THE MONITOR
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS
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RACIAL UNITY AN IMPERATIVE
NEED
^ N imperative need of our time and
of our people is that of unity.
We do not believe that any sane mem
ber of our race will dispute this. We
are quite sure that this is a generally
recognized fact. Not only is it a rec
ognized fact, but we are of the op
inion that most of our people are de
sirious of having racial unity an ac
complished fact. The problem is how
to accomplish it. Many sincere ef
forts have been made in almost every
community, certainly in this, to unite
our people for the accomplishment of
some laudable purpose. Such efforts
have failed and for the reason that
some selfish individual for a slight
a counter movement which made for
temporary gain for himself has prov
en disloyal to the cause and started
disunion. But despite these failures
we must keep on trying to effect
unity along some one line at least.
The task seems an almost hopeless
one but we must keep at it until re
sults are obtained. All our weakness
lies in discord, all our strength is
in our union. Forming one-tenth of'
the population of the United States by
united action we could command any-j
thing reasonable in the matter of leg
islation, civil betterment, fair treat
ment and economic opportunity that
we might demand. Locally we consti
tute a little better than one-eighteenth
of the population of Omaha. In other
words, one person in every eighteen in
this city is a member of our race. We
outnumber ar.y other distinctive racial
group in this city such as Jews,
Italians, Bohemians, etc, etc., who like
ourselves maintain an almost exclu
sive social life and are more or less
regarded as separate from other citi
zens. Despite this fact we do not re
ceive the recognition we deserve pol
itically, commercially or industrially
because we do not unify our forces.
Twelve thousand people with the in
telligence and learning capacity of our
people in this city/ could and should
promote and sustain successful busi
ness enterprises of various kinds, or
obtain anything we desire within jus
tice and reason. Can we not learn
the lesson of unity and use it for our
own development and advancement
along all lines? Happy will we be
when it can be truthfully said of us,
“THEY HELPED EVERY ONE HIS
NEIGHBOR, AND EVERY ONE
SAID TO HIS BROTHER, BE OF|
GOOD COURAGE.” SO EACH EN-j
COU RAGED THE OTHER.
FRIENDS AMONG
THE OTHER RACE
yES, we have them, and thank God,
for it many of them. If it were not
so our people would be in a sorry
state indeed. They may not, and do
not see things from our joint of view;
they may not and do not, agree with
us in all things or we with them;
nor is this to be expected. Never
theless in every community there are
scores of white men and women who
are the sincere friends of our people
and desire to see them succeed and
help them'succeed to the highest point
of American citizenship. So when
some foolish person tells you that “All
white people are alike and don’t want
to see colored people make progress”
put such ignorant charges in the cate
gory to which they belong.
THE COMMUNITY CHEST
PRAISING the Community Chest has
been slow and hard work. The re
sponse has not been as prompt or
generous as it should be. One rea
son for this is because it is some- 1
thing new and people are a little
skeptical about it. Then too, despite
the efforts that have been made to
have the public understand it, it is
astonishing how slow the process of
education has proven and how many 1
profess that they have not heard of
it. Canvassers report that our peo
ple have responded quite generously,
j In this we have not been disappointed.
Our women and men who have been l
working in the drive, like all other
have done excellent work. The fund
is going to be raised, even though it
will have taken longer than was at
i first anticipated. Failure in any good
cause is an unknown word in Omaha’s
j vocabulary.
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ery that the colored women in New
York have thirty-eix miles of hair
while the same number of white wo
men have ninety-three miles of hair.
But the thread of the white women’s
hair is frailer and will not sustain the
tensible weight as compared with that
of the colored women. This appears
:to be highly unimportant If true, but
| indicates that in the matter of statis
tics the country is running wild.
: Prom all indications the colored wo
I men are running strong.
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MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES
Editor Monitor:
Will you allow me space in your
paper to write about marriage and
divorce ?
I believe there has been something
said about not allowing parties that
ask for license to marry, to be mar
ried until a certain length of time
that it might be found whether it
would be reasonable or right for them
to marry. I think that would be one
of the greatest God-sent plans that
has ever been known since Jesus,:
if it were carried out, particularly if
they stop the parties that have been
divorced two or three times. Such
parties have spoiled their own lives
and are only fit to wreck the life of
some good woman or man.
I believe, too, if our preachers of
the Gospel would tell the people a
little more about what Jesus said
about it and show them the error
it would help to make things a little
better. You know there are some
people that it makes no difference
what the Bible says, if the preacher
never says a word the word of God
is of no effect with them though
they themselves may read it a dozen
times I believe the preacher is afraid
to for the reason he is guilty or may
lose some money.
If the people of this time are to
be raised up into the life of Jesus
marriage and divorces straightened
up will do a lot more good than a
lot of the public meetings that are
being held for that purpose. Let the
church get busy and not be afraid
of your bread and meat. For it is
written, that Man shall not live by
bread alone but by every word of God.
If you yourself are guilty I don’t
blame you. Let me advise you and
get right.
I am a believer in Jesus the truth.
M. E. HAYES.
LINCOLN NEWS ANI> COMMENTS
Mrs. May Morris is reported to be
ion the sick list.
Miss Ethel Kiriley and Mr. Wilber
R. Clark were quietly married last
Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
lL. Kenney. Rev. H. W. Botts officiat
ed. Only a few friends were witnesses.
Mrs. Hattie Holiday, who has been
serving as housekeeper for Rev. H.
W. Botts for some months, returned
Jo her home in Plattsburg, Mo., last
"Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Patrick enter
tained the Utopian Art Club at their
home last Thursday night. Quite a
crowd of members went out and en
joyed a most profitable meeting at this
palatial home. The next meeting will
be with Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Griffin,
2049 N Street, December 13.
Rev. M. C. Knight and his members
held their Thanksgiving celebration
last Thursday night. A big dinner was
served in the dining hall of the church
which was attended by a fne crowd.
Mr. J. P. Palm of Washngton, D. C.,
who formerly resided here, is in the
city shaking hands with friends. Mr.
Palm has recently graduated from the
college of pharmacy in Washington,
n. C., and is looking for a location to
start a drug business.
Mme. F. Cole-Talbott, an eminent
singer from Chicago, appeared before
a good sized audience at the High
school last Tuesday night, scoring a
t ig success. She came in the interest
of thp Sorority Girls.
Kcv. M. C. Knivht and his menioeis
of ti e A. M. E. church have at last
wrecked the o!d parsonage, prepara
tory of erecting a modem building.
Some young women met at the
home of Mrs. I,. W. Whittaker, 820
South Eighth street, last Tuesday
afternoon and organized a club called
Friendship. The next meeting will he !
R64 South Twentieth street this after
noon. They promise to do church
work.
Dr. G. G. Logan of Topeka, Kans.,
district superintendent of the M. E.
church, was with Rev. G. W. Carter
Sunday and preached during the day.
Interesting services were held all
day.
Sunday was quarterly meeting at
the A M. E. church. Rev. J. C. Hicks,
P. E., was present and preached;
communion was given, many members
taking part. The Sunday school and
A. C. E. society were well attended.
Mr. Hicks remained over Thanks
giving.
The Blind Boone Concert company
comprising Mr. J. W. Boone, Mr. Joe
F Hendricks, manager, and Mme.
Marguerite Day-Hendricks, appeared:
before a large audience at McKinley
auditorium Monday night, where they
were most gloriously entertained by
Mr. Boone and company. It is said !
by those who were present that Boone
seemingly gets better as he grows
older. The company was here in in- !
terest of the L. L. Kensington club.
Mr. J. W. Boone and his nephew,
Mr. Hendricks, were given a smoker
' by the Masons at their hall immedi
ately after the concert, where G. M.
j R. H young and quite a number of
Master Masons enjoyed speech, music,
eats and smoking till late into the
I night. Mr. Boone is a rollicking good
j fellow.
Services at Mt. Zion Baptist churcn
were most interesting, last Sunday
Uev. H. W. Botts preached two fine
| sermons during the day. The Sunday
school was well,attended. The B. Y.
P. U. held a sontr service and program
at their hour, concluding with a rally
for foreign missions, which resulted
in raising of $10.25. The attendance
was most encouraging. The choir is
worthy of commendation for their fine
music rendered during the evening.
Mr. J. A. Shelby has opened a cafe
at 311 South eleventh street, where
he is serving the public with clean
food.
Covenant and communion services
will be held at Mt. Zion Baptist church
next Sunday.
Buds of Promise harvest fair at Mt.
Zion Baptist December 11th.
COUNCIL BLUFFS NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. David Emery, 2623 Sec
ond avenue, are rejoicing over the
birth of h fine son.
Miss Irene Robinson, 1402 South 7th
passed away Saturday of last week.
The funeral was held from Beulah
Baptist church, the Rev. F. K. Union,
officiating.
The Art Club recently held an in
teresting meeting at the residence of
Mrs. Estella Caldwell, 1317 West
Broadway. A two course luncheon
wag served, covers being laid for 20.
Edward Terry, the three year old
grandson of Mr. E. J. Gilbert who re
cently underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis has fully recovered.
Miss Effie Allen, 2318 South 7th, has
gone to Chlkasha, Okla., to visit her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Silas Adams. She
will also visit in Wichita, Kane., and
Nowata, Okla.
Mrs. Nana Rudd, 245 Avenue 18 re
turned home Saturday from Bowling
Green, Ky., where she had accompan
ied the body of her father, Mr. George
Henderson, who passed away at Des
Moines, Iowa, after an operation.
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