Events and Persons
In Which You Will Be More or Less Interested.
News for This Department Must Be Received by Wednesday Night.
The Rev. J. C. Caldwell, D. D„ of
Nashville, Tenn., secretary of the
Christian Endeavor Society, was an
Omaha visitor last week. He preach
ed at St. John’s A. M. E. church Sun
day night and also addressed the Ep
worth League. Dr. Caldwell left Mon
day night for Denver, Colo., to attend
conference, stopping en route at Lin
coln. While in Omaha, he was the
guest of the Rev. W. T. Osborne.
Paul C. Wigington left Wednesday
for Minneapolis, where he will enter
the University of Minnesota for a
course in architecture.
The Rev. J. A. Brown, rector of the
Church of the Redeemer, Denver, en
route to the Conference Workers of
the Episcopalians, which meets in
Boston, Mass., next week, spent Wed
nesday and Thursday as the guest of
the Rev. John Albert Williams.
Mrs. Sarah Lewis, of 2818 Miami
street, had as her dinner guest Sun
day, Miss Mary A. Goodchild of Chi
cago.
Mr. William Newman left Wednes
day for a visit to Paoli, Kas., where
he will also look after some business
interests.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Sayles of Ogden,
Utah, are among the recent newcom
ers who expect to make Omaha their
home. They are stopping with Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Hicks, 2020 Clark
street.
Mrs. Reeves and daughter, who have
been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Buford, 3510 Blondo street, left Mon
day after a pleasant visit for their
home in Emporia, Kas.
Mr. and Mrs. John Grant Pegg en
tertained at dinner Monday the Rev.
Messrs. W. T. Osborne, H. Shepherd,
J. C. Caldwell, of Nashville, Tenn.;
and J. C. Owens of Kansas City, Mo.
Miss Amelia Singleton left Wednes
day morning for Hastings, Neb., where
she will be the guest of Miss Nona
Poster.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee C. Allen of 1410
North Twenty-sixth street, entertain
ed at a dancing party Saturday night
in honor of Mrs. Butler and Mrs.
Lacey, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and
Mrs. A. Kellar of Little Rock, Ark.
About fifty guests were present.
Mrs. John Redick and daughter,
Maxine, of Parsons, Kas., are visiting
Mrs. W. E. Green, 2305 North Twen
ty-seventh street.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Harris of St.
Paul, Minn., are in the city stopping
at present with Mrs. M. L). Marshall,
2605 Grant street. *
The surprise birthday party that
was to have been given Tuesday even
ing at the Poro Parlors in honor of
Mrs. Anna Jones, was postponed on
account of the illness of Mrs. Jones.
Her friends wish for her a speedy re
covery.
The Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Botts have
returned from the Netional Baptist
convention, which was held in Chi
cago last week.
Mrs. Edna V. Adams has returned
from her visit to Kansas City, Mo.
There was a pleasant surprise party
party given in honor of Miss Con
stance Wigington Monday evening,
the oceasiop being her sixteenth birth
day anniversary. There was a large
number in attendance. Miss Wiging
ton was the recipient of many beauti
ful presents. She leaves the last of
the week for St. Louis, Mo., where
she will enter St. Rita’s academy. Her
friends wish her success in her school
work.
Mrs. M. I). Marshall entertained at
a porch party last Friday afternoon
fourteen young ladies in honor of Miss
Annie Elese Cottrell of Oklahoma
City, Okla. Games were the feature
of the afternoon. There were two
prizes each given in the nut cracking
and bean guessing games, the win
ners being Miss Anna Elese Cottrell,
Miss Ella Otis Watson, Miss Pauline
Black and Miss Anna Irvin Watson.
Those in attendance were the Misses
Anthone Edwards, Beatrice Black, Lil
lian Madison, Hazel Roulette, Paul
ine Black, Josephine Scott, Flora
Cooper, Annie Elese Cottrell, Robbie
Turner, Ella Otis Watson, Mary E.
Pegg, Anna Irvin Watson, Ozelia Dun
ning and Pearl Ray. Mrs. Marshall
was ably assisted by Miss Elizabeth
Gibson and Mrs. Elder Scott.
A very pleasant surprise was ten
dered Mr. Harold Bentley by his moth
er, Mrs. Arthur Webster, and his sis
ter, Aliene, at the family residence,
1702 North Twenty-sixth street, Wed
nesday evening on the eve of his de
parture for Western university, Quin
daro, Kas., where he goes to take a
three years’ course in tailoring. Mr.
Bentley has been one of the most ac
tive workers in Zion Baptist church
and a large number of the congrega
tion were present to wish him God
speed.
Mrs. John A. Smith of 2512 Lake
street gave a card party Wednesday
afternoon in honor of Mrs. August Kel
lar of Little Rock, Ark., and Mrs.
Thomas Slater of Atlanta, Ga. The
first prize was won by Mrs. Luther
Dillard, the second by Mrs. Thomas
Riggs.
Miss Dorothy Flippin, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Joseph LaCour, re
turned to her home in Lincoln Sun
day night.
Mrs. T. P. Mohammitt, 2114 North
Twenty-fifth street, has as her guests
her sister, Mrs. Belle Butler, and her
niece, Mrs. W. II. Lacey of Grand Rap
ids, Mich.
One modern desirable, furnished
room, close in. 2824 Douglas street.
Harney 4822.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dora of Vicks
burg, Miss., were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. S. K. Brownlow, 2810 Ohio
street, during the letter carriers’ na
tional convention.
Mr. Frank Golden of 2302 North
Twenty-fifth street, has returned from
a visit to Chicago, where he attended
the Lincoln Jubilee exposition, with
which he was delighted. His only re
gret was that he saw no exhibits from
Nebraska.
Mrs. Charles H. Hicks of 2020 Clark
street had as her guests at a matinee
party at the Orpheum Wednesday,
Miss Mary L. Goodchiid, Mrs. L. C.
Sayles and Mrs. John Albert Williams.
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The Knights and Daughters of Ta
bor will give their annual barbecue
on Emancipation Day, September 22,
at Golden Sheaf park, Twenty-fourth
and Patrick avenue. Dinner will be
served from 12 o’clock throughout the
afternoon. The evening will be spent
at Peterson hall. Everybody invited.
The committee will spare no expense
to make this the swellest affair of the
season. Admission in evening, 10c.
Mrs. Lenora Gray, Chairman.—Adv.
Charles D. Garrett, of Faithful lodge
No. 25, U. B. F., has returned from
visiting lodges in Missouri, where he
distributed pictures of Omaha’s illum
inated welcome arch, which was so
highly appreciated by the grand lodge
during the sessions in this city.
Wherever he went he heard nothing
but words of praise for Omaha’s en
tertainment of the grand lodge.
Mrs. M. F. Singleton, 1428 North
Twenty-second street, entertained on
Thursday, September 9th, in honor of
Mrs. T. P. Mahammitt and Mrs. W. W.
Peebles, who have recently returned
to the city, and Mrs. A. Kellar of
Little Rock, Ark. The other out-of
town guests who were present were
Mrs. Belle Butler and Mrs. W. H.
Lacey of Grand Rapids, Mich., and
Mr. J. W. Madden of Chicago.
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