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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1920)
Events and Persons , Society mingled to the fullest ex tent of its capacity Wednesday eve ning at the home of Miss Cordelia Johnson, North Twenty-fifth street. Nothing was left undone to make the affair pleasing and delightful. In fact the arrangement was so complete that it brought down upon the hostess a shower of congratulations from those present. At a late hour re freshments were served. Miss Dun ning and Mr. Richardson performed at the piano. Mias J ohnson is a graduate of Western university, Kansas City and makes a very charm ing hostess. Have you joined the N. A. A. C. P yet ? Why not ? Rev. J. A Broadnax paid a visit this week to Atchison. Kansas City. Eldo rado and Garnett, Kas. For special bargains in stocks, bonds and real estate see Fred Wil liams, Monitor office. Douglas 3224. Mrs. James H. Day of Joliet. 111., was called to Omaha on account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. Warren Brooks. She will lie here indefinitely. North Side taxi, J. D. Lewis, pro prietor. Two limousines with heat Stand phone, Web. 1490; residence phone, Web. 949. The social event of the season was the birthday party of Miss Ethel Smith. 1920 North Twenty-fifth street. Thursday afternoon. The home was beautifully decorated for the occa sion. and no pains spared otherwise to make the affair pleasing and de lightful to the guests. The charming young hostess was at her best as an entertainer and was the happy re cipient of many valuable presents. Everybody is planning for the big occasion, Friday, April 16. The Mothers' club will meet with Mrs. Lewis Artison. 2418 Burdette street. Friday, 2:30 p. m. Wanted—Boys who are wide-awake and bustling, to sell Monitors. Apply at Monitor office, 304 Crounze block, opposite post office. Entrance 117} North Sixteenth street. Mr. Hunter of Broken Bow, Neb., wbo has been employed in this city for some time returned home last week. Do you want to legrn about the Episcopal church? Then, be sure to attend the vesper services given at St. Philip’s church every Sunday af ternoon at 5:30 and listen to the se ries of addresses on “What the Epis copal Church Stands for, Believes and Teaches.” Services one hour long. Come out—Adv. Mr. Will Parker, who haB been making bis home with his sister, Mrs. Ed Pitts. 2222 South Sixteenth street, has gone to Fort Worth, Texas, where he will make hi future home. Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. Gilmore, a fine nine-pound baby boy. Mother and son are doing nicely. A. P. Scruggs Lawyer, 220 S. 13th Si. B. 7812. CoL S831. Adv. Mr. W. C. Moten of the Community Center left for St. Louis Monday. April 16! April 16! Our day and yours. Watch The Monitor for fur ther notice. Miss Frankie B. Watkins of the Community Center left Wednesday for New Jersey to attend a X. W. C. A conference. For big bargains and safe invest ments see Fred C. Williams, Douglas 3224. Mrs. Samuel E. Bush entertained at a delightful six-course dinner Sat urday evening, complimentary to Miss Corinne Thomas. February graduate of the Central High school. Covers were laid for eight. Are you a member of the N. A. A. C. P.? If not, why not? Mrs. George Johnson entertained at a graduation dancing party Wed nesday evening at her home In honor of Miss Corine Thomas. About fifty of the younger set. enjoyed a very pleasant evening. St. John's A. M. E. church entertained at an Informal re ception last Tuesday evening in the church lecture room, complimentary to Miss Corinne Thomas. February graduate. The room was artistically arrayed in the class colors. Many complimentary and encouraging talks were made to the honor guest. An enjoyable repast was served. Madames Metcalfe. Felix and Warren were in charge. The Taffy Parlor. 2510 North Twen ty-fourth street, has changed hands. Everybody welcome, white and col ored.—Adv. Mr. Charles McAlister, 2520 Patrick avenue, who has been ill, is out again. Hoist Pharmacy for drags. 2702 Cuming street. Harney 681.—Adv. V. P. Jfnrearty. Lawyer, 610 Bee Bldg. BonglAs SMI or Harney 2156. The Greater Omaha Republican held its regular meeting at Commun ity hall Monday evening and added 150 members to Its already’ large membership. FOR SALE--Song, “I Was Over There.” Write or call Miss Ella Gat tin. 1513 Jackson street, Omaha. Neb. —Adv. Mr. B. Pickett of Houston, Tesas, meat inspector, is in the city to re main indefinitely. A chitterling supper will be given Saturday evening at the home of L. Betts, 2422 Erskine Btreet.—Adv. Watch ns. W'e are coming April 16. Send In your subscription for The Monitor, please. It is $2.00 a year. Guaranteed plain sewing. Phone Douglas 9135.—Adv. All rightB reserved. Keep April 16 open for a date with ns. The Friday night dancing school, ! which has been running for less than | two months is a remarkable success, which fact is due to advertising and faithful work of the instructors. The school’s membership has increased from thirty-five to two hundred, most of which number attend regularly. Before you get behind in the social | line, you must attend and learn the dances that are making a tremendous hit. Familiarize the “Social Ball,” "I Say She Does,” "Bostonia Waltz” and 1 “The Tango Glide.” Have you investigated the Kaffir Chemical Laboratories yet? Our pres ent place of business is at 922-24 Douglas street, northwest corner of | Tenth and Douglas. Drop in and see us.—Adv. Do you regularly attend church services? If not, why not? Kaffir Chemical Laboratories stock, a safe and sound investment. Bought any yet ?—Adv. ROSE NOT GEILTV. At the February term of court, F. T. Hose, who was charged with murder in the first degree in connection with ;thc shooting of Jake Jordan. Pecem i t»er 31, was found not guilty by a jury in Judge Estelle’s court. The evi dence showed that Jordan attacked i Hose who shoe in self defense. L. P. j Rose of Rockford. 111., a brother of ;the accused, attended the trial, re turning home at the conclusion of the trial. F. T. Rose has been in the em ploy of the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Co. for a number of years. STATE HEALTH AM) ACCIDENT I INNER ANTE EO. BRINGS SI IT AG.AINOT THE NATIONAL LIFE INS! RANEE EO. Nebraska State Health and Acci ] dent Co., Omaha. Neb., has entered a | suit against the National Life Insur | ance Co. of the TTnited States of America. Albert M. Johnson. A. L. ! Neal. W. C. Broughman and Abraham A. Marks for $200,000. Alleging that A. A. Marks, who was previously con ! net ted with the Nebraska State and is now with the National Life Insur ance Co., has by sundry malicious and unlawful acts attempted to injure and destroy the business of Nebraska State. Petition for judgment is filed in the district court of Dougins county. JASPER COLE I VIE RED. Jasper Cole was seriously and dan- i gerously injured last Friday afternoon at Twentieth and Cuming streets, by a truck belonging to tlie Pally News. Mr. Cole was walking on the sidewalk when the truek recklessly driven was swerved on to the sidewalk, knocking Cole down and pining Mrs. Nielsen, wife of the Cuming street upholsterer, ! under a sign board which the truck j dislocated and tore from a building into which It plunged. Mrs. Nielsen, j was also seriously injured, was taken | to her home, and Mr. Cole was taken | to the Lord Lister hospital. —n Subscribe for The Monitor. I a ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ a ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ « ■ ■ I ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ _! DEMONSTRATION RECITAL. Columbia Hall was comfortably filled last Saturday afternoon by an appreciative audience for the third demonstration recital of the pupils of Mrs. Florentine Francis Pinkston. These recitals are intended as exer cies for pupils in public performance. The pupils who ranged in age from children of seven to adults who are four times seven, showed wonderful poise and self-possession as well as thoroughness in their work. The pro gram began with a class drill of no tation, rythm, key signatures, major and minor scales, in which great pro ficiency was shown by all members of the class. These were followed by duets by four of the youngest pupils. Sarah Brown Catherine Williams, Aline Burrnett and Dorothy Allen, each of whom also played single num bers, as did also Ernestine Singleton, Eva May' Davis. Mercedes Ferguson, and Charline Lewis, all younger pu pils. In the Intermediate and ad vanced grades numbers were given by Elizabeth Allen. Wave Shaw, Bernice Williamson. Robbie Turner, Lovejoy Crawford. Mrs. L. Shaw Daniels. Nath alie Brown. Grace Adams, Elaine Smith, Lyla Johnson. Mrs. Sina Brown, James Jewell, Lucy Allen and Frances Gordon. Among the com posers represented were Porter, Koh ler, Greig, Burgmuller, Von Weber, Johann Strause. Huerter and Godard. The program ran the gamut, from simple exercises to such classics as ‘‘Qme Mazurka" by Goodard, and “The Storm" by Burgmuller. “Song of Sunshine" was pleasingly sung by Bernice Williamson and two excellent papers by Frances Gordon on Beethoven and Lucy Allen on Rach were other features of the demonstra tion. EMPLOYED AS HTENOG AI’HEK AT KAFFIR CHEMICAL LABOR A TORIES Mrs. Althea I/ewis Turner, a well known Omaha young woman who has been pursuing a course in stenogra phy at Boyles Business college, began work March 1 as stenographer for the Kaffir chemical laboratories. THEODORE ROOSEVELT POST 30 TO HIVE HlttN'R CONCERT The Theodore Roosevelt Post, No. 30, of The American Legion, will give a* grand entertainment at St. John's A. M. E. church on Friday evening, April 16. Hfm't fail to keep this date in mind. Everybody is going. NOTICE. There will be a meeting of Theodore Roosevelt post, No. 30, of The Ameri can Legion, this Friday evening at the ! Community Center. Every-ex-aenrlce man is urged to come out. Business of great importance. CORRECTION. The name of the Mine. C. .1. Walker Manufacturing Co., which appeared under the Wood advertisement on page eight in our issue of February 13 was an error. The line was out of its place. THE MONITOR is $2 a year, pay able in ADVANCE. Several subscrip tions are now due. Please drop into the office and pay. send the amount by check or post office order or phone Douglas 3224 and our collector will call. Have you started that little bank account yet? i a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa a ■ ■ a a . \ Apparel \ J for the' jj jj Spring Season I; The last year of delayed deliveries taught us to be £ I; beforehanded this Season. £ I* A most attractive collection of j; jj New Spring jj Merchandise \ HI is now in our store ready for inspection. Bought early. J •I We urge the same wise action upon retail buyers. Buy j. ; ■ ■ your needs early. J I; Perfect confidence in Fashion and Value is an accepted £ !; axiom for Kilpatrick’s. c ■I COATS SUITS DRESSES ? ■J UNDERWEAR HOSIERY CORSETS J. I; SILKS WOOLS AND WASH GOODS £ jj SHOES AND MILLINERY f | Thomas Kilpatrick & Co. f | //WW.V/WWWWWW/WWWW/WW/WMV THE MOlfITOB’S PBESS DAT. * I1HE Monitor goes to press WedneB day of each week at 2 o’clock In the afternoon. To Insure publication in the current week’s issue news items and articles must reach our of fice by Tuesday night One form, that is to say, one chase, the iron frame in which one page of the type is "locked up" to go on the press is held open for emergency advertisements, the copy for which cannot be obtained be fore Wednesday morning, until noon Wednesday. Now and then we can get late news on that page, but ordinarily not. Copy, therefore, that reaches our office Wednesday later than 10 o'clock in the morning stands a slim chance of getting in that week’s issue. Frequently copy reaches us Wednes day afternoon or Thursday and some irate individual calls up to know “Why isn’t my item in this week's Issue?” Too late, dear friends, that’s all. Get your news in on time. FREMONT, NEB. Last quarterly meeting was held with Rev. Mr. Stapleton and Rev. Mr. Terrell in charge. The services were thoroughly enjoyed by all. Mr. A. Thomas returned from a week's visit in Lincoln. Mr. Charles Brannon, who has been ill with pneumonia has recovered. Mrs. Butts of Lincoln has come to Fremont to jflin her husband. Mr. William Dugins has taken | Colored Commercial Club Bulletin f w w m rn w * w w w w w « < » » » r T r r r T »--r The executive committee met last Thursday night at the Community Center with the president, E. W. Pry or, in the chair and conducted con siderable business. The club Is to have a series of "Trade Excursions," which will start rooms at the William apartment house. Mrs. U. S. Watts and Mrs. Gus Hern don spent Sunday in Omaha, guests of Rev. and Mrs. Stapleton, having a most enjoyable time. DESDUNES AND CLARK Will collect your rent, sell or buy property for you. Let us handle your business. A few bargains—look ’em over: 1844 No. 22d St., 2622-24 Burt St., 2209 Grace St., 1186 No. 19th St. Call Webster 710 or Webster 5743 2516 Burdette St. Flor de MZLBA 7he Cigar Supreme At the price flor de MELBA is better bigger and more pleasing than any mild Havana cigar If your detier cent tupply you. write ut I LEWIS CIGAR MFG CO Newark. N J Larpasi Indapanar-t Cipar Tadarvi in rtin Wartp [CORONA OR me SELECTOS SIZE lv Slr*i9ht OTHER SIZES DIFFERENT PRICES - - .. ' ■' —v Sold everywhere by fiimrture dealers and department stores CWriteJbr illustrated booklet ENGLANDER SPRING BED CO. NewYbrk. - Brooklyn - Chic«£© . .. i i i i i i i i i i i i •_ _ -- 1 quite soon. No, the club members are not going to charter a train and run out int othe state to boost trade. Not yet. These "Trade Excursions” are to consist of visits by delegations from the club to all the business en terprises conducted by our people in the city. It is to be a-get-acquainted with-our-business-places movement. Pretty good idea. A general meeting if the club is called for tonight, Thursday, March 4. You'll hear about it next week. The work if the municipal affairs cimmittee is ti loik after public im provements. This committee has plenty if work ahead of it. The retail trade committee, Alfred Jones, chairman, has as one of its duties the encouragement of retail trades. Here is a big job. IS. W. MILLS FURNITURE CO. We sell new and seeond hand S furniture, 1421 North 24th St I Webster 148. 2*th and Charles. I SMISOR, Jeweler 24th and Lake Streets OMAHA Business Phone Residence Phone Webster 4620 Webster 4915 J AUGUST YOUNG ? |C PLUMBING SERVICE J jl 730 West Broadway ^ •I Phone 4623 Council Bluffs, la. m^m umammmmm 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 n E MRS. C. M. McFALL I E HAIR DRESSER | The Denova System E E First class work guaranteed, jjj E Your patronage solicited. = = 2722 Franklin St. Webster 4555 E llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllim ♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦»»»»»»»»»»♦»♦♦ | We Sell Kaahmir Goods | STARK’S PHARMACY | i 30th and Pinkney Streets )) £ Phone Webster 4225. • J » A* The Most Famous Chef could not prepare more appetizing dishes than you will find right here at our restaurant. We cater especially to particular people—those who can appreciate the best of foods and the best of cooking We satisfy big appetites at small expense. And we’re always ready to give quick and courteous service The Monarch Cafe CAENER & TRIMBLE, Props. 107 South 14th St. Phone Tyler 4119