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MRS. SARAH WALKER.
N. *. A. C. P. MAKING PROGRESS
The N. A. A. C. P. held a very in
teresting meeting last Wednesday at
Masonic hall, with a large attendance.
Six new members were reported. Four
were brought in by Rev. Mr. Burk
hard t, among them being the member
ship of Congressman Sloan. Mr. J. E.
Jeltz was fortunate in securing the
's„ memberships of Mr. C. P. Peterson,
food administrator, and Mr. Charier
Matson, who is chairman of the war
activities.
The N. A. A. C. P. donated to the
Ada Young unit, the local Red Cross
society, a neat little collection for the
defraying of small expenses. Mrs.
Maude Gates, chairman of the organi
zation, reported great success from
that department.
Mr. Lawrence Gates, chairmun of
the war savings branch, presented his
plans to the association, which were
met with approval, and a drive is ex
pected to be made soon.
The association was greatly disap
pointed upon not hearing the Rev. N.
H. Jeltz of Cheyenne, Wyo., a brother
to Mr. J. E. Jeltz of this city, who was
to give a lecture, but on account of
conference convening there very soon
he was unable to be here.
Misses Nondus and Mabel Scott of
Beatrice, Neb., arrived in the city Sat
urday morning as guests of Misr
Viola Walker. The Misses Scott ex
■** ’pect to be visitors at the state fair, in
addition to visiting their many
friends.
The following men entrained early
Sunday morning for Camp Lewis,
Wash.: Sam Jones, Joe Gibson and
William M. Ward, who was leader of
tho squad.
Mr. Rasmus Curtis left for Sioux
City Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Virgie M. Miller was baptised’
during the morning service at the
First A. M. E. church Sunday.
Mr. Arthur Johnson departed Sat
urday morning for Omaha, where he
will enjoy a short vacation.
Miss Opal Ashford entertained at
dinner Sunday for Misses Nondus and
Mabel Scott of Beatrice.
The following attended the grand
session of the Sons and Daughters of
Bethel at Omaha: Mrs. Laura John
, son. Mrs. Alice Grant and Mrs. Jennie
* Sellers.
Mrs. Delia Alexander, who has been
ill for some time, was able to attend
■ church Sunday.
Mr. Jackson Spicer and son Wesley
departed Sunday for Bedford, la.,
their old home, where they were
heartily greeted by their many
friends. Mr. Spicer and son expect to
be gone about two weeks.
Mrs. Falling left Sunday for Peoria,
111., Where she will spend about two
months visiting at the home of her
daughter.
Mr. Robert Johnson is on the sick
list this week, having an attack of la
grippe.
Mrs. Stella Cruse and daughter,
Miss Valeria, returned home last week
from different points in Kansas, ar
• riving there from Denver, where they
had spent several months enjoying
the scenic grandeur of that state.
Miss Odessa Hillman of Chillicothe
Mo., and Mr. James Arthur Patrick of
Lincoln were married in Omaha last
Thursday by Rev. W. F. Botts at thr
parsonage. The happy couple arrived
in Lincoln Tuesday evening, where
they will be home to their many
friends. Mr. Patrick is a resident of
this city and is well known as a pros
perous and industrious young man.
His bride is not as well known, but
she has many friends, having visited
here two summers ago. She will be
remembered as a talented young iady,
having taught school for many years.
Mr. Roy White of near Richfield,
Neb., is the guest this week of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Johnson and sister,
Mrs. Sarah Walker.
Mrs. J. W. Cooley entertained at
breakfast Saturday morning for Misi
Virgil Gaskin, Mirs Ruth Collins and
Mrs. Fannie Young.
Mrs. J. M. Cooley also entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Williams and
Miss Flossie Patrick at 6 o’clock din
ner.
Mr. and Mrs. William Patrick drove
from Aurora, Neb., to Lincoln, Tues
day evening, to be guests at the re
ception given Wednesday evening ir
honor of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Pat
rick.
Miss Flossie Patrick will give a re
ception Wednesday evening in hono;
of her brother, James Patrick, whe
was married last Thursday to Miss
Odessa Hillman of Chillicothe. Mo.
PUBLICITY and criticism
"Congress shall make no law * * *
abridging the freedom of speech or «l
the press." so reads n clause in our
Constitution
This is a wise provision. The cltl
tens of a democracy should at all
times know of and be able to criticise
the management of their affairs. In
vestigation and criticism in the pres
enl war have been of great benefit
In hastening our preparation by point
lng out errors that have been made
There Is no doubt whatever that the
groat safeguards In the conduct of the
war are almost unlimited publicity and
the right of criticism.
We are told that constructive crit
icism is always welcome, but who Is
to decide what is constructive? Why
not criticism without tin- adjective?
Most citizens believe that t'nlversal
Military Training as a corrective of
our unpreparedness would have Item
constructive, and yet it was not adopt
ed. Who can tell, If It had boon ac
cepted when first proposed, what lh«
result would have been on this war!
If we had had more publicity upou
the production of aeroplanes, shipping
and ordnance, the suggestions of think
ing men would unquestionably have
stimulated the rapidity with which
these articles were being, produced,
I' Tind the delays that have occurred
might have been avoided.
There are tldngs the Government
cannot make public, and these the peo
pie do not ask to know. But in the
main full information concerning the
progress of preparation can safely be
given to the people. It Is the people’s
war; It is a war supported by the peo
ple, financially and physically, and
suggestions by them should he sought
and considered.
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Ideas go booming through the \vorl<
louder than cannon. Thoughts nr<
mightier than armies. Principles have
achieved more victories than horse
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Of D Jense
(Written by Miss Madre Penn, grad
uate of Omaha High School, Bachelor
of Arts, cum laude, of Howard Uni
versity, Washington, D. C. Since her
graduation Miss Penn has taught
school in Washington, D. €., and Se
dalia. Mo. From the Department of
Languages in Lincoln High School,
Sedalia, Mo., she went to Training
School for Secretaries in Newr York
City, and for the past year has been
engaged in special war work under
the War Work Council Y. W. C. A. in
North Carolina and Virginia.)
Sixteen months ago when w'ar broke
out between the United States and
Germany, the United States threw all
her energies into the gigantic task of
assembling a force which she might
hurl against Prussianism, in order
that government by the people, for
the people and of the people might
not perish from the earth. To create
that first line of defense, consisting
of land army, sea army, air army
might seem to have been a task suf
Miss Madree Penn
ficient for even American statesman
ship. But with wisdom and foresight
truly remarkable, she did not forget
j the conservation of the custodians of
a nation’s greatness—its girls and
| women.
The care of the men composing the
| first line of defense was the work of
the department of government. The
care of the women and girls compos
ing the second line of defense was
delegated by teh United States to the
i Young Women Christian Association,
which for fifty years had been carry
ing a ocnstructive program to the
girls and women of the country.
The National Board of the Young
Women’s Christian Association of
America, in response to this S. O. S.
call of the nation, created a war work
louneil which in turn raised a budget
lafet year of $4,000,000 to be spent on
work in communities affected by the
war; club work, recreation, housing,
social morality, hostess houses, patri
otic leagues, in fact, for anything that
would help the girl, behind the man,
behind the gun.
The American Girl! Nothing “that
a democracy made, safe for the world”
can give, is too good for her! There
is no g'rl of no group with a deeper
Americanism than is hers in whose
veins flows the blood of the first pati
otie American to shed blood for his
country—Crispus Attueks.
There she stands, that dusky Amer
ican with eyes bright with unshed
tears as she sends off her men to do
their part, bravely, nobly and well.
The War Work Council appropriat
ed $200,000 of its $4,000,000 for work
among Co'ored women and girls. Col
ored women leader direct all work o'
the War Work Council for work
among Colored people. They are wo
men chosi n f. r their training in so
cial activities. Most of them are col
lege graduates. Ti.iough the summer
session cf the \. W C A. Training
School in New >oik City these lead
ers have teen turned. In June, 1918,
theie were tl hty-lwo secretaries who
utilize all features of the Y. W. C. A
war work progiam to teach high
ideals and the pir.ctiial advance in
standards of living, n ude possible in
the'-e days of changing conditions.
It is through club work under di
; rection of trained leaders, that- the
Y. W. C. A. is helping our girls to find
their places in war time service, in
dustry is calling women by hundreds
of thousands as men leave the fac
tories for the army. In this invasion
all women must stand together to
keep wages up, overtime down and
standards of living high.
Girls—whatever race or clan or
creed —are more alike than different
and so the Y. W. C. A. in its program
for all girls has led the way in teach
ing this truth. And American woman
hood shall come into its own just as
Ameiic.an manhood shall come into
its own.
America dedicated to the proposi
tion that all men are created equa'
could not have stayed out of this war
if she hed tried, but, constrained by n
pov. c .' i T.'.r;' t’ :.r '.'.ttzc'.l n!'.o v. a . 1
compelled to enter in—skirts mud
died though they are—for,
“God is working his purpose out, as
year succeeds to year;
God is working his purpose out, and
the time is drawing near—
Nearer and nearer draws the time, the
time that shall surely be,
When the earth shall be filled with
the glory of God, as the waters
cover the sea.”
AN APPEAL TO ALL
PATRIOTIC WOMEN
Mrs. Thomas J. Preston, Jr,
(Formerly Mrs. Grover Cleve
land) Urges Women of
Nation to Stand Firm.
.
"Wo can win If America can be held
steadfast and unswerving, and the wo
men of America can hold her sleud
_ fust. Against ail
f teillptUt iOlUi tO COIU
promise tlie women
of America should
stand firm and
united,” says Mrs.
ihouius J. Preston,
jr. (formerly Mrs.
drover Cleveland),
in u message (o tlie
..omen of America,
a u d e public
lirough the Nu i
lonal Security
■enguc.
• Mrs. Preston is
Mr..T.J.Fceston,Jr.,‘oUv« 1,1 "*« S,’cur
ity l.eugue wort.
She was tlie first woman to become a
member of tlie League's National Ex
ecutive Committee, and is secretary of
, tlie League's Committee on Patriotism
Through Education.
Mrs. Preston's message to tlie wo
I men of the country reads in full:
"Proclaim Liberty."
' 'Proclaim Liberty throughout AI.L
THE LAND unto all the inhabitants
thereof.’
"These words were written about
libo years before Christ, as part of
the Law of Holiness in (lie Hook of
Leviticus. Our fathers inscribed them
upon tile Liberty Bell which called our
mighty nation into life.
“Today ‘all. the inhabitants' enjoy
liberty, the Jew and tlie Gentile, the
rich and the poor, the native and the
alien-horn, the weuk und the strong.
The old Liberty Bell is silent, for its
voice lias been heard 'throughout all
the land.’
“Hut Liberty is not safe. It its men
aced along tlie battle fronts of many
nations, our own among them, and
America requires a new motto for her
old Bell: 'Proclaim liberty through
out ALL LANDS unto all the inhab
itants thereof.' Until liberty is safe
in all lands, it cun not be safe In our
own. Hence the task to which Amer
ica has reverently und unselfishly ded
icated herself.
'•Make Motto Real.”
“The Fathers of lids Republic, men
of many races, witli a common love of
liberty, wrought Into law our ancient
motto, thus giving liberty a chance to
enlighten the world.
"Today we, their descendents, ure
called upon to make real the new
motto, und thus to give liberty the
undisputed right to bless (tie world.
“Tills can be done lint only after
heroic struggle and self sacrifice. A
premature peace would mean fuilure.
It would lie only less disastrous than
complete defeat. Against all tempta
tions to compromise the women of
America should stand firm und united.
“Peace and Safety.”
“Victory means peace and safety
for our children; defeat means hu
miliation and practical servitude for
them; while a negotiated peace, with
the military machine of Prussia un
broken, means that everything in their
lives must lie subordinated to the task
of preparing for another war witli
Germany. We can win now if Amer
ica can he held steadfast and un
swerving, and tlie women of America
fan hold her steadfast”
ITALY HAD FIRST PAWNSHOP
From That Country the System Gradu
ally Spread Over the Rest of the
Civilized World.
Tlie French call them nmnls-de-piete,
but no satisfactory explanation for this
! nomenclature is forthcoming. The es
| lahllsliment of municipal pawnshops In
1 France was attended with more dllli
culty than was the case In other coun
j tries.
It is from IIilly that the Idea of mu- i
| nielpnl pawnshops spread over the rest
: of Europe. A municipal pawnshop was
I set up in Madrid In the year 1705.
! when a priest with very little capital
opened up ns an "uncle.” The system
wus tried, at Avignon In 1577, but it
! was not until the year 1777 that I’arls
IIself was provided with a mont-de
plete. The national assembly upset tho
monopoly and the business passed Into
private hands. The extortions of the
pawnbrokers In time led, however, to
a demand for Die re-establishment of
the governmental Institutions. In 1800
Napoleon re-established the monopoly,
regulutlng It by laws that are still in
force. The Interest eburged amounts
to about 7 per cent.
In Purls the mout-de-piete Is In effect
a department of the administration,
but in the provinces It is a municipal
monopoly.
f Among the Churches I
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BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. T. A. Taggart, Pastor.
Sunday morning service, preaching
10:45; Sunday school, 1:30; B. Y.
P. U., 6 p. m.; preaching Sunday
night 8 o’clock. Visitors welcome.
The Mission Club met Thursday aft
ernoon with Mrs. Lula Whidby, 2919
R street.
Mother Drungels, who is past the
one hundred mark, is quite ill at the
home of her grandson, 2513 South
26t.h street.
Miss Madree Penn will give a lec
ture for benefit of Bethel Baptist
church Thursday night, September
12th at A. O. U. W. Temple, 25th and
M streets, South Side. Public invited.
Admission 26 cents.Adv.
MT. MORI AH BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. M. W. Wilkinson, Pastor
Services were very enjoyable all
day Sunday. A few additions.
Mr. Damond Maxwell and Miss S.
B. Drewe were married at 2536 Ham
ilton street, by the Rev. M. H. Wilkin
son. Quite a few friends and rela
tives were present. They are from
Pensacola, Fla.
The barbecue dinner at church
Monday was a grand success. Ev
er} thing was sold off. Aunt Fanny
Harvill certainly knows her Dusiness.
There will be another barbecue dinner
on Saturday the 14th at the church.
Cooking by Aunt Fanny Harvill.
Mr. H. L. Anderson and Mrs. M. H.
Wilkinson returned from the Iowa As
sociation, Des Moines, where they en
joyed a fine session.
Preaching by the pastor next Sun
day morning, “Success Brings Joy.”
At 3 p. m. pastor and congregation
will visit and preach for Rev. P. C.
Parker, Council Bluffs, la., Beulah
Baptist church. Rev. Kelly from Pen
sacola. Fla., will preach at night.
NEWS OF ST. JOHN’S
A. M. E. CHURCH
Miss Corinne Thomas, niece of Mr.
and Mrs. William Ricks, was crowned
queen of the 1918 carnival Monday
evening, September 2. The crown was
very beautifully inserted with blue
and white brilliants.
The queen’s procession was led by
six pretty little flower girls and her
attendants, Mrs. Alice Sherwood, Mrs.
N. Morris and Miss Ray L. Middle
ton, after which the following pro
gram was rendered:
Selection—By Choir,
Prayer—Rev. W. S. Metcalf.
Reading—Mrs. M. Hubbard.
Solo—Miss Pearl Ray.
Reading—Mrs. M. Johnson.
Solo—Mrs. R. Rafferty.
Recitation—Mrs. L. Wilkerson.
Selection—By Choir.
Report—M rs. Alice Sherwood.
Solo—Miss Ray L. Middleton.
Piano Selection-—Madame S. McCoy.
Each participant rendered her pari
well. Special mention should be given
to Mrs. Alice Sherwood, who worked
so faithfully and intelligently to make
the carnival a success.
CONFERENCE TO MEET
The 43d annual session of the Kan
sas conference, Fifth Episcopal dis
trict, will convene in St. John’s A.
M. E. church, this city, Wednesday,
September 18, at. <) a. m. Annual
sermon by Rev. B. R. Ross. Bishop
H. B, Parks, presiding.
The Rev. Samuel R. Skelton will
preach Sunday morning at 11 o’clock
and evening at 8 o’clock.
W. C. WILLIAMS, Minister.
Miss Covington of Chicago is the
guest of Mrs. C. E. Russell of 4023
Seward street. She came to attend
the Moi ris-Russell wedding.
Mrs. Wyatt Williams and Mrs. U.
B. Young of Lincoln were Omaha
visitors this week. They came to at
tend the Morris-Russell wedding.
Lieutenant Elmer Morris, who was
recently commissioned at Camp Pike,
arrived in the city Friday on a brief
furlough. He had to leave Tuesday
night for Camp Sherman, Chilicothe,
Ohio, where he had to report for duty
Thursday.
The Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Botts left
Monday for St. Louis to attend the
National Baptist convention.
Last Monday night selects of draft
district No. 5 met in the lecture room
of Grove M. E. church, and listened
to instinctive talks from Mr. Glover
of the draft board and Dr. L. E. Britt.
These talks are to be given every
Monday night and men subject to call
are invited to attend these and the
drills which are given on the circus
grounds.
The Rev. John Costello, pastor of
Pleasant Green Baptist church, left
Tuesday for St. Louis to attend the
National Baptist convention.
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