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At the meeting held at Malone A. M. E. church on Wednesday night last Messrs. M. Askew, C. F. Williams, H. Green, Ed Askew, A. Webb, H. Rob inson, P. P. Roberts, B. Yauncey and Dan Danialds were elected trustees for the ensuing year. Mrs. Georgia Nelson is spending the winter with her mother, Mrs. G. L. Flippin, in Lincoln, Neb. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williams re turned last Thursday from the bed side of Mrs. Williams’ father in St. Paul. The W'illings Workers, Mrs. E. J. Curtis, president, met with Mrs. Ton sil, 709 West Seventh street, last Tuesday. Mr. D. P. Lewis of Silver Bow lodge, G. U. of O. F., of Butte, Mont., visited Sioux City lodge No. 4665 on Thursday night. His talk was en joyed by all present. Mr. and Mrs. George Hicks were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rasburn Curtis of 510*4 Cook street last Sunday. Mr. Ed Askew is on the sick list. The Household of Ruth will serve a chitterling dinner at the parlors of Mt. Zion Baptist church on Thursday, December 2. Mr, Holow'ell of West Fifth street was called to Quincy, 111., last Sun day to attend the funeral of his brother. Cards are out announcing the wed ding of Viola, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyons, to Everett Huff, to be held at 1624 South Eleventh street, Lincoln, Neb., at 8 p. m. on Novem ber 22. Brother Joseph Morris filled the polnit at Malone A. M. E. church last Sunday night. The rally for the trustees that Rev. P. M. Lewis put on for the first Sun day .in December is organized in junior clubs, the Abraham Lincoln dub, Joseph Morris, captain; the 'Booker T. Washington club, Brother Horace Green, captain; the Bishop Wayman club, Brother Mansfield Askew, captain, and the Warren G. Harding club, Brother Brock Yauncy, captain. Mr. C. F. Williams, 704 West Sev enth street, is ill with a severe cold. Mrs. John Jackson has been re moved to the hospital for an opera tiin. Mrs. F. P. Roberts is spending the winter with her daughter, Phalbia Boyd, on Main street. PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH BANQUET \ Delightful Affair Which Was One of the Social Activities in Celebra tion of Entrance of Congregation Into New Church. The annual banquet of Pilgrim Baptist church Monday night was a most delightful affair. The menu was such as to delight the appetite of the most exacting epicure. The fried chicken, which was the piece de re sistance of the feast, was prepared only as southern cooks can prepare it and the trimmings which go with fhis festive fowl were in keeping with the rest. The avidity with which the guests seized upon the choice viands was a compliment indeed to those who had prepared them. During the serv ing of the meal music was furnished by Chappell’s orchestra. A delightful post-prandial program -as rendered as follows: Piano solo. march, “A Woman Forever,” Mrs. Hibbs; address, Mrs. Jeanette Robin on, president of the Women’s Mis sion Circle; address, Dr. Herbert Wig gins; song, Marie Barnes; address, “Personal Influence,” Mrs. McClain of Rockford, 111.; address, Rev. Thos. A. Taggart; song, "Face to Face,” Bessie Fowler; address, Rev. John Al bert Williams; solo, “Some Day He Will Make It Plain,” Ethel Harris; duet, “Is It Right in the Eye of the Law?” Masters Fred Douglas and Travis Dixon. Rev. J. D. Crum acted •is master of ceremonies. The banquet was part of the ten day program of taking possession of the beautiful new edifice, formerly Calvary Baptist church, which Pil grim has purchased, under the effi cient leadership of their energetic -•astor, Rev. William Franklin. ROSCOE CONKLIN SIMMONS SPEAKS IN DENVER (By the Associated Negro Press) DENVER, Colo., Nov. 18.—“The question before the country is not what are you going to do about the league of nations, but what are you going to do with the American Ne •rro,” declared Colonel Roscoe Conklin Simmons in an address delivered to an audience at the Auditorium. Throughout the address the speaker in a genial and unbiased manner analyzed the present conditions in fhis country, and made a strong plea for greater recognition of the achievements of the race. “There are fourteen million Negroes ;n America today,” said Colonel Sim mons. "My mission is to keep these fourteen million American Negroes side by side with the American white man. It is no concern of mine whether the American white man stands by the American Negro. It is he duty of the American Negro to stand by the American Negro.” Emphasizing the necessity for pa tience on the part of the Negro in his ight for better conditions, the speak er declared that the American Negro was not only the best friend, but the. only friend of the American white '.nan, and that future wars and strife vould show the real valor of the i; — Negro and his true friendship for the white race. The king must be worthy of his crown. When you are going in, consider how you are coming out. From the same flower the serpent draws poison, the bee draws honey. .... i .... " n CHRISTMAS The gift with the personal touch I *. Your Photograph IDEAL EFFECTIVE INEXPENSIVE Make the appointment to-day. THE BUTTERS STUDIO 1306 North 24th St. Phone Web. 6701 Patronize The Monitor advertisers. A Timely Message to Our Race and This Community 0 .MEN AND WOMEN of intelligence and good judgment, who think for themselves, who sincerely desire the advancement and unity of our com munity who know an opportunity when they see it, and who have suffi cient courage to back up their own good judgment with their ballot, if properly used, will make real unity possible and bring to them their share of this community’s vast wealth. We address the following call to you, if you are one of these and want to share in this wealth and respect. It is a duty you owe yourself to thoroughly understand this great offer, which we are making to secure a portion of this wealth and respect now offered in the present reconstructive period, and to demonstrate the ca pacity of our race for carrying on effective organizations and enterprises, and for the assistance of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in securing a greater leadership among the organiza tions of the world. Knowing the need of a great organization in this city, we feel it our duty to make it very plain as to where we stand on how to build a branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Omaha. We wish to invite your confidence and your help in these plans. We know this is a hard thing for you to do—to place any confidence in any promises made to you by anyone in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. The reason for this is very plainly understood. Heretofore, it seems, there has been a misunderstanding between the employe and the boss. For instance, in the past, men have come to you and asked you to or ganize not for your benefit, but for their own selfish promotion. In other words, they have come to you and asked you to put them on your shoulder so they could reach up and get the desired fruit, supposedly for you, but when you have put them in a position to get this fruit, as a rule, they forget to pass it on down to you, but preserve it all for themselves. Then when you begin to push them off your shoulder, they wonder why. They don’t seem to understand that you have become so weak for the want of fruit, that you can’t hold them any longer. Then they accuse you of being a race of people who won’t get together. No, you don’t have to fatten frogs for snakes, and no one should think hard of you for not doing so. Now, what is the remedy for curing this dreadful disease among our people? First make a law that will force the man you elejt to pass the fruit on down to the rightful deserver, who put them in the position to get the said fruit. This we propose to do in this way: Any officer or member of the executive committee of the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Colored People caught accepting any money from any person or persons, or accepting a position or recommending anyone for a position or a iob from a political standpoint or view, or any other reason whatsoever, or using his influence or prestige for himself, or any person or persons, without the con sent of the Executive Committee. Tn the event of any officer or member of the Executive Committee violating the above rule, the chairman of the Vigilance Com mittee will be instructed to file charges with the Executive Committee. Tf found guilty, he shall be discharged from holding any office, and barred from serving on any committee for five years for the N. A. A. C. P. We desire to do away with that one-man power, one-man prestige, one-man influence. In other words, that vest pocket politician—that great “I Am”—for a selfish purpose only. We further desire to do away with that class of self-styled leader, only for a few, and his particular set. We want to build up that principle that will lift all men and women up, and put no human being down, but build a lighthouse on a hill, that every man, woman and child will be able to see from early in the morning until late at night. In fact, we desire to make the principle the N. A. A. C. P. stands for so strong for the people, by the people, until it can be felt in the air of this com munity, by both white and black. We want you, Mr. Workingman and Mr. Common Class Man, to teach the business man, to teach the doctor, to teach the lawyer, to teach the newspaper man, to teach the minister, that they owe you something more besides just taking your money for professional service and business courtesy. We want to teach him that it is his duty to help open the avenues for you to make money as well as for him to take money from you—that it is his duty to help open new avenues for employment. We want you to help teach him that it is his duty to use his prestige and his influence and his money, that you have been so instrumental in helping him to secure, toward getting better treatment from city officials, from public co-operation, from labor unions, from theatres and places of public amusement, from the police department, and facts to help build up a com munity that will be fit for any self-respecting American citizen to reside in. Mr. Working Man and the Common Class People, you have entrusted your future to the lawyer, to the doctor, to the minister, to the self-styled politician, newspaper man and business man long enough. It is high time that you were taking the job in hand and letting him know what he must do for humanity’s sake. In fact, for his own good. For when he helps make things better for the working class of people, he has laid the foundation for a prosperous community in wlrich to live. You may wonder how you can accomplish so many things. At this point, we desire to call your attention to one fact. The world war was won by manpower, not by a few, but by many putting forth the concrete efforts to accomplish the desired inten tions. Is it not true that the few make their living off of you and you alone? Why not ask them to do something in return for you? We want you to help us build and instill that principle into the hearts of the people of this community that will live long after the death of any individual, a principle that will be recognized as the authority from the people, by the people, through their representatives, no matter who they may be—that principle that knows no color line, that principle that wishes all nen up and no man down, that principle that the N. A. A. C. P. is trying to advocate in this country. You have heard the proposition-—what are you going to do about it? Are you willing to help someone that is willing to help you? If so, vote solid for the following platform and some of the men that have promised to work for it. To the Members of the N. A. A. C. P. and the Citizens of Omaha and Ne braska—Ladies and Gentlemen: 1 We, the undersigned, have associated ourselves together and drawn up the following platform, for which we pro pose to take a stand during the com ing year: Section 1 First—To put forth efforts to secure j a home for the N. A. A. C. P., with a permanent office open from 8:30 a. m. j to 5.00 p. m., Section 2 Second—To try and instill into the p hearts of all the leaders of our race in Omaha the need of a 100 per cent branch in Omaha. Section 3 Third—We feel the need in Omaha ; for a better Old Folks’ Home, in a better location, one that will be a credit to the community. This we will try to secure. Section 4 Fourth—We feel that Omaha should have a Young Men s Christian Associa tion. For this we will work hard. Section 5 Fifth—We also feel that Omaha needs a first fclass hospital for our people. For this we propose to put forth every ef fort for our members and others. Section 6 Sixth—To see that every street in the colored residence district is paved if possible. Section 7 Seventh—Omaha is badly in need of a day nursery for our working mothers. We will work for this. Section 8 Eighth—We agree to demand our percentage of employment from all pub lic corporations, such as the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co., Ne braska Power Company, Bell Telephone Company, and others that we support. Section 9 Ninth—We feel that our people do not have their share of employment from a political standpoint. For in stance, if we pay one-twelfth of the taxes, we are entitled to one-twelfth of taxes spent for employment, both office and labor. We will work for this until it is accomplished. Section 10 Tenth—We shall consider the organ ization of a building and loan associa tion for the purpose of assisting and encouraging our people to buy homes, because we feel that it will be a great asset to the race. Section 11 Eleventh—We are glad that Omaha is blessed with a Young Women’s Chris tian Association. We will give it all possible support. Section 12 Twelfth—We propose to offer a pro tection to the working man and woman by issuing a working man’s occupation card for the purpose of establishing a line between the man that works and the man that doesn’t work, and further to offer encouragement to the man who doesn’t want to go to work, by appeal ing to his reason and showing how we protect our men that have our occupa tion cards. For the men and women who have our occupation cards, we will ; ii furnish legal protection, free of charge, that is, as long as they are in the right. For this man and all of the members of the N. A. A. C. P. we shall have In police court a worker and an attorney every morning when needed. We feel i that this will encourage our men to work, and also increase our member ship. We will not give this card to anv- : body until they have worked on a iob for sixty days. When thev lose their iob or position, the accupation card will be taken up and a temporarv card of leave of absence granted instead. I Now, kind friend, we hope that each of you will put your shoulder to the wheel and help us make Omaha 100 per cent N. A. A. C. P. We hope you understand that these plans cannot be accomplished without your loyal support. We hope to form plans that will lead to the achievement of the aboye sections to the very best of out ability, at the very smallest expense to the individual. Kespectiully submitted, JOHN CRAWFORD, Drake Court, 22d and Jones Sts. CHAS. C. CALLOWAY, 103 S. 14th ,T. F. SMTTH, 2862 Ohio St. E. RORTNSON, 1122 Dodge St. REV. J. A. HARRIS, 3324 Parker St. J. W. ALEXANDER, 3410 Charles St. PAUL D. THOMAS. 2015 Izard St. J. W. HEADLEY. 3011 No. 28th St. MILTON L. HUNTER, 2201 Grant St.