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Local and Personal Happenings » we print the news while it is news £ Webster 4243 ADDRESS BOX 1204 ... Ed. F. Morearty, Lawyer, 700 Pe ters Trust Building, JAckson 3841 or HArney 2156. Have your subscription ready when our collector calli-. You say you want to see The Monitor continue publication and would miss it if it were to suspend ptthli catiwi. If you mean what you say, please pay up. Mr*. Katie I^wis of St. Louis, Mo., motker of Mr. Charles H. Stanton, 2609 Erskine street, arrived in the city last week for an indefinite visit with her son. Mias Dorothy E. Williams arrived home Monday morning from a pleas ant visit in Los Angeles, San Fran cisco and Oakland, Cal. At Los An geles she was the house guest of Mrs. W. M. Mitchell, 1677 West Thirty fifth street, a former resident of Om aha, and in San Francisco of Mrs. Jeffry Wilson, sister of H. W. Black of Omaha. Dr. and M r«. B. F. Rucker and two J children, of Cleveland, Ohio, who have !>een touring the country, arrived in j Omaha Sunday night from Denver,; Colo., and are the guests of Dr. Ruck- 1 er’s brother, Sergt. Rucker, 4409 Burt j street. They will leave Sunday for j their home, stopping en route in Chi-1 cago to attend the National Negro j Medical Convention. Dr. J. W. Scott, illustrious poten tate of Zaha Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, accompanied by Mrs. Scott, second lieutenant commandress, and Mrs. Nate Hunter, illustrious commandress of the Court of Isis, leaves Monday for Kansas City, Mo., to attend the Grand Conclave of the Shrine rs. Mrs. E. L. Birts, of 2857 Ohio street, who has been ill for several | weeks, is much improved in health. A. Count Wilkinson, editor of The New Era, and Exalted Ruler of Iro quois Ixslge No. !>2, I. B. P. 0. E. W., ; left Thursday for Richmond, Va., to j attend the twenty-sixth annual Elks'I convention, which convenes there i August 23-29. Before returning he ' will visit his mother, Mrs. Sarah V. Wilkinson, and his sisters, Mrs. Dr. Peoples Drug Store Under Changed Management BETTER SERVICE—QUICK DELIVERY L. G. Perty, Prop. 24th and Erskine Webster 6323 .$MMK*4^XK~X“X"X“XK‘*<~x~x**x~x**x~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~X“X~j x I Dreamland Cafe I THE LAST WORD IN ELEGANCE | AND SERVICE X Y Serving the BEST of everything. Ice Cream, Candies, Soft V Drinks, Sodas and HOME COOKED MEALS X - . | Thompson and Taylor, Proprietors. 3 Jewell Building 24th and Grant Streets *,j*m»{****4«^<“X*<~X~:"X“X~X"X"X~X-^*X~X~X~X~X~X"X~X~X“X»X~> i Perry and Mrs. Hattie Dyson, in Washington, D. C., his former home. , He experts to be gone for two weeks. Sylvester Stewart, a former Oma ! han, treasurer of Hidalga Lodge 1. B. P. O. E. W. of Tijuana, Mex.;A. R. Dennis and George Cummings of i Golden State Lodge of Los Angeles, Cal., en route to the Elks convention in Richmond, Va., were guests of Om aha friends Sunday. FOH RENT—Six rooms, furnished, strictly modern. Will rent all or part. Price reasonable. Telephone WE. 1760. Mrs. C. A. Williams, wife of the pastor of St. John’s A. M. E. church, who had her tonsils removed last week, is getting on very nicely. Mrs. P. Felder, 3015 Burt street was injured in a street car accident at Twenty-fourth and Lake streets Monday night. “God’s Image” will be the subject of the sermon Sunday morning at the Episcopal Church of St. Philip the Deacon, at the 11 o’clock service, be ing the fourth in the series of sermons on “Some Facts From Genesis.” Rev. Z. E. McGee of Pleasant Green Baptist church and his conRreRation will be at SprinR Hill Raptist church next Sunday, AuRust 23, at 3 p. m as unavoidable circumstances pre vented their presence last Sunday. — Mrs. C. Wood left for IlamburR, la. j last Sunday and will be Rone until i the sprinR. Before leavinR she re ported $27 in the popular contest for SprinR Hill Baptist church, of which she is an active member. Mrs. G. M. Mitchell left for Hamil ton, Ont., Sunday afternoon, accom panied by her little son Edward. She expects to be away for two months. Mrs. James G. Jewell and niece, Mrs. Edward KillinRSworth, returned Sunday morniriR from a two months’ sojourn in Denver and Colorado SprinRS. The pleasure of the visit was marred by Mrs. Jewell’s illness she havinR to have her tonsils re moved. - _ " ■■■ ■■■ ■■■ — Mrs. Betty Stewart of Cincinnati, Ohio, is visiting her mother, Mrs. L. j N. Goodlatt, 251!) Corbv street. I I - Dr. J. E. Farmer and wife of Wich ! ita, Kans., motored over to Omaha | Thursday to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Cowan, 2724 North Thir : tieth street. They left Saturday for j Des Moines, la., accompanied by Mrs. Cowan, for a brief visit. Returning from Des Moines, they left Omaha I yesterday for Kansas City, Mo., ac companied by Mr. and Mrs. Cowan. Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth P. Pryor and family who motored to Pitts burgh, Pa., and Washington, D. C. to visit relatives and friends, are ex pected home the end of this week. Mrs. Pryor’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Waters, are residents of Pittsburgh. F'OR RENT—Three room apartment neatly furnished. 2507 Indiana Av. Price reasonable. 2t-9-21-25 Mrs. C. H. Abram, 986 north 25th Ave., left Tuesday for Oklahoma City, Okla., called there by the illness of a granddaughter. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Brooks are en tertaining their daughter, Mrs. W. FI. Day, of Joliet, 111.; their niece, Mrs. W. O. Spurlock, of Chicago, 111.; their nephew, Mr. Albert Crowell, of Mo nessen, Pa., and Mrs. L. C. Geiger, of Chicago, 111., who are motoring from Chicago to Denver, Colo. Mrs. Charles H. Stanton and son Richard, of 2609 Erskine street, have gone to Portland, Ore., for a month’s visit with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Suttles of Lawrence, Kans., motored over to Omaha Mon day night for a week’s visit. They are the guests of Mr. und Mrs. Henry Avery, 2622 Erskine street. Miss Aline Burnett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Burnett, 2219 Clark street returned Sunday from a week’s visit with relatives in Chi cago. Miss Flsther Cabell who has been the guest of Mrs. John Archer, 2431 Parker street, left last Thursday for her home in Texarkana, Tex., where she will again teach this year. Lovejoy Crawford and Dr. William | D. Kounttain motored over to Beatrice Saturday, returning Sunday night. Mrs. Julia C. Frazier of Dallas, Tex., Deputy Grand Most Noble Governor of the Household of Ruth of Texas and its jurisdiction, and teacher of Latin in the high school, arrived m the city Sunday to be the guest of her sister, Mrs. L. T. Jones, 2617 Bur dette street, until September 13. Dr. John A. Singleton will leave Sunday for Kansas City, Mo., where he will attend as a delegate, the con clave of the Shriners and the National Negro Educational Congress. Mrs. Duncan, 2810 North Twenty eighth street, who has been quite ill, is steadily improving. Mrs. Talbert Scott of St. Paul Minn., is the guest of the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. K. H. Mcdonald. Mrs. Price Terrill and children have returned from a very delightful ten days visit with relatives and friends in Kansas City, Mo. ■■■■■■ , Dr. Wesley W. Jones leaves early next week for Chicago to attend the National Negro Medical convention. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Webster of lied Oak, la., accompanied by their guest, Mrs. Wesley Gaines of Chi cago, motored to Omaha Sunday to j visit their parents. They were the j I'-uests of Mrs. Webster’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Parker, 976 North Twenty-fifth street. They returned to Red Oak Thursday. Bishop A. J. Carey will preach at the Bethel A. M. E. church Sunday night. There will be a special song service at 7:30 o’clock The public is invitved. Mr. Alphonso Wilson went on the excursion to Minneapolis last Satur day. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jackson of 2907 North 27th street, entertained the following guests at dinner Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Bentley, Mrs. C. E. Reynolds and Mr. J^red Ross of Omaha; Mrs. R. B. Reed of St. Louis and Mrs. F. ,R. Micheaux and lttle son, Charles, of Marshall, Texas. A womanless wedding will be given at the Bethel A. M. E. church Monday evening, August 24, by Mrs. A. J. Poole. Come and see it. The Misses Etta and Adelle Davis formerly of Omaha, now living in Chi cago, arrived in Omaha Monday, en route to Seattle, Wash. They stopper! to spend a few days with their mother, Mrs. Wm. Davis, 3026 Pinkney street. Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Waldron of 2423 Maple street, spent Sunday, Aug. 16, in Chicago, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Garnett, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cheek anti Mrs. Gladis Johnson. Mr. James Hill, Sr., was sponsor for the splendid program which was broadcast from W. O. A. W. Friday, August 14. Mr. Hill and Miss Jones rendered vocal solos, with Mrs. James Hill, Jr., at the piano. Mr. Clarence Desdunes, violin selections, accompa nied by Miss Otis Watson, Mrs. James Hill piano solos. The Hill family, who have recently come to Omaha, will prove valuable additions to Omaha’s musical circles. 413-15-17 SOUTH SIXTEENTH Our Semi-Annual CLEARANCE SALE Affords Untold Savings NOW! FURNITURE, RUGS and HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS at Generous Reductions from 20% to 50% and more USUAL CONVENIENT CREDIT TERMS $ All. YOU NOD tti&" Peter Pan Novelty Three Piece Suit, Fast Color, liroaddoth Blouse, Sizes 2 to 7. only $2.98 COLTON’S 1*714-11> No. 24th Street ____ * | EVER-STRATE HAIR «•! ? DRESSING :: i < | Special Treatment for Bobbed Hair ! I 1 | MRS. C. 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