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LINCOLN NEWS AND :: COMMENT Rev. W. A. McClendon returned home last Saturday from Chicago where he attended the A. M. E. Na tional Sunday School Congress. Rev. H. W. Hotts attended the an nual session of the U. B. F. and S. M. T. of Missouri and Jurisdiction at Des Moines, Iowa, last week. Mrs. Marie Patrick went to Denver last Wednesday to visit her mother and friends. Andrew B. Mosley left Tuesday to attend the Kansas Grand Lodge A. F. and A. M. session at Kansas City, Kansas. Mrs. Kate Graves is visiting her son, Dr. C. C. Graves, at Chicago. U. W. Black of Omaha was a Lin coln visitor last week. Mr. Gaskin and family left for Den ver in their Dodge car last week. Little Misses Beatrice and Olivia Ford of Central City visited their sister, Miss Minnie Ford, here last week. Miss Minnie Ford returned home with them Monday where she will remain indefinitely. A Mrs. Creel is reported seriously sick at their home on U Street. C. O. Johnson returned from his j eastern trip last Tuesday. Mr. John son is Illustrious Potentate of Islam Temple No. 66, which he represented at the Imperial Council A. E. A. O. N. Mystic Shrine at Washington, D. C., August 6-12. Mr. Johnson reports having enjoyed a fine trip, and the meeting a big success. Sunday was quarerly meeting at the A. M. E. church. Presiding Elder Frederick Divers was present and conducted services. Sacrament was given and a general good time had. Quarterly conference was held Mon day night. Mr. Nimrod Ross entertained the Utopian Art Club at his home last Thursday night. Quite a crowd of the members were present. Mrs. W. Grif fin read a paper, subject, Our Needs, which was considered good. The supper at the Mt. Zion parson age Saturday night was a success. Robt. McGee has returned to the city from Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Christman are reported as having purchased a home at 9th and C Streets. Services at Mt. Zion Baptist church last Sunday still increase in interest. | The Sunday School was fairly attend-' ed. The pastor filled his pulpit both morning and evening. The B. Y. P. U. gave a very inter esting program at their hour, which will be repeated next Sunday. Rev. A. J. McAllister filled his pul pit at the Newman all day Sunday; a fair crowd attended the services. Lebanon No. 3, A. F. & A. M., was well represented at the Nebraska Grand Lodge at Grand Island last week. The following were in attend ance: R. H. Young, J. B. Smith, T. T. McWilliams, Wm. H. Dean, John H. Galbrath, A. L. Williams, Wm. Woods, j C. T. Denton, Janies R. Thomas, H. | M. Hill. Ladies of the Eastern Star; ; Mesdames Laura Johnson, Fanny Young and Ida McWilliams. Grand officers named for the ensu ing year are: R. H. Young, re-elected G. M.; Walter L. Seals, Omaha, D. G. M.; E. R. Smith, Omaha, S. G. W.; A. , P. Curtis, Alliance, J. G. W.; W. L. Wilson, Omaha, G. Secy.; J. H. Wake field, Omaha, G. Treas.; J. B. Smith, Lincoln, G. Chap.; W. M. Tucker, Omaha, G. Tyler; G. T. Robinson, Omaha, G. Lecturer; C. T. Denton, Lincoln, G. Relief Secy. It is said that the Grand Session at Grand Island this year was a very profitable one, showing an increase in both lodges and membership. The financial strength is commendable. SIOUX CITY, IOWA, ITEMS The N. A. A. C. P. held a mass meet ing Sunday afternoon from four to six at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, the meeting was well attended. Rev. J. O. Williams of Marshal, Texas, was the speaker of the hour. The Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Baptist Association are holding their annual session in the city this week. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard, 616 Soo St., are the proud parents of a bouncing baby boy since Sunday evening. Mr. Harry Jewel and family of Cher okee, Iowa, motored to the city Sun day and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. Walker, 809 Main street. Mrs. Carrie Roberts returned to the city Tuesday morning from Clarinda, after a three weeks’ visit with her sis ter, Mrs. Gertrude Cosson. KOK KENT—Room for gentleman in first class home. Webster 2610.—It. SOME I'ACTS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW There are now seventy-two Negro hanks in the ( nited States, capitalized at about $2,500,000, and they do an annual business of about $.'15,000,000, A Negro regiment has for it* record 1 191 days on the firing line, exceeding by five days the term of service at the front of any other American regl- i ment. The first vessel to make the return voyage across the Pacific from tne East Indies to Mexico was steered by a Negro pilot in 1565. Out of every hundred colored citi zens called during the war, 36 were certified for service and 64 were re jected. exempted or dischargeo; whereas, out of every hundred white called, 25 were certified for service and 75 rejected. There were eight colored news papers started in the United States before 1850. The first blood for American in dependence was shed by a Negro— Crispus Attucks, at Boston. The estimated black population of the earth is 458,112,000. REPRESENTATIVE OF TOPEKA INDUSTRIAL OMAHA VISITOR C. L. Abbott, professor of agricul ture in the Topeka Industrial Insti tute, has been visiting Omaha this week in the interests of his school which is spoken of as the Western Tuskegee. Prof. Abbott is a graduate of the University of South Dakota. He served with the Ninety-Second Di vision overseas during the world war and was the only colored regimental intelligence officer in that division. He is enthusiastic over the excellent work the Topeka Industrial Institute is accomplishing. While here he was a guest at the Patton hotel. Turquoise a Coming Color. Prom many sources comes the prophecy that turquoise blue Is to be the next popular color—not In sweat ers nlone. but In millinery and for all purposes that Jade has proved such a success. 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