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Local and Personal Happenings Atlantic 13221 WE PRINT THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS or | address box 1204 - . - Webster 42431 r ■ea=== Mr. A. Harbin, 3002 Grant street, who has been quite ill, is improving. FOR RENT — Modern furnished rooms in private family. Webster 5853. E. F. Morearty, Lawyer, 700 Peters Trust building, Jackson 3841 or Har ney 2166. FOR RENT—Nicely furnished mod ern rooms, one block from car line. Webster 3567. Mrs. Leonard E. Britt, 2619 Maple street, who has been on the sick list, is able to be out again. Nathalie Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Brown, 1614 Bur dette street, a student in Central high school, was detained home last week by illness. The Woman’s Auxiliary of the Church of St. Philip the Deacon en tertained at a delightful pre-Lenten party Tuesday night at the beautiful and commodious residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Hicks, 2530 Maple St. Mrs. W. B. Smith, who recently re turned to her home, 2409 Blondo street from University hospital, where she underwent an operation, is slowly but steadily improving. AMMUUMM MMM MmmAMm JMB 1IM ill AMM. AMMJ^AMM AMU A MM Mrs. William N. Johnson of Chicago is in the city visiting her father, Mr. Lee Councillor. A delightful Valentine party was given Wednesday night by Miss Robbie Turner at her home, 2614 Corby St. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Singleton moved into their attractive new home, 2866 Corby street, last Saturday. Mrs. . Dewey Allen will leave Sat urday for Louisville, Ky., to visit her father, whom she hopes to have return to Omaha with her. Worthington Williams, violinist, and Lovejoy Crawford, trap drummer, went to Lincoln Tuesday night to play for the Delta Sigma Theta Mardi Gras masquerade. Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Massey were called to Isabel, Okla., Tuesday by the death of Mrs. Massey’s mother, Mrs. Edith Murdock, who had been in poor health for some time. Mrs. W. L. Myers and two children, Florence and Hazel, who have been on the sick list, are improving. The children are able to be up, but Mrs. Myers is still confined to bed. im I»I iw >W« 1W« yarn wig vmm nil VMM yim VMM TO FOR RENT—Two unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping. 1631 No. 21si street.Webster 6081. First-Class Modern Furnished Rooms —1702 No. 26th St. Web. 47M. Mrs. L. M. Bentley Erwin. FOR RENT—Furnished Room with vltohenetfe, 2425 Grant street Phone Webster 3 34. Inquire at 2221 North Twenty-fifth street. The N. A. A. C. P. will meet next Sunday afternoon at St. Paul’s Pres byterian church. An interesting pro gram of music and addresses on Fred erick Douglas will be given. Public is cordially invited to attend. The Misses Alma Webster and Wal teretta Seals and Messrs James and John Pegg and Sabert Hnager went to Lincoln Tuesday to attend the Mardi Gras masquerade given by the Delta Sigma Theta fraternity. Mrs. Belle Gillum died Monday at her home, 2308 North Twenty-sixth, with acute indigestion. The body was shipped to Paris, Texas, Thursday by W. L. Myers of the Western Funeral Home. Deceased is survived by her husband, who accompanied the remains to their former home. Mr. H. K. Perry, who has been ill, has recovered and leaves Friday for a two weeks’ trip to Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago. He expects to re turn to Omaha by the last of this month. Mr. James H. Wood, an old resi dent of Omaha, died at the University hospital Monday morning, after a Tong siege of sickness and an operation. The funeral was held from the Western Funeral Home Thursday af ternoon, The Rev. E. H. McDonald, pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist church, officiating. Interment was in Forest Lawn. The Rev. John Albert Williams re turned Wednesday night from a two weeks’ visit to Arkansas where he went to hold a mission at St. An drew’^ Church, Pine Bluff. En route to Pine Bluff he preached at St. Phil ’ip’s, Little Rock, and St. Mary’s, Hot Springs. He also gave addresses at the Merrill High School and the A. M. & N. Institute at Little Rock. Simon Levinson died suddenly at his home, 2616 Burdette street, Monday night, from an attack of cerebral ap oplexy, leaving a wife and four child .en, a.l coiuiaed to then . . .ui la grippe. The funeral will b held Sat urday afternoon from tiie chapel of the Western Funeral Home. LINCOLN COMMENT Mrs. Ella Griffin returned from To peka, Kansas, last week after spending about three weeks with her mother who was ill. P. S. Williams left for Tulsa, Okla., last week where he will work with a( Mr. Campbell, formerly of Lincoln. Mrs. H. M. Williams, who has been quite ill, is improving. Mr. and Mrs. R. Adair entertained the Utopian Art Club at their home, 7.36 North Thirteenth, last Thursday night. Quite a number were in at tendance. A paper by Mr. Nimrod Ross evoked quite a discussion. The meeting was a profitable one. The A. C. E. society conducted ser vices at the A. M. E. church last Sun day in the way of rendering programs. The Sunday School was held as usual' at the morning hour. Father Evans Corneal is growing quite feeble. His children are obliged to keep watch after him. Mrs. Lottie Corneal is confined in doors on account of soreness in her limbs. Services at Mt. Zion Baptist church were well attended last Sunday. The Sunday school at 10 a. m., devotionals and preaching by the pastor at 11:30 and 8:00. The B. Y. P. U. had a splen did lesson at 7 p. m. The State Pres ident, Mrs. Odessa Harris, will be present next Sunday. The Saturday night suppers at the parsonage con tinues with financial and social suc cess. Teachers meeting at Parsonage, 020 South Twelfth, each Mono../- night. Prayer meeting Wednesday nights at the Church, 23rd and P streets. Mrs. J. L. Wright was reported ill the past week. Attend the George Washington Car nival at Wiley Hall, 1122 O street, on Thursday night, Feb. 22, given by the TTtnnian Art Club. The Relief Board of the Nebraska Jurisdiction of A. F. & A. M. met in the citv Sunday, and transacted busi ness. The M. GG. M., R. H. Young, and officers here were joined bv GG Treas., J. H. Wakefield of Omaha. ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH _ 25th and R Sts. Market 3475 O. J. Burckhardt, Pastor Sunday services were very good all ; day but very poorly attened in the j evening. Rev. John T. Brown preach- | ed at 11 a. m. to a nice crowd, and i Rev. P. M. Harris preached a splendid sermon at 8 p. m. on Christian Broth erhood. Sunday we expect a great 'ay both morning and evening. The nastor will preach on “Marriage Re lationship” at 8 p. m. Don’t fail to bear this sermon, especially the young •carried people. Our League and Sunday School work is moving on in a satisfactory man- 1 ner. We have quite a few sick. Mo ‘her Helm, Julia Bradford, Martha! Moffatt, Josie Blackwell, Deaconess Severe and Gray are all on the sick ’\st. EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ST. PHILIP THE DEACON The services Sunday will be Holy '"'ommunion, 7:30 a. m.; church school ■>t 10; Holy Eucharist and sermon at 11: vespers and confirmation address ""id instruction at 5 o’clock. Special , Lenten services Wednesday and Friday ■'"•ht at 8 o’clock, and Holy Eucharist Thursday mornings at 9. The Woman’s Auxiliary held a suc cessful meeting Thursday afternoon at ‘be residence of Mrs. John W. Gatus, j 0701 Caldwell street. The meeting* next week wall be with Mrs. H. R Roberts, 2fi10 North Twenty-eighth * '-enue. The Lenten study is “Want ed, Leaders” by Bishop Bratton, an in * „»*est,in p* hook on the Race Question "Lech the Episcopal Church through out the country is studying during | 1 ent. FAITHFUL TEMPLE WINS $100 PRIZE Faithful Temple No. 1533 of this "'tv of the Mosaic Templars of Amer :"a in the membership campaign clos ing Decemher 24, 192!J. has been •'worried a prize of $100 by the Na tional Headquarters at Little Rock, * "lransas, for the largest ratio of in -rease in membership in this state. This little lodge of five members added sivteen new members. Attorney Gen eral Scipio A. Jones in speaing of this ho the writer last Monday at Little 1 Rock expressed himself as delighted Hth the splendid showing by the little Omaha lodge. NOONDAY SERVICES AT TRINITY CATHEDRAL Dean McGinley of Trinity Cathedral "Xtends a cordial invitation to the pub lic to attend the noonday Lenten ser vices at Trinity Cathedral, Eighteenth and Captol Avenue. Services begin at '2:10 and close at 12:30. The speaker next wepk will be The Rev. Lloyd B. TTo!sapple, rector of St. Barnabas ■hprch The speaker this week is The Rev. 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