The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928, February 08, 1919, Page 6, Image 6

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    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
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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
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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.