I* \l EST1ISE. TEX \S
A. G. Howard.
The South Union Baptist Church
put on a reviva1 last week and it was
a success.
All the churches had thcii usual
services on Sunday.
We are having some good rains in
this part of the country.
Mr. Nelson Boozier was in this
week going through to l-ongview.
Mr. G. E. Thomas was in Tarkson
ville last Saturday on business.
Mr. Fred King died in San Antonio
last Saturday and they are looking
for his body to be shipped in here
today. We join with the relatives in
♦ heir sorrow.
Mrs. Lizzie Tinit had a very bad
accident on last Saturday. She fell
about ten feet from a platform and
sprained her ankle. It was a blessing
that none of her bones were broken.
Diamond
24th and Lake Sts.
Don’t Miss the
“HOUSE OK H ATE"
Remember the
“FIOHT FOR MILLIONS”
Also Sept. Sth
Harrv Carey in
“HELL RENT”
AT THE
Franklin
24th and Franklin Streets
i SATURDAY—
Harry Carey in
• “WILD WOMEN"
! SUNDAY—
Norma Talmadge in
“THE MOTH”
Also Charley Chaplin
Comedy
TUESDAY—
Tihrd Episode
“HANDS UP"
She is doing very well at this writing.
Mr. Joe Brown is limping around
' from a glass cut on his left foot.
Turnip planting is the go now since
it rained and they give such a nice
season.
Mrs. Wes. Olerver and Mrs. Lucy
Olerver, of Oakwood. was in town
Saturday and Sunday, and returned
home on Monday.
Mrs. Amy King was in the office
recently on business.
Mr. A. Gilmore was visitor to the
office.
VTCHISON, K \S.
W. A. Covington.
Rev. W. H. Hill was agreeably sur
prised Sunday morning a* Leaven
worth, where 6e stepper! upon the ros
trum *at Rev. Hays’ church, anil ob
served rtat one-third of the audience
was from Atch’son to greet him with
prayers and best wishes in his new
field of work. His subject was the
following of Christ, 16th chapter of
Matthew, rtf' 24th verse. Th'‘ mes
sage will long he remembered by the
i listeners, which furnished much food
j for thought.
Wills and Andrew Moseley, of Lin
1 coin, formerly of Atchison, are cor
dially received by their many friends.
Mrs.. Cal Montgomery received the
sad intelligence Saturday that her fa*
ther had died in Enid, T)kla. She left
l
at once.
Roy Majois, private at Camp Fun
stcn who died there last week, was
i a splendid young man in every par
ticular. The cause of his death was
due to the bursting of a blood vessel.
Funeral was held at Lis home on
North 11th street with miliary honors.
W. H. Whiteside, Prof. W. E. Gray,
Charles Porter, Thomas Brown. Pres
ton Moseley left Tuesday evening for
Emporia, Kans., to attend the Ma
sonic Grand Ledge.
If the sample copies I have been
giving you interest you, and you like
the paper, why not come and pay
$1 for six months, or $2 for a year.
I can send it to your residence.
NEBRASKA CITY NEWS
Quite a number of strangers have
recently come to our city to work in
the packing house
The oraft has recently taken two
more of our all-too-few young men,
Ray Turner and Hodge Ell’s left foi
Camp I’ike. August a. 0" Thur. day
night prior to their going ihe M'sso
Robinson entertained for them at sup
per; and Mrs. Eliis gave a dinner ir
their honor on Friday.
Dan Smith, who is with Col. Wil
liam Hayward’s regiment over ir
France, sends interesting letters honn
which are eagerly looked for. Of
course, everybody knows, or if they
don’t they should know, that Will
Hayward, whose brave Colored tro-.p;
were among the first of the Ameri
cans on the firing line in Fiance, and
two o' them routed forty Huns, is r
Nebraska City boy.
Every Colored family in Nebraska
City should be a subscriber to T e
Monitor.
LINCOLN MOTION PICT! RE
REPRESENTATIVE GOES
Clarence A. Brooks Leaves Sunday for
(amp Lewis; Expresses Xpprecia
tion of Courtesies Received During
His Residence Here.
Among the young men who leave
for Camo Lewis tomorrow is Clarence
A. Brooks, secretary of the Lincoln
Motion Picture Company, of Los An
Clarence V. Brooks.
geles, the only company of its kind, ]
officered and financed by Colored peo
ple and making a specialty of the pro- I
duction of high class motion pictures
exploiting the achievements of the
race. Mr. Brooks has been making i
Omaha hir headouarters since la?t i
March, and by his gentlemanly de
meanor and cheerful willingness to |
help every and any worthy enterprise j j
within his power, has won a warm !
place in the hearts of a large circle \
of friends. Although only twenty- j
one, Mr. Brooks has been recognized j
as a young man of marked ability j
and it will he exceedingly difficult J
for his company to replace him. His
friends, young and old, regret to have j
him leave Omaha and are hopeful that ;
when the war is over his company j
I may return him us their lepresenta- '
tive to our city.
The following letter from Mr. |
Brooks on the eve of his going he- i
longs not to the Kditoi . hut to the ;
people of Omaha and is self-expiana- 1
tory:
Omaha, Neb., August ‘11, 1918.
My Dear Father Williams:
As my days in your city are num
bered and as I shall be busy up until
the last moment, I am taking this as
I perhaps one of the only opportunities
that 1 may have to express my appre
ciation to you and the many good
people of Omaha for the courtesy that
they have extended me. I have been
in your city for four months and a
half and although my stay has been
a busy one it has been a pleasant
one.
Both before and after my arrical
I have heard many remarks about the
“peculiarity” of your people here and
j the many different “cliques” that I ’
; would encounter; none of which I
have been able to come in contact !
i with as yet. I fee! that the people I
of your city have been exceptionally
nice to me, both young and old, and
| that there are some as fine people
here as it has ever been my pleasure
to meet. There are a few of them
! that I shall make it my duty to keep
in touch with during my soldier career
after September 1st, and one of those
few shall be yourself.
In conclusion, permit me to thank
I you and those many good friends who
have received me with open hands
j and hearts during my short stay, for
the many courtesies extended both
: me and the firm that I represent; and
; also to express the sincere desire that
| we shall meet at a later date, under
a clearer sky with broader and better
racial opportunities. I beg to be re
membered as,
Yours very truly,
CLARENCE A. BROOKS.
Alhambra
24th and Parker.
SATCRDAY—
George Walsh in
"THE KID IS CLEVER”
Hearst-Pathe News
Fox Comedy
SI N DAY—
Rav Stewart in
“BY PROXY”
Heurst-Pathe News
Sunshine Corned*
MONDAY-TCESDAY—
i. Warren Kerrigan in
“DOLLAR BILL BID”
Snakeville Comedy
Mutt and Jeff
WEDNESDAY—
A Soecial Called
JCLY FOCRTH IN FRANCE
Vivian Martin in
“GIVING BETTY A CH ANCE"
THURSDAY—
Special Feature*
Don't Miss These!
LOOK and LISTEN
MEET ME AT THE
BOHEMIAN
PARK
2220 South l:5th St.
Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2nd
ST. MORRISON’S COURT NO. 1 UNIFORM RANK K. P.
AND HERMONIE COURT NO.
Mill Hold 1 loint Picnic
Labor Day Labor Day
House of Mystery
BENEFIT OLD FOLKS HOME
AT N. W. C. A. HOME ‘5029 PINKNEY ST.
SEPTEMBER 9TH AND 10TH
Admission 10c. MRS. FLORENCE JOHNSON, Chairman
.1.1,/ >
I Letters from Our Readers
An Appreciated Expression o* tp
preciatinn.
Omaha, Neb., August 2ti, I IMS.
j Rev. .Tot’n Albert Williams.
Editor of The Monitor:
It is under a sense of profound
gratitude that I undertake to thank
I you for your expressions of praise
and recommendation publ shed in las'
Saturday’s issue of The Monitor,
i which had reference to my particula
gifts and my sneciul wj rk, "Frenc’
Teaching.”
This publication was not only com
plimentary to myself, hut I take it to
i be a potent force of encouragement
> behind a problem of incaleuable m
portance. No wthat you have made
1 the announcement as to who I am,
and what I can do. it is un to the
people to act in acrotdance with your
announcement.
There is every reason why the Col
ored people should take up the study
of the French language. Let u.- re
member that the French is the dip
lomatic language of the world. It is
taught in all the military institutions
of the government, and in the princi
pal colleges. It i« called tie m• st
beautiful language of the world <‘‘Ee
plus belle langue <lu monde”). In
l certain American centers :t is the
boast that we study the French lan
guage, so as to he able to write ele
gant English.
Before closing this letter allow me
to say that the Monitor has again
! proven its capacity for the distribu
i tion of useful and multifarious sub
jects. Like the fishes in the Scrip
tures, no matter how many crave for
food there is always enough to feed
the multitude.
From the narrative of the soldier
to the dark deeds of persecutors, there
is room in the Monitor fer the con
veyance of every echo whether from
tne heart or the mind, from anguish
or joy. Long life for thp Monitor and
its able editor. Beal in mind:
Le travail opiniatre vient-a- bout de
tout.
(Constant labor sees the end of all
obstacles.)
Sincerely yours,
R. I.. DES DUNES.
2212, N. 20th St.
MONTHI.A MEETING
LOCAL BRANCH V \. \. C. I*.
The first regular monthly meeting
of the local branch of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People will be held Sunday i
afternoon, September 1, at 4 o’clock
in Grove Methodist Episcopal Church.
Twenty -second and Sew ard streets. I
All members ate urged to be present!
and the public is nviti d to attend.
WELLS & NORMAN
Garment and Hair Factory
A.I k'nds of fancy ladies’
garments made to order. First
elass line of hair goods. Les
sons taught in haii manufactur
ing.
Old wigs made new.
Send us your combings.
Mrs. Tempy Irwin is still seriously
ill at the home of her daughter, 2645
: Z street.
Mrs. Elizabeth ( lark, 4015 South
26th street, left Sunday for Brook
field. Mo., on some real estate busi
ness.
Mrs. Frankie Redd, of 5704 South
| 28th street, underwent a very serious
| operation for tumor at South Omaha
Hospital Tuesday morning, August
j 27th. She was reported resting easy
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. M. F. Starnes or' 5410 South
20th street, left last week for Kan
sas City, where she will attend the
grand session of the Sons and Daugh
ters of Jerusalem. Mrs. Starnes is
Most Worthy Queen of the Western
j Jewels No.
•x«x-x~x--x~x--x-x-:--:--x-x*x--:- •
The Senior Stewardess of Allen
Chapel A. M. E. Church, will give
a series of entertainments beginning
Saturday evening, August 31, and
continue each Saturday evening at
the home of Mrs. Ida Riddles at 25th
and S streets, for the building fund.
All are invited.
CARD OF TH ANKS
We express our sincere thanks to
the many kind friends for their kind
ness, service and sympathy during
the illness anil death of our beloved
sister, Miss Della M. Booker. We also
extend thanks to the pastor and dea
conesses of St. John’s A. M. E. Church /
for their kind service. We appreciate
the beautiful floral gifts.
MISS LUCY B. BOOKER,
MISS GERTRUDE G. BOOKER
MR. ELLIS BOOKER,
MR. HORACE BOOKER,
MR. SUMNER BOOKER.
! FLOWERS FOR ALL f
I OCCASIONS |
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Alfred Donaghue
(Established 1866) %
* Phone Douglas 1001. 1622 Harney Street, j.
V. “SAY IT W ITH FLOW ERS”
.*. <■
I South Side Hair Dressing Parlor i.
* MRS. POLK JONES, Proprietor.
HAIR AND SCALP SPECIALIST.
5 ses Mines. South and Johnson’s Wonderful Magic Hair j
Crowing System. I
GIVE US A TRIAL
! IU27 South 2.7th St.. South Side. Telephone So. 1126. I
Busy Bee
Cafe
GOOD HOME COOKING
Meals at All Hours.
<
Baths 25c
EAT AND BK CLEAN
Klizabeth Clark. Prop.
Telephone So. 2793
1917 So. 26th St. So. Side.
MELCHOR-- Druggist
The Old Reliable
Tel. South 807 4826 So. 24th St.
The Moon
CAFE
GOOD HO'IK COOKING
MKAI.S \T VNY HOUR ^
2665 N St. lei. South 2962
Harry Norman
PROMPT
Taxi Service
\T ALL HOURS
if Pool Hall and Hilliard Pe'lor in
Connection.
Phone South 2962 2603 N St.
South Omaha.
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Petersen A Mictielsen
Hardware Co.
GOOD HARDWARK
2408 N St. Tel. South 162 t
U-. « • • ».» — 4-0 o . o — A
| PHILIP’S DEPARTMENT STORE |
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*1* 4935-37-39 South 24th St., South Side •$*
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Saturday sales of unusual importance in this Economy Center. We have gathered
from our Shoe Department every pair of white canvas shoes, slippers or pumps, for men,
S, ladies, misses and boys, regardless of ju ice, regardless of cost, and placed them at your
JL choice for, a pair 99c JL
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Men’s straw hats, regular price up to $2.00—our price . 10c
Chaliryus two-juece garments, specially priced for Saturday, at 13c
«$* Men’s ivory supjxirters, regularly sold at 29c, on : !e now 10c %♦
«$* Wellington Pipes, the kind that sell at 75c each, while thev last 39c %♦
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t In the Economy Basement *
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Cocoa, jxm can 5c Electric wall j}ajx;r cleaner, |xu can 5c ^
♦♦♦ Washington Crisps, per Wx 7»/2c No. 3 can Windmill Tomatoes, per can 20c
V 6 large rolls toilet paper 25c %*
♦♦♦ . . . „ .. No. 3 can Dill Pickles, per can 14c
California brown beans, per lb 3c X
* Sanotoy, per can 20c Asparagus, per can 11c £
V Hominy, large cans He Washington Coffee, jxn can 24c V
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