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ErHfLn —'""" ....- ■ - ■■■ ■ -— ' — -- - ^—■ p | LocXanZ^er^onaf Happenings »™ - | f 1 we print the news while it is news 1 Webster 4243 I y I ADDRESS BOX 1204-.- I Bd. F. Morearty, Lawyer, 700 Pe ters Trust Building:, JAckson 3841 or HArney 2156. Have »»ur subscription ready when our collector calls. You say you want to see The Monitor continue publication and woiAd miss it if it were to suspend publi cation. If you mean what you say, please pay op. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Seiners. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ector, Mr. H. McCasky and Mr. J. H. Bedford left for their home in Dallas, Texas, Tuesday. While in Omaha they were the house guests of Mrs. S. Pool, 1820 North 33rd street. Mrs. H. Y. Watts arrived in the city August 28th from Dennison, Texas, for a three weeks’ stay in Omaha as the guest of Mrs. S. Pool, 1820 No. 33rd street. Mrs. Fraser of Dallas, Texas, is visiting in our city. She will return shortly to ] take up her teaching in the public schools j of Dalle". She is "topping at 2617 Bur ilette street. Mr. LeRoy A. Richardson returned last week from a three weeks' stay in Texas, visiting San Antonio, Fort Worth and Dal las. While in Dallas he was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Jackson, 2922 Coch ran street. Miss Sallie B. Brown, who was house f * guest of Mrs. J. H. Smith, left for her home in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, accom panied as far as Chicago by her uncle, H. L. Brown, and Mrs. J. H. Smith. She will spend a week in Chicago sight seeing. Henry C. Smith motored to Chicago Saturday afternoon in his Nash car to -pend his vacation. Robt. Burns Allen and John Pegg accompanied him on the trip. Bishop Archibald J. Carry while in the city recently was the house gue*t of Mr. mil Mrs. J. H. Smith. 2211 Ohio street. Mr. ard Mrs. Albert Johnson, 27(W Doug las street, have returned from Wayne, Neb., where they have been working as bakers at the slate normal college. Mr. Johnson expects to return to Wayne September 12 to resume his work. —; The Birthday Kensington Club was very pleasantly entertained Thursday afternoon. August 20, by Mesdaiues N. Jenkins and Bert Johnson at the home of the former. Out of town guests of the club were Mrs. Wm. Cartwright of Nashville, Tenn., Miss Sallie Brown of Richmond, Va., Mrs. N. I . McMahon of Oklahoma City, Oklo.. and Mrs. Sadie Gwyn of Denver, Gdo. Mrs. J. R. Bell of 2622 Grant street and n her daughter, Margaret, have returned from ’ Denver. Colo., where they visited Mrs. Bell’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Curtis. i The Misses Ruth Bigby and Bessie Smith of 2628 Blonde street left Friday morning for Missouri where they will visit relatives and friends. Mrs. J. H. Fletcher has returned from Oklahoma after a five weeks' visit with her sister. ^ Mrs. I.arry N. Peoples entertained at luncheon on Wednesday in honor of Miss Ruth West, sister of Mr. E. R. West who has been spending the summer here. Cov ers were laid for fourteen. After luncheon the guests spent the remainder of the af ter noon playing whist. The first prize was won by Mrs. Mattie Williamson, the second by Mrs. James Peoples and the booby by Mrs. G A. Smith. Mr. Wellington West of Culpepper. Va. father of Mr*. E. R. W'est, is visiting Mr. and Mrs West for a few days. j Mrs. Gertrude Holtz. 2014 No. 25th St., is spending her vacation visiting in Chi | cago, Ashland. O., and New York, return ing home ahour September 15th. Mrs C H. Hicks left Tuesday to attend [ the Grand Lodge of the Daughters of Beth-| el at Leavenworth, Kan*. i Boston Hill, who ha* been spending hi* | vacation visiting hi* father. Dr. J. B. Hill.; left Sunday for his home in Buffalo. He | was accompanied as far as Chicago by irr. Hill, who went to attend the National Ne gro Medical Association. Bishop A. J. Carry spent Sunday and Monday making an official visit to this dis trict He visited St. John’s, Bethel and Alleyi Chapel. Mr. John Taliafero, who was in St Jo seph’s hospital as a result of being in jured by an automobile, has returned home. He is able to walk with -crutches. Mrs. Laura Bornham of Evergreen, Ala. arrived in Omaha a few days ago to visit her daughters, Mesdaines Ellen Harper, Lillie Thomas and Estelle Edwards. She was entertained Thursday evening at a social gathering at the home of Mr. and ( Mrs. Hartley. 2638 Caldwell St Mrs. C. H. Singleton who has been ill for several weeks, is much improved and left last Friday for Detroit, Mich., where she will visit her parents and oth* rela tives. FOR RENT—Six rooms, furnished, strictly modern. Will rent all or part. Price reasonable. Telephone WE. 1760. FOR RENT—Three room apartment, neatly furnished. 2507 Indiana Av. Price reasonable. 2t-9-21-26 FOR SALE BY OWNER—New, thoroughly modem, five room bungalow. Paved street,' good neighborhood near school and car line. Call after 6 p. m. or Sunday. Web. 4625. FOR RENT — Five room, modern home furnished. Will rent part or all to desirable small family. 1703 N. 33rd street. Call Web. 1805 after 6 p. m. FOR RENT—All modem furnished rooms. One for light housekeep ing for man and wife. Web. 2180. 4t-8-28-25. FOR RENT—Room with kitchenette. Adults only. Webster 5188. FOR RENT—Nice front room for gentleman in modem home. 3107 Corby street. Web. 5671. UP-TO-DATE We all like to keep up with the times and usually do except if we are curbed by finances. We would like' you to look over this modern home where we feel that the financial end I should have no worry7 for you, prop erty considered. The house is built with breadth of roof to the street, arranged on two floors so that the living rooms are! large, the front room being full 1 width. There are collonades and ^ built in cabinets. Finished in oak in j the living rooms. Walls decorated. There is a garage and cement drive. Paving paid in full. The price is absolutely fair, $4,200, $300 cash, $40 monthly. If you don’t have <|uite enough money we will loan you a little. If employed so you cannot come in during the day, remember our office is open until 9 p. m. every evening. We will be glad to call for you any time and show the property. AMOS GRANT COMPANY REALTORS At. 8380. 210 So. 18th. Arthur Bldg. FOR RENT—2306 North 29th St. 3 room, new apartment, strictly mod ern, oak floors, full cemented base ment, floor drain. Rental only $24.60. Amos Grant Company, Realtors. At. 8380, 210 So. 18th St., Arthur Bldg. FORMER OMAHA BOY SPENDS DAY IN CITY | i Clarence H. Roper, Imperial Potentate of Fezzan Temple of St. Paul. Minn., en-, route to the Imperial Council of the Shrill-! era at Kansas City, arrived in Omaha Sun-1 day morning, accompanied by his wife.1 spending die day here as the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Scott. Mr. Roper is an old Otn aha boy but it has been several years since he visited his boyhood home. He ex pressed pleusure at bein?; able to attendj services at St. Philip's Episcopal church, where he was baptized and was a choir j hoy. He left for Kansas City Monday1 morning. , MRS. PINKSTON ENTERTAINS AT A DELIGHTFUL MUSICALS I - I Mrs. Florentine Pinkston entertained at a very largely attended musicalc at her home, 2417 No. 22nd street, last Monday evening. An excellent program of vocal ; and instrumental music was presented. I Vocal numbers were rendered by Mrs. H. ; D. Allen, Mrs. Pearl Reese, Miss Dorcas | Jones and Mr. Weldon Solomon. Mr. Perry gave the opening number, a B flat horn selection. Mr. Lacey delighted the audience with clarinet solos. Pianos so los were admirably rendered by three ad vanced pupils of Mrs. Pinkston, Elaine Smith, Dorothy Allen and Catherine Wil liams. Other piano solos were given by i Miss Otis Watson, Mrs. James Hill, Mr. Karl Tuneherg and Mrs. Pinkston. Violin solos were rendered by Margaret Dallas and Mr. Tilton. Mr. Tilton also gave a very pleasing whistling solo. Mrs. Pinks ton was also assisted by Mrs. John Evans, who gave a brief paper on music, and sev eral delightful readings. At the close of the much enjoyed program, delicious re freshments were served. The affair was unique in that it brought together in a helpful way musicians of both races. Mrs. Pinkston, who is a cultivated and accom plished musician and teacher, has done much to encourage anti develop musical talent among the youth of OmMia. j ST. BENEDICT’S SCHOOL TO OPEN j St. Benedict’s School, 242.3 Grant street, ■ will re-open Tuesday, September 1. T his is a select school taught by Sisters of Mercy. Children from the kindergarten to the seventh grade are accepted. As only a limited number of children can he accepted parents will do well to apply early. Morals and manners of children ! carefully looked after. | Adv. Sister Beatrice, Prin. CARD OF THANKS Mrs. J. H. Smith wishes to thank all of her friends who so beautifully entertained her house guest. Miss Sallie B. Brown from Richmond, Va. Sorry space will not allow me to thank each and every one l>> name. OLD FOLKS HOME NEWS The regular monthly meeting will be held the first Wednesday morning in Sep tember at ten-thirty o’clock. Board meet ing the first Thursday in September at the Home ut 8:00 p. m. All members are asked to be present and also to attend the ( monthly meeting. Me want to thank the public for money j raised from booth during the Elks carni val in July. It amounted to $41.10. Also for $15 raised at lawn social at Mrs. Til lie Simpson's. Visitors are welcome to visit the Home Thursday alid Sunday. IMPORTANT NOTICK — A large number of subscriptions are now due. It will be greatly appreciated if you will pay promptly when the bill is presented. Our collector now and then runs across people who say they ordered the paper stopped, but have continued to receive it, and in some cases they decline to pay. The law is explicit. If you do not want the paper when it has been or dered stopped and it continues to come, return it to the postman marked “refused.” If, however, you do not do this anil con tinue to receive the paper you MUST PAY FOR IT. In cases of this kind where refusal to pay is made, The Monitor will take legal action to-collect. We hope this will be unnecessary. NO COLORED BAND FOR THE KLANSMEN’S PARADE Washington, D. C., Aug. 21.—Col ored folk undaunted but cautious were , interested spectators at the Ku Klux parade here on Saturday afternoon, , August 8th. No overt acts were re ported; they evidently viewing the j spectacle with amusement as did I others along the line of march. No Colored Band Klan officials after making des i perate efforts to secure the services I of white bands, and finding that the ■Musicians Union had forbidden the j latter to participate, then asked Di rector J. E. Miller for the services of ! the Community Center band. The director refused. CONFERENCE ON CONDITIONS IN AFRICA (Associated Negro Press) New York, Aug. II.—'The Africa' committee of the Committee of Ref erence and Counsel has called an open conference on Africa to be held in Hartford, Conn., October 80 to No vember 1. The sessions of the con ference will be held in the Kennedy School of Missions. NO NEW PRESIDENT FOR LINCOLN UNIVERSITY YET 1 — ! Lincoln, Pa., Aug. 21.—Rev. John M. Gaston, white, of Pittsburgh, head I | of the educational work among col-j ered Presbyterians of the South, and former president of Biddle Univer sity, has been named president of Lin coln University here, but has not ac cepted. STUDENT FINDS HIKING HEALTHFUL AND INSTRUCTIVE Wickham Hunter, a fine looking, man- j nerly young man of nineteen, a student in the Normal and Industrial Institute of Bordentown, N. J., reached Omaha last Friday night homeward bound after a hik ing trip which took him as far west as San 1 rancisco, Cal. leaving Bordentown ; June 27 young Hunter hiked through Penn-1 sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wiscon sin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wyoming Montana, Idaho, Oregon, California and Nebraska, and will cover Iowa on his east ward trip. On die trip iie received lifts by tourists, hut covered a large stretch of teritory on foot. He camped out most of die time. While in Omaha he was a guest at St. Philip's rectory. He left Tuesday morning homeward bound and hopes to reach his home at Southampton, L. I.. about September 2. I t\ To Buy a Home Call | Metcalf | Company j X | Ground Floor j 203 So. 19 th St., At. 5415 'k * 1 , » THIS FAMOUS STAR WILL APPEAR LAKE THEATRE 24th and Lake Streets Seven Days, Starting Monday, August 31 With Three Other Acts of Vaudeville and Motion Pictures Shows Start at 7:00 and 9:00 P. M.-Sunday Matinee A Complete Change of New T. O. B. A. Circuit Every Monday and Thursday I NEW LOCATION OF S. LEWIS 1804-1806 North 24th GET YOUR IDA COX RECORDS HERE And Other Famous Artists 24th and Decatur Streets Webster 2042 —1 "i ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH 0. J. Burckhardt Pastor. The fourth and last quarterly meeting of i this conference year will be held Sunday. The Rev. J. C. Hicks will preach at 11 a. in. and 7 p. m. The Sacramental ser mon will be preached at 3 p. m. by the Rev. G. W. Slater of Council Bluffs. Bis hop Carey’s visit last Sunday was highly appreciated by pastor and people. PRESBYTERIANS TO WORSHIP IN NEW CHURCH SUNDAY St. Paul Presbyterian church, the Rev. Charles H. Trusty, D. D., pastor, which recently purchased the Hillside Congrega tional church at Thirtieth and Ohio Sts., will take possession and hold their first service in their new church home Sunday morning. Proposed alterations and im provements have not yet been made, but the congregation deemed it best not to delay their occupancy further. Improve ments will be completed as speedily as possible, but will not interfere with the holding of regular services. ij ALL YOU MUD MOW , pertft PAN Peter Pan Novelty Three Piece Suit, Fast Color, Broadcloth Blouse, Sizes 2 i to 7. only $2.98 COLTON’S ; *711-16 No. 24th Street j 4 ! EVER-STRATE HAIR $ f DRESSING | j ^ Special Treatment jor Robbed Hair X < £ MRS. C. C. JOHNSON A 1 -jt 1515 No. 26th St. Web. 1984 ? I x-x~x*-x--x--x--x--x*'x--x--x--x,*x- • HERSONS LAUNDRY | 'ha Laundry That Suita All y 1 No. 24th St Web. 0820 + I; HFLL-WILLI AMS DRUG $ COMPANY i \ FOUNTAIN PENS—STATIONERY £ CIGARS ami CANDY Fiutmen Ktdak* and Saapphra V 1 2492 Cuming Street I BISHOP CAREY IS OMAHA VISITOR Bishop A. J. Carey of Chicago spent two busy days in Omaha Sunday and Monday. In the morning he preached to a large con gregation in St. John's A. M. E. church. In the afternoon he was greeted by a large congregation at Allen Chapel, South Side, and at night he preached at Bethel A. M. E. church to another good sized congrega tion. I I — ZION BAPTIST CHURCH _ A large number attended the Sunday School and studied the lesson topic, “The Macedonian Call.” Superintendent Lewis reviewed the lesson. Rev. C. T. Stamp, a member of the national Baptist publish ing board, was a visitor at the Sunday; School and delivered the eleven o’clock I sermon. The B. Y. P. U. opened at 6:15, President H. Anderson presiding. The “Little Stars,” Miss T. Norris directress, rendered the program with Miss R. O. Collihs, Girl Reserve secretary, ending the program with a talk on the “Ideal GirL” A large congregation attended the evening service. Miss Thelma Norris, reporter. CHURCH OF ST. PHILIP THE DEACON The usual service will be held next Sun day at 7:^30, 10, 11 and 9 p. m., the morn ing sermon being the sixth in the series on “Some Facts from Genesis." “Man in God’s Image”, will be the sermon topic. The largest institution of learning in the world owned and controlled by Ne groes is said to be Morris Brown Univer sity, located in Atlanta, Ga. aSP®: :M ' i * ._| I [ | Now Is the Time £ • ? to Register | £ Your children in the class of Interpretive Dancing conducted X > Wednesday afternoons after school at St. Benedict's jj {* Academy, 25th and Grant, by Miss Teressa Jones I I •j* Fee 25c TeiTn Begins September 9th ? I 4 l l I -- I k 4 I ♦ | Other classes conducted by Miss Jones this year will be 4 1. A class for high school students, fee 25 cents. | r y X 2. An evening class for business girls and women X X fee, 35 cents. ? 1 ? 4 3. A special course in toe dancing, 10 weeks 4 course, fee $5.00. X X v X For registration and other information call We. 0752. X | 2 %
