Events and Persons
In Which You Will Be More or Less Interested.
News for This Department Must Be Received by Wednesday Night.
Mrs. Minor, who was struck by an
automobile, is recovering.
The evangelist, Mrs. Lizzie Howard,
will close the ten days’ meetings at
South Omaha Sunday.
Mrs. Emma King, who underwent a
seriousoperation at the Lord Lister
hospital, is rapidly improving.
Miss Susie Whitehall of Fremont,
Neb., was the guest of her sister, Miss
Vina Jones, 2629 Grant street, Satur
day and Sunday.
Mrs. Ida M. Tyler returned to the
city Monday morning from St. Paul,
Minn., after an absence of five
months’ duration.
Prof. C. Ij. McAllister of the Roger
Williams’ university, Nashville, Tenn.,
is a visitor in our city. He is stop
ping with Mrs. J. D. Wright.
Miss Frankie Sessums of Houston,
Tex., arrived in the city Saturday to
be the guest of Mrs. Walter L. Seals,
2514 North Twenty-fifth street.
Miss Clara Kellogg, a school teach
er of St. Louis, Mo., is spending her
vacation with her aunt, Mrs. Nettie
Kellogg, of 2218 North Twenty-ninth
street.
Mrs. J. D. Wright entertained a few
friends informally Friday night, July
16th, at her residence, 2515 North
Twenty-sixth street, in honor of Mrs.
John C. Green of Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Lizzie Howard, the evangelist
who has been conducting services In
the Methodist church, South Omaha
of which the Rev. H. Shepherd is the
pastor, will close her meetings tomor
row.
Mrs. Tillie Johnson of Miller’s Fer
ry, Alabama, Normal school, who has
been touring the West, arrived in tne
city yesterday to be the guest of Mrs.
J. D. Wright, 2515 North Twenty-sixth
street.
Harry Buford, Bruce Kinley and
Charley Joyner leave Thursday for
an automobile trip to Chicago, where
thev expect to arrive Sunday after
noon. They will carry a letter from
the editor of The Monitor to the •di
tor of the Chicago Defender.
Mr. Dan Desdunes announces to the
people of Omaha and vicinity that
Miss H. Adele Shaw of Dallas, Tex.,
will come to Omaha in the near future
with a view of opening a studio for
piano, pipe organ, mandolin, guitar
and voice culture. Miss Shaw comes
with the highest recommendations as
being a musician of unusual merit.
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Mr. J. A. Hill, the talented vocal In
structor, has begun training voices
in the Sextette from Lucia, to be
rendered in connection with the re
cital to be given by Madam L. Brown
of Colorado Springs, at Mount Moriah
Baptist church Monday, August 30th.
Watch this paper for further an
nouncements of this musical event.
Mr. Samuel Westerfleld, who is a
clerk in the state department at
Washington, D. C., and is taking a
law course at Howard university, was
an Omaha visitor Sunday and Mon
day, en route to his home in Lincoln,
where he will spend the rest of his
month's vacation, visiting his mother.
Mr. Westerfield received his appoint
ment through William Jennings
Bryan.
The musical festival and bazaar
given by Mount Moriah Baptist
church last week was a success so
cially and financially. Owing to the
rainy weather, the original plan of
holding it at Tabernacle park, Twen
ty-fourth and Patrick avenue, had to
be abandoned and the festival was
held in the church. Miss Mamie Wil
lis was the prize winner in the girls’
popularity contest, receiving 555
votes.
St. Philip’s annual lawn social,
postponed from Thursday, July 15th,
on account of rain, was held Monday
night at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Buford, 3510 Blondo street.
The beautiful lawn, one of the larg
est and prettiest of those owned by
our people in the city, was brilliantly
lighted with incandescent lights and
Japanese lanterns. Cozy nooks and
corners artistically arranged added to
the attractiveness of the scene. There
was a large and well-pleased attend
ance. The parlors were thronged with
merry young dancers and young and
old had a delightful evening.
The Cautious Catering Company, un
der auspices of the New Woman’s
Reform Circle, will give a “C" sup
per at Zion Baptist church, Twenty
sixth and Franklin streets, Tuesday
evening, July 27th. Admission 10
cents. The public are cordially in
vited.
MENU “C”
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Cold carved creature.
Chopped common taters.
Cordial cheer.
Cereal compound with churned
cream.
Country cousins’ comforts.
Cold, clear crystal.
Cook’s curious compound.
Consolidal d cream.
Carefully compounded comfits.
The following will be demonstrated
at the St. Philip’s cooking school July
29:
Spanish omelet.
Creamed dried beef served in spoon I
shells.
Italian salad.
Peach dumpling, using rice instead
of flour in the casing.
TWO COLORED BOYS
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Bullet Goes Through “Buster" Allen’s
Hand and Lodges in Brother
Glen’s Leg.
(Special to The Monitor.)
Glen Allen, 15, and his brother,
“Buster” Allen, 12, children of Mr.
and Mrs. G. T. Allen of Avery, Neb.,
and nephews of Dewey Allen, Julia
Collier of Omaha and Mrs. Stewart
of Wathena, Kan., are suffering from
rifle shot wounds.
Through the careless handling of
a 22-caliber rifle by the younger
brother, “Buster," a few days ago,
it was accidentally discharged and
the bullet passed through “Buster’s”
right hand and lodged in Glen’s leg.
The brothers were standing near each
other when the accident occurred.
Dr. William Derry is attending the
injuries of the boys and believes that
there will be no serious results.
Omaha, July 20, 1915.
Rev. John Albert Williams,
Editor of The Monitor,
City.
Dear Friend:
I am enclosing my check for $1.00
for one year’s subscription to The
Monitor. It does seem to me that
there is a splendid field for such a
paper, and I trust it will receive the
suport that any enterprise with which
you are connected is deserving.
With best wishes for the future of
The Monitor and its editor, I remain
Very respectfully,
THOMAS J. FLYNN,
City Clerk.
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