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l -= l The monitor A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CO J OR ED AMERICANS | THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor ... . - _ _ ___________ ■ | $2.00 a Year 5c a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1921. Vol. VII. No. 14. Whole No. 326. I REFUSES TO CONDEMN BSE OF BLACK SOLDIERS IN GERMANY I FREDERICK DORfiLAS NOME IS SOON TO OE K ’'ICATE1 —» \ Historic Residence By Wo men Will Be Formal??^ % Fol lowing Biennial Meeting v '• «(V oration at Richmon °c.. ’ TIE PIEHIEif MAT tk ———. Successful Outcome of Organized Ef fort to Preserve Fitting Memor ial of Rare ^*(By Tlie Associated Negro Press.) BUFFALO, N. Y., Sept. 29.—Thi Frederick Douglass Home, in Anacos tia, destined to be the great shrine o Colored Americans, as Mt. Vernon the home of Geogre Washington, is t< the country at large, wi]l soon be ded icated, probably with the President o the United States, as speaker on thi program, arcording to Mrs. Mary li Talbert, who is in direct charge o the interests of the home. In a special statement, directei particularly to the women of the Ra' > throughout the country, who have as sumed the responsibility of completi restoration of the famous estate, Mr Talbert says: “The dedication of our Douglas; Home will occur the Saturday folios ing the bi ennial meeting at Richmom at which time we hope to have tm President of the United States am other prominent men and women pres ent. “Contracts have been let for th< ^ MRS. MARY B. TALBERT Kx-President National Federation ol Colored Women, Moving Spirit In Securing Douglas* Home complete restoration of the home anc I have assumed the indebtedness ' ich the contract calls for, believing that the club women will rally-in this our last great effort for the complete ’•«toration. "Will every state president have ier corresponding secretary or record ing state secretary send to me a com plete up-to-date roster of clubs en*' mg August 31, 1921, containing name, and addresses of both presidents an ecretaries of clubs. While this wil ntail some work upon the secretar ies, the greater task falls upon me. “I want every club affiliated wit' our National to have part in the res toration of the Douglass Home. I a T sot doing this thing half way, but ex pert to have every part of the houst and grounds restored including th< drive way so that our National head quarters may be worthy of us as i great National hbdy. "When you consider that this i.-. th< first great effort of any organizet body of Negroes to perpetuate an) land mark belonging to a Colored par son, save the Harriet Tubman Home we should deeply appreciate what il means. Later on I will ask you tt end relics in the form of battle flags slave bills of sale, or anything elst tvat is contrihutive toward the histor) of the Negroes in America. We shal have there a Hall of Fame on th« vails of which will hang the portrait! 1,4 of famous men and women. "These pictures will be placed in iht Hall of Fame by vote of the National Bi-enmal. In a word let this be oui great National Museum where white and black may come to study the his tory of the Negro Race in America.’ NEW ORLEANS VISITOR' Miss Louise Paup, a teacher in^h< New Orlreans. La., public schools eh route home .from the University ol California where she took a specia summer course, was the guest Iasi week of Mrs. S. K. Brownlow. Misi Paup left for the South Tuesday mom ing. FOR SALE—Very cheap, standar* quality, white broadcloth suit, purph sweater, black lncc dress, durk vclve dress, dark velvet coat and duvetym coat. Sizes 3H to 38. Douglas 8669. ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH 6233 S. 26th St. Rev. O. J. BURCKHARDT,. Pastor. Sunday School 9:30 A. M.; sermon | “A Fixed Purpose” by the pastor 11 A. M.; Allen league, 6:30 P. M.; ser mon, “Character Building” 7:30 P. M.; prayer meeting, Frida/ evening. We had a great time Sunday. Rev. J. W. Stapleton gave us a gieat message a; I the morning service. Sister Belle Brown of Los Angeles also had an in teresting message for us in the even ing. Our baptism service which was held at 4:00 P. M. will be long remem bered. Five souls were immersed in the cold, chilly water of the lake, but their souls were afire for God, and they did not mind the cold water. Brother Clyde Bell rendered the pas : tor valuable service during the bap • tizing. God saw fit to put it into the ! | heart of the Bishop to return me to /Allen Chapel for another year, which >| was a pleasure for me. I trust by the ■ I grace of God and the help of the Holy Spirit and cooperation of the members i and good people of Omaha to do great , woik for the Master's cause. I now invite all who love right and right eousness to give me your cooperation. I The harvest is truly ripe and the la i borers are few; so come and give Ma cedonia a helping band. Strangers i and people who are not connected wph uny other church in the city, will be made welcome. Our purpose as a /church is to help our people spiritual •| ly and morally, so that we may be ef l| fective citizens in the community in ■ j which we live. I * - PROFESSOR RERUN PLEASED WITH PRESS I Deposed From Faculty For llis Activ ities In Adjusting Inter-Racial Difficulties Grateful for Kdi ! ' -~ torial Support L __ (By The Associated Negro Press.) LEXINGTON, Va„ Sept. 21.—Coi Robert T. Kerlin, former professor of English* Virginia Military Institute, who was summarily dismissed by the Board of Governors, for exercising his j constitutional right of freedom of ! speech, has issued an exclusive state 1 ment for the Associated Negro Press. ' In his statement Col. Kerlin praises I the newspapers for their generous re sponse of service amt good will. He declares that the editorial expressions from our newspupers “go to my heart to cheer and strengthen it.” Col. Kerlin declares that he was nev er happier, and “that instead of being defeated I have only begun to fight,” i and he will continue to labor for jus ' tice in the South. The statement in part follows: “Never was there a more instantan eous and generous response to any act of service than your papers have given to mine, simple as it was. That res ponse has been not only instantaeous and generous, hut enthusiastic and elo quent in expressions of gratitude and ! praise. It makes me wonder what your press would do were Something really great. 1 have before me per haps twenty editorials from your press that would do credit to any press on this globe. They go to my heart to 1 cheer and strengthen it, and they touch j it to softness too. What man cannot i put forrcc* into his blows in a ritfht I oous and humane cause when he is so ; cheered on, when so many grateful eyes are turned upon !|im, when so | many hopes are fixed upon him?” CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING i Mr. and Mrs. John Turner cele brated the 50th anniversary of their marriage at the residence of their daughter, Mrs. Krancis L. Asbury, 922 N. Webster St., Thursday even ing, August 22. Mr. John Turner was married to Miss Martha Bovard, August 25, 1871, by Rev. .1. A. An derson, of the First Presbyterian ' church of Junction City, Kansas. Mr. Turner came from Chickasaw, Indian Territory, in 1887, where he met Miss Bovard from Philadelphia. • Pa. Mr. George Young married Miss Mira Lucas at the same time, having a double wedding. Rev. Mr. Anderson at the time was a representative to Congress from Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Young have passed away, leaving to survive them, two sons, John and Wil ber Young, and a daughter. Mrs. An gie DePriest of Topeka, Kans., who has attended all of the past weddings. These couples were among the older * settlers in Kansas. Mr. anil Mrs Turner have eight children and eigh ’ teen grandchildren, who were present itt the anniversary, making it a grand : reunion of the family. ’ They received i many costly presents of gold and ■ money. BACHELOR BENEDICT SEN l DAY AFTERNOON MUSlCALE s The Bachelor Benedict Club will . give their first Sunday afternoon i musieale. Sunday atfemoon at Colum bia Hull, FUST DEATH IH SMITH , FAMILY IH 54 YEARS i _ Brother of F. J. Smith of Omaha Passes Awij in New York (Special to The Monitor) NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—The funer al of the late Adrian Smith, a high ly esteemed resident of this city, who died at the Presbyterian hospital, Fri day night, September 16th was held from St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Brooklyn, of which the de ceased was a devout communicant, Tuesday morning, September 20. A large number of friends were present j and the floral offerings were numer I ous and elaborate. The deceased was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Smith and it is the first death among their nine chil dren during the-fifty-four years of their mai ried"life. One brother, F. J. Smith, resides in Omaha, Nebraska. SMITH HEADS DUNBAR SCHOOLS WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 28.— Walter L. Smith, teacher of mathemat ics, has been promoted to the princi palship of the Dunbar High School. He is a Howard University graduate. For mer Superrintendent Roscoe C. Bruce i is said to have accepted a $3,000 job j as supervisor of schools at Hunting j ton, West Virginia. HUNG BY AUTO CHAIN i GREENSBORO, N. C„ Sept. 28.— . A mob of crackers used an automobile I tire chain to hang Ernest Daniels to a ; tree Sunday morning. He was charged I with having entered the room of a i white woman. HAS FORTY-SEVEN CHILDREN LUDLOW, Ky., Sept. 28.—“Uncle” Tom Woodward, 111 years old. holds the United States record by having been married four times. Forty-sev en children cull him fatherr. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Airs. Alma Wilev returned home last Friilay after a pleasant visit with her sister and friends in Chicago. She also visited with her brother and friends in Omaha. J. R. Thomas was selected as one of the members of the stock judging team of the U. of Nehraska, which left last Saturday for Waterloo. Ia., where they will make demonstrations. They will also visit Chicago, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis, and make other demon strations. Mrs. Joseph Williams died at her home N. 13th St., Sunday afternoon at the age of eighteen. She leaves a hus band, baby, and father and mothci, Mr. and Mrs. Will Botts. Funeral ser vices announced later. Father Vans Corneal is much im proved from his recent illness. Rev. H. W. Botts spent Tuesday and Wednesday of this week attend ing the executive board of New Era Baptist Association of Nebraska at Council Bluffs, Ia. William Walker is confined in his room on account of illness. Rev. I. B. Smith, acting pastor of the A. M. K. Church, preached Sunday morning and night. He preached his closing sermon Sunday night. Rev. Mr. Smith was transferred to the Mis omi Conference. The Morning Star Baptist Church 1 will hold a special rally next Sunday and has invited the several churches i and pa-itors to present themselves Sun flay afternoon. Rev. H. W'. Botts preached a splend | iii sermon at Mt. Zion Baptist church 1 Sunday morning. The .Sunday School Is increasing. At the night service Rev. H. W. Botts related incidents from the National Baptist Convention at Chicago. His echoes were listened to attentively. The church will holg a rally on the 2nd Sunday in October On this date, Rev. H. W. Botts will have been witli us one year. A pro gram is being arranged, which will he interesting to all who will come and help us. Mr Ross entertained the Mission at his home last Thursday Viight. The meeting was a success. Mr. E. P. Graves has just returned home from an extended visit with re1 atives in Kentucky and with his son E. E. Graves of Chicago. He reports all prospering in life. DEATH OF MRS. .1. M. BROWNING Irene, beloved wife of James M. Browning of 2911 Seward street, ilied at the family residence, Thursday, September 22, after a brief illness. The funeral was held from Grove M. E. church, Monday afternoon, the Rev. Mr. Saunders officiating. Mrs. Browning was a native pf Mississippi. The family came to Omaha from David Cify, Neb., four years ago. She is survived by her husband; a step daughter; u sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Zachary of Sioux City, Ia.; ami three brothers, Morgan and Fletcher Peo ples, of Paris, Tex., and Louis Peo ples of Dayton, Ohio. NATIONAL BAPTIST CON- - VENTION OF AMERICJ Holds 41st Annuel Session at Famou) Oiivet Baptist Church, Chicago, III. Dr. L. K. Williams, Pastor By H. L. Anderson It was our very great pleasure U attend the 41st annual session of th< National Baptist Convention held ir Chicago, September 7-14, 1921. I wai a delegate fYom the Zion Baptist Church of Omaha, with about foitj representatives from the Baptist con stituency of Nebraska, led by Dr. W F. Botts, our moderator. There we-c about 10,000 delegates present, coming from all parts of the United States. We were very cordiallv welcomed by the Governor, Mayor, and civic and religious authorities, who made our stay a very pleasant one. We were glad to note the progress that is being made by our group in Chicago, form a political, financial, commercial and religious view point, our people being represented in every department of the government, having two aldermen, three corporation council assistants, two assistant city attorneys, three as sistant state attorneys, one central county committeeman, ant! three state representatives. With a population of 200,000 we found 1,603 business en terprises, two banks, one state and one national, and one hundred and twen tv-eight church buildings. Among them were some of the most elaborate owned by our people in America. There were also two well equipped hospitals, j a V. M. C. A. and a Y. W. C. A., all of I which are loyally patronized. Among our distinguished officers and visitors who were present at the convention were: Dr. E. C. Morris, president, who was rqjelected for his twenty-seventh term; President King of Liberia; Dr. L. G. Jordan of Phila lelphia, secretary of the Foreign Mis sion Board; Hon. R. S. Abbott, editor of the Chicago Defender; Mrs. Casely Hayford and Miss Kathleen Casmon of Sierra Leonne, West Africa; Rev •las. Gamer of South America; Rev. T. Simpson and wife of Central Ameri ca; Mrs. Willie S. Lavten, president of the women’s convention; Miss N. H. Burroughs, secretary of the National Training School, Lincoln Heights. D. C., Dr. Sutten E. Griggs and many others, who addressed the convention on various topics and problems of the day which are facing our people. One of the marked features of the week was a silent parade, consisting of several thousand women, dressed in white, who paraded from Olivet Baptist church up Grand Blvd. to the 8th Reg. Armory. They then went to the Square, where they all joined in singing “All Hail,’’ etc. Another was the sight seeing tour of the city. There were about one hundred automobiles, owned by our people filled with delegates und led by the presidents, who viewed this great metropolis. As a token of apreciation, the worn en presented their president, Mrs. W S. Lavten, with a handsome seven passenger Puick touring car. The reports of the various boards and committees showed great strides of progrress during the past year, and were inspiring to every one interest ed in denominational or racial uplift. After a very successful session, the convention adjourned to meet at Los Angeles, Calif., in 1922. ARKANSAS EXECUTION DELAYED THIRD TIME Judge Grants Another Hearing To Determine If'Six Condemned Farmers Got Fair Trial LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 21.— The lives of six Negroes convicted for murder in the Elaine riots of 1919 were saved a third time late today when Judge Jacob Trieber in the United States District Court granted a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and issued an order temporarily res training state authorities from pro reeding with the electrocution Friday morning. Judge Trieber set the case for hearing «t 10 o’clock Monday morn ing. The question to be determined being whether the convicted men were tried according to law. S FIREMEN OVERCOME AS SMOKE MASKS FAIL Failure of smoke masks caused ? firemen to be overcome by smoke it a fire which started from rubbish ir the basement of the A. Wallace home 3642 North Twenty-eighth aevnue shortly before noon Monday. The firemen, all colored are Willian Jackson, captain, 3632 North Twenty ninth; A. P. Turner, junior captain 3017 Manderson, and Melvin Freeman 915 North Twenty-third. They wert attended by police surgeons and latei taken to their homes. Question of Etiquette. No. Roger, In bowing to the Inert able II Is not necessary for one to Ift one's bin Huston Trnnserlpt RACE REPRESERTED OR COMMITTEE Colored Citizens To Help Entertait Delegates To Conference On Limitation Of Armament WASHNIGTON, D. C. Sept. 28! Civic Wahsington is alive to the im portance of the Conference on the Limitation of Armament which is tc meet at the National Capital on Arm istice Day November 11th, next. A citizens Committee of One Hundred has been appointed to arrange for the reception, comfort, safety and enter tainment of Premier -Lloyd George IJonar Law, Secretary of the Exchequ er, former Premier Arthur Balfour, and Earl Curzon, Great Britain’s pro bable Big Four; Premier Briand, whc will head the Big Four of France; Premier Tittoni with Italy’s Big Four; Baron Sato, who will probably head the Big Four from Japan; and the I other delegate to the Conference. Colored People Represented A number of Colored people are in cluded as members of the Committee of One Hundred. Among them: Dr. Emmett J. Scott Secretary-Treasurer, of Howard University; Dr. D. E. Wiseman, Pastor of the Luthem Church; W. L. Houston, Esquire, mem ber of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia; Prof^ssfor ! George W. Cook, Dean of the School ! of Commerce and Finance, Howard University; H. L. Johnson, Esquire; j Dr. W. A. Warfield, Surgeon-in-Chief, Freedmen’s Hospital; and James A. Cobb. Esquire, formerly Assistant U S. District Attorney. RISES TO FIRST AVIATRIX OF HER RACE NEW YORK. Sept. 25—Ten months ago Miss Bessie Coleman, a 24-year old, left Chicago, where she had been employed as a manicurist, for Europe. Today she returned as a full-fledged aviatrix, said to be the first of her race. She attended an aviation school in France. FRANCE HONORS NOTED WOMAN PHYSICIAN NEWPORT, R. I., Sept. 23.—The Reconnaisance Francaise, a much sought medal of honor, has been awarded by the French government to Dr. Harriet A. Rice, a well-known woman doctor, for her meritorious services in the French military- hos pitals during the war. The medal reached her Thursday through the French embassy at Wash ington. Dr. Rice is a graduate of W'elles ley College and of the Women’s Med ical College in New York, and is at taining success in her extensive med ical practice. THE PEOPLES BARGAIN STORE This store is the South Side’s most progresive grocei-y store. Located as it is in the fork of 26th and Q Sts., facing the viaduct, it has the advan tage of the rest of the stores in that section. It has a progressive manage ment. One who studies the needs and condition of the patrons and strives to meet them on prices and quality of goods. You would do well to stop in this store and look over their stock i and prices. They are full of bargains. Their sentiments are expressed in i their ad which appears on this page, i They respectfully invite your inspec ! tion and patronage. I PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES Rev. Wm. Franklin, Pastor i Mr. Walls superintendent of the j Sunday school has been indisposed foi | several Sundays. We were delighted I to see him out Sunday. During hie i absence, Mr. A. R. Goodlet conduct ■ ed the S. School. Mr. Bennie Sutton, ’ First assistant Supt. and wife were called to Ft. Worth, Texas, recently or account of the death of a sister. The S. S. is doing fine. The pastor preached at both servi ces Sunday. Dr. S. E. Watson, pastor of Pilgrirr Baptist Church, Chicago, will hcgii; preaching in our Fall revival Monday night, and will preach throughout the ten day meeting. Dr. Watson is the great revivalist. Within the last si* years, he has built up a eongregatior whose numbers run into the thousands They have recently boug-ht the build ing in which they now worship in al the cost of $76,000.00 cash. He has three assistant pastors. Hear him. Are you getting ready to go “ovei 1 the top’’ on the 23rd day of Octobei 1 in the year of our Lord CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our thanks t< friends and neighbors for their sym pathy and floral offerings during thi sickness and death of our belove( wife and mother.—Mr. J. H. Brown ing, daughter Lawrence and relatives j TOM WATSON QUOTES “AFRO * I WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 21. Henry Lincoln Johnson’s announce | ment that “he would prefer to live in hell rather than with Tom Watson in ! heaven” in an interview printed in The Afro-American, several weeks ago, was ! filed with the eSnate Committee by Watson as one of the reasons why Mr. Johnson should net be confirmed ' as Recorder of Deeds. i _ BANK MESSENGER LOSES $14,000 St LOUIS, Mo., Sept 21.—John Hellins, messenger for the North St. Ixiuis Savings & Trust Co. white, was robbed of a satchel containing $14,000 in currency, by a street-car robber last week. He is the second colored bank messenger to be robbed in the last two months. AMOS SCOTT WINS NOMINATION PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 28.— Amos W. Scott, 13th Ward, was nom inated for city magistrate on the Re publican ticket Tuesday. He had the backing of the organization. ANTI KLAN BILLS IN CONGRESS | WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 28.— Representative Tague, Democrat of Massachusetts has introduced a bill in the House urging a committee of five to investigate the Ku Klux Klan. Attorney-General Daugherty has or dered Chief Detective Burns to drop everything and hunt down Ku Klux criminals. JOHN MITCHELL CAMPAIGNING STAUNTON, Va., Sept. 28.—John Mitchell, candidate for Governor, on the colored Independent ticket, began his campaign here at the county build ing last week. Large crowds attend ed. SIMMONS SPEAKS TO LARGE ARDIERCE The Well-Known Orator is Also Guest of Honor at Kiwani’s Club Luncheon (Special to The Monitor ) BUFFALO, N. Y., Sept. 28.—Before the Kiwanis Club, the organization of Buffalo business and wealth, Roscoe Simmons delivered Wednesday a speech in defense of the American Negro that brought the entire club to its feet as a mark of appreciation. The visit of Mr. Simmons to Buffa lo recalled the palmy days of Booker T. Washington, when the big white churches and clubs invited the edu cator to speak about his race. But as no such speech was ever made to the white people of this city as was made by Roscoe C. Simmons. Mr. Simmons was the guest of hon or at the monthly luncheon of the Kiwanis Club given in the ball-room of the Statier hotel. He was accom panied by Rev. S. O. B. Johnson, un der whose direction he made an ad d?-ess to the colored people Thursday evening. FORMER LT. GOVERNOR DIES AT HIS HOME Antoine was bom in New Orleans, governor of Louisiana, having served in that capacity in the “seventies” when at times he also acted as gov ernor, is dead at his home here and will be buried today at Flournoy, this par ish. Antoine wasbor n in New Orleans. His father fought against the British in 1812. Antoine spent many years of his life here, and in reconstruction days was a political power. MOTHERS' CLUB MEETS The Mothers’ Club held a delightful meeting last week at the "Y”. Next meeting will be held October 7, at the same place. All members are request ed to be present. Mesdames Manion and Anderson will serve. The regular Halloween party will be given at the “Y”. A prize will be given to the per son who is considered to be the best dressed and to the one who is the most comically dressed. Mrs. J. F. Smith, president, Mrs. L. Johnson, secretary. | "'lllllllt IIIIIIIIIIIMIHIIIIIIHIIHIMimilllHIHHIimillMHIItIMIIIIIimilllHIlilllltll! Poets Ingle Nook | 5 S (MIMlilllltlllltlllllllltlltHIMIIIIIHIftMIHIIIIIHIMIMIIMItllllllMItlllllllllHMIlMItlMH IN COLORADO By Mrs. J. W. HAMMOND Where the i now-capped peaks of the Hockle i, Bare their fangs to the silvery moon— When their < azzling white in the dead of night, ItiviiIs the sunlight of noon— T have siiv>< ana have gazed on tho splenr/or Of mount dn and moon and sky, And my spirit would leap to the wonderful sweep of gramleu, that pained the eye. I have watched the storm clouds gather Where the rapids churn a^d rear. , I have lifted my eyes to the bluest of skier Where the eagles wheel and soar. * I have watched the storm clouds gather 1 have thrilled to the thunder’s roll. And my heart would wake as the storm would break, And the tempest would fill my soul. t l have camped on the brow of the foothills In the golden summer time • And blossom and tree, with bird ard with , bee, Kang together a story divine: l “The star-studded skies that bend o'er us The flowers that spring from the *od, The mountains of enow—the green vales below, Proclaim the being of God." PAR AFRICAN CONGRESS WILL HPHOLD FRANCE Turns Down English Resolution Criti cizing Use of Her Black Colon ial Troops in German Territory LYNCHING TOPIC CONSIBEBEB English Anti-Slavery Society Pledges Itself to Make Protest Against Mob Violence in the U. S. -«•- By France - NEW YORK CITY, Sept, 21.—Pan African Congress approves the French use of the black troops in. Germany. At least it refused to consider a reso lution of the English Anti-Slavery So ciety which condemned France for us ing African troops in Germany. Word has been received at the head quarters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple that Dr. W. E. B. DuBois, Walter F. White and other members of the conference met with the English Anti Slavery Society, a white organization in London which has pledged itself to protest against lynchings in the Unit ed States. Sir Sydney Oliver, former Governor General of Jamaica and many other white Englishmen were present. Dr. DuBois also called the attention of the high officials of the English Labor Party to the case of the Negro workman, urging the necessity of unit ed labor and declaring that as long as organized labor attempted to solve on ly the problem of the white workman, failure was inevitable. Sydney West, speaking for the Eng lish Labor Party, pledged himself to lend any assistance possible toward the removal of the color line in labor whether in England or any other coun try. AMERICAN LEGION WILL FORM LADIES’ AUXILIARY The Theodore Roosevelt Post of the American Legion will take dteps Fri day evening to institute a ladies' aux iliary to be connected with the Legion. This auxiliary is a very important and interesting branch associated with ex-service men. It is earnestly hoped that all mothers, sisters, brothers and wives of any ex-service man will be present at this meeting. The meeting will be held at the “Y" 22nd and Grant Sts.’ Friday evening, September 30, at 7:30 P. M. Dr. W.„ W. Peebles Commander, Rufus liOng, Adjutant. RECITAL BY MISS GORDON S PUPILS Miss Frances D. Gordon, pupil of and assistant to Mrs. Florentine F. Pinkston, presented her pupils in a pianoforte recital last Sunday after noon at the Y. W. C. A. before a large audience. The pupils reflected credit upon their teacher and themselves. Those presented were Willa Hays, Vera Chandler, Loretta Moss, Zen obia Walker, Beatrice Fly, Helen Jenkins, Ophelia Hall, Jean Dorsey and Mercedes Ferguson. TWO PASTORS ARE RETURNED TO OMAHA The Nebraska Conference of the A. M. E. Church held at Lincoln, last week, returned two pastors to Omaha charges, the Rev. W. C. Williams to St. John’s, and the Rev. 0. J. Burck hardt to Allen Chapel South Side. BACHELOR BENEDICT MIJSI CALE SUND^’ AFTERNOON October 2, 1921 On Sunday October 2, the Bachelor Benedict Club will give their first Sun day afternoon musicale at 3:30 P. M. at Columbia Hall. The advanced pu pils of Mrs. Florentine Frances Pink ston will appear in a piano contest ami recital. The following is the program: Theme, Under The leaves, Natalie Brown; Heller, Etude-No. 17, Dorothy Alien; Burgmuller, Etude-Op. 105 No. 1, Sarah Brown; Galbraith, Inspiration, Mrs. Elizabeth Allen; Burgmuller, Etude-Op. 109 No. 17, Mrs. L. Shaw Daniels; J. Truax, Falling Waters, Grace Adams; H. Fugleman, Joy of Youth, Aline Burnette; ’Hardelnt ,p Dawn, Mrs. Elizabeth Allen; Cadman, la) Love Song, Jugman, (b) Will O’ The Wisp, Lyla Johnson. Contest Turner, Fairy Wedding; Von Wilm, Frolics. Contestants i/ucy Mae Allen. Frances D. Gordon. Mrs. Pnikston has consented to play ' two numbers. CLARENCE CAMERON • WHITE RECITAL Although It is some six weeks’ dis tant, the people are anxiously looking forward to the recital by Clarence Cameron White, the famous n- «ton violinist, at Brnndeis Theatre No vember 17th.