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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1907
Page
3
Sedamia Churches schedule lists Taylor Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church with services at 11:00 a.m and 2:30 p.m, Epworth League at 6:30 p.m, prayer meeting Wednesday evening, pastor Rev RB Davis at residence 107 E Cooper Street.
The message lists church activities including Morning Service at la. mm and Sunday School at 2 pm. A class meeting at 3 pm, Evening Service at 8 pm, and a Wednesday 8 pm prayer meeting. A teachers’ meeting is on Friday nights. Thurman is the pastor and H. R. Brown the secretary.
The M. E. Church at North Osage Street lists morning worship at 11 a.m. Sunday School at 2 p.m. and class meeting at 3 45 p.m. Epworth League at 9 30 p.m. Evening service at 7 45 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesdays. Christian Band Fridays. Rev. T L Scott, Pastor. Mrs Mamie Walker, Secretary.
Morgan Street Baptist Church announces Sunday services at 11:00 a.m. preaching, 2:30 p.m. Sunday school, and 7:30 p.m. preaching, inviting all to attend. Rev. R. Adkins is pastor. Quan's Chapel Free Baptist Church offers Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and preaching on the first and third Sundays at 11:00 a.m. and 7:40 p.m. Prayer Meeting Tuesday night, Covenant Meeting Friday night. Pew free. Rev. E D Burns pastor. Zula Whitley clerk. Mabel Williams assistant clerk.
Ada Wilson returned home to Pilot Grove with his wife for a day of rest. J. H. Diggs and wife left for Hot Springs Arkansas for a several week stay. Mrs. Taylor Williams came back Friday morning after a short visit with friends.
Mies Minsiola Jackson celebrated Thanksgiving in Kansas City with her father Rev. J. W. Jackson. The pair shared a family meal honoring the holiday, as local circles note the gathering.
Mrs Murray while passing through on her way home stopped off to visit her sister Mrs Vi olet for a few days.
The Revs P Thorman and T L Scott lead a revival at the C M E Church with nightly services ongoing, drawing attendance and praising the meeting's progress through the week.
Mrs William Diggs and daughter made a flying trip to Fayette on Saturday F A Hayes dressed up and took a trip to Fair Hellene at Windsor on Thanksgiving.
Mrs Z Harrison Bently returns to Layette with her mother who has been visiting her two sons Ambroes and Harry.
Goliath's Club led by Jerry Brown won the contest while Quinn Chapel served an excellent Thanksgiving dinner for 25 cents.
Mrs. Martha Broomfield returned to St. Louis after a long visit with her son Monroe Buckner.
William Mason returned home from Western University and spent the past week visiting his friends, sharing time with acquaintances and catching up on local news.
Mrs A B Moore hosts visiting relative Miss Sadie Marshall from Miami Missouri this week with meals featuring white meat and cranberry sauce at Sweet Springs on Thursday.
Mrs Estelle Abbott was summoned to Kansas City recently due to the death of her grandmother.
Mrs Fields of Sweet Spring and Samuel Royston spent Thanksgiving day in and around Clinton with Mesdames Abbott and Johnson. They returned to Geo R Smith College Monday. Miss Jessie Jennings of the city made a brief trip to Kansas City last week and found it pleasant.
Mrs Estelle Abbott has been on the sick list the past week but is now convalescent and hoped to be seen out soon.
Edward Jackson returns home under the genial guidance of W.A Clark and currently officiates at the Anitlers event in the city.
Prof J I Brown of Jefferson City and Prof C C Hubbard hosted Thanksgiving at Lincoln Institute where graduates of Lincoln and Tuskegee were noted. The Lincoln School opened this year under favorable conditions with enrollment around 400. Miss Katie Guy from this city, a Western University student, spent Thanksgiving with family and returned Sunday afternoon.
The Mo State Teachers will convene December 26 to 28 with the first session at 2 30 PM in the Lincoln High School auditorium. The Conservator will be delivered on Saturdays and Sundays going forward. A pleasant surprise honored Miss Katy Guy last Saturday evening at Mrs Holmes’s Cooper Street residence, enjoyed by all attendees.
Watch our columns and patronize those merchants who advertise with us. Race enterprises are to be fostered by our sticking to the policy of reciprocity in trade.
Large numbers attended the Conservator's event at Armory Hall for Thanksgiving. Lea Jones won the prize in the pie tasting contest and Ollie Kinney took second money.
The Elks medley quartet of Menars John Lyon, William Richard Smith and Arthur Channals travel to St Louis on the 15th to compete in a musical contest and are favored to win the prize.
One of the state’s energetic teachers, Prof Hubbard, leads Lincoln School with a capable corps of teachers. The school is expected to soon rival the high schools of Kansas City and St. Louis in stature and achievement.
A newly issued engraving titled colored congressman presents portraits of twenty two Negro lawmakers. It lists their states, dates of service, and the congresses in which they served, highlighting Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi Louisiana Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina. The print, sold by the colored American Novelty Company of Washington, showcases the political status of the Negro in a graphic form.
Two major matters pending for the President and the Department of Justice concern African American interests. One is choosing a Justice of Peace for the District of Columbia to fill a months old vacancy after Justice Lewis I. O’Neal’s death. James Cobb, a young District lawyer, has been recommended as capable and is favored to win. The second vacancy remains to be filled.
In the office of United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Mr Scipo Jones a colored lawyer of Arkansas has been recommended by leading jurists to fill a vacancy. It is believed by many colored people nationwide that these two applications will be appointed by the President.
Advice against marrying to reform a rake or rely on fleeting sympathy. Emphasizes that love, ecstasy, and beauty do not guarantee a stable marriage. Warns against marrying for livelihood, threats, or fear of being an old maid. Ends noting X. Brown arrived from Kansas City for college.
Warrinspurc Lopar No 46 Warrensburg Missouri holds regular meetings on the first and third Fridays at eight o clock in castle hall chancellor commander BE Hendricks keeper of records and seal Lamonte Missouri St Louis Lopce No 41 St Louis Missouri holds regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays at 8 pm in Pythian Hall 3137 Pine Street chancellor commander William Carson keeper of records and seal Charles S White 1239 Morgan Street
Miss Bessie Mason accompanied the Jackson Sisters during their Kansas City visit last month and participated in a Thanksgiving concert at Century Church. Thanksgiving visitors Gussie Amanda and Vernor Hughes from Columbia joined August Jackson and Mrs Alice Burris at their home.
Citizens are reminded the State Teachers Association will convene here during the holidays. Measures should be taken to provide teachers with proper entertainment. A True Reformer's Club has formed with Mrs. Sallie Scott as leader. On the 17th a reception at Armory Hall honors deputy General W. L. Anderson who will speak.
Avychor Lopar No 31 in Cape Girardeau Missouri holds meetings the first and third Thursdays each month in their castle hall at eight o'clock. George Walls is chancellor commander and Albert M Oliver is keeper of records and seal, box 86.
Sedalia Missouri holds its regular meetings each month at the Conservator Annex located at 121 East Main Street. The chancellor commander is Prof. A C Maclin and the keeper of records and seal is S B Moore of the Hoffman Building.
The advertisement promotes The Twentieth Century Business College as a Negro institution offering a ten month commercial course including Commercial Law, Commercial Arithmetic, Book-Keeping, Penmanship, Shorthand, and Typewriting. It claims diplomas, job placement for graduates, and a 240 enrollment over the past three years, inviting inquiries and testimonials.
A compact note urges readers to seize opportunity when it comes. It counsels quick action and wise use of chances, portraying opportunity as a door that may close if ignored and urging decisive effort to gain favorable outcomes.
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