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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1916)
Events and Persons In Which You Will Be More or Less Interested. News for This Department Must Be Received by Wednesday Night. What is a Kentucky Belle?—Adv. Mrs. Jesse Carroll, 122 South Twenty-eighth avenue, who has been quite ill for a month, is slowly im proving. John Grant Pegg spent Monday in Blair, where he went to purchase stock for his ranch. He js pleased with the fact that the city has pro vided him with an automobile for his work as city inspector of weights and measures. The New Era Dramatic Club will give their first performance, “A Ken tucky Belle,” at the beautiful audi torium of the Y. W. C. A. building February 4. Tickets can be secured at the box office of the Mecca skating rink, or call Harney 4360. The boxes have all beei taken. Choice seats can be had on the lower floor and the bal cony. Prices 25c and 50c—Adv. The Phi Delta girls met at the home of Miss Mary Newman, 2211 North Twenty-eighth avenue, Wed day of last week. The names of eight high school girls were proposed for membership. Norman Workcuff, father of Ran dolph Workcuff, died January 23 at his home, 3624 Ohio street, with pneumonia. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from the residence The Rev. W. T. Osborne officiated. Jones and Chiles had charge of the funeral and interment which was in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Workcuff was eighty-five years of age at the time of his death and survived his wife, who died January 19, by only four days. Notice of Mrs. Workcuff’s death was given in our last week’s issue. The Big Twelve Whist Club, which met week before last, as the guests of Dorris Thornton, 2818 Miami St., met Wednesday night of this week as the guests of Emery R. Smith, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hicks, 2020 Clark street. The parish social given in St. Phil ip’s Guild room last Thursday night was a very pleasant affair. Those present enjoyed themselves with checkers, pit and an advertising guessing contest. In the guessing contest the prize went to Mrs. Chas. W. Dickereon. Another social will be given next Thursday night. 4 - Helen Hagan, February 10. Mrs. Emma Mosby, of St. Paul, Minn., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Delia Brown, 1103 North Nineteenth street. His many friends will regret to hear that George W. Parker has the smallpox. He has been taken to the hospital for smallpox patients. Mr. C. H. Harris, 2912 Grant St., who has been very ill with the grippe, is able to be out again. February 1st we raise our subscrip tion price to $1.60 a year. Send in your subscription now and get the benefit of the $1.00 rate. Get in under the $1.00 rate. Hurry Subscribe now. Mrs. Lee Allen and Miss Lutie M. Bryant were leaders in a surprise party for Miss Margaret La Cour Monday night. The honoree was pre sented with a beautiful gold bracelet. The Social Hour Club was enter tained at its first meeting of the year, January 5, by Mrs. Silas Johnson, 2306 North Twenty-ninth street. Af ter luncheon the afternoon was spent in needle work. Mrs. L. C. Sayles was the hostess at the next meeting two weeks later. Is-a-belle a Kentucky Belle?—Adv. Have you sent in your subscrip tion yet? You will have to hurry to get in under the one dollar rate. Mrs. Henry Buford, 3510 Blondo street, who has been very ill for the past two weeks, is much better. The U. B. F. Lodge is growing quite rapidly, having increased its mem bership from twenty-five to thirty seven within the last six months, with a large number of applications for membership pending. The lodge has opened an employment bureau and has secured work for several of its members. Charles G. Garrett is chairman of the employment bu reau and Earl Jones, assistant. Last Saturday night, under the leadership of Mesdames John Smith and Harry Williams, a number of friends tendered Mrs. Luther Dillard a pleasant surprise in honor of her wedding anniversary. As a visible evidence of their visit they left a gift of a set of solid silver spoons. Mr. Earl Jones has been on the sick list. Bayliss Pegg entertained in honor of his wife’s birthday anniversary Tuesday night at their residence, 2716 Miami street. A large number of guests were present. The evening was pleasantly spent at cards and dancing. ' Among the pupils who enter high school next week appear the names of Frank Toner from Kellom, Etta Davis and Aline Bentley from Long and Henry Smith from Franklin. After an illness of fifteen months, Walter Johnson, a brother of George N. Johnson, formerly of Omaha, but now of Chicago, died in that city Wednesday, January 19. Mr. John son has the sympathy of his many Omaha friends in the bereavement that has come to him. Mrs. R. C. Price returned from Kansas City Wednesday, where she went to bury her mother. The Elite Whist Club met with Mrs. E. West, 2006 North Twenty-eighth street, Wednesday, January 19. The prize was won by Mrs. Williamson. The Negro Women’s Christian asso ciation held an interesting meeting at the home Wednesday afternoon. All the Men’s and Boy’s Overcoats, Suits and Furnishings from the King-Peck $137,000 Stock Now On Sale Thousands of dollars worth of the finest garments produced, all on sale at a sacrifice without precedent in Omaha. ..This will be a chance for you to stock up on high grade men’s wear while a little money will buy an armful. RPAIMHPK Theatre DIV/inl/LU Nights 8:30; Mat. 2:30 4 Nights Beginning Sun., Jan. 30 MATINEE WEDNESDAY 15th Annual Visit of the Musical Comedy Jubilee i With Salem Tutt Whitney, J. Homer Tutt, Miss Blanche Thompson and Forty Singing, Dancing and Prancing Bronze Girls. Two Cars of Scenery. Twenty-two Broadway Song Hits. “Greatest Colored Show on Earth.”—N. Y. Journal. All New Again! All Right Again! Colored People Welcomed and Admitted to All Parts ot the Brandeis. Prices: Nights, 25c, 50c and 75c. Box Seats $1.00 ~~ Matinee 25c and 50c. Get Your Seats Now at Box Office. I Greatest Opportunity You Ever Had TAKE ADVANTAGE! DON’T WAIT! CLOAKS, SUITS, I DRESSES, AND FURS AT HALF I’RICE AND LESS ALL NEXT 1 WEEK. | A. Bonoff’s New York Sample Store | Tel. Douglas 4247 206 No. 16th St. jg ---•«--—---* Just for a chance, try Pinkard’s Saxophone Orchestra Saxophone, Pianist and Drums With Xylophone We sing with our mnslc and please the best in the city. Direction: Maceo Pinkard Telephone D. 8279 or Web 3704 Write, 11 Wrlaht Block _