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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1919)
Lincoln Department NEWS OF THE CHURCHES Mesdames Alexander, Guy Wiley, Perry Williams, Lucy Fallings, Fannie Young, M. Starks and Mr. Stewart, all members of the Mt. Zion Baptist church, are on the sick list this week. Quarterly meeting services will be held at the A. M. E. church next Sun day, February 9. Services were not held last Sunday on account of me morial services being held for the late Theodore Roosevelt. The fol lowing persons made short addresses Sunday evening at the memorial serv ices conducted by Mr. J. E. Jeltz in honor of the death of the late states man and ex-president Theodore Roose velt. They were: Messrs. Paul Moore, Rev. I. B. Smith, L. B. McGhee and Charles E. Matson, who is chairman of the war activities, prosecuting at torney and member of the N. A. A. C. P. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, members of the A. M. E. church are very ill this week. Mrs. May had the misfortune of falling down the stairs at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mabel Williams, last week, bruising herself quite bad ly. It is hoped, however, that her injury will not be of a serious effect and she will be able to be out again soon. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley returned home last week after spending several months at Excelsior Springs, Mo. Mr. Milton Cohron is feeling much better this week. His many friends hope to see him out again soon. A number of members of the Utop ian Art club and two guests were en tertained at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Lorene Dorsey. The afternoon was spent doing fancy work and discussing current events, after which Refreshments were served by the hostess. The regular meeting of the club will be held Wednesday Feb ruary 5 at the home of Mrs. Maggie Williams, 331 South 21st street. Mrs. Jasper Wright departed for Denver, Colo., Friday evening, where she will visit friends. A very delightful surprise party was given upon Mrs. Ed Shipman at her home last Thursday evening in honor of her birthday. About fif teen persons were present. Several beautiful and yet serviceable gifts were received. After the serving of light refreshments the merry party departed for their homes wishing Mrs. Shipman many more such happy and pleasant birthdays. The L. L. S. Kensington met at the home of Mrs. Jerome Easely Tuesday afternoon. Some soldier, his identity bei«g un known, must undoubtedly have had a : craving for jewelry. It must have been a scarce article about the army camps for about a week ago a man in soldier uniform was seen to enter the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coleman during the afternoon. Upon their return home they discovered, howrever, that their most valuable pieces of jewelry had been taken, which consited of two fine gold watches, five rings and some cloth ing. One of the watches was a gift to Mrs. Coleman by her husband 26 years ago, and its loss is one that is regretted. The stranger, however, was not apprehended, but it is hoped that the next time he takes jewelry, to be more liberal and leave the re spective owners one timepiece. This was, however, Mr. Coleman’s second misfortune, for hardly a month ago, he was injured in a collision with a mot< r truck, but nevertheless he is able o attend to business again in the interest of the Nebraska Material company. MRS. SARAH WALKER. OBITUARY _ Mr. Richard Lindsay passed away Friday evening at 10:30 at his home. Death came upon him very suddenly, while he was standing at the sink, he having a hemorrhage. Mr. Lindsay had -been in poor health ever since he came to Lincoln from Denver, Colo., four years ago. During his stay here he was em ployed by the State Journal company, where he made many friends, not only among his fellow workmen, but among the managers of the paper. He was 54 years of age and leaves to mourn his loss a wife and possibly a son. His son when last heard of was in the army. 13-YEAR-OLD NEGRO BOY SAW SERVICE IN FRANCE • _ Camp McClellan, Anniston, Ala.— Wearing a service bar on his left sleeve, and overseas cap and a Sam Brown belt, with a make-believe pis tol, Gussie Lewis Gray, a 13-year-old Negro boy has returned to Anniston after several months’ foreign service with the 521st Regiment of the En gineers, facing probable dishonorable discharge for fraudulent enlistment. The record shows that he swore he was eighteen years old. Gussie main tains that he got a Hun and describes trench life, guard duty and the end less work of the American soldier in an extremely interesting and intelli gent way. Gray was slightly wounded in the knee by a German bullet, and is probably the youngest regularly en listed soldier to cross the sea to fight the boche. PASSPORTS DENIED AMERICAN NEGROES Washington, D. C., Feb. 4.—Pass ports for Negroes desiring to attend a pan-American congress at Paris, have been refused by the state de partment, which announced today that the French government did not con sider the present a favorable time to hold such a conference. I Closing Out the Monroe Stock of Men’s and Young Men’s Suits & Overcoats PLAIN and novelty O’COATS ji Not a Garment Worth Less Than $30 and Up to $35 The Expansion Sale || Continues to Gr' " More Interesting SUITS AND OVER- SUITS aWD OVER- SUITS AND OVER j| COATS COATS COATS Up to $20.00 Now Up to $10.00 Now Up to $55.00 Now $14,75 | $29.75 $39.75 | SUITS AND OVER- SUITS AND OVER- SUITS AND OVER jj COATS COATS COATS Up to $35.00 Now Up to $47.50 Now Up to $65.00 Now $24.75 I $34,75 | $44.75 | Mayer Bros. Co. II ELI SHIRE, President Lincoln, Nebraska §l!lllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllli;illll!llllllllll!l!ll[|||llllllllllllll||l|llllll|lllll|||lll|||l||lll|lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|^ NO Sales = No l osses EE EE Greater Values i j Men’s | 1 Suits & Overcoats ] = Which are strong illustrations of our “No Sale” policy. = Which means small profits on all sales, not large profits ~ in season and clearance sale losses out of season. $14.85 is a rare price to see in print on dependable == clothes these days. Rare because the people were edu = cated during the war to higher prices and merchants = played that end of the game. = These clothes values at $14.85 are only one of the = ' proofs we can offer of a store’s ability to sell merchan = dise for considerably less under the “No Sale”1 plan, =E Suits that would have to be, and are, marked in Lin H coin under the sale plan at $20 and $22.50. == All sizes and models for regular, slim and stout men. = § See Them in the Windows 1 I Suits and Overcoats 1s 1 $14-85 ( EE Get your eye on a Spring Suit. Daily arrivals from Fashion Park, Stein Bloch and Langhan High. We = to show you that you can buy the finest of new =j = Spring Suits under our “No Sale” plan for considerable Ejjjj H less than they must be marked in stores that “sale” EE all the time. E= I I 1 Lincoln, : : : : : Nebraska H MUSIC LESSONS EARNED AS WAITER IN CLUB BY NEGRO TENOR New York, Feb. 4.—Roland W. Hayes, the Negro tenor who gave his first recital in New York at Aeolian hall Thursday evening, was born at Curryville Ga., June 5, 1887. For a time he studied at Fisk university. In 1910 he went to Louisville, hoping to save enough money to permit him to continue his musical education. With this aim in view he began as a waiter at the Pendennis club. Soon members found out that he could sing and engaged him for the club's an nual banquet. A theatrical manager, struck by the beauty of his voice and his skill in operatic music, hired him for a month at $5 a day to sing operatic arias at his theater in con nection with operatic pictures. At the conclusion of this engage ment Hayes sang at a banquet for the national fire insurance agents in Louisville. Some one suggested the fine musical possibilities in Boston. A year later the young tenor appeared in that city with the Jubilee Singers, and soon began to study with Arthur J. Hubbard, a well known singing teacher. 'Since then Hayes has given suc cessful recital^ in many cities throughout the United States. Those who have heard him say that he rep resents not only the best traditions in the performance of music of his owrn race but distinguished achieve ment in the art of interpreting the music of foreign composers. HONOR THE 15TH NEW YORK REGIMENT Palnning Victory Arch, Ball and Re ception for Colonel Hayward’s Men. (Special to The Monitor.) New York, Feb. 4.—Regardless of what the mayor’s committee to wel come homecoming troops may do for the Negro regiment, the old 15th in fantry, led by Colonel William Hay ward, formerly of Nebraska, when it comes back from its distinguished service in France, the Negroes of New York intend to give them a spe cial and distinctive recetpion. A com mittee of which the Rev. Frederick A. Cullen of Salem A. M. E. church is chairman, called at the city hall yesterday to tell the mayor what they had in mind. I There will be a victory arch at Seventh avenue and 135th street, a ball, a banquet and all the features that should go with a reception to a regiment which was cited for gal lantly on the fields of France. The -» mayor’s secretary told the committee that every assistance would be given to them in their celebration. DEAN PICKENS SPEAKS TO THE WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 4.—Dean Pickens, vice president of Morgan col lege, Baltimore, spoke to a large au dience in the legislature hall, Friday night of last week. He came at the invitation of the leading white and Colored citizens of the city. He spoke on the "Negro in the Reconstruction.” J. MADISON VANCE DEAD ^ New Orleans, La., Feb. 6.—J. Madi son Vance, lawyer, politician and race man, known from coast to coast as a republican leader, died at his home iii Nkw Orleans, La., January 15. He was an orator of force and eloquence who was much sought for during na tional campaigns.
