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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1916)
Events and Persons In Which You Will Be More or Less Interested. News for This Department Must Be Received by Wednesday Night. Our telephone number is Webster 4243. The Crescent Whist club met with Mrs. S. Long- Tuesday. Mrs. P. White won first prize, a handpainted plate. The booby was won by Mrs. L. A. Sayles. The hostess was pre sented with a handpainted plate. The Eureka Art class met with Mrs. W. M. Jackson last Wednesday and closed a very successful year. Many beautiful pieces of art and cro chet 'being completed by the members of the club. The next meeting, Wednesday, January 5, will be with Mrs. Lucinda Smith Davis, the teacher who will entertain the club with a doll party, and all work completed during the year will be exhibited. Miss Helen Hagan, famous pianist, winner of Yale University Conserva tory scholarship, will give a recital in Omaha February 10th, under the auspices of the Church of St. Philip the Deacon.—Adv. The North Omaha Woman'i club wishes to thank St. John’s A. M. E. • church, Daughters of Bethel and the many friends who so. willingly do nated towards the Christmas offering for the people of our race at the county hospital. We were enabled to fill large Christmas boxes with ap ples, oranges, nuts, candy, a glass of jelly, two pairs of woolen Bocks, two handkerchiefs and 50 cents in money for each man, and a similar box with a large white apron, two pairs of woolen stockings,* two handkerchiefs, for the women. We also gave candy and apples to many of the white in mates, and socks and handkerchiefs to some of the men. We donated $1 to Mrs. Bessie Early. Again we thank you, for without your help we would have been unable to make our peo ple happy this Christmas. Lulu Rountree, president; Josephine Har ris, secretary. Mrs. Josephine Daniels of Denver, Colo., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. John W. Bell, 913 North Twenty third street. Mrs. C. G. Garrett, 2754 Harney street, left for St. Louis, Mo., Mon day night for a two weeks’ visit with her sister, MrB. Mattie Franklin. Helen Hagan, February 10. The rehearsal for the cantata, Queen Esther, will be held January 11 at 8 p. m. at St. John’s church. Each one is expected to have his own book. They can be purchased at A. Hospe’s for 45 cents. From over the hills and far away jolly old St. Nicholas came bounding early on Christmas morning and left a nine-pound baby at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Butts. Mother and daughter doing well. Arthur Campbell, who was serious ly injured some weeks ago, is im proving and will soon be able to leave St. Joseph’s hospital. Harold Bently, one of Omaha’s promising youths, who is learning the tailoring trade at Quindaro, Kans., is home for the Christmas holidays. He is much pleased with his school. Mrs. Isaac Bailey has sufficiently recovered from her recent serious op eration to be able to be removed from St. Joseph’s hospital to her home, 2816 Pratt street. Mrs. Grace Hutten, who has been spending her Christmas vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Mor ris, left yesterday for Buxton, la., where she resumes teaching. John R. Taliaferro, who has a homestead near Keystone, Neb., with his son, Sylvester, has returned to Omaha for the winter months. The children of St. Philip’s Sunday school had a pleasant time at their Christmas tree and party Tuesday night. The Elite Whist club gave a dan cing party at Holmes’ hall Monday night. The New Era Dramatic club held -heir regular meeting Friday night, December 24, and rehearsed the play, “Kentucky Belle,” which they are preparing for presentation at an early date. At the close of the rehearsal the club attended the Christmas tree exercises at St. John’s A. M. E. church and spent a pleasant evening. The Woman’s Auxiliary of thf Church of St. Philip the Deason will give their annual birthday party al St. Philip’s rectory, from 3 o’clock tc 9 p. m. on New Year’s day. The funeral of Mrs. Lulu Thomas, .vho died suddenly Christmas day, was held Tuesday from the residence >f Mrs. Ella Sizemore, North Twen ty-third street. The Rev. G. G. Logan, pastor of Grove M. E. church, of ficiated and Banks & Wilks were the undertakers. The Elite Whist club met at the residence of Mrs. T. S. Riggs, 3112 Corby street, Wednesday of last week. The prize was won by Mrs. Edward West. Mrs. Hockley of 2617 Lake street, s quite ill. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Reed enter ained at dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reed and their son Andrew. W. D. Brown and Asa May John son were married at the Mecca Rol ler skating rink Wednesday night, December 29. The Rev. W. F. Botts officiated. Miss Bobbie Turner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Turner, has been •onfined to the house for two weeks. Miss Lena Paul gave a surprise whist party on her sister, Mrs. Wil liam Peebles, Christmas night. The prizes were won by Mr. Lee Allen, Mrs. J. S. La Cour and Miss Margaret Harris. Mrs. Gertrude Marshall has re turned from Chicago to spend the holidays with her mother, Mrs. Tol son. The Mecca roller rink was opened with a dance December 23. On Christmas day the rink was formally opened to skaters. k P- SIMMOHSi j 1322 Dodge St. j j The Ess-Tee-Dee Mar. • , II I IWan> wishes his I j'”‘L"y thanks f„r yonr J"' andJ I appreciated. w ,J be j i |P- H. Jenkins!/ I their past n Patrons for I j wishes them P °nage I New Year prosperousH | *®SCNSL4TT j I ^ «EELS QUALITY // CO A L AT cut || 2000 Lh».T,.rT;„ prices I °ds, one-fifth the°e repair meth- // «»ed-for shoV.^ - I lestion; alj sizes „e have a se- I FRIEDMAN BRPSr L South 12th St., (W. | Evorythin* / ^acquainted WITH I LUKE A. 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