Events and Persons
In Which You Will Be More or Less Interested.
News for This Department Must Be Received by Wednesday Night.
Mrs. T. P. Mahammitt and Mrs. H.
J. Pinkett gave a delightful Omaha
sight-seeing automobile party Thurs
day afternoon, September 16th, in hon
or of their guests, the Rev. Dr. and
Mrs. Henry Allen Boyd and daughter
Catherine, of Nashville, Tenn., and
Mrs. C. W. Peguese, of Raleigh, N.
C. After the return from the ride,
luncheon was served and a pleasant
social evening was spent, at which an
impromptu musical and literary pro
gram was given by several of the
guests. Dr. Boyd, who is in charge
of the National Baptist Publication
House of Nashville, gave a most in
teresting address on Nashville, “the
Athens of the South,” and Mrs.
Peguese, whose husband, Dr. Peguese,
is in charge of the State School for
tlie Negro Deaf, Dumb and Blind, at
Raleigh, and who herself had been
for years a teacher in the school, told
of the splendid work being done there
and gave a verse of “Nearer, My God,
to Thee” in the sign language. About
thirty guests were present, and it was
a most delightful affair. I>r. Boyd and
party were en route to the Pacific
coast.
Miss Mattie Banks, of Nashville,
Tenn., sister of Mrs. H. J. Pinkett
and Mrs. G. D. Gordon, arrived in the
city Friday and is the guest of Mrs.
Pinkett.
Mrs. J. FI. Hill, of 2601 Grant street,
gave a birthday party Wednesday,
September 15th, and was the recip
ient of many beautiful presents.
Dependable dress making. Prices
reasonable. Mrs. Gladys Counsellor,
2428 Lake stree’. Webster 604.
Mr. Dillard Simpson has returned
from a three weeks’ visit to Excelsior
Springs, Mo., where he spent a most
enjoyable time, several social events
being given in his honor. Mr. Mc
Knight, head waiter at the Elms ho
tel, who has a very competent corps
of waiters under him, was among the
number of Mr. Simpson’s friends who
made his visit pleasant.
Mr. and Mrs. Jethro Ilrooks of
North Twenty-fifth street entertained
Mr. and Mrs. John Grant Pegg at
dinner Tuesday evening.
Mrs. S. T. Phanix and Mrs. Wil
liam Rose entertained at the resi
dence of the former, 3702 North
Twenty-third street, Thursday even
ing, September 9, in honor of Mrs.
Lee and the Misses Beaks and Kyles
of Los Angeles, Cal. Thirty-three
guests were present.
Isaac N. Harper died at the county
hospital last Thursday and was bur
ied Saturday.
The Rev. William T. and Mrs. Os
borne left Tuesday night for Kansas
City, Kan., to attend the annual con
ference of the African Methodist
Episcopal church. It is hoped that
Elder Osborne will be reappointed to
the pastorate of St. John’s church.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Dillard of South
Twenty-fourth avenue entertained Dr.
I. Garland Penn at dinner Tuesday
night.
The Rev. W. B. M. Scott, pastor of
Mount Moriah Baptist church, this
ejty, was married to Dorothy Geral
dine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cle
ment R. Wilkes, of Boston, Mass., in
Ebenezer Baptist church, that city,
Wednesday evening, September 22nd.
A reception followed the ceremony.
The Rev. Mr. Scott and his bride will
be at home after September 30th at
2627 Decatur street. The Monitor ex
tends congratulations and best wishes
for a long and happy life and a per
manent and fruitful pastorate in
Omaha.
Dr. J. N. C. Coggins of Atlanta, Ga.,
secretary of the Board of Temperance
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
arrived in Omaha Wednesday to at
tend (he Nebraska annual conference.
Mrs. C. G. Garrett has returned
from a three months’ trip to her home
in Miami, Mo., and Kansas City, bring
ing with her Mrs. Jesse Bell of Kan
sas City, who will he her guest for
two weeks.
Mrs. Dan Desdunes, of 2516 Bur
dette street, entertained at a card
party Thursday afternoon in honor of
Mrs. Belle Butler and W. H. Lacey,
of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Mrs. A. Kel
lar, of Little Rock, Ark., and Miss
Mattie Banks, of Nashville, Tenn.
Miss Lovie Alexander and Mrs. Beth
of Little Rock, Ark., who have been
the guests of Mrs. J: W. Walker, of
2808 Miami street, Miss Alexander’s
sister, left Saturday for St. Louis,
Mo. Prior to their departure they
were entertained by Mrs. R. B. Thom
as, of 3312 Illondo street.
Mr. Eugene Bell, of Oak Mills, Kans.,
came to Omaha Friday and spent a
few days visiting his sister, Mrs. Jno.
Norman, of 2214 North 26th street,
and his sister-in-law and family, Mrs.
U. G. Bell, of 926 North Twenty-sev
enth avenue.
Miss Iris Bell, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. George P. Johnson,
3612 Sorth Twenty-ninth street, left
last. Friday for her home at Muskogee,
Okla.
Mrs. A. L. Phillips, of Tulsa, Okla.,
arrived in the city last Monday to
visit, her mother, Mrs. Clara Belle
Parks, of 2712 Parker street.
The Owl Club gave their annual ball
Wednesday evening at the Alamo
Hall. The hall was artistically deco
rated with palms, ferns and blue and
white Japanese umbrellas, the club
colors. Deadline's full orchestra gave
the music, and as usual, delighted the
dancers. It was a full dress affair,
with two hundred and fifty in attend
ance. Out-of-town guests were the
Misses Edith Nillis and Corine Scott,
of Lincoln; Mrs. Patterson, of Atlanta,
la., and Mr. and Mrs. Cruse, of To
peka, Kans.
Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Peebles enter
tained at dinner Wednesday evening
Dr. I. G. Penn, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and
the Itev. I)r. J. C. C. Coggins, of At
lanta, Ga.
A party was given Wednesday even
ing, September 15th, by Miss Leila
Dudley at her home, 2244 Madison
street, South Side, in honor of Mr.
Morrison Rivers, of Leavenworth,
Kansas, guest of Mr. Roy Shepherd.
Mrs. Geraldine Williams, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ricketts, died
under tragic circumstances in Oak
land, Calif., Friday, Sept. 17th. The
body was brought to Omaha Wednes
day night by her uncle, Julius Jones,
and was buried from St. John’s A. M.
E. Church Thursday afternoon. The
Rev. G. G. Logan, pastor of Grove M.
E. Church, officiated in the absence at
conference of the Rev. W. T. Osborne.
Geraldine was only twenty years old,
and was born and raised in Omaha.
She was married about a year ago and
went to California only a few months
ago.
Dependable dress making. Prices
reasonable. Mrs. Gladys Counsellor,
2-128 Lake street. Webster 604.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McCoy left
Thursday morning for Duluth, Minn,,
where they will make their future
home.
Mrs. Leon A. Smallwood and Mrs.
Earl Stephenson gave a dancing party
Friday night, at Peterson Hall in hon
or of several out-of-town guests.
The Rev. Harry Shepherd, pastor of
Alien chapel, South Side, left Tues
day night to attend the annual confer
ence at Kansas City, Kans.
George W. Parker, who has been
making his home for the past year in
Chicago and Denver, has returned to
the city.
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