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E. F. Morearty, Lawyer, 700 Peters'
Treat building, Jackson 3841 or Har
ney 2168.
Mrs. S. K. Brownlow who has had
a nervous breakdown is much better
and will soon be able to go away for
a course of treatment.
The Dames Club will be entertained
next Wednesday afternoon at the resi
dence of Mrs. Isaac Bailey, 2816 Pratt
Street.
Grand Easter Ball at Dreamland
Hall, Monday night, April 21. Ad
ams’ orchestra.—Adv.
Mary Ellen, the younger daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Dicker
son, who has been quite ill for the
past fortnight is much better.
Mrs. James Hieronymous left on
Thursday for Cody, Wyo., where she
will rejoin her husband who preceded
her and will spend the summer at the
Metz ranch.
Grand Easter Ball at Dreamland
Hall, Monday night, April 21. Ad
ams’ orchestra.—Adv.
Mary Heady, the little daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Wiggins, is at
present leading in the N. A. A. C. P.
Popular Baby Contest. The list of
babies contesting will be published
next week.
ELECTRIC REPAIRING, RADIO in
stalling, repairing and making.
Cheapest and best workmanship. All
work guaranteed. W. M. Holts, 2607
Indiana avenue. WEbster 7062.
Grand Easter Ball at Dreamland
Hall, Monday night, April 21. Ad
ams’ orchestra.—Adv.
FOR RENT—Two light house-keep
ing rooms. Web. 6834. 4-18-24
Mrs. Julia Davis, 524 Nortn Fif
teenth street was taken seriously ill
Monday with heart trouble. She is
still ionfined to her bed.
FOR RENT—Furnished room in a
strictly modern home, 2430 Lake
Street. Web. 1888. 4-18-24
Mrs. Ella Long, 2517 Lake Street,
is visiting in St. Joseph and Chilli
cothe, Mo, She will return home this
week. Her mother, Mrs. Annie Saun
ders will come with her.
Harrison “Bookie” Harper, son of
Mrs. Bessie Woods is seriously ill at
the home of his mother, 1002 Sooth
Thirteenth street.
Gerald Bryant of the South Side,
who has been very ill is rapidly re
covering.
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs.
E. M .Forrest, 2016 North Twenty
fourth street, Monday. Mother ant
babe doing well.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shepherd leave
today for Topeka, Kans., to spend
Easter. i
Lulu Evelyn, infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George W. Bullock, was
baptized Sunday morning at St. Phil
ip’s Church, the sponsors being Mr.
B. B. Conwin and the Misses Bernice
McCaw and Thelma Shipman.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Shipman motor
ed over to Norfolk, Neb., Wednes
day for a two days’ visit with rela
tives.
The Pullman Porters of the Omaha
District held an interesting meeting
Wednesday afternoon at the Colored
Commercial Club, which has extended
them the courtesy of holdini their
weekly meetings there every Wed
nesday aftrnoon from 2 to 5.
JTEW8LETS
The Maryland Legislature has ap
propriated $125,000 for a Science Hall
at Morgan College.
P. H. James, of Oklahoma City, is
the proprietor of a large bottling
works.
We have 47,000 children, 10 to 15
years of age, gainfully employed 1n
non-agricultural pursuits, which ought
not to be allowed. They should be in
school.
Horace A. Page, president of The
Page Coal Company, of Indianapolis,
Ind., is our leading coal merchant.
Georgia has the greatest number of
colored carpenters, and Is followed by
South Carolina, Louisiana and Ala
bama.
Mrs. Mayme Donovan, of St. Paul,
Minn., a recognized leader among the
women of our group, is a candidate
for the state legislature.
If the Crusaders who wish to re
cover Africa prefer to go there on a
steamship owned by the U. N. I. A.,
whose business is it?
Our leading politicians will soon be
broadcasting, and what some of them
lack in depth they will make up in
length.
That we have attractive, beautiful,
bewitching and charming women is no
news to us, and they are not all in
New York. Many reside in Nebraska.
Some of the ministers of the A. M.
E. Z. connection are objecting to the
bishops being financial custodians of
the Church’s finance—Wherefore?
The national song of Liberia, Africa,
begins with “In Joy and gladness with
bur hearts united, we’ll shout the free
lom of a race benighted.”
Of the total number of colored chil
Jren, 10 to 15 years of age, 23.7 per
bent live in citieB, and 76.3 per cent
live in the rural districts.
Looks like we shall have as many
ielegates to the National Convention
is in the ‘‘good old days”, but not all
bf them will be from the voteless sec
tion.
Our matrons in St. Louis have a
‘Married Women’s Needle Club'” For
the benefit of our afternoon and even
ng card players, we beg to suggest
hat needles are small, sharp-pointed
steel instruments furnished with an
sye to carry thread through a fabric
in sewing.
TIIK ST. PAUL PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Rev. Russel Taylor, Pastor.
The morning services were well at
tended, also Sunday school. The
Easter exercises will occupy the morn
ing service Easter day. Sermon, "The
Power of His Resurrection”; evening,
"A Careful Start”. We are glad to
note an increase in offerings and at
tendance of both evening service and
the Christian Endeavor. At the close
of the morning service one member
was added.
MISS OLLIE REB1)
IN ORATORY CONTEST
Miss Ollie Redd, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. fleorge C. Redd, 66131 Rail
road avenue, was one of eight stu
dents who took part in an oratorical
contest at South High school, April
1st. Her subject was “The Negro In
the Spanish American War”. Her
delivery was admirable and she was
heartily encored by all present. Three
of our race group who were present
felt that she ought to have been listed
among the prize winners.
HIGH MASS AT ST. BENEDICT’S
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Easter Day high mass will be sung
at the Church of St. Benedict the
Moor, Twenty-fifth and Grant streets,
af 9:30 a. m., with special music by
the choir. The public is invited to
attend.
MU8ICALE FOR “Y”
There will be a musicals at the res
idence of Mrs. R. K. Lawrle, 114 North
Forty-third avenue, Wednesday even
ing, April 23rd, at 8:30 o’clock, for
the benefit of the North Side Y. W.
C. A. Admission 36 cents. Refresh
ments free.
OLD RESIDENT ANSWERS
SUMMONS
Mrs. Martha Brooks Turner, aged
69 years, a resident of Omaha for 37
years, passed away at St. Joseph’s
hospital Sunday morning after a pro
tracted illness. The funeral was held
Wednesday afternoon from Zion Bap
tist church of which she was a charter
member and faithful communicant, her
pastor, the Rev. W. F. Botts, officiat
ing assisted bv other ministers, who
held the deceased in high esteem. The
Order of the Eastern Star, the Taber
nacle and the Daughters of Bethel, of
which Mrs. Turner was also a member,
each held their ritualistic services. A
large assemblage of friends filled the
church tq attest their esteem for the
departed. There were many floral of
ferings. Interment was in Forest
Dawn.
Mrs. Turner is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Alfred Jones, of Oma
ha, with whom she made her home;
Mrs. John Vinegar of Minneapolis,
Minn.; four brothers, several grand
children and other relatives.
LAW STUDENTS IN N. A.
A. C. P. WINS NEW YORK
STATE SCHOLARSHIP
New York, April 18. — Oliver D.
Williams, student at Fordham Univer
sity, who is also employed in the Na
tional Office of the National Asso
ciation for the Advancement of Col
ored People, has just been awarded a
scholarship of $200 a year by the
State of New York as a result of his
high standing in a competitive exam
ination in academic subjects, open to
ex-soldiers, sailors, marines and nur
ses.
Mr. Williams has been working in
the National Office of the N. A. A.
C. P. for the past three years. Re
cently he was elected Secretary of the
branch in Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Wil
liams was born in Brooklyn, receiving
his elementary and high school train
ing there, and was graduated from
the Commercial High School in 1916.
Before beginning his legal studies Mr.
Williams attended Columbia Univer
sity. He has taken an active inter
est in a local branch of the Y. M. C.
A., and a member of the Stuyvesant
Law Club, the George P. Davis Post,
American Legion and the Arden For
est Club.
CHURCH OF ST.
PHILIP THE DEACON
The services on Palm Sunday
brought out large congregations. At
7:30 a. m. there was Holy Commun
ion and benediction of the palms; at
7:00 a. m. Church school and at
11:00 a. m. matins, Holy Baptism and
the singing of the “Story of the
Cross,” the solo part being excellent
ly sung by Jesse C. Hutten. Even
song and sermon at 8:00 p. m.
The Easter services will be as fol
lows: Holy Communion 6:30 a. m.;
Matins, sung Eucharist and sermon
at 11:00; vespers and children’s ser
vice at 6:00 p. m. There will be tne
usual special Easter music.
ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH
25th and R Sts, S. Side
The revival is being conducted with
great success. Easter Day the Rev.
Johr T. drown, the evangelist, will
prea h at 11:00 and 2:30 p. m. and at
7:30 p. m. A special Easter program
will be given.
NEWARK STAR IS
PLACED ON ALL-NEW
JERSEY FLOOR FIVE
(Preston News Service )
Newark, N. J, April 18.—Ed. “Lan
ky” Jones, Rtar center of the Orange
High School quintet, has been placed
on the first all-state team. This is
probably the first time in the history
of the state that a colored lad has
won such honors.
Edwards is described as being one
of the greatest (renters in scholastic
circles this year. He indicated re
peatedly his right to be classed as the
mainspring of the Orange Five.
A tall youth, he is easily able to
outjump his adversary, and besides,
is one of the shiftiest and cleverest
renters ever developed in the state.
He is aggressive, is all over the floor
and :: remarkable shot.
EXPENSIVE TEETH
West Oakland, Cal, April 18.—
Thomas Cheek has entered suit
against a local white dentist charging
him with removing three diamonds
from his teeth left to be repaired.
H. L. JOHNSON AND
B. J. DAVIS. G.O.P. DELE
GATES FROM GEORGIA
(Preston News Service)
Atlanta, Qa, April 18.—Four dele
gates-at-large to the Republican Na
tional Convention in Cleveland, Ohio,
next June, were instructed to vote for
the nomination of President Coolidge,
in the election held Wednesday by the
regular faction of the Republican
party in Georgia, at the State con
vention.
Two race men and two whites com
pose the delegation. The delegates
chosen were: Henry Lincoln Johnson,
Benjamin J. Davis, Clarke Grier and
Clint W. Hagar. The last two named
are white. The convention indorsed
the appointment of Johnson, who is
the Republican National Committee
man from Georgia, and of Mrs. Ma
mie Williams, a prominent race wo
man as the Republican National Com
mitteewoman from Georgia.
TIJSKEGEE GETS $5,000
Glensfall, N. Y., April 18.—By tne
will of the late James Peabody, white,
New York banker, Tuskegee was will
ed $4,000 and Hampton $1,000.
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