton, and Miss Mildred I.

Griffin, who left the city to spend a few weeks with relatives in Kansas City, Mo. Because of the annual thanksgiving service at the Corinthian Baptist church there will be no meeting next Sunday. N. A. A.

C. P. On account of the musicale at the Auditorium on Monday evening July 3, the date for the Juiy meeting of the executive committee of the National Association for the advancement of Colored People there w.ll be no meeting of said committee on that date. 1 By orderS. Joe Brown, Chairman, OBITUARY.

Chester Phenix Woods waft born in the city of Des Moines on October 28, 1893, and died June 23, 1916, being just in the prime of life, he was stricken down by the monster death. He leaves to mourn his loss a father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. C. B.

Woods one brother and sister, Chas, Woods, and Lillian H. Woods a grandmother, Mrs. Rachel Jefferson one auntie, two uncles and a host of friends. Mary Ann Alexander was born in Keosauqua, Iowa, December 1868, and died June 25, 1916, aged 47 years, 6 months. She was married to Price Alexander on November 12, 1885, at Ottumwa, Iowa.

To this union nine children were born, James Leonard of Lewiston, South Dakota, Archie Edna Belle, Mary Colleen Jones, Harriet Louise, Leland Russell, Creighton, Ida Helen, Doris Elaine, all of Des Moines. She was converted twenty-nine years ago at Ottumwa, Iowa, joining Mt. Zion A. M. E.

church, and transferred" her membership to St. Paul's A. M. E. church after moving to Des Moines in 1899, and has been a faithful and active worker.

She leaves to mourn her demise a husband, nine children, one grandchild, two sisters, Mrs. Ella Smith of Pierre, South Dakota, Mrs. Emma Holeman of Chicago, 111., other close relatives and a host of friends. NEGROES BARRED FROM SERVICE WITH GUARDS. Dr.

A. J. Booker Had Enlisted in Medical Corps and Expected To Go To the Border. Dr. Arthur J.

Booker, Negro physician and surgeon, was among those excluded from service with the Iowa National guard by the orders which were received at Camp Dodge yesterday from Washington instructing the officers that Negroes were not to be accepted for service in the guard in any capacity. Dr. Booker had enlisted in the field hospital corps under Major Duhigg and had hoped to go to the border with the Iowa troops. He was keenly disappointed at hearing of the order excluding him. A number of Negro cooks who have formerly been accepted in the guard are also excluded under the order and will be sent to their homes.

CARD OF THANKS. Mr. and Mrs. C. B.

Woods and family wishes to thank their many friends for their kind assistance and beautiful floral offering during the bereavement of their son Chester. For expressions of love and sympathy during the illness of Mr. Nichols we hereby extend our heartfelt thanks to friends and members of the Altar Guild and B. Y. P.

U. of the Corinthian Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. R.

C. Nichols. DES MOINES MASONS HONOR ST. JOHN AND DR. GRIFFITH.

As a fitting tribute of respect jointly in honor of the annievrsary of the birth of St. John the Baptist and also of the last Sunday of the fourteen and a half years of the pastorate in Des Moines of Rev. Dr. T. L.

Griffith, a Doric lodge, No. 80, A. P. A. as well as of G.

Cleggett chapter, No. 30, R. A. afid Oziel chapter, No. 9, O.

E. more than a hundred members of the virions branches of the ternity turned Out a body at. thil Corinthian hear the 1 XXIII No. 3 DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1916. farewell address of Dr.

Griffith last Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. It was the largest Masonic demonstration ever held in Des Moines and the members of the fraternity I who were present were unanimous in opinion that the sermon, which was based upon Amos was fitting to the auspicious occasion from a Masonic as well as from, a spiritual point of view. Special music for the occasion was furnished by the Corinthian choir, Rev. J. H.

Reynolds, Malcolm and Anna Griffith. Short addresses were delivered on the principles of the order by Atty. S. Joe Brown, grand custodian, and B. N.

Hyde, the newly elected master of North Star lodge, No. 2. C. C. Johnson, master of Doric lodge, No.

30, presided. At the conclusion of the service an offering of $55.15 was lifted and presented to Dr. Griffith as an humble token of the appreciation of the fraternity for the life and character of this very worthy brother, who is leaving this community for a new and larger field of labor att Topeka, Kan. EDITOR'S OBSERVATIONS. By J.

L. Thompson. Counlil Bluffs is one of the oldest cities on the Iowa side of the Missouri river in what is known as the bluffs along the east bluffs of the Missouri' river. It is a town of about 30,000, with about 500 colored people. Thep havee two colored churches, the Baptist, which is almost completed, and are worshipping in the basement.

The A. M. E. is a new church just completed a years ago. Rev.

Edwards is the pastor and the church is doing well, as is also the Baptist Mr. Chas. Burke, who has run a rooming house and restaurant, has gone out of business and is employed in the railroad company. This place has no restaurant how and the colored people of this town are greatly in need of such a business. Mrs.

Hopkins has charge of the dining room at the Ogden hotel, but says that the business is rather quiet. Mrs. F. C. Walker has moved to Minneapolis.

Mrs. J. F. Means, 2657 Second avenue, has a beautiful home, and is doing nicely. Mrs Stewart has opened a first class hair dressing and manicure parlor at 623 Broadway stieet.

It is indeed a credit not to any race but to herself. We wish for her a large pattronage. Her husband is employed in the Ellis club and has a daughter who is in the high school. C. Lyons is still in the hotel.

Mr. Herrington is still in the bank, at which place he has been for the last few years. Mr. C. H.

Hall is one of the successful men here, and he owni a beauttiful home at 2125 Sixth avenue, and keeps his pard and lot well cared for, and it contains all kinds of fruit trees. He is employed at the Kimball hotel. Mrs. S. Davis owns a valuable home at t2004 Seventh avenue and keeps his place in a fine condition.

W. H. Birdsong is doing nicely at his home at 1710 Avenue D. Mrs. C.

Rose is running a barber shop. The Twin City Masonic lodge is growing and doing well. Across the river into Omaha. Here we find this large, busy city flourishing as heretofore. There are about 12,000 colored people loeated in this city, and many are doing well and holding good positions.

Among them are T. L. Barnett, who is clerk in the city pound office and has been for many years. Another prominent man is J. G.

Pegg, who is superintendent of the market and weight, and has been for the last twelve years. Mr. Pegg owns a farm in western Nebraska and is doing nicely. He Is a prominent citizen and is a good man. He owns a beautiful home at 4308 Patrick avenue.

P. R. Warner is employed at the South Omaha bank. C. W.

Dickinson is still employed by the First National bank, Omaha, Neb. John James is a former Buxton young man and is still clerk in the postoffice. Mr. W. H.

Jackson, formerly of Buxton, is situated on the fire department and has 1, i. purchased a new home at 3532 N. Twenty-ninth street This is one of the most modern and beautiful homes located in Omaha. C. C.

Trent, a former Iowa man, is also employed in the fire department in this city, and the colored people have charge one whole fire department except the captain. We congratulate them. A. L. Anderson is doing well and he formerly lived in Iowa.

Rev. W. T. Botts has charge of the St. John's Baptist church.

They are building a new church and are worshipping in the basement of the new church. And we hope it will soon be finished. Mrs. N. P.

Patton is running a hotel and restaurant at 1014 S. Eleventh street. She is doing a large business. Mme. South and Johnson are still in the hair dressing business and are expecting to enlarge and increase the business this year.

Mr. D. G. Russell is still running a rooming house, barber shop and pool hall at Nineteenth and Cummings streets. He is a hustler and is doing well.

He is a great help to this community. Mrs. L. B. Burton, a prominent family here, has been appointed deputy and international organizer of the M.

and will soon start out to organize some new lodges. Omaha has a new colored paper, called the Centimeter, juts begun this month. It is published by Fred C- Williams. We wish him success in the journalistic field. Rev.

Williams is still publishing the Monitor, a weekly paper, in magazine form is doing nicely. Young Mr. Lacour, formerly of this city, is business manager for him. Mr. Allen Jones, formerly of Clarinda, Iowa, has opened up an undertaking parlor in partnership with Mr.

Chiles on North Twenty-fourth street. He is doing well and we wish for him success. There are two more undertaker establishments in this city. Dr. Edwards, formerly of Des Moines, is still practicing and saps he is doing nicely.

He has added one more member to his family, a little girl about five months old. He says he is doing much in increasing the population of America. He has a nice home and his son 'Gerald is in high school and is quite a golf player. His daughter Anthone, is developing in intelectual lines nicely. He has a fine family.

Geo. Moore, formerly of Des Moines, is still working in the Western Real Estate Co. He has purchased a new home and is getting along well. Mrs. W.

W. Morton is stilj living here and she is formerly a DpaiMoines woman. H. Brown- is "dtjr 1rr the lunch business on Twenty-fourth and Erskine and is doing well. Luther was well' known in our city and we wish for him success.

COLOR LINE DRAWN. It is indeed a sad as well as a peculiar circumstance that at this time the color line should be drawn in the United States army. The colortd people should be excluded from the regular service in the army, especially those who are now organizing to go to the front elsewhere, preventing one of our prominent citizens as well as the colored cooks from enlisting. While we try to be loyal and true patriots, yet there comes a time when we feel that we cannot say this is our country, the land of the free and the home of the brave. Yet we must not be traitors or disloyal, because those in authority demand us that privilege.

We do not think it is a consensus of opinion among the American people, and some day truth and justice will reign supreme. And the Negro race will be appreciated and his services will be accepted as any other American citizen. Wait, boys, there is abetter day coming. THE NEGRO AND PREPAREDNESS. (Special to The Bystander.) Fifty years ago almost three million Negroes were given their liberty and their suffrage, thanks to the Emancipator, to the God who rules both in heaven and earth, from this evolution from darkess to light.

'Twas then the rights of men were fully vindicated when African slavery was Younkers9 for July FASHIONS of the day are lined with store-wide economies in the extensive rations for July. Never was the store so well stocked with summer merchandise. And, never were the shopping advantages of the July Clearing Sales more in evidence. Attention is especially directed to our daily announcements in the newspapers, and to our windows, for particulars of special selling events scheduled for July. mm A Oh vv abolished.

These Negroes although given their freedom were almost ushered into the same plane as Jesus, the Bethlehem babe, for they had not 8 SaCtt0 Politically these free men finally wended their way into our halls of congress, both national and state, through the shrewdness of white men who were political gods at that time, taking advantage of the ignorance of the minds of our fathers' rights, right after the war. You can well imagine oui- progress from a political viewpoint, especially at a time that rel construction was necessary. These Negroes, our fathers, then our representatives in the halls of fame, handled the English language from the dis and dat, do and de odder standpoint. The writer of this article is personally acquainted with a past senator of the state of Louisiana, whose learning could not be compared with one of our boys from grammar school. Little wonder then that the Negro lot power and their prestige when the days of reconstruction became inevitable.

Lost privileges are almost like golden moments, gone in the dark forever. The white people of this age and of this century can clearly see, through our trend toward social development and inteftectilal attainments that1 we'havfe also learned to manage pecuniary concerns with frugality. And through all of this they seem to still close the door of the affairs of life against we ten million black men and women and children. They say, place no restraint on trade in order that it may not become stagnant, neither usurp the rights of men, and yet what is the most golden to them they deny us of. My propaganda on preparedness, my idea of political betterment for the Negroes are that there should be established bureaus in communities where there are at least fifty men and women and from that up an instructive lesson given by the one best fit for such, upon the political issues of the times and to hold open discussion upon the same, thereby we would be better able to arrive at some conclusion tending toward our political movement.

This bureau to be national as well as state. Let us prepare for the invisible government. The writer endorses fireside talks in our homes upon political economics and ethical standards instead of so much worldly gossip and unordinary frolic. Negro organizations of every kind all over the United States should have meetings once'a month to have a review of the current events, touching on racial questins in general, by keep more U. S.

congressmen as well as senators to be elected by a majority of the Negroes. There should be at least one representative to every state to promote our causes there in order that they may not be eradicated. We should have what is known as the men and measure league to be strictly non-partisan, for I believe that the future hopes of the Negro politically in the United States lies in tne fact' that he does away with partisanism. Because we are now at the place when we must look to the man, regardless of the party I mean the mai who will bring or give to us results. Reciprocity in a democratic government like ours should be dealt universal in its adaptations ant bestowals.

Our grand notto should be in an age like this, Taxation without representation is tyranny. Now, my brothers and sisters, let us hope to free ourselves from the yoke of this new bondage of separation, segregation and annihilation. Through an eaigfr-xst warfare against these evils let in one grand band of intellilgnt Negroes of this land to extend tW our brothers a loving hand of on earth peace and good will to every man, for nothing can riviate our cause. Horace Spencer, Mason City, Iowa. To the Public "I have been using Chamberlain's for indigestion' for the Jiast six months, and it me pleasure to say I hnve tfmd'Va did fhfl bo 'V Kooiq are and doing t.heir*he?ds 0h, with the thought of the torture of slavery for almost three hundred years or more, you can well imagine or draw a picture within your minds the stress of circumstances that these now free men and women were placed in.

Russia and the people of that country of whom this nation has always boasted of their superiority by virtue of their higher civilization, and Russia's barbariousness, knowing this to be a fact, Russia gave to her slaves when she turned them loose a tract of. land and a sum of money sufficient to start them out upon life's journey, and America's three million black men and women, unlearned and alone, with no place to lay their heads, and yet we term this nation the land of the free and the hhme of the brave. A coward could do no less than this after our fathers and mothers worked as slaves and made cotton king, and four hundred and fifty thousand black men shouldering gyns in the heat of the rebellion and as a matter of fact was the direct cause of the crisis of that mighty struggle at Vicksburg and Appomattox, this was our reward for service rendered from a country who boasts of their Jeffersonian doctrine. 4 WATERLOO, IOWA. Well, here we are again, after some three weeks' absence, to say that we A company of their husbands and friends took supper in edar Heights park last Friday and reported a lne time.

Last Sunday, the 25th, was the day set for the dedication of the new hall that was erected last winter by St. John's lodge, No. 35. It was a beautiful day and a fine crowd was out to hear the program in the afternoon. There was some delay in waiting for the out of town guests, but the prpgram as rendered was well The banquet was held Monday night in the dining room of Bess Chapel A.

M. E. church, which was prettily decorated. Mr. J.

Hopkins made the address of the evening, responded to by Rev. I. W. Bess, after which the guests repaired to the hall, where delightful music was had. It was a time of history making in Waterloo bp the colored people and a monument has been erected that will serve the coming generation.

ROCK ISLAND, ILL. (Special.) Rev. R. C. Campbell and Miss Luretha Jackson, delegate of W-ayman A.

M. E. Sunday school, are attending the Sunday school convention which convened in Aurora, 111. ALBIA NEWS. Rev.

Page of Ottumwa preached a' the A. M. E. church on Sunday morning. Those who attended services at the A.

M. E. church from Hocking on Sunday were Mrs. Joe Robinson, Mrs. Burns, Miss Anna Robinson, Alberta Robinson and Viola Young, Mrs.

Gathers and daughter. Miss Sarah Gathers of Chicago have come to Albia to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Bessie Thomas, and son, Waverly Gathers, for an indefinite time. 4y sAl" yes, we never told you about Esther day. Well, Queen of Sheba chapter, No.

19, turned out in full dress and they certainly looked fine, and had a splendid program, and won many friends to their cause. Rev. I. W. Bess and Mr.

U. G. Smith attended the Sunday school convention at Ottumwa and reported a grand session. Rev. I.

W. Bess was in Fort Dodge last week, where he installed the officers of Jeptha chapter, No. 21, and looked after some business for the new A. M. E.

mission there. A carload of men from New Orleans arrived in the city last week to work for the Illinois Central railroad. Mrs, John C. Wells of Dubuque was guest of Mrs. I.

W. Bess over unday to attend the dedication of St. John's hall. The wedding of Miss Eva M. Smith to Mr.

Robert Mallory of Minneapolis was solemnized last The daily papers report that Miss Betty Birkley and Mr. Fljppings of Marshalltown were married Sunday. Rev. N. R.

Morgan of Albia was in town Sunday and Monday and attended the dedication of St. John's1 hall. The social club of Myrtle Wreath court, No. 9, will give a musical and social July 18th. Rev.

Bess and the A. C. E. delegation will leave Tuesday night for Davenport to attend the A. C.

E. convention. Mrs. Bessie Clayton is moving this week to Wisconsin. Mrs.

John Brock wa called to Chicago this week to attend the funeral of her brother, who died suddenly in the south. Lawyer James Spears was in Albia the Past week from Buxton. ing in touch with the music of the I "The Birth of a Nation" played republic. We should see to it that dayS at King's theater of this our race should have at least three or to a very large crowd and will return again. Mr.

Luther Brown of Ottumwa was in Albia over Sunday. Quite a number of people from Hiteman, Buxton and Hocking were in Albia the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Britton Thomas, Mrs.

G. A. Davis, Misses Ada Davis and May F. Davis spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Bessie Grayson, North No.

3, Hocking. A number of the soldiers passed through Albia this week The band played all Sunday morning and the streets were decorated like the Fourth of July in national colors. Bowel Complaints in India. In a lecture at one of the Des Moities, Iowa, churches a missionary from India of going into the interior of India, where he was taken sick, that he had a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with him and believed that it saved his life. This remedy is used successfully in India both as a preventive and cure for cholera.

You may know from this that it can be depended upon for the milder forms of bowel complaint that occur in this country. Obtainable everywhere. When in Ft. Dodge go to Wright Venable Cafe 225 Central. Avenue Quick Meals and Ft.

Dodge, Prompt FT. S-ft 1 At 'bui Mm Pay Boost and read the Dont borrow or read your neighbpr8f mlp make this a great ptiper Price Five Cents "(5 A Sunday school convention. They port an enjoyable time. Lizzie Ewing and Mrs. Melinda Kitrell returned Monday night from a visit in Waterloo and Cedaitv Rapids, Mrs.

Thomas Freeman and Mr. and Mrs. E. Summer motored to Port Madison on Sunday in the Summer car. While in the city they were the guests at the home ot Mr and Mrs.

Geo. Harper. 1 Mr. Arthur Graves of 111., "was a Fort Madison visitor one day last week. Mr.

W. Hampton was a Burlingtonvisitor Saturday. The A. M. E.

Sunday school will' hold its annual picnic Thursday, 6th Mr. CLARINDA, IOWA. L. W. Williams left noon for Albia and Centerville for a few days.

Mrs. E. Grant of Keokuk is visiting at the home of Rev. W. Brown The Ladies' Missionary circle met' at the home of Mrs.

R. Lane on Friday. Light refreshments were -y: Master Joe Howe royally entertain-' ed his friends to a birthday party Monday at the home of his Robt. Franklin. Mr.

and Mrs. Jones of Kansas City have been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Able. Mr.

Joe Jones departed for Moines Sunday as cook with ttie Third Iowa infantry band. 1 Mrs. E. B. Cook and ter, Helen Williams, returned hornet, Wednesday, after a two weeks' in Hiawatha and White Cloud, and St.

Joe, Mo. Mrs. Jane Jackson is fi better at this writing. Mrs. Henry Ferrior went to St.

to meet her little nephew from Kan: sas City, nvhere he expects to make it his home. Mrs. E. B. Cook entertained Mrs.

Eliza Jones and Mrs. Martha Wright of Omaha to a 1 o'clock dinner dSy. Mx. Carl' Looney, who is head chef at the Linderman, has been enjoying enjoying a week's vacation. Mr.

Robert Lane made a business' trip to Shenandoah on Monday. Mrs. Phalbia Pemberton visited Iriends over Sunday in Creston and'' RwK 31 Johnson of Hamburgh couple ff Mr, who is cook for tne infantry band of Shenandoah, and his son, Robert, who enlisted, were shaking hands with their colored friends Sunday before their departure for Des Moines. Miss Griffin, who has been visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. W.

Walker, departed for her home Mon-. day at Plattsburg, Mo. Mrs. K. D.

Black returned home last Saturday from Des Moines, where she went as delegate to the Sunday school convention. If you have any news for The Bystander call Bell 184 R. KIRKSVILLE, ITEMS. The sick in our city are convalescing. Rev.

T. R. Sayles, who has been assisting in a series of meetings in Kansas City, has returned home. Lucille Ferman was called to Duibuque, Iowa, Monday by the sudden death of her uncle, Mr. Henry Hayden.

Dr. Crossland of St. Joseph, made a professional trip to our city last week. Mrs. Cora Sayles and little daugh ter, Willene, having spent an ed visit with friends and relatives in south Missouri, has returned home.

Dr. James II. Garaett of Western college, Macon, preached a most excellent sermon to the Masons and Heroines on Sunday. He preached to an appreciative audience and all are anxious to. hear him again.

A very pleasant surprise was given to Mrs. Ball last Sunday, when Mrs. Ball returned from church Sunday morning to find her table all set and filled with the seasons delicacies, and her children all waiting to greet The event was her birthday and the surprise was so complete that she was too overcome for words to express herself. After dinner the afternoon was spent with conversation and singing, the favorite songs of Mrs. Ball.

All departed wishing her many more happy birthdays. Rev. C. B. Johnson and wife returned to their home, after a month's vacation at Paris, Mo.

Mrs. J. D. Lightfoot was a supper guest of Miss L. V.

Edmonds on Sunday. Miss Ward of Fayette, has returned to her home, after an extended visit with her brothers, Mr. Harrison and La Valle ards of this place. CAPE MAY, The G. C.

of New Jersey held her fourth grand session at Cape All guests were beautifullp entertained in the Hotels Richardson and? Dale. The beautiful Dale hotel was a scene of unusual gayety for the reception in honor of Oziel grand Kj Mrs. Alfonso Wilson of Wilson enjoys the ftinctfoof of one of the best fornM. Stars in our many r. Perry was fourth time as G.

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