The Monitor
A Weekly Newspaper devoted to the civic, social and religious
interests of the Colored People of Omaha and vicinity, with the desire
to contribute something to the general good and upbuilding of the
community.
Published Every Saturday.
Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915, at the Post
office at Omaha, Neb., under the act of March 3, 1879.
THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher.
Lucille Skaggs Edwards, William Garnett Haynes and Ellsworth W.
Pryor, Associate Editors.
Joseph LaCour, Jr., Advertising and Circulation Manager.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $1.00 per year.
Advertising rates, 50 cents an inch per issue.
Address, The Monitor, 1119 North Twenty-first street, Omaha.
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AN AMBITIOUS UNDERTAKING.
We publish in this issue a cut of
the proposed new Zion Baptist church,
which shows the ambitious undertak
ing of the Rev. W. F. Botts and his
congregation. When completed, as the
plans provide, the building will cost
$30,000. Although begun two years
ago, available funds have permitted
only the erection of the basement
walls to a height of about ten feet.
The congregation in the meantime has
been worshipping in a rented building.
It is now proposed to roof in and fit
up the basement for services, and as
funds accumulate to complete the
building. The wisdom of this plan
must be apparent to all. It has been
followed in the erection of some of
the finest and costliest edifices in the
country.
To many it may seem that our Bap
tist friends have been most unwise in
undertaking the erection of such a
costly building. But when one stops
to consider that the proposed building
is projected with the view of
meeting the needs not only of the
present congregation, but also those
of a rapidly growing city, and realizes
that the cost of the construction must
necesarily be carried over a term of
years during which the congregation
will be constantly growing, the wis
dom of planning largely will be justi
fied. Should it be ten years before
the structure is completed as planned
it will be a credit to our city.
It is doubtless realized that it is a
big undertaking and that there must
be hearty co-operation and earnest
work to complete it, but it does people
good to undertake large things and
work diligently and persistently and
patiently until it is accomplished.
We wish the congregation of Zion
Baptist church every success in speed
ily getting under cover in their own
house of worship and express the hope
that no discouragements will deter
them even though it may take many
years to do it, from completing the
noble edifice which they have planned.
The Monitor enters with this num
ber on the sixth month of its publica
tion with grateful appreciation of the
support given by subscribers and ad
vertisers. We are delighted to know
that the publication is giving such
entire satisfaction to our constantly
growing number of patrons, and we
again desire to thank our many
friends for their kind expressions of
approbation and their appreciated
support. While our growth has been
all that we could desire we would like
to add during this month at least
200 subscribers to our list. Would it
be asking too much to suggest that
two hundred of our friends and sub
scribers each try to send in one new
yearly subscriber this month? By
the way, you may have a former
Omaha friend, now residing elsewhere
who would enjoy reading the Moni
tor. It might not be a bad idea to
send him or her, as a Christmas pres
ent, The Monitor for a year. It would
be a present that would carry pleasure
for a whole year and would cost only
one dollar.
The New York Age calls attention
to the omiFsion of any reference what
soever to the death of Booker T.
Washington by President Wilson. It
notes that two ex-presidents and a
former vice-president, besides the gov
ernors of several states, north and
south, and notable men and women,
not only at home, but abroad, made
some expression upon the passing of
this great American, but that Presi
dent Wilson was absolutely silent. It
regrets the omission of this simple
courtesy upon the part of the chief
executive of the nation and very truly
states that a suitable expression from
him would have gone a long way to
wards creating a more kindly senti
ment towards him on the part of the
race who feel that they have just
cause for grievance because of many
reactionary methods of his adminis
tration.
If you have not yet paid your sub
scription for The Monitor, and many
of you have not, please pay before you
begin your Christmas shopping. The
editor and staff would like to do a
little early Christmas shopping, too,
but
Don’t forget to buy Red Cross
stamps. By so doing you are helping
to fight tuberculosis or consumption.
Events Extraordinary.
Mr. William H. Lacey, a trained
artist of exceptional ability, will
sing at the extraordinary entertain
ment at Mt. Zion Baptist church
Friday evening, December 17. Mrs.
W. T. Osborne has in charge the oc
casion and will be supported by the
DuBois Dramatic club in a one-act
comedy-drama, “The Veiled Lady,”
which shows—well, come and see
what it does show.
Other trained artists in both vocal
and instrumental music and in read
ings and sketches from Shakespeare
will appear on the program. A com
mittee from the trustee board of
Knights and Daughters of Tabor suc
ceded in getting Mrs. Osborne to give
this entertainment for the benefit of
the Taborian lot.
We are sure of a large attendance,
as Mrs. Osborne’s entertainments are
always the very best. Admission
will be 15c.
Committee and board of trustees:
Chairman, Mrs. Hattie Kitchen; Mrs.
Lenora Gray, Mrs. Rachel Harrold,
A. M. Harrold, D. G. M.; W. M. Jack
son, C. M.; Charles Kitchen, P. P.;
Lulu Roundtree, P. P.—Adv.
PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS.
TRANSLATES SPANISH OPERA.
—
One of the most interesting occur
rences in the literary and musical
world is the coming production at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York
City, of Enrique Granados’ Spanish
opera “Goyescas.” The words of the
original opera are by Fernando Peri
quet but the English version trans
lated from the Spanish has been done
b> -James Weldon Johnson, the well
known colored American. It is of
peculiar significance that the greatest
opera house in America in producing
one of the newest and most striking
operas should turn to an American
Negro for an adequate English ver
•a
sion. Both Mr. Johnson and Mr. Gatti
Casazza are to be congratulated.
CHOSEN CL ASS ORATOR.
Daniel Ferguson, of Columbus,
Ohio, has been chosen class orator for
the class of 1016, at Ohio State Uni
versity. This is the first time that
a colored man ever was elected to a
class honor in this institution.
Former Governor Lee Cruse of
Oklahoma asserts that Negro disfran
chisement is against moral law and
that he has no fear of “Negro domin
ation.”
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chanical toy always sells for
50c, Saturday 39C
Dissected Picture Puzzle—
Three subjects in beautiful
box. Famous Art, Animal
Friends, Indians, Soldiers and
Pretty Country Scenes. « Q#»
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Noah’s Arks
Noah’s Ark, filled with carved
wooden animals; prettily paint
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Dollies’ Suit Cases
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