Mrs. Millie Martin of Springfield, 111.,
is Ac hawse guest of Mr. and Mrs. Vm.
B 1-ang. 2517 Lake street.
Mr*. J. W, Shields left Saturday for
SeaMb, Wash., where she will make her
home with her sister, Mrs. Ellen Wesley.
Mr. Shields will join her in the fall.
Tbw were three colored pupils who
giudwnced from the eighth grade of Kel
lom sahaol. They arc Alfred McCann,
Orville Shelton and Clark Washington.
I w* af the hoys will enter Tech and one
Central high.
M«s. Alberta M. Covington, a probation
officer of the Chicago Juvenile court, with
Miss Baruthv Shoocraft, one of Chicago's
youag “buds", were the house guests of
Mrs. A. L. Howler, 2711 North Twenty
eighth avenue for few days. Miss Cov
ington ► a delegate to the National Con
ferenan af Social Work which convened
ia Beaver June 10.
llejw William Pickens, Sunday afternoon
at 4 o'clock at St. John's A. M. E. church.
He speaks under the auspiees of the Oma
ha Braoak of the N. A. A. C. P.
Nprbg Hill Haptist church. Thirty-third
and Boaccett streets. Rev. M. H. Wilkin
son, pastor. At the Sunday school hour
and II o'clock service Rev. F. K. Union,
hie Sunday school and congregation will
join the Spring Hill church and at night
Spring Hill will join Mt. Neho, Twenty
sixth and Franklin in a children's day
service.
Paadkr school graduated 3 race pupils
from Ac Eighth grade this week. They
arc Bnla Square, Catherine Stears and
I afayvMr Mitchell. All tlnce will enter
lech high school.
Mw Belle Riley has been called to Los
Angeles. Cal., by the serious illness of
hrr fabi the Rev. Mr. Guy who is quite
advaaaad in years.
Liwhi Shipman came in from Geddes,
So. Bak., where his firm has a grading
■ ontaaol, and spent Sunday visiting his
rclatcvas here.
Paaf. Waddle's ladies’ hand entertainer!
a huge crowd of music enthusiasts at the
t.Irvrvas Temple C. M. E. Church on
Thtnsduy of last week. The ladies gave
an anaaBcnt program, as was evidenced
hy the ovation given them by the audi
ence.
Cfaacb-. Lnnis of 2323 North Twenty
third mgcct, a student at Creighton uni
vermlp, left Saturday for Portland, Ore.,
wbeca he will enter the employ of the
Unba Pacific railroad.
A dahghtful dancing party was given
at Ihcsovc Park pavillion Tuesday night
by Be. aad Mrs. Craig Morris, coinpli
nimlamr to their nephew, Jesse Charles
lfuNaa, upon his graduation from Central
high Mfctol. Then* wax a large atten
dant* #f the younger wet.
H. D. Patlon, a student of Meharry Med
ical School, Nashville, Tcnn., is spending
the summer with his relatives, Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Patton, 2602 North Twenty
seventh stVeet.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper E. Brown went to
Lincoln lust Saturday to attend the com
mencement exercises of the State Univer
sity, their daughter Gladys E., being a
member of the graduating class.
Mrs. Addie Hopkins attended the com
mencement of the State University at Lin
coln Saturday when her daughter, Miss
Lurile L. Bivins, received her certificate
of graduation from the Kindergarten-Pri
mary department.
Miss Bobbie Turner who has spent a
most successful year in the school of mu
sic, Howard University, Washington, D. C.,
is spending her vacation with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Turner, 2514
Corby street. Miss Turner returned to
the city Monday of this week.
Mr. W. P. Wade, 1705 North Thirty
third street, was detained at home this
week by a slight illness. Mr. Wade, al
though not confined to bed is under the
cure of a doctor.
Messrs. “Sol" Harris and “Bob" Ellis,
both students at Meharry “Med", are in
the city for the summer. This is a usual
custom for the two old scouts. At least
it bus Iteen for the last three or four yeas.
They both are at the home of Mrs. M. G.
(.handler, 2522 Maple street.
Mrs. Elnora Gresham of Cedar Rapids,
la.. Most Grand Worthy Counselor of the
State Court of Calanthe, was an Omaha
visitor Tuesday and Wednesday. While
here she was the guest of Mrs. William H.
Ransom, Supreme Worthy Deputy.
Among the graduates of the Eighth
grade of Lothrop school were William W.
Peebles, jr., who will enter North High
school, and Erma Jordan, who will attend
Tech high.
Mrs. ,|. W. Evans, wife of John W.
Evans, principal of Lincoln school, St.
Louis. Mo., who is on her way to Denver
to attend the National Conference of So
cial Workers, spent Sunday with her cou
sin, Mrs. Thomas Phillips. 2874 Corby
street. Mrs. Evans is superintendent of
the St. Louis Provident Association.
Miss Lucile L. Bivens was graduated
last Saturday from the University of Ne
braska from the Kindergarten-Primary de
partment. Miss Bivens expects to teach.
Mrs. I). II. Oliver, 2726 Franklin street,
was railed to Waco, Tex., Tuesday by the
sudden death of her brother, Mr. Eulalia
Thompson.
BERT FOWLER IN HOSPITAL
WITH A BROKEN LEG
Bert Fowler who is employed at a garage
at Fortieth and Farnam street suffered a
badly fractured leg Monday night when a
car was backed in the garage against him
while he was at work. He was removed
to the Paxton Memorial hospital where
he is reported to be doing quite nicely.
PLEASANT GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH
Twenty-second and Paul Streets
The services Sunday were all well at
tended. The Sunday school reached a
higliwater mark in attendance and collec
tions. The attendance was 126 and the
collection $22.86, the Busy Bees, the ban
ner class giving $8.55. Covenant services
were conducted by tile pastor in the morn
ing and at night the Kev. E. H. McDonald
preached. The collections totalec^^^y^J.
ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH
The Rev. S. M. Ellison preached at the
j evening service on “The Folly of the
j Evolutionist". Usual services next Sunday,
j Thursday, June 18, there will be a Father
and Son, Mother and Daughter banquet,
] for the purpose of raising funds to enable
: the pastor. Rev. 0. J. Burckhardt, to at
tend the Bishop's Council in California and
visit his brother at Los Angeles whom he
has not seen for thirty-eight years.
ART CLUB TO CLOSE SEASON
The Priscilla Art Club will have its
closing meeting of the season at the
residence of the president, Mrs. A. W.
Reynolds, 2810 Grant street, Thurs
day evening of this week. The fea
ture of the evening will be an art
needle work exhibit. Among the ex
pected honored guests of the- evening
will be Miss Annie Eleise Cottrell,
head of the department of music, Lin
coln university, Jefferson City, Mo.
EXCELLENT CONCERT
PLEASES AUDIENCE
An appreciative audience which attend
ed the recital given by the pupils of Mrs.
J. Alice Stewart at Pilgrim Baptist church
Thursday evening. May 28th, was rewarded
with an excellent program. There were
well-executed piano numbers, solos and
duetts; saxaphonc numbers, a solo and a
duett; several vocal numbers and two
selections by the mandolin club. The
participants in the program represented all
the churches in the city and showed the
musical ability to be found among our
people. It was a well-balanced classical
program which was exceedingly pleasing.
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