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. It is a color which has possi
bilities since In some of Its tones It I*
possible for practically all complex
ions. In England, where a good many
of our sweater fashions originate, tur
quoise blue has already attained con
siderable vogue
Millinery Tip.
A smart hat of white organdie Is
trimmed with small roses of organdie,
arranged In a wreath on the extreme
outer edge of the hat. This la recom
mended more for Its beauty than util
ity.
EDWARD W. THWING
Edward W. Thwing, former educa
tional adviser to the Chinese govern
ment, a position which gave him prac
tical control of all Chinese school*—
hae returned to the United States for
a lecture tour.
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